TMQ: Postseason college hockey dominates the conversation
While college hockey’s postseason and the first full week of playoff action delivered plenty of drama, we were lacking any major upsets.
Men’s D-I: Independent
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Providence closes regular season in style
Logan Sawyer scored the game-winning goal early in the third period and Jack Parsons made 37 saves as No. 5 Providence concluded the Hockey East regular season with a 3-1 win over No. 14 Connecticut on Saturday night at Schneider Arena. Logan showing off some sweet patience for goal No. 13 of the season to … Read more
TMQ: Picking through the madness of college hockey’s postseason
DAN: Well, Ed, the temperature in Massachusetts nearly hit 50 degrees this past week. To be honest, it felt a little bit like spring was coming, and I laughed to someone that the last 45 degree day was considered “cold” because we were coming down from the 60 degree temperatures from late September and early … Read more
MONDAY 10: UConn wins CT Ice; league races tighten
Another trophy for the Huskies. UConn rallied past No. 6 Quinnipiac 4-2 at Ingalls Rink to repeat win CT Ice, Connecticut’s version of the Beanpot. Jake Percival’s late winner capped the comeback.
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Late rally help UConn defend CT Ice title
No. 13 UConn repeated as Connecticut Ice Tournament champion with a 4-2 come-from-behind win over No. 6 Quinnipiac on Saturday at Yale.
MONDAY 10: B1G weekends for Michigan St., Michigan
It was a B1G weekend in college hockey, especially for Michigan State and Michigan, each of which swept their B1G series.
Monday 10: W. Mich., Mich., Providence all sweep
Defending champ Western Michigan is red hot, sweeping a high-profile road series at No. 7 Denver to extend its surge to seven straight wins.
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio State stifles Michigan State, 2-1
Ohio State earned a weekend split with No. 2 Michigan State on Saturday, grinding out a 2-1 upset in Columbus.
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Dartmouth wins wild one, 5-4, over Harvard
No. 11 Dartmouth outlasted Harvard, 5-4, in a wild back-and-forth game that featured a third-period winner from Hank Cleaves.
Monday 10: Arizona State, St. Cloud get tourney wins
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Host Arizona State three-peats at Desert Hockey Classic Arizona State defeated Air Force, 5-2, to claim its third consecutive Desert Hockey Classic title on Saturday. Rookie Carmelo Crandell scored twice in the third period for the … Read more
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: RIT stuns No. 8 Penn State, 1-0
RIT stunned No. 8 Penn State with a 1–0 win in Rochester, riding a goal from Evan Konyen and a 44-save shutout from Jakub Krbecek.
SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Michigan St., Michigan Tech earn wins at GLI
Michigan State and Michigan Tech will square off in the final of the Great Lakes Invitational on Monday after each team advanced in Sunday’s semifinals.
‘Putting forth our best product:’ Under first-year coach, LIU keeps flying flag for independents
frontd1m, When you first take the reins of a Division I hockey program that doesn’t belong to a conference, you, your staff and your new players are logistically up against it straight away. Of the 63 schools currently fielding D-I men’s hockey teams, just five of them are independents and none are going about … Read more
Arizona State announces endowment for men’s hockey coach, extends current bench boss Powers five years
Arizona State has announced that the Sun Devils’ head coach will be known as the Greg Powers Endowed Men’s Hockey Head Coach after a recent gift from ASU supporters Mike and Nancy Friend.
Powers, the current Arizona State coach, has also signed a five-year contract extension.
SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Michigan Tech’s Muckalt earns first win with Huskies, upsetting No. 8 Minnesota 5-3
Michigan Tech avenged a 6-3 loss on Friday with a 5-3 victory on Saturday at No. 8 Minnesota giving coach Bill Muckalt his first win as a Husky (Photo: Michigan Tech athletics)
NCAA replaces PairWise with NCAA Power Index (NPI) for D-I men’s hockey championship tournament selections
At the latest meeting of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Oversight Committee, the final vote for championship selection criteria was passed unanimously finalizing the use of the NCAA Power Index (NPI) for the 2025-26 season. The NPI replaces the PairWise, which had been in use since the 2013-14 season. One of the benefits … Read more
Defending champion UMass Lowell returning to 2025 Adirondack Winter Invitational, joining Alaska, Clarkson, St. Lawrence in tournament field Nov. 28-29
The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority has announced the third annual Adirondack Winter Invitational Division I men’s hockey tournament taking place Thanksgiving weekend – Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29 – in the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. UMass Lowell returns as the defending champion while North Country stalwarts Clarkson and … Read more
After four seasons in USHL, former Alaska Anchorage coach Curley tapped as new associate head coach for Alaska
Alaska has announced the hiring of Matt Curley as the team’s new associate head coach. Curley joins the Nanooks after four seasons as general manager and head coach of the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers. “We’re incredibly excited to welcome Matt Curley to the Alaska Nanooks as our associate head coach,” said Alaska head coach Erik … Read more
Alaska’s Mignone, Army West Point’s Ward leave respective benches for jobs with USHL champion Lumberjacks
Two assistant coaches from the NCAA men’s hockey ranks have joined the USHL Clark Cup champion Muskegon Lumberjacks as associate coaches. Casey Mignone comes to Muskegon from Alaska and Taylor Ward from Army West Point. Mignone spent the last two seasons at UAF as an assistant coach for the Nanooks. “Having the opportunity to coach … Read more
Lindenwood names former Bemidji State assistant coach Magera to same job with Lions men’s hockey team
Lindenwood has announced the addition of Andrew Magera as an assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Magera comes to Lindenwood after spending the last two seasons at Bemidji State as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. “Andrew will be a great addition to our staff and team,” said Lindenwood head coach Keith Fisher in … Read more