As search for a new Hockey East commissioner pushes forward, might the future of Hockey East be in peril?

USCHO has learned that 11 candidates for the Hockey East commissioner job were interviewed this week, led by an executive search firm and a panel of both coaches and athletic directors. From the original group of 11, four have become finalists and will interview again in the second week of February before someone is finally chosen (photo: Rich Gagnon).

Massachusetts rounding into form, still looking for more offense from Minutemen forwards

The doubters have been proven wrong. Massachusetts was not a one-year wonder that last year rode Cale Makar’s coattails to the national championship game only to predictably settle back this year into their accustomed position in the lower half of the Hockey East standings. The clock hasn’t struck midnight, turning them back into pumpkins. UMass is for real (photo: Rich Gagnon).

GAMES OF THE WEEK: Las Vegas and Golden Knights hope that this weekend’s Fortress Invitational will be a major stepping stone towards attracting a Frozen Four

Arizona State captured the inaugural Fortress Invitational, then called the Ice Vegas invitational. This year’s event kicks off on Friday with four nationally-ranked teams battling and a city hoping to attract a Frozen Four (File photo: ASU Athletics)