The Big Ten announced Saturday that Ohio State sophomore forward Dakota Joshua has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Minnesota on Dec. 2. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 16:10 mark of the … Read more
St. Lawrence junior goaltender Kyle Hayton has been named the Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Division I Player of the Month for November, while Penn State freshman forward Denis Smirnov is the HCA National Rookie of the Month. Hayton led the Saints to a No. 19 national ranking last month and finished November tied among all … Read more
Ohio State sophomore forward Mason Jobst said the team was “disappointed” after its game against Connecticut on Nov. 12. OSU junior forward Matthew Weis added “it’s definitely a sour taste in your mouth.” The Buckeyes didn’t lose that game, but hearing disappointment like that from the players after the team’s fourth tie of the season … Read more
Richard “Dick” Leo Dougherty died peacefully and surrounded by family on Nov. 23. Dougherty was 84. He played at Minnesota, where he played under legendary coach John Mariucci, where he earned All-American honors. In his three-year college career, Dougherty accumulated 187 points, which is still tenth all-time at the school. He’s also in fifth place … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 21 fared over the Nov. 25-27 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – defeated Air Force, defeated Wisconsin No. 3 Quinnipiac – tied No. 19 St. Lawrence, lost to No. 20 Vermont … Read more
If it’s a weekend and there’s hockey to be played, then the Golden Gophers must be on the road. For Thanksgiving, Minnesota heads east to play Northeastern Friday and Boston College Saturday. Last weekend, the 5-3-2 Gophers split a home-and-home series against Minnesota State, and the Gophers have played just four home games this season … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 14 fared over the Nov. 17-19 weekend. No. 1 Denver – tied Miami twice No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – swept Omaha No. 3 Boston College – lost to No. 11 Harvard No. 4 Quinnipiac – defeated Cornell, … Read more
Due to the Notre Dame-Northeastern game on Nov. 13 being suspended due to Zamboni and ice conditions, Hockey East released a statement Nov. 16: Sunday’s game between Northeastern University and the University of Notre Dame, which was suspended after two periods due to unplayable ice conditions, will be recorded as a tie game, it was … Read more
Tony Granato said before the season that he took over a skilled team that lacked confidence. Eight games into his college coaching career, Granato has already seen some improvements in team morale and the results are following. Wisconsin owns a 5-3-0 record, which is three victories shy of its total from last season. “I think … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 7 fared over the Nov. 11-13 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – split with Western Michigan No. 2 Denver – tied, defeated No. 6 North Dakota No. 3 Boston College – defeated New Hampshire (on Nov. 8), … Read more
Notre Dame and Northeastern skated to a 0-0 tie through two periods of play before a Zamboni breakdown and subsequent problems with ice conditions forced the game to be suspended on Sunday afternoon at Matthews Arena. The teams will attempt to make up the third period later in the season at a date to be … Read more
One of Minnesota’s top in-state rivalries will continue into its seventh decade as Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth have agreed to play four home-and-home series over a five-year period starting in 2018-19 and running through 2022-23. Dates and sites will be determined at a later time. The Gophers, who hold a 134-79-17 all-time record against the Bulldogs, … Read more
This week, the column is all about some of the minutia of the league, the little things that seem to be adding up to some interesting first impressions for B1G Hockey in the early going. That scoring margin Three of the top ten scoring offenses nationally belong to Big Ten teams: Ohio State (4.44 goals … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 31 fared over the Nov. 4-5 weekend: No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – swept No. 8 St. Cloud State No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 North Dakota – tied, lost to No. 13 Minnesota No. 4 … Read more
Notre Dame has announced the addition of veteran coach John Micheletto as a special assistant to the coaching staff. A 24-year coaching veteran, Micheletto most recently served as the head coach at Massachusetts from 2012 to 2016. Prior to UMass, he was an associate head coach at Vermont for five seasons and also was an … Read more
With a sizable roster turnover one might have assumed going into the season that Penn State’s trend of improving its win total during the program’s first three seasons might come to an end. On the other hand, maybe not. The Nittany Lions, with a roster that features 10 freshmen and eight sophomores, have gotten off … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 24 fared over the Oct. 28-30 weekend: No. 1 North Dakota – swept by No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth – swept No. 1 North Dakota No. 3 Denver – swept Western Michigan No. 4 Boston … Read more
Nobody likes a moral victory. At least, nobody claims to like a moral victory. Sometimes, though, when a team is at a point where progress isn’t yet noted in the win column, a little bit of moral victory can go a long way for the morale itself. It’s more than fair to say that Michigan … Read more
For college hockey fans that may not enjoy the increase in numbers of penalties called early in the college hockey season, there is only one way it will change and that is for players and coaches to adjust.
Getting through the first three games of the season with a 1-0-2 record may not exactly qualify as setting the world on fire but comparatively speaking, Ohio State is off to a great start. Considering the Buckeyes lost their first seven games last season, started 1-4 the season before that and dropped their first three … Read more