Michigan State is back at No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, picking up 33 first-place votes this week to move up one spot in the rankings. Boston College is down one, getting 12 first-place votes, while Western Michigan stays third with five first-place votes. Maine stays fourth and Minnesota is again … Read more
After this weekend’s games, the PairWise bubble became very well defined. So much so that the three teams on the bubble know exactly what needs to happen for them to make or miss the NCAA tournament. Let’s start with the known. Twelve teams have clinched their NCAA bids: Boston College Michigan State Maine Minnesota Western … Read more
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The first round of the 2024-25 NCAA D-III men’s ice hockey championship tournament is in the books with six teams joining Curry and Hobart in the quarterfinal round set for Saturday, March 22. The first round saw six games with three set between teams from the east, two from teams from the west and one … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Northeastern upsets No 1. Boston College For the first time in Hockey East history, a ninth seed has made it to TD Garden. Northeastern became the first nine seed to advance to the Hockey East semifinals … Read more
Madison, WI regional (9) Clarkson vs. (11) Boston University Read the full game recap here (9) Clarkson vs. (1) Wisconsin Read the full game recap here. Columbus, OH regional (8) St. Lawrence vs. (7) Penn State St. Lawrence scored three goals in four minutes late in the first period and then their defense and Emma-Sofie … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of March 10 fared in games over the weekend of March 14-16. No. 1 Boston College (26-7-2) 03/15/2025 – Northeastern 3 at No. 1 Boston College 1 (Hockey East Quarterfinal) No. 2 Michigan State (25-6-4) 03/15/2025 – … Read more
St. Norbert set a record for most wins in NCAA Division III tournament history by beating Gustavus 3-2 in the opening round Saturday night. The Green Knights now have 35 wins, the most ever by a program. This their 22nd appearance in the tourney. Leading 2-0 after two, the Gusties battled back and got within … Read more
Hockey East tournament Northeastern 3, No. 1 Boston College 1 Northeastern shocked No. 1 Boston College 3-1 on Saturday night to advance to the Hockey East semifinals and to become the first No. 9-seed to make the semifinal round in league history. After a scoreless first period, the Huskies struck twice in the second to … Read more
The Mavericks will host St. Thomas in the CCHA championship game but the league’s automatic qualifier is already decided.
MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers staged another come-from-behind win to defeat Clarkson and advance to their program’s 16th Frozen Four Saturday afternoon. As has been the case over the past few weeks, the Badgers went down early as Clarkson scored on a Nicole Gosling wrister from the top of the circle that beat UW goalie … Read more
Here we are at the final three weeks of game action that will determine the 2024-25 national champions. Fourteen teams have made the cut for this year’s tournament and not without some surprises in the mix. Kudos to the NCAA (don’t say that often) for opening up the checkbook and spending some money to set … Read more
Hockey East has announced its 2024-25 men’s all-star teams as voted by the league’s 11 head coaches. First-Team All-Stars G: Jacob Fowler, Boston College * D: Eamon Powell, Boston College D: Cole Hutson, Boston University F: Ryan Leonard, Boston College * F: Gabe Perreault, Boston College F: Cole O’Hara, Massachusetts * unanimous selection Second-Team All-Stars … Read more
The CCHA has announced that Minnesota State junior goaltender Alex Tracy is the conference’s 2024-25 player of the year. A Mike Richter Award semifinalist, he has been one of the top netminders in college hockey this season. Tracy played in 25 of Minnesota State’s 26 conference games, going 17-5-3 with a 1.43 goals-against average and … Read more
It’s a special time of year as the NCAA Division III men’s hockey tournament begins today. This is what every team has been shooting for since the season began back in November, and for five teams from the west region, they will get their shot to hit the ice in the national tournament. Gustavus, St. … Read more
NCHC tournament No. 3 Western Michigan 6, St. Cloud State 2 Western Michigan opened the NCHC quarterfinals with a 6-2 win over St. Cloud State on Friday night at Lawson Arena for their NCAA-leading 27th win of the season. Matteo Costantini and Iiro Hakkarainen each scored two goals, while Tim Washe and Alex Bump scored … Read more
It’s a good thing the games are played on the ice because a look at paper with statistics and rankings such as national rank, NPI and tournament seeding has the NESCAC champions from Hamilton and CNE semifinal round losing UNE almost in a dead-heat in a head-to-head comparison. While the Nor’easters have been away from … Read more
In a battle featuring the UCHC champions from Geneseo hosting the MAC winners from Stevenson, the game showcases teams built for playoff hockey led by coaches who have winning reputations when it comes to the post-season in Geneseo’s Chris Schultz and Stevenson’s Dominick Dawes. Both teams secured their conference titles by defeating the no. 1 … Read more
The somewhat surprising Fitchburg State Falcons, winners of the MASCAC tournament will travel to play Utica on Saturday in the first round of the national tournament with both teams coming into the game in very different places. The Falcons are on a five-game win streak including three conference tournament victories that claimed their fist MASCAC … Read more
The newly crowned SUNYAC champion Oswego State Lakers will travel to Indiana to face nationally-ranked Trine on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA D-III National Championship tournament. The Thunder received an at-large bid following an excellent regular season and semifinal loss to St. Norbert in the NCHA conference tournament back on March 1. … Read more