D-III Women’s Hockey Preseason Preview – More competition amongst top teams, a new program, and teams to look out for

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D-III Women’s Hockey is finally back as we await the first puck drops of the opening season this Friday, October 28, 2022. We saw a huge leap in the overall competition within the top teams last season, closing the skill-gap further between the bottom-half and the top-half ranked teams. While the common group of top … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Experienced Bemidji State transfers making impact with Beavers, have ‘all been a joy to coach’

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Few teams lost quite as many impact players over the offseason as Bemidji State. Aside from the Sillinger brothers (Owen and Lukas) – the team’s joint leading goal scorers with 17 apiece – the Beavers also lost a big chunk of their leadership group. Fifth-year senior captain Ethan Somoza – an older, hard-working veteran who … Read more

UCHC Hockey Preview – Strong challengers await Utica’s bid to repeat in UCHC

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Osmundson’s stellar season for Pioneers earns USCHO D-III Rookie of the Year

The UCHC continues to expand its membership with Alvernia joining the conference this season as the 11th team in the league. While the new team will be expected to be competitive, the top of the standings still looks like it will be a race among a handful of usual competitors. “There continues to be a … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Penn State firing on all cylinders as Nittany Lions finding way back to scoring in bunches

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The college hockey season is a six-month-long debate, but Penn State has already crafted an impressive opening statement. Averaging 5.17 goals per game through their first three series – six games, all wins – with all but three goals coming at even strength, the Nittany Lions are playing hockey that looks a lot more Penn … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Rensselaer ‘Godfather’ Hallbauer enjoying uber-veteran status in last season of NCAA hockey

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Kyle Hallbauer knows all of the jokes. He’s old enough to remember when the members of One Direction weren’t heading in different directions. He was around when the Titanic sank, but at least THAT was the movie and not real life. His nickname in the locker room is “Grandpa” and the “Godfather.” This past weekend, … Read more

CCC Hockey Preview – Nor’easters looking to build off Frozen Four experience

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The University of New England carried the CCC banner all the way to the Frozen Four last season but will face strong challenges from the other teams in the conference. New coaches at Nichols (Alex Gacek) and Suffolk (Shawn McEachern) will bring new depth and excitement to this season’s battle for the conference championship. “I … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Surging offense has UConn ranked in top 10 for first time in team history

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When he transferred to Connecticut over the summer, Andrew Lucas knew he was joining a hungry men’s hockey team. The Huskies were coming off a season where they missed an NCAA tournament appearance by one overtime goal. Lucas, meanwhile, was at Vermont, playing well but for a struggling team. The junior forward has been pretty … Read more

NCHA Hockey Preview: Reigning NCAA champion Adrian an overwhelming favorite heading into new season

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The best team in the nation resides in the NCHA as Adrian is coming off a national championship season. Repeating as champs is never easy, but the focus first for the Bulldogs is on navigating the always competitive NCHA. As expected, the Bulldogs are the favorite in the conference, but rival St. Norbert is always … Read more

Nomination period now open through Dec. 23 for 2023 Hockey Humanitarian Award

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The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit. Each year, the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation receives many submissions from sports information directors and hockey coaches across men’s and women’s … Read more

NEHC Hockey Preview – Overall strength of conference will drive battle for top spot

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In what many consider the most competitive conference on the D-III hockey landscape, the NEHC has emerged beyond just the top teams in recent years setting up great competition for the conference championship. This year will be no different as expectations for the level of play are higher across all the institutions leading to a … Read more

NCHC suspends Minnesota Duluth’s Howard two games after major cross checking penalty Oct. 22 against Wisconsin

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The NCHC has issued a two-game suspension to Minnesota Duluth freshman forward Isaac Howard, in accordance with the conference’s supplemental discipline policy. The suspension stems from an illegal hit during the Bulldogs game against Wisconsin on Oct. 22 at Amsoil Arena. During last Saturday night’s game, Howard was assessed a major penalty for cross checking … Read more

NE-10 Hockey Preview – Wide-open race expected in competitive league

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Since the 2016-17 season, four different teams have hoisted the championship banner in the NE-10 including Assumption two times, St. Anselm, Southern New Hampshire and Stonehill. With the departure of Stonehill to play in the D-1 ranks, the NE-10 now fields just six teams who will play each other four times each during the regular … Read more

Epic weekend at Minnesota, big sweeps for St. Cloud, Wisconsin, Denver: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 5

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Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in D-I college hockey.

This podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Epic weekend series in Minnesota between the Gophers and North Dakota
• St. Cloud State improves to 6-0-0 with a two-game sweep of Minnesota State
• Denver sweeps Providence in regulation and OT
• Wisconsin sweeps Minnesota Duluth as Bulldogs lose four straight
• Big upset in Orono as Maine shocks Quinnipiac on Saturday night, 4-0
• Ivies will get underway this weekend
• Having video is great, but what about a package for all of college hockey?
• COVID is still quietly lingering in the background

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Monday 10: Thrilling North Dakota-Minnesota split highlights weekend slate of top-20 college hockey matchups

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. North Dakota-Minnesota series goes both ways in OT Fans at 3M Arena at Mariucci for either of the North Dakota-Minnesota games this weekend got more than they bargained for, both figuratively and literally. Figuratively because each … Read more