Men’s D-I: Hockey East

This Week in Hockey East: Heavy conference representation at World Juniors, with U.S. coming away with gold

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Tuesday night was a night for the ages in the United States as the U.S. Under-20 team upset its rival to the north, Canada, for World Junior gold.

Certainly there was impact from Hockey East in the game as Northeastern’s Devon Levi entered riding an historic streak in goal for Team Canada and former Boston University forward Trevor Zegras skated through the tournament at a wild clip, eventually finishing with a point total that matched the largest ever for a U.S. player.

But there was one team that was loaded with great storylines on both sides of the puck: Boston College.

Hockey East announces schedule updates for men’s, women’s games of Dec. 26-30

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Hockey East announced Saturday schedule updates for conference men’s and women’s teams. New Hampshire’s men’s team is now scheduled to host Massachusetts for a single game on Wednesday, December 30 at 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross is now scheduled to host New Hampshire for a single women’s game on Wednesday, December 30. Hockey East Upcoming Schedule … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: With slow start in past, Providence improving as ‘players know the standard’

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The start of a COVID-delayed, delay-riddled season for Providence was far from ideal. The Friars lost their first two contests by a combined 12-0 against Spencer Knight’s Boston College, and it would have been easy to assume the Friars were in trouble, especially as head coach Nate Leaman headed to Edmonton to coach the U.S. … Read more

UMass-UMass Lowell, Providence-New Hampshire series canceled for late December

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Hockey East announced Tuesday schedule updates for men’s games set to be played later this month. UConn’s men’s team is now scheduled to host Providence for a single game on Monday, December 28 at 3 p.m. The men’s series between Massachusetts at UMass Lowell will not be played as scheduled on December 26-27. The men’s … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Conference continues to navigate 2020-21 season with ‘maximum flexibility’

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While over the last two weekends, more Hockey East games have been played on the ice than in the previous two, the biggest news across the league continues to come from decisions of the league’s commissioner and the athletic directors. Such was the case on Tuesday when Hockey East announced that any and all games … Read more

Hockey East announces Maine-UMass Lowell, Merrimack-UNH series set for Dec. 19-20 will not be played; other men’s, women’s games updated

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Hockey East announced Thursday more schedule updates for men’s and women’s teams. The Northeastern at Holy Cross women’s game on December 19 will now be played at 3:30 p.m. and aired live on NESN. Massachusetts’ home game against Vermont on Saturday, December 20 will now be seen live on NESN at 6 p.m. The UConn … Read more

Changes to 2021 Hockey East tournaments include all eligible teams qualifying, regular-season standings determining seeding

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Hockey East announced Tuesday that all eligible teams in both the men’s and women’s conferences will qualify for their respective 2021 Hockey East tournament. Additionally, all games played by Hockey East teams in 2020-21 will count toward the final standings used to determine tournament seeding, including all games previously played under the “flex game” designation, … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule updates for men’s, women’s games being played Dec. 18-23

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Hockey East announced Tuesday schedule updates for the upcoming week. Massachusetts is now scheduled to host Vermont for two games, December 19-20. Both games will begin at 6 p.m. and Sunday’s game will be aired live on NESN. The men’s teams at Northeastern and Providence are now scheduled to play two games, December 19-20, beginning … Read more

NCAA hockey standouts Holloway, Newhook, Levi named to Canadian contingent for 2021 World Juniors

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Following a 26-day selection camp that was interrupted by a mandatory two-week quarantine, 25 players have been named to Canada’s National Junior Team for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, which runs Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton. Three NCAA players made the cut for Canada, including Wisconsin sophomore forward Dylan Holloway (Bragg Creek, … Read more

Hockey East suspends New Hampshire’s Reid one game following incident Dec. 11 against Maine

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Hockey East announced Saturday that New Hampshire freshman defenseman Luke Reid has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident in the third period on Friday, December 11 against Maine. Reid was assessed an interference penalty at 5:43 of the third period. Reid will miss the game on Saturday, December 12 against the Black … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule updates, including cancellations, for men’s, women’s games Dec. 11-13

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Hockey East announced Wednesday the following schedule updates: The men’s series between New Hampshire and Maine on December 11-12 will now take place in Durham, N.H. Both games will be aired live on NESN+ at 7 p.m. from the Whittemore Center The UConn at Boston College men’s game on Friday, December 11 will be aired … Read more

North Dakota stays atop USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 27 first-place votes; No. 2 Boston College gets other 13

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North Dakota remains at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll after garnering 27 first-place votes in the Dec. 7 rankings. Second-ranked Boston College picked up the other 13 first-place votes. Minnesota Duluth stays No. 3, followed by Minnesota, up one to No. 4, and Michigan, up two to sit No. 5 this … Read more

Kleven, Skinner, Stein replace Boston University men’s hockey trio on U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster

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USA Hockey on Sunday announced the addition of defensemen Tyler Kleven (North Dakota) and Hunter Skinner (OHL’s London Knights) and goaltender Logan Stein (Ferris State) to the preliminary roster for the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team. That trio replaces Boston University forward Robert Mastrosimone, BU defenseman Alex Vlasic and Terriers goaltender Drew Commesso, who are … Read more