Men’s D-I in general
Denver announced Tuesday that the team has added forward Jack Works for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Works had four goals in three games for the AJHL’s Okotoks Oilers earlier this season before government restrictions suspended play for the league. Last season, Works led the Oilers with 92 points (43 goals, 49 assists) in … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Paula, as we write this on Monday, the NCHC pod has successfully concluded. And it did so with marked success. There wasn’t a positive COVID case reported for anyone involved … Read more
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
With 35 of 40 first-place votes this week, Minnesota is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Second-ranked Boston College took home four first-place votes and No. 3 North Dakota, up one spot from last week, earned the other first-place vote. Minnesota Duluth is down one to No. 4 this … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 14 fared in games over the week of Dec. 14-20. No. 1 Minnesota (8-0-0) Did not play. No. 2 Boston College (5-1-0) Did not play. No. 3 Minnesota Duluth (5-2-2) 12/16/2020 – No. 17 Omaha 2 … Read more
Art Berglund, whose roles with USA Hockey as an administrator spanned parts of five decades, passed away Saturday morning at the age of 80. Berglund, who was part of the staff of more than 30 U.S. teams, including six Olympic squads and eight national junior teams, had a widespread impact on the U.S. international hockey … Read more
The WCHA men’s conference has adjusted its 2020-21 schedule to fill open dates created by Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks opting out of the season. The eight competing WCHA teams will play their scheduled two-game league series against each of their seven remaining opponents for a total of 14 league games. Additionally, teams will also … Read more
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
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 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
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Well, Jimmy, there’s a new No. 1 in this week’s poll, and that seems like a good place to start. Minnesota improved to 8-0-0 this week after sweeping Michigan on … Read more
The Rochester Institute of Technology men’s hockey team has announced multiple changes to its upcoming schedule. Due to COVID-19 protocol, this Thursday’s Atlantic Hockey game at Canisius has been postponed to a date to be determined, while Saturday’s game versus Canisius at the Polisseni Center has been pushed a day later to Sunday, Dec. 20, … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 7 fared in games over the week of Dec. 7-13. No. 1 North Dakota (4-2-1) 12/08/2020 – No. 9 Denver 3 vs No. 1 North Dakota 2 12/10/2020 – No. 1 North Dakota 2 vs No. … Read more
USA Hockey on Saturday named 25 players to the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team set to compete in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship from Dec. 25, 2020 to Jan. 5, 2021, in Edmonton, Alberta. The group features eight members of the 2020 U.S. National Junior Team, including goaltenders Spencer Knight (Boston College) and Dustin … Read more
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 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
Alaska notified the WCHA on Friday afternoon that it will opt out of the 2020-21 hockey season, effective immediately. The announcement on hockey was made in conjunction with a decision to suspend competition in men’s and women’s basketball at the school as well due to health and safety concerns. “We realize this was a challenging … Read more
The WCHA announced Friday announced a date change for two series slated for the opening weekend of league play in January. The Bowling Green at Ferris State and Minnesota State at Northern Michigan series originally scheduled for Jan. 1-2, 2021 will now be played Jan. 2-3, 2021. Both games of the BGSU-FSU series will start … Read more
Save Seawolf Hockey has collected donations and pledges worth more than $1 million to date, according to a news release sent Friday afternoon. With about 65 days remaining to raise funds, the group continues to make good progress to keep the Alaska Anchorage hockey program in operation for many years to come. Alaska Anchorage announced … Read more
Minnesota State has announced that the Dec. 12-13 nonconference series between the Mavericks and NCAA D-III Milwaukee School of Engineering has been cancelled due to recent COVID-19 testing results within the MSOE hockey program.