New Hampshire getting offense from high-end blueliners, but no huge emphasis on creating balanced pairings

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If you have watched college hockey – or any elite level of hockey – over the past decade or so, you understand that using the term “defenseman” to describe the two players on each shift who help protect the front of the net is probably selling the efforts of those players a little short (photo: Rich Gagnon).

Western Michigan getting back on track ahead of key NCHC weekend series with Omaha

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Around mid-October, Western Michigan was mired in a mini-slump, having lost three straight games. After a strong start to the season with a tie and win in the Ice Breaker tournament, the Broncos were swept by Bowling Green and then suffered an ignominious 4-0 defeat to in-state rival Michigan (photo: Bradley K. Olson).

NESCAC Preview: Trinity facing big challenges from Wesleyan, Williams and Amherst

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  The road to the championship in recent years has often traveled through Hartford, Connecticut and the Trinity Bantams. This year there is maybe reason to believe that the overall depth and talent across the conference will lead to yet another dynamic race right into February where several teams could lay claim to the title … Read more

NE-10 Preview: Southern New Hampshire and St. Anselm lead the way in the NE-10

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NE-10 Preview: Southern New Hampshire and St. Anselm lead the way in the NE-10

The sole D-II conference in college hockey is now a seven-team league with Post University officially joining the NE-10 hockey conference. That addition sets up an 18-game conference schedule with each team playing league opponents three times. The addition of Post does not change the playoff structure where only the top four teams will qualify … Read more

RIT’s Wayne Wilson talks Tigers, Atlantic Hockey, 3v3 OT: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 6

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Compensation of NCAA players, mic’d up referees, 3v3 overtime with NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton – Season 2 Episode 5: USCHO Spotlight Season 2 Episode 4
Hugo Esselin (15 - Merrimack) collides with Logan Drackett (30 - RIT) (Omar Phillips 2019)
Part of RIT’s early-season success has been the play of goalie Logan Drackett. Merrimack’s Hugo Esselin collides with Drackett during the Tigers’ Brick City Weekend homecoming game in front of 9,805 on October 19, 2019 (photo: Omar Phillips).

Rochester Institute of Technology is off to its best start in the D-I era for the program at 7-1-2. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by RIT head coach Wayne Wilson to talk about this season’s Tigers, Atlantic Hockey, the 3v3 overtime, video replay, and more.

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Minnesota Duluth picks up four points, Notre Dame stays unbeaten, UNH gets the upset: Weekend Review podcast Season 2 Episode 6

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at the games of November 7-10, 2019, including Minnesota Duluth’s four-point weekend hosting Denver, Notre Dame’s sweep of Ohio State, and New Hampshire’s 3-1 Sunday win over UMass. Also in this episode: Clarkson and Cornell’s two wins setting up their showdown this coming weekend, Harvard’s wins over Princeton and Quinnipiac, Lowell’s three points from Maine, Boston College’s two routs of UConn, Michigan State’s split with Penn State, and RIT’s four-of-six points from Niagara. Plus, Jim and Ed discuss news that Alaska and Alaska Anchorage will compete in the WCHA in 2020-21.

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D-III West Weekend Wrap

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Saint Thomas picked up its first signature win of the season Saturday night, stunning reigning national champion Wisconsin-Stevens Point 4-3. Along the way, the Tommies ended a nine-game losing streak to the Pointers that dates back to the 2005-06 season.  Johnny Panvica scored the game-winning goal with 1:52 left in regulation, lifting the Tommies to … Read more

D-III East Round-up

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If you wanted to see lots of goal scoring then this was the weekend for you as teams like UNE, Norwich and Hobart showed off some firepower in conference play. The UCHC saw a lot of goals too as Elmira, Nazareth and Utica all had big offensive nights in big conference wins. Great action everywhere … Read more