Hockey East announced Thursday night that Massachusetts-Lowell senior goaltender Kevin Boyle and Boston College junior goaltender Thatcher Demko have been selected as the Hockey East Co-Players of the Year — just the third time players have been named co-players of the year and the first where two goaltenders share the honor. Additionally, Boston College freshman … Read more
The Buckeyes lost four times to the Gophers in the regular season, three of them in overtime.
The Badgers fell behind early and then forced their hand too many times in a 5-2 loss Thursday to the Nittany Lions before a sparse crowd at Xcel Energy Center in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.
The Wolverines thumped Penn State twice last weekend and are the second seed in the Big Ten tournament.
The Big Ten announced Monday the two All-Big Ten teams, All-Freshman Team and individual award winners. Michigan’s Kyle Connor was named Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year, while also earning Scoring Champion honors, while Connor’s Wolverines teammate Zach Werenski was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year, which is awarded to a defenseman … Read more
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Wisconsin’s Jedd Soleway has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in a game against Minnesota on March 11. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 19:28 mark of the first period and … Read more
A Saturday loss at Michigan State likely means they’ll have to win the Big Ten tournament to advance to the NCAA field of 16.
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Minnesota sophomore forward Leon Bristedt has been suspended one game after a review of an incident that occurred near the 6:23 mark of the third period against Michigan State on March 4. No penalty was called on the play. Bristedt is ineligible to play tonight against Michigan State.
In a guest column, the Big Ten deputy commissioner lays out the reasoning for the age legislation it introduced last year.
The Gophers were overwhelmed last Thursday by Michigan but came back to claim an overtime win a day later and regain first place with two weekends remaining.
The 26 nominees for the third annual 2016 Mike Richter Award were announced Friday and the list includes 10 nominees from 2015, three finalists from 2015 and one nominee from 2014. * 2015 finalist # 2015 nominee ! 2014 nominee The five finalists will be revealed on Wednesday, March 16, with the winner being announced … Read more
Kyle Connor, JT Compher and Tyler Motte have combined for 140 points.
The Big Ten announced Saturday that Michigan State senior forward Matt DeBlouw has been suspended as a result of an incident that occurred against Wisconsin on Feb. 19. DeBlouw gets the suspension after the conference reviewed the incident that occurred near the 18:52 mark of the second period. No penalty was called on the play … Read more
The 2016 Senior CLASS Award nominees have been trimmed to 10 from the original list of 20. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as NCAA Division I seniors and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of finalists follows this release. An … Read more
How much will Michigan rue giving up a lead in the final minute at Wisconsin last Saturday and falling one point behind first-place Minnesota?
The deputy commissioner, who oversees hockey, says the Big Ten is “in this for the long haul.”
The Hockey Commissioners’ Association announced this week that Michigan junior forward Tyler Motte and Wolverines freshman Kyle Connor have been chosen the HCA’s Player and Rookie of the Month, respectively, for January. Ironically, Motte and Connor are also linemates for the Wolverines this season. Motte scored in every game last month as the Wolverines went … Read more
Since the start of the 2015-16 season, the Big Ten has handed out 12 supplementary disciplines, nine of them in incidents that have occurred in conference games.
The Big Ten announced Monday that Penn State freshman forward Andrew Sturtz has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in a game against Michigan on Jan. 30. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 17:46 mark of the … Read more
Wisconsin announced on Monday that goaltender Ryan Breon has been added to the roster as a walk-on. “Gabe Grunwald had surgery and is going to be out the rest of the season, so we had to look for another goaltender,” Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves said in a news release. “[Badgers director of hockey operations] John … Read more