Notre Dame junior forward Ryder Rolston has signed an entry-level contract with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and will forego his senior season with the Fighting Irish. The Traverse City, Mich., native will report to the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate, the Rockford Ice Hogs, this week. “To Notre Dame, dating back to the first time that I … Read more
With 38 first-place votes, Minnesota is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac stays at No. 2, collecting the other 12 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Denver, Michigan, Boston University and Harvard stay 3-6, respectively, while St. Cloud State is up one to No. 7, Ohio State is … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the men’s monthly award honorees for February. Player of the month is Canisius senior forward Keaton Mastrodonato, while rookie of the month is Minnesota freshman forward Logan Cooley and goaltender of the month is Quinnipiac sophomore Yaniv Perets. Canisius went 7-3 in February and Mastrodonato was a big part … Read more
The opening weekend of the Big Ten playoffs did not disappoint. Two series went to three games, one road team won, and the series that took two games to complete almost needed three. Michigan, the second seed in the tournament, came from behind Friday and Saturday to sweep Wisconsin, 6-5 and 7-4. The Friday game … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Wisconsin sophomore defenseman Corson Ceulemans to an entry-level contract. In signing the NHL deal, Ceulemans gives up his junior and senior seasons with the Badgers. A 2021 first-round pick (25th overall) at the 2021 NHL Draft, Ceulemans also signed an AHL tryout contract with the Cleveland Monsters, the Blue … Read more
Wisconsin head coach Tony Granato will not return for the 2023-24 season. Granato just completed his seventh season behind the Badgers’ bench. “Coach Granato is a great Badger, and no one is more passionate about Wisconsin hockey or the University of Wisconsin than he is,” Wisconsin director of athletics Chris McIntosh said in a statement. … Read more
Minnesota was idle last weekend, but the Gophers earned 38 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll to stay atop the rankings. Quinnipiac, also off last weekend, stays No. 2 with the other 12 first-place votes. Denver stays third, Michigan remains fourth, and Boston University moves up two spots to No. 5 … Read more
After a hotly contested regular season, the first round of the Big Ten playoffs begins this week and it’s nearly impossible to predict who will advance to the semifinals. First-place Minnesota gets a first-round bye. The quarterfinal best-of-three series has No. 7 Wisconsin at No. 2 Michigan, No. 6 Penn State at No. 3 Ohio … Read more
Minnesota is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll as the Gophers pinned down 37 first-place votes this week. Quinnipiac stays No. 2 and collects the other 13 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Denver is still No. 3 and Michigan fourth, and Harvard is up two to sit fifth … Read more
Heading into the final weekend of regular-season Big Ten play, we know two things for sure about conference playoff seedings: Minnesota has the first-round bye and Wisconsin travels for that first week of playoff action. Where the Badgers are going, though, remains a mystery for a few days more. First things first. Congratulations to the … Read more
In advance of Minnesota’s series in Wisconsin last weekend and two wins away from securing the Big Ten regular-season title, Golden Gophers coach Bob Motzko was asked about how his team had handled a break in the schedule the week before. “The best answer would be Saturday night late,” he said. “We’ll tell you.” The … 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. Dan: Happy Tuesday, everyone. Well, we’re back for another week, and it’s safe to say that the end of the season is getting wild. Incredibly wild. So wild that I don’t … Read more
With three weeks remaining in the regular season, everything in the Big Ten is a numbers game. Last weekend’s results created the kind of scenario that many sports fans love and coaches hate, the possibility that nothing concrete will be resolved until the last game of the season. Well, maybe not nothing. While results aren’t … Read more
A watch list of 27 first-year NCAA men’s hockey players was announced today by the Hockey Commissioners Association. According to a news release, “one of these talented rookies will likely receive the Tim Taylor Award” as national rookie of the year by the nation’s assistant coaches. At season’s end, a ballot consisting of each Division … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the men’s monthly award winners for January. Player of the month is Michigan freshman forward Adam Fantilli, co-rookies of the month are Boston University defenseman Lane Hutson and Bentley forward Nicholas Niemo, and goaltender of the month is Omaha freshman Simon Latkoczy. Fantill collected five goals and 14 points … Read more
Minnesota did not play last weekend, but the Gophers picked up 36 first-place votes to remain No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac stays No. 2 with six first-place votes, while Boston University is again No. 3, getting eight first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Denver retains the No. 4 spot, Michigan … Read more
This is a story about Steven Holtz, a player you may not know who nearly lost his life to adenovirus in November. This is also about an interim head coach whose approach exemplifies a new – and welcome – way of defining what it means to be a college coach. It’s also the story of … Read more
Getting 38 first-place votes this week, Minnesota moves up one spot to become the new top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac earned four first-place votes and moves up one spot to No. 2, while Boston University jumps up one spot to No. 3, picking up seven first-place votes, and Denver is … Read more
Adam Augustine is a pragmatic man. A son of the great state of Wisconsin, the senior director of sports administration for the Big Ten is of course pleased with what he’s seeing from B1G hockey this season, but his Midwestern sensibilities add a dose of slow-your-roll when discussing any bigger picture. “While it’s nice that … Read more
It’s Hobey Baker time. Beginning at noon ET today, fan balloting opened for the 2023 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s popular fan voting will run from now until Sunday, March 5 at midnight. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the voting website. Follow … Read more