Previewing No. 10 Minnesota at No. 11 Notre Dame with Fighting Irish head coach Jeff Jackson: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 13

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No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson to preview No. 10 Minnesota at the No. 11 Fighting Irish.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 14 UMass Lowell at No. 15 Northeastern

• No. 17 Providence at No. 9 Massachusetts

• No. 3 Western Michigan at No. 7 Minnesota Duluth

• No. 6 St. Cloud State at No. 13 North Dakota

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With RIT soon to be able to offer athletic scholarships, Wilson says ‘it was common sense’ for resolution to pass

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Rochester Institute of Technology coach Wayne Wilson got some good news on Saturday, when the NCAA Division III membership passed a resolution to allow multi-divisional institutions, including RIT and Union, to offer scholarships for their men’s and women’s hockey programs. The schools had been competing in Division I without the benefit of scholarships since 2005 … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Notre Dame’s top point producers racking up points, improving as ‘kids get better each year’

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If you’re looking for an example of growth from one season to another in college hockey, take a gander at Notre Dame’s stat chart. The Irish, who hope to avenge the only time they’ve been swept so far this season when Minnesota comes to town this weekend, have had a more consistent offense this season. … Read more

Three current NCAA men’s hockey players, seven alumni to play for Canada at 2022 Winter Olympics

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Hockey Canada has announced its Winter Olympics team that will compete next month in Beijing. Among the players are several who played NCAA hockey and three current NCAA players. FORWARDS (NCAA hockey ties) Daniel Carr, Union Corban Knight, North Dakota Ben Street, Wisconsin Jack McBain, Boston College * Adam Tambellini, North Dakota Daniel Winnik, New … Read more

Minnesota State’s Mike Hastings talks Mavericks, CCHA, Olympics: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 16

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings. The conversation includes this year’s Mavericks, the new CCHA, prepping for the Olympics, and this weekend’s series with Arizona State.

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: With just two losses this season, Quinnipiac doing ‘all the little things that we need to be successful when you’re tired’

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With the exception of Harvard and the Beanpot, it’s not often that ECAC Hockey teams get the chance to compete in a late-season multigame tournament. But that’s what Quinnipiac and Yale will take part in this weekend, when the two schools join UConn and Sacred Heart in the second annual Connecticut Ice Collegiate Hockey tournament … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Merrimack, New Hampshire looking to crash 2022 postseason party

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The 2021-22 Hockey East season has unfolded so far in ways both expected and unexpected. Expected: NCAA champion Massachusetts, picked first in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll, currently sits one point out of the top spot. Northeastern and Providence, picked fourth and fifth, respectively, have been in the top half of the standings for most … Read more

Colby doing whatever it takes

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After a very successful home weekend on January 15-16 where the Colby Mules knocked off Trinity and Wesleyan to stay near the top of the NESCAC standings, the team found the resolve to defeat two very good hockey teams despite being down on available players. The depth and determination of the squad came to the … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Ferris State making move up conference standings, ‘we just have to get wins now’

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Don’t sleep on Ferris State. Following a disastrous one-win 2020-21 season and a shaky start to this one, the Bulldogs are finally finding their stride. They’ve won five of their last 10 games and, aside from a rough weekend on the road at Minnesota State in which they gave up 14 goals, have managed to … Read more

Previously postponed Minnesota Duluth-St. Cloud State men’s hockey series rescheduled for Feb. 8, Feb. 22

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The NCHC series between Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State, originally slated for January 7-8, has been rescheduled for a pair of Tuesday nights in February, the NCHC and St. Cloud State announced Wednesday. UMD and SCSU will now square off on Tuesday, Feb. 8 and Tuesday, Feb. 22 with both games at the Herb … Read more

AHCA announces eight-person slate of 2022 prestigious hockey award winners

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The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced the slate of recipients of its most prestigious awards for 2022. The eight individuals being recognized will be honored at the 2022 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., scheduled for April 20-23. THE JOHN MARIUCCI AWARD: John Mariucci, the former coach of the University of Minnesota, was not only … Read more

UW-Superior men’s hockey series with UW-Stevens Point scheduled for Jan. 28-29 canceled due to COVID-19 protocols

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The WIAC men’s hockey series between UW-Superior and UW-Stevens Point scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28-29, has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Per WIAC COVID-19 procedures, the games are deemed a “no contest.” The games will not count toward the overall record of either team or for NCAA Division III postseason selection purposes. … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announces 11 nominees for 2022 honors

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The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation on Tuesday announced 11 nominees for the 2022 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is celebrating its 27th season, is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community at large through leadership … Read more

NEHC announces expansion of 2022 men’s, women’s postseason tournaments to include all 10 teams

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Due to ongoing rescheduling hurdles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the NEHC has announced an expansion of its league postseason tournaments for the 2021-22 season. Typically an eight-team field, the tournaments will expand for the 2021-22 postseason only to accommodate the qualification of all 10 programs. A first-round game has been added for Wednesday, February … Read more