This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Penn State ‘not sure we have anything to prove to anybody else, but we certainly do to ourselves’ heading into home opener this weekend

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Two years ago, the Nittany Lions were an overtime goal away from a trip to the Frozen Four. After beating Colgate 8-0 in the first game of the 2023 Midwest Regional semifinal, Penn State fell to Michigan 52 seconds into overtime of the regional title game. Last season, Penn State finished sixth in the Big … Read more

Longtime Canadian youth, junior coach Mandolidis takes job as assistant coach for Marian men’s hockey team

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Alex Mandolidis has been named an assistant coach for the Marian men’s hockey team. “I’m grateful to have worked with so many talented players and coaches over the last 15-plus years and help players advance to the next level ranging from the CJHL to the NHL,” said Mandolidis in a statement. “My wife and I … Read more

TMQ: Dealing with NCAA hockey transfer portal, different ‘tiers’ of college hockey, possible coaching turnover

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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. Ed: Jim, last week on our USCHO Spotlight podcast, Rensselaer coach Dave Smith answered our question about how he was dealing with the transfer portal. He summed it up by saying … Read more

With 48 first-place votes, Denver retains No. 1 spot in Oct. 21 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll; Minnesota, Cornell also garner first-place votes

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Denver is again the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, picking up 48 of 50 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Boston College, Boston University and Michigan State are again all ranked two through four, respectively, while Minnesota, with a first-place vote, is up one to No. 5. USCHO.com Division I … Read more

Monday 10: Top-ranked Denver keeps winning with Northeastern sweep, Maine sweeps Quinnipiac, Augustana takes both at Omaha, Alaska gets first win of ’24-25 season

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. No. 1 Denver sweeps Northeastern on banner raising weekend There was a celebration fitting of a 10-time national champion in Denver this weekend, and on the ice, the Pioneers delivered, sweeping Northeastern by identical 5-2 scores. … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 20 Minnesota State shuts out No. 5 North Dakota, Ohio State sweeps No. 16 Wisconsin, Augustana completes sweep over No. 12 Omaha, No. 13 St. Cloud State blanks No. 10 Michigan, No. 9 Maine sweeps No. 7 Quinnipiac with OT win

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No. 20 Minnesota State scored a goal in each period and goaltender Alex Tracy stopped all 27 shots he faced as the Mavericks rebounded for a split with No. 5 North Dakota with a 3-0 win Saturday night at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, Minn. Adam Eisele had a goal and … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Augustana upsets No. 12 Omaha, No. 9 Maine edges No. 7 Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart downs No. 15 UMass, No. 5 North Dakota stuns No. 20 Minnesota State with third-period rally, No. 10 Michigan blanks No. 13 St. Cloud State

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Augustana pulled off an upset Friday night, knocking off No. 12 Omaha 2-1 on the Mavericks’ home ice at Baxter Arena. Hunter Bischoff’s goal at 17:41 of the third period snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted Augustana over Omaha. Luke Mobley had tied the game 1-1 with a short-handed goal at 6:33 of the third … Read more

Five big non-conference games, lopsided odds on a Hockey East tilt: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 2

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college hockey money lines over under wagering

USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at money lines and over/under for five games (plus our “pizza money” game) on October 18, 2024:

  • Quinnipiac -115 @ Maine -115; over/under 5.5
  • Arizona State +140 @ Providence -180; o/u 6
  • Minnesota -230 @ Minnesota Duluth +175; o/u 6
  • North Dakota -238 @ Minnesota State +180; o/u 5.5
  • St. Cloud State +145 @ Michigan -188; o/u 6.5
Our “pizza money” game:
  • UConn +270 @ Boston University -375; o/u 6

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This Week in ECAC: As Rensselaer looks to move up the standings, weekend like last (14 goals scored) go a long way

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Nobody inside the Rensselaer hockey program felt satisfied at the end of last season. The year began with elevated expectations after the 2022-2023 season established the Engineers as a legitimate force on home ice. They’d beaten everyone short of Quinnipiac and Cornell while avoiding sweeps on every weekend at Houston Field House. Struggling to win … Read more

Rensselaer’s Smith on this season’s Engineers, recruiting, changing college hockey landscape: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 7 Episode 2

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Rensselaer head coach Dave Smith joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk this season’s Engineers, their opening weekend at Canisius, recruiting, possible CHL eligibility, the transfer portal, RPI’s coming weekend against Niagara, and more.

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Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 24 – A nonconference surprise, plus Boston University’s Tara Watchorn joins the show

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USCHO.com’s Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on RIT delivering a surprising result against No. 7 Colgate, Wisconsin and Ohio State coming out on top in big WCHA series and more. Then Boston University coach Tara Watchorn stops by for a visit about Hockey East, taking over at her alma mater and renovations at … Read more