Nelson records pair of goals, Slukynsky makes 25 saves as U.S. wins second straight at 2025 World Junior Championship with 5-1 win over Latvia

Danny Nelson (Notre Dame) tallied a pair of goals and James Hagens (Boston College) had two assists to help lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 5-1 victory over Latvia in its second preliminary round contest of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Saturday afternoon at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ont. “We … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Second half starts with Sacred Heart downing AIC, Providence, No. 17 Dartmouth winning at Ledyard Classic, Wisconsin, UConn getting wins at Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff, Princeton blanking Army West Point

Sacred Heart returned to work on Saturday afternoon and put together a business-like effort on the road at American International, beating the Yellow Jackets 4-1 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. The Pioneers led 1-0 after one and 2-0 after two, before finishing the job in the third period. Felix Trudeau led the way … Read more

Hagens scores twice with two assists, Hutson adds five assists as United States opens 2025 World Juniors with 10-4 win over Germany

James Hagens (Boston College) recorded two goals and two assists while Cole Hutson (Boston University) added five assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 10-4 victory over Germany in its first preliminary round contest of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Thursday afternoon in Ottawa, Ont., at the Canadian Tire Centre. “I … Read more

USA Hockey names roster for 2025 World Junior Championship in Ottawa, with 10 returnees looking to help Team USA defend gold medal

USA Hockey has named the 25 players for its 2025 U.S. National Junior Team that will represent the United States in the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Ottawa, Ont. Among the roster are 10 players who were part of the 2024 gold medal-winning U.S. National Junior Team, … Read more

North Dakota blueliner Zmolek out for rest of 2024-25 college hockey season with undisclosed injury

North Dakota has announced that junior defenseman Bennett Zmolek will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to an undisclosed injury. Zmolek, who has been sidelined since the season opener against Providence, appeared in 34 games with North Dakota since his arrival last season. He led the team with a plus-17 rating and tallied … Read more

TMQ: At halfway mark of 2024-25 college hockey season, top two storylines focus on future of game with CHL players, House v. NCAA settlement

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: Well, Ed, we’ve officially reached the halfway point of the college hockey season, even if most of the teams out there haven’t played half of their collective games. This seems … Read more

Monday 10: North Dakota sweeps St. Cloud State, Gold Pan series split, Bentley an Atlantic Hockey America surprise, Michigan State’s explosive offense

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. The first half of the men’s Division I college hockey season officially wrapped up this weekend. Here are 10 key takeaways from the weekend – and from the first half. 1. No. 3 Michigan State can score … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 3 Michigan State knocks off No. 1 Minnesota, No. 4 Denver outlasts No. 10 Colorado College, No. 8 Michigan ends scoring drought, No. 16 North Dakota sweeps No. 9 St. Cloud

With four third-period goals, Michigan State surged ahead of Minnesota for a 5-3 win Saturday at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. With the two points they picked up in Friday’s 3-3 tie and shootout, the Spartans earned five of six on the road from the Golden Gophers and climbed into second place in … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 1 Minnesota ties No. 3 Michigan State, first Gold Pan series game sees No. 10 Colorado College rally to down No. 4 Denver, Wisconsin shuts out No. 8 Michigan, No. 16 North Dakota blanks No. 9 St. Cloud State

Brodie Ziemer scored two goals, including the game-tying goal at 11:06 of the third period, as No. 1 Minnesota played to a 3-3 tie with No. 3 Michigan State Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State won the subsequent shootout. Nasty. 🎥: @GopherHockey x @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/WawY6A00iD — Big Ten Conference … Read more

TMQ: Sifting through the latest poll, updated PairWise Rankings as 2024-25 men’s college hockey season closes in on wrapping first half

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, Dan, there’s a new No. 1 this week and I don’t think that anyone is surprised by that. What may be surprising is how many votes that new top … Read more

With 38 first-place votes, Minnesota takes over as new No. 1-ranked team in Dec. 9 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

Minnesota jumps up three spots this week, getting 38 first-place votes as the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Boston College earned six first-place votes and is up one spot to No. 2, Michigan State, with four first-place votes, is down two spots to No. 3, Denver is down … Read more

Monday 10: Long Island splits with Vermont, Minnesota shuts out Michigan on back-to-back nights, Minnesota State unbeaten in nine, Western Michigan-Denver series provides excitement

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Minnesota blanks Michigan twice The sentence “Michigan was shut out on back-to-back nights” isn’t very common in the English language. In fact, the last time that happened in a series was way, WAY back in January … Read more

November HCA men’s awards go to Boston College’s Leonard, Michigan’s Hage, Colorado College’s Mbereko, Minnesota State’s Tracy

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its monthly men’s honors for November. Boston College sophomore forward Ryan Leonard is the player of the month, Michigan forward Michael Hage is rookie of the month, and Colorado College junior Kaidan Mbereko and Minnesota State junior Alex Tracy are co-goaltenders of the month. While playing the hardest schedule … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Wisconsin blanks No. 1 Michigan State, No. 7 Western Michigan edges No. 2 Denver, No. 10 Providence downs No. 8 Colorado College, No. 14 UMass Lowell ties No. 3 Boston College, St. Lawrence beats No. 13 Dartmouth

Down goes No 1. Wisconsin used a 26-save shutout from goaltender Tommy Scarfone to help defeat top-ranked Michigan State 4-0 Friday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Quinn Finley scored twice for the Badgers, while Owen Mehlenbacher and Tyson Dyck also scored. THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND. 🦸‍♂️ TENTH goal of the … Read more

TMQ: With December here, no better time to delve into PairWise Rankings analysis across men’s Division I college hockey

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: A belated Happy Thanksgiving, Ed. I hope you didn’t overdo it with the turkey. But the fact that Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, I think that means this is … Read more

Michigan State retains No. 1 ranking, collects 43 first-place votes in Dec. 2 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

Michigan State is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting 43 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Denver stays No. 2 with four first-place votes, Boston College, up one to No. 3, garnered two first-place votes, Minnesota, down one to No. 4, bagged the last first-place vote, and … Read more

Monday 10: Bemidji State shows well against North Dakota, Michigan State win streak now at nine, Princeton sweeps Ohio State, 16,593 watch Frozen Apple in NYC

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Spartans bump win streak to 9 Top-ranked Michigan State used two home wins last weekend against nonconference opponent Lindenwood to increase the Spartans’ (11-1-0) current winning streak to nine games. Twenty-nine saves Friday from Trey Augustine … Read more