Frozen Four teams have varying strategies for tuning out distractions
Minnesota Duluth, Harvard, Denver and Notre Dame discussed how they stay in the moment at Wednesday’s Frozen Four media day.
Men’s D-I: Big Ten
Scouting report: Coaches break down the Denver-Notre Dame Frozen Four semifinal
The Pioneers and Fighting Irish play at around 8:30 p.m. CDT Thursday in Chicago.
Frozen Four preview: Notre Dame OK with underdog role: ‘We’ve been there before’
The Irish are the only team in the Frozen Four that wasn’t a No. 1 regional seed.
Notre Dame finds solid leadership in blue paint from Petersen
In Jeff Jackson’s illustrious coaching career, which includes stops in the National Hockey League, the U.S. National Team and 18 years at the collegiate level at both Notre Dame and Lake Superior State, he’d never done it before.
NHL’s Rangers sign Penn State sophomore Pedrie to free agent deal
Penn State’s student newspaper, the Daily Collegian, has reported that sophomore defenseman Vince Pedrie will forgo his last two seasons after signing a free agent contract with the New York Rangers. Vince Pedrie announces via Facebook that he has signed with the New York Rangers. Pedrie, a sophomore, had two years of elibility left. pic.twitter.com/u2XFZObT1M … Read more
Picking the regionals: USCHO writers dig into the opening weekend of the 2017 NCAA tournament
Some of USCHO’s conference writers pick the teams they think will advance to the Frozen Four in this weekend’s regionals.
2017 West Regional preview: Minnesota Duluth, Boston University, North Dakota, Ohio State
North Dakota, Boston University, Minnesota Duluth and Ohio State are in the West Regional in Fargo, N.D., but does that mean the Fighting Hawks will have a “home” crowd behind them?
2017 Northeast Regional preview: Minnesota, UMass Lowell, Cornell, Notre Dame
Two Hockey East teams, including conference champion UMass Lowell, meet up with a pair of other talented squads at the Northeast Regional this weekend in Manchester, N.H.
Wisconsin loses captain Kunin after two seasons to NHL’s Wild
The Minnesota Wild announced Thursday the signing of Wisconsin sophomore forward Luke Kunin to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2017-18 season. He will report to the Iowa Wild of the AHL on an amateur tryout agreement for the remainder of this season. Kunin totaled 38 points (22 goals, 16 assists) and 30 penalty … Read more
Five finalists named for 2017 Mike Richter Award as top goalie in Division I
The five finalists for the 2017 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s Division I hockey, were announced Thursday. The fourth annual award will be presented at the Frozen Four in two weeks in Chicago. Past winners of the award include Thatcher Demko (Boston College, 2016), Zane McIntyre (North Dakota, … Read more
2017 Midwest Regional preview: Denver, Union, Penn State, Michigan Tech
Top-seeded Denver joins three other teams in Cincinnati at the U.S. Bank Arena this weekend for the Midwest Regional.
Anastos steps down after six seasons behind Michigan State bench
Michigan State announced Tuesday that Tom Anastos will step down from his position as head coach of the Spartan hockey program, effective immediately. Assistant coach Tom Newton will serve as interim head coach while a national search is conducted to replace Anastos. “I want to thank Tom Anastos for the guidance he’s provided Spartan hockey … Read more
Big Ten hands Ohio State’s Healey two-game suspension, will not play in West regional
The Big Ten announced Monday that Ohio State senior defenseman Josh Healey has been suspended as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Wisconsin on March 17 at the Big Ten tournament. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 17:32 mark … Read more
A quick look at the 2017 Midwest Regional, where three teams enter on a victory
Denver, Union, Penn State and Michigan Tech will play in Cincinnati.
A quick look at the 2017 West Regional, where Minnesota Duluth is the top seed
The Bulldogs join Boston University, host North Dakota and Ohio State in Fargo, N.D.
A quick look at the 2017 Northeast Regional, where UMass Lowell might feel at home
UMass Lowell won the Hockey East championship on Saturday night by defeating Boston College at TD Garden. It won’t have to go far to contend for the Frozen Four.
Big Ten tournament on tap, ‘all six teams actually have a legitimate chance’
Finally, we’ve reached the Big Ten tournament – and by “we,” I mean every team in the league. After watching other conference playoff series these last few weeks, I’ve felt a little cheated out of the excitement and drama of best-of-three series and home-ice advantage. Given that Big Ten league play doesn’t start until just … Read more
Hockey East announces All-Rookie Team, nine individual award winners
Hockey East announced Wednesday the 2016-17 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and nine other season-long award winners as voted by the league’s 12 head coaches in advance of the 2017 Hockey East championship March 17-18 at TD Garden in Boston. The honorees will be recognized at Thursday night’s annual awards banquet. Hockey East All-Rookie Team Also … Read more
All six conferences represented in Hobey Baker Award top 10 finalists
Each of the Division I conferences is represented on the list of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. The 10 names were announced Wednesday. The Hobey Hat Trick will be announced on March 30 and the winner will be announced April 7 in Chicago during Frozen Four festivities.
Big Ten tabs Minnesota’s Sheehy as conference Player of the Year
The Big Ten announced Monday the hockey All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners as selected by the conference’s coaches and a media panel. Minnesota’s Tyler Sheehy was named Big Ten Player of the Year, while also earning co-Scoring Champion honors with Ohio State’s Mason Jobst. Minnesota’s Eric Schierhorn was named the Goaltender of the … Read more