Men’s D-I in general
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. Dan: Well, Paula, after six months and countless hours spent covering college hockey’s turbulent regular season, we’ve finally reached our 16-team conclusion after the six Division I conferences crowned their postseason … Read more
The 16-team field is set. Time for USCHO NCAA College Hockey Bracket Challenge! Deadline is Thursday, March 28 at 1 p.m. EDT. Go to https://social.uscho.com and make sure picks are set for USCHO NCAA Bracket Challenge. Compete for prizes against your friends.
Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Ben Steeves has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Florida Panthers, giving up his remaining NCAA eligibility. Steeves spent the past two seasons as a Bulldog and was a two-time Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy nominee. In 72 career games at UMD, the Bedford, N.H., native tallied 45 goals and … Read more
Boston College again earned all 50 first-place votes, staying No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Boston University is again No. 2, Denver stays No. 3, Michigan State moves up one to No. 4, and North Dakota is down one to No. 5 this week. USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll – … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. No surprises among NCAA tournament’s top seeds The PairWise Rankings ensure that there are never any big omissions from the NCAA tournament field, and to that same end, the four No. 1 regional seeds generally belong … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of March 18 fared in games over the weekend of March 22-23. No. 1 Boston College (31-5-1) 03/22/2024 – No. 13 Massachusetts 1 vs No. 1 Boston College 8 (Hockey East semifinal, Boston) 03/23/2024 – No. 2 … Read more
Providence forward Riley Duran will forego his senior season and has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Duran will report to the AHL’s Providence Bruins on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Duran, a native of Woburn, Mass., appeared in all 35 games for the Friars in … Read more
The NHL’s New York Islanders have signed forward Cam Thiesing to a two-year, two-way, entry-level contract that begins in 2024-25. Thiesing, a native of Franklin, Tenn., completed a three-year career at Ohio State, recording 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 31 games while serving as an alternate captain this season. He had 61 points … Read more
The NHL’s Ottawa Senators have signed Ohio State sophomore forward Stephen Halliday to a two-year, entry-level contract that will commence with the 2024-25 season. For the duration of 2023-24, Halliday has signed an amateur tryout agreement and will report to the AHL’s Belleville Senators. A native of Ajax, Ont., Halliday recently completed his second season … Read more
Merrimack junior goaltender Hugo Ollas has come to terms on a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s New York Rangers. A native of Linkoping, Sweden, Ollas was selected in the seventh round (197th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft. In his three seasons at Merrimack, Ollas appeared in 62 games, making 55 starts, posting a … Read more
The AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms have signed defenseman Hunter McDonald to a professional tryout contract. McDonald, from Fairport, N.Y., was drafted in the sixth round (165th overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. The blueliner just completed his second season at Northeastern, where he scored one goal with five assists for six … Read more
By Neil Koepke EAST LANSING, Mich. – Three weeks after winning the Big Ten regular season championship, No. 5 Michigan State on Saturday added another piece of hardware to its trophy case. The Spartans and archrival Michigan hooked up in a highly entertaining shootout that wasn’t decided until 13:47 into overtime, as MSU outlasted the … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Denver Pioneers are no strangers to lighting up a scoreboard. The nation’s most potent offense didn’t have too many issues putting up goals night in and night out all season, but in the first half, defense had been something of a liability to offset a chunk of all that scoring. … Read more
For two months now, I bemoaned what would happen if two hosts – Omaha and Massachusetts – qualified for the field. The thought of having to move North Dakota from Sioux Falls and Boston University from Springfield is something I dreaded. But when all is said and done, this doesn’t feel that messy. Well, at … Read more
BOSTON — Consider it a warning to the rest of the country. Entering the night knowing it would be the top seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament regardless of the outcome, Boston College emphatically showed why its ranking is altogether fitting and appropriate with a 6-2 win over No. 2 Boston University in the Hockey … Read more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Elijah Gonsalves and Matthew Wilde each scored a pair of goals to lead Rochester Institute of Technology to a 5-2 victory over American International in the Atlantic Hockey championship game to claim the Jack Riley Trophy. RIT went wire to wire to capture the regular-season and playoff titles for its fourth playoff … Read more
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Jonathan Castagna scored two goals to lead No. 14 Cornell over St. Lawrence 3-1 Saturday night at 1980 Herb Brooks Arena to claim the Whitelaw Cup as ECAC Hockey playoff champions. The win also gets the Big Red, who won the tournament for the first time in 14 years, into the … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced its 2023-24 awards on Thursday. Quinnipiac’s Collin Graf has been named the player of the year. Graf amassed 14 goals and 19 assists through 20 games played, accounting for a career high 1.65 points per game average. With a total of 33 points, Graf leads the nationally-ranked Bobcats in goals and total … Read more
The NCHC has announced its 2023-2024 individual award winners. Six different teams were represented among the winners, led by multiple award winners from Colorado College, Denver and North Dakota. Taking home top honors on the night were North Dakota sophomore forward Jackson Blake, who earned player of the year and forward of the year, while … Read more
(This story has been updated to include all scenarios for tonight’s games) With Friday night’s conference playoffs complete and one champion, Michigan Tech, crowned, we can confidently say that 15 of the 16 spots in the NCAA tournament have been filed. In order: 1. Boston College* 2. Boston University* 3. Denver* 4. Michigan State* 5. … Read more