GOTW: In crazy back-and-forth affair, No. 1 North Dakota outlasts No. 4 Denver in overtime, 4-3; BC earns shutout of Providence, Notre Dame wins last-second thriller over ASU

No. 1 North Dakota got a goal from Jordan Kawaguchi’s at 1:17 of 3-on-3 overtime to earn a 4-3 win over No. 4 Denver, closing out a thrilling back-and-forth affair inside the NCHC bubble on Friday (photo: Mark Kulhmann/Omaha Athletics)

Weissbach, Roy, Bronte, Kaltounkova, LaFontaine, Bench named HCA award winners for November

Six players have taken home Hockey Commissioners Association monthly awards for their November performances. Men’s Player of the Month: Linus Weissbach, Sr., F, Wisconsin Weissbach went for five goals and 10 points in eight games for the Badgers in November. He had four multi-point games in that stretch and had 19 shots on goal as … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: As Penn State looking for first win, Gadowsky blames himself, saying, ‘We have to coach better’

When Penn State hosts Michigan this week, the Nittany Lions will be looking for their first win of the season. With sweeps at the hands of Minnesota and Wisconsin to start this current campaign, Penn State appears to be very different from the team it was last March, when the Nittany Lions ended 2019-20 as … Read more

Big Ten Hockey 2020-21 Season Preview: ‘You’ve got to make hay when you’re healthy’

“Everything’s changed.” That simple summation by Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik at the start of the 2020-21 season isn’t an understatement as much as it is a primer for what may or may not come next. Everything has changed. No one knows what’s coming. Hockey is beginning all the same. “Flexibility’s been the big word … Read more

Wisconsin hockey coordinator Engel-Natzke hired by AHL’s Bears as video coach

The AHL’s Hershey Bears announced Thursday that the team has hired Emily Engel-Natzke as video coach. Engel-Natzke joins the Bears from Wisconsin where she served as the assistant director of operations/video coordinator. With the Badgers, she worked with both the men’s and women’s hockey teams from 2015 to 2017, and exclusively with the men’s team … Read more

Michigan freshman Power not being released for start of Canada’s World Junior selection camp

Michigan freshman Owen Power has a shot to be a top pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. But the Wolverines aren’t permitting the 6-foot-4 defenseman to attend the start of Hockey Canada’s World Junior selection camp this month. “After ongoing discussions with the University of Michigan, Hockey Canada has been informed that Owen Power will … Read more

Notre Dame series at home Nov. 13-14 against Wisconsin open only to hockey players’ immediate family

Outside of immediate family members of the participating players, there will be no spectators in attendance for Notre Dame’s weekend series Nov. 13-14 against Wisconsin at Compton Family Ice Arena. Friday night’s game will be broadcast on NBCSN at 7 p.m. ET and Saturday’s game will be streamed online at NBCSports.com at 7 p.m. ET. … Read more

Minnesota chosen top team in Big Ten coaches’ poll on eve of 2020-21 hockey season

Minnesota has been tabbed the favorite in the 2020-21 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches’ poll. The coaches also selected Preseason All-Big Ten teams, highlighted by a pair of 2019-20 individual award winners. ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM Sammy Walker, F, Minnesota Alex Limoges, F, Penn State Cole Caufield, F, Wisconsin Cam York, D, Michigan Dennis Cesana, … Read more

Big Ten season to start Nov. 13; full slate to feature 24 conference games for each team, four vs. Arizona State

The Big Ten announced Thursday the first half of the schedule for the 2020-21 hockey season, which is slated to start Nov. 13 with Notre Dame hosting Wisconsin. The full schedule will feature 24 conference games for each team, plus an additional four games per school against Arizona State at Big Ten venues. The Sun … Read more