Representatives of the Autonomy Five conferences met in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Jan. 20, to take additional action to “improve the experiences of students who play sports,” according to a press release sent out Friday by the Big Ten. Over the last three years, the Autonomy Five conferences have passed significant reforms to help student-athletes … Read more
Here we are in mid-January, and the hottest Big Ten match of the weekend is between No. 1 Penn State and No. 13 Ohio State. Let that sink in for a second. Along with the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes, Minnesota is among the top 20 teams in the nation, ranked No. 7 this week. … Read more
Minnesota announced Monday that sophomore forward Tommy Novak will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season with a lower-body injury. Novak, a Nashville Predators prospect, suffered the injury in Minnesota’s win over Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 14. “We’re really disappointed for Tommy and losing him for the year is a big blow for our program,” … Read more
In looking only at the results, Michigan’s first half of the season can only be described as ho-hum. With a few exceptions, if the Wolverines played two games in one weekend, chances are they won one and lost the other. “The Friday game has been a bugaboo for us,” head coach Red Berenson said. “We’ve … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 2 fared over the Jan. 5-8 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – tied, lost to Colorado College No. 2 Denver – swept Arizona State No. 3 Penn State – split with No. 11 Ohio State No. 4 … Read more
After recording his first collegiate hat trick in Minnesota’s 5-1 win over Mercyhurst in the Mariucci Classic last Friday, Brent Gates, Jr., said, “I feel like if you’re trying to work hard and do the right things, bounces happen from time to time.” Maybe the sophomore forward wasn’t intending to be philosophical, but what a … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 19 fared over the Dec. 28-Jan. 1 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – tied, lost to Providence No. 3 Penn State – was idle No. 4 Harvard – defeated Rennselaer No. … Read more
Boston College goaltender Joseph Woll made 25 saves for the U.S.
Wisconsin announced Thursday the return of Shane Connelly to the program as the former Badgers goaltender takes over as interim director of hockey operations. “It is great to bring in another one of our own,” Wisconsin coach Tony Granato said in a statement. “He’s always been a loyal Badger, and he had great success when … Read more
Mike Eaves has traveled throughout the hockey world as a player and as a coach. Wherever he’d go, he and his family still had roots near St. Olaf College, a 3,000-student liberal arts school in Northfield, Minn., less than an hour south of the Twin Cities. Now, he is coaching the Oles.
This time of year brings many teams together for holiday tournaments as schools are on break and regular-season play is put aside until the first weekend in January. Six tournaments dot the schedule this week and we have capsule previews of each. Ledyard Bank Classic Location: Thompson Arena, Hanover, N.H. Host School: Dartmouth Dates: Dec. … Read more
Buffalo Sabres draft pick Brett Murray will join Penn State at the start of 2017. Murray will enroll a semester early at Penn State and join the Nittany Lions when they return from winter break. He played the first half of the 2016-17 season with the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League. In … Read more
Though this past weekend had just 13 games on the schedule, here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 12 fared over the Dec. 16-18 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – tied, defeated No. 15 Bemidji State No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 … Read more
Boston College forward Colin White and Boston University defenseman Charlie McAvoy will be alternate captains.
The Big Ten’s hockey conference and Penn State will forever be linked. Of course, when the Nittany Lions elevated their hockey program to the Division I level it gave the conference enough teams be a hockey conference. So it should come as no surprise that the Big Ten’s combined 42-23-10 record against nonconference opponents has … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 5 fared over the Dec. 9-10 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – split with No. 2 Denver No. 2 Denver – split with No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth No. 3 Penn State – was idle No. 4 Boston College … Read more
December brings Big Ten conference hockey – for a couple of weeks, anyway. Last weekend, four B1G teams played their first league games and this weekend two more will join in before the holiday break, before the new year brings a second half that seems to go at breakneck speed for a conference with just … Read more
Tickets for all five sites of the 2017 NCAA tournament go on sale Thursday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. EDT. The tickets, being sold as three-game packages, may be purchased online at NCAA.com/FrozenFour or through each venue’s ticket office. The 2017 Frozen Four will be held at the United Center in Chicago and be hosted … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday that Minnesota freshman defenseman Ryan Lindgren has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Ohio State on Dec. 3. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 19:56 mark of the … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 28 fared over the Dec. 1-4 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – swept Colorado College No. 3 Boston College – defeated Northeastern on Nov. 29, lost to No. 9 North Dakota … Read more