Notre Dame’s Compton Family Ice Arena hosting 2021 Big Ten hockey postseason tournament March 18-20
The 2021 Big Ten Hockey tournament will be held March 18-20 at Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Ind.
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Michigan athletes want winter sports pause reversed; Pearson says, ‘our players have done a great job’
Michigan students have formed a coalition to try and get the university to reverse the pause in winter sports, including hockey, according to MLive.com.
After rise in COVID-19 cases, new variant of virus, Michigan pauses all athletic activities
Under a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) decision made Saturday, the University of Michigan Athletic Department will immediately pause athletic activities in all sports, including games, team and individual training sessions, until further notice and up to 14 days.
Big Ten suspends Wisconsin’s Ahcan one game for head contact penalty against Arizona State
The Big Ten announced Tuesday that Wisconsin junior forward Roman Ahcan has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Arizona State on January 17.
Due to health, safety concerns, Arizona State-Wisconsin game scheduled for Jan. 15 moved to Jan. 17
The Wisconsin-Arizona State game, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 15, is being postponed, as mutually agreed upon by both teams due to health and safety concerns in the ASU program.
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Competitive conference seeing ‘margin between victory and defeat is getting smaller and smaller’
Leave it to Danton Cole to sum up this whole wild ride of a college hockey season with an axiom that neither oversimplifies nor underexplains:
“You know what? Sports are an interesting thing.”
Yes. Yes they are.
Big Ten suspends Notre Dame’s Theisen one game for head contact penalty against Arizona State
The Big Ten announced Tuesday that Notre Dame senior forward Colin Theisen has been suspended for one game as a result of his actions in the game against Arizona State on Jan. 10.
No longer undefeated, Minnesota stays atop USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 31 first-place votes
Minnesota lost its first game of the 2020-21 season last weekend, but still earned 31 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Top-ranked Minnesota keeps winning, ‘very passionate about playing each game’
It’s the new year and the second half of the schedule is underway, but No. 1 Minnesota is continuing the same streak it started in November.
Minnesota starts 2021 as near-unanimous No. 1 hockey team in latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
Minnesota begins 2021 just like it ended 2020 – at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The undefeated Gophers (9-0-0) earned 39 of 40 first-place votes in this week’s rankings.
Minnesota native Schmidt leaves Union, transfers to Gophers for second half of ’20-21 season
Minnesota has announced that forward Colin Schmidt has been added to the 2020-21 roster.
Minnesota stays No. 1 with 36 first-place votes in final USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of 2020
Minnesota sat idle again last weekend, but still received 36 of 40 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.
Boston College remains No. 2 and earned the other four first-place votes this week.
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Reflecting on first part of ’20-21 season, expectations on second half
USCHO.com Big Ten columnists Paula C. Weston and Drew Claussen discuss what transpired over the first “half” of the 2020-21 season, and also prognosticate what to expect once play resumes after the holidays. Drew: Well, Paula, it is finally time to say goodbye to the year that was 2020. My wife and I welcomed our … Read more
Idle Minnesota garners 35 first-place votes, remains top team in USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
With 35 of 40 first-place votes this week, Minnesota is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Second-ranked Boston College took home four first-place votes and No. 3 North Dakota, up one spot from last week, earned the other first-place vote. Minnesota Duluth is down one to No. 4 this … Read more
Big Ten unveils second half of schedule for 2020-21 season that starts Jan. 3, wraps March 18-20 with conference tournament
The Big Ten announced Friday the second half of the schedule for the 2020-21 Big Ten hockey season. The schedule will conclude March 18-20, 2021, with the Big Ten tournament. To allow for maximum flexibility in the potential rescheduling of games, this year’s schedule is built with a conference-wide bye the weekend of March 12-14. … Read more
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Notre Dame captain Clurman says Irish has ‘a little more to give’ up front from its ‘forward firepower’
Like many other teams across the country, Notre Dame’s first half has had its ups and downs. The Irish have a 4-4-0 record and will get a chance to add to their Big Ten wins column when they host Michigan State this weekend. The season started with a sweep at the hands of Wisconsin before … Read more
Minnesota notches 34 first-place votes, ascends to top of USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
With 34 first-place votes this week, Minnesota is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Gophers were ranked fourth last week. Boston College remains No. 2, and the Eagles garnered three first-place votes. Minnesota Duluth stays No. 3 with one first-place vote, while former No. 1 North Dakota drops … Read more
NCAA hockey standouts Holloway, Newhook, Levi named to Canadian contingent for 2021 World Juniors
Following a 26-day selection camp that was interrupted by a mandatory two-week quarantine, 25 players have been named to Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, which runs Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton. Three NCAA players made the cut for Canada, including Wisconsin sophomore forward Dylan Holloway (Bragg Creek, … Read more
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Inconsistent Michigan squad will ‘be more than fine’ as season moves forward
As Michigan was preparing to host Minnesota in a marquee Big Ten match early this week, Wolverines coach Mel Pearson had a thought or two about his young, talented, and inconsistent team. “We’ll be fine,” said Pearson. “We’ll be more than fine. Just give us another month together as a team, and we’ll be alright.” … Read more
Wisconsin-Michigan State men’s hockey series set for Dec. 8-9 postponed due to UW positive COVID-19 test
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team’s two-game series at Michigan State scheduled for Dec. 8-9 in East Lansing, Mich., will not be played. Medical officials from each school conferred after a positive COVID-19 test was found within the Badgers’ program and decided to postpone the contests. The games are expected to be rescheduled.