This Week in CCHA Hockey: Northern Michigan looking to play giant killer in upcoming playoff series with No. 1 Minnesota State

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Three times this season, Northern Michigan has knocked off the No. 1 team in the country. They’ll get a chance to do it for a fourth time on Saturday night when they take on No. 1 seeded Minnesota State, the nation’s top-ranked team. The fifth-seeded Wildcats defeated fourth-seeded Lake Superior State in a tough three-game … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Previewing the four best-of-three playoff series set to go this weekend across the conference

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All four home teams won their playoff series in the opening round of the ECAC Hockey postseason. Now, they’ll head on the road to try and repeat that success. Colgate and Union swept their respective opponents, while St. Lawrence and Rensselaer won in three games. The Saints beat Brown 4-3 in overtime on Sunday, while … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Few teams can breathe easy with 2022 postseason beginning in earnest

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With the single-elimination Hockey East tournament set to begin Wednesday, there’s only one absolute certainty — one team will win it, hoist the Lamoriello Trophy at TD Garden on March 19, and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. And while it’s unthinkable that Hockey East will wind up with the tournament winner … Read more

Cortland hockey coaches Cardarelli, Castriota and Harper selected 2021-22 SUNYAC coaching staff of the year

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Cortland men’s hockey head coach Joe Cardarelli and assistant coaches Stephen Castriota and Nick Harper have been selected as the 2021-22 SUNYAC coaching staff of the year. Cortland finished the season with a 15-10-2 overall record for the second-highest win total in school history. The Red Dragons finished fourth in the SUNYAC regular season with … Read more

After no championship since 2019, women’s college hockey Division III national tournament returns with 10-team field for 2022

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The NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the 10 teams selected for the 2022 NCAA Division III women’s national tournament. Of the 10 teams in the championship field, seven of the teams received automatic berths as winners of their conference championship. Three schools were selected from Pool C, which consists of institutions … Read more

TMQ: Recapping the thrilling weekend in college hockey, discussing Hobey Baker, Mike Richter award candidates

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: I don’t remember, Ed, a weekend as crazy as this past one was. A Hockey East regular season that went down to the last seconds, a co-championship in the NCHC … Read more

Minnesota State takes home 46 first-place votes, earns No. 1 ranking in latest DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for seventh straight week

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Minnesota State is once again on top of the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, picking up 46 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Minnesota again sits No. 2 with one first-place vote, while Denver stays No. 3, also with a first-place vote, Michigan is up one to No. 4, getting one first-place vote, and North … Read more

A wild finish in Hockey East, NCHC; drama in the first round of conference playoffs: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 22

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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 this past weekend’s games and news.

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

Topics include:

• The wildest finish ever in Hockey East

• NCHC finish was a close second for drama

• First round of playoffs provided a lot of excitement, but few upsets

• PairWise: What are Ohio State’s hopes? What are the chances of more than three eastern teams?

• And revisiting the old “Colorado College” rule: Do criteria need to change so that a team winning 25 games isn’t left out?

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Monday 10: While some college hockey teams wrap regular-season play, others start playoff action with thrilling series

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Everything came together in the last few seconds Heading into the last weekend of Hockey East action, Northeastern needed everything to line up just right for the Huskies to win their first-ever regular-season title. First, Boston … Read more

Notre Dame, Ohio State each have two hockey players named as finalists for 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award

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Ten NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as finalists today for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior or graduate student and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character, … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: WCHA final – Ohio State scores three unanswered to defeat Minnesota 3-2 in overtime to win title

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How it happened: The teams skated to a scoreless tie in the first. Ohio State had one unsuccessful power play and outshot the Gophers 12-9 through the first 20 minutes. In the second, a defensive breakdown at the blue line allowed Taylor Heise and Abigail Boreen to enter the zone with the puck. The Buckeye … Read more