Growing up in a hockey family presents challenges and opportunities. For Army West Point defenseman Mac Gadowsky, hockey was always there, but the sophomore never felt pressure to play. “Ever since I could remember, it’s something I wanted to do,” said Gadowsky. “When I was a kid, it was NHL highlights in the morning and … Read more
The five women’s conferences have five different postseason formats. See them here.
The conference battles are so tight this year with virtually every game and all-important points on the line to determine playoff eligibility, final seeding, home-ice advantage, opening round byes and, of course, the regular season champion to name but a few. Not a lot of games left on the schedule but definitely an opportunity for … Read more
Oh, Big Ten hockey fans, time is fleeting – and so much can change with just a game or two. While Michigan State remains at the top of the Big Ten standings, the Spartans no longer control their own Big Ten destiny. In their last 10 games, the Spartans have gone 5-3-2 and most recently … Read more
The latest edition of the New Hampshire-Maine rivalry features two programs going in different directions, but in a somewhat unusual way. Maine, No. 5 in the USCHO men’s D-I poll and No. 4 in the PairWise, is unbeaten in eight of its last 10 games since the beginning of 2025, but two of those results … Read more
It’s strange to think the hottest home form in the country, at this point in the season, belongs to a team on the outside looking in with regards to a NCAA tournament bid. But as paradoxical as that is for Omaha, 27th in the PairWise rankings with a month left in the regular season, it … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced the five finalists for the 2025 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. For the first time ever, four of the five finalists are female student-athletes. Keri Clougherty, Boston College (Sr., D, Lynn, Mass.) Throughout her four years at Boston College, … Read more
College hockey is, almost more than anything, a game of momentum. The best teams have the ability to string together wins–even ones in which maybe they aren’t the better team on the night. For Minnesota State, finding ways to win a couple in a row had been eluding the Mavericks in the second half of … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com dive into the races for conference titles on this week’s edition of the PodKaz. Penn State and Wisconsin wrapped up the Atlantic Hockey and WCHA championships, respectively, last week, and the ECAC Hockey title will be decided on the final weekend. UConn narrowed Boston University’s lead in Hockey … Read more
The ride between Clarkson and Princeton is one of the longest bus trips in college hockey’s eastern conferences. It covers more than 300 miles between its North Country and Southern New Jersey locations, and the distance from Potsdam, N.Y., to the Canadian border crossing in Ogdensburg is nearly equal to a Princetonian’s trip to Philadelphia. … Read more
Welcome to Week 5 of Bracketology. Each week from now until Selection Sunday on March 23, I will outline the current 16 teams in the men’s NCAA Division I tournament and attempt to seed a bracket based on the current field. This past weekend was a very positive one for a team that is still … Read more
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: Well, Ed, we are heading into the nitty gritty of the college hockey season. And as it tends to do at this point in the season, the PairWise is starting … Read more
ECAC Hockey has named Union defender Maren Friday the 2025 Mandi Schwartz Scholar-Athlete of the Year, honoring her for her excellence and leadership on the ice, in the classroom, and in the community. The award is annually presented to an ECAC Hockey female student-athlete in honor of the late Mandi Schwartz, a Yale women’s hockey … Read more
Boston College is again the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, collecting all 50 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Michigan State is again No. 2, while Western Michigan is up one to No. 3, Minnesota is down one to No. 4, and Maine holds steady at No. 5. USCHO.com Division … Read more
PODCAST: Minnesota State, Western Michigan, and Ohio State had big weekends. We also consider leading Hobey and Richter contenders.
Things are definitely heating up as the weeks in February roll by. Battles at the top are getting tighter, especially in the UCHC, SUNYAC, CNE and MASCAC at both the top as well as contests for playoff position further down the standings. The NE-10 has their regular season champion (St. Anselm) confirmed with one remaining … Read more
Marian pulled off a big win over the weekend, edging seventh-ranked Trine 5-4 on Saturday. Tied at 2-2 after two, the Sabres outscored the Thunder 3-2 in the final period, getting a game-winning goal from Daunte Fortner, who found the back of the net with 10.3 seconds to play in regulation. The goal was Fortner’s … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. BC, BU to meet in Beanpot final We most often focus in this space on what happened last weekend. But this time, it’s hard to avoid what happened earlier last week, as well as what’s going … Read more
(3) Minnesota at (1) Wisconsin Read the recap of the first game here. In the second game, the Badgers held a 13-3 shot advantage in the first, but the game was 0-0 at the first intermission. Wisconsin began to pull away early in the second. First Vivian Jungels scored her second of the weekend as … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of Feb. 3 fared in games over the weekend of Feb. 7-8. No. 1 Boston College (21-4-1) 02/03/2025 – Northeastern 2 vs No. 1 Boston College 8 (Beanpot) 02/07/2025 – No. 1 Boston College 4 at RV … Read more