Boston College picks up all 50 first-place votes again, stays No. 1-ranked team in Feb. 26 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

For the second straight week, Boston College has collected all 50 first-place votes to sit as the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Boston University is again No. 2, North Dakota is up one to No. 3, Wisconsin is up two to No. 4, and Denver slides down two spots to … Read more

Monday 10: Quinnipiac takes Cleary Cup again, No. 1 Boston College keeps winning, Atlantic Hockey wraps regular season with playoffs on tap

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) I’m gonna fight ‘em off. A seven nation army couldn’t hold me back. – The White Stripes It’s rare to make the biggest story of the college hockey weekend about a game that didn’t include teams … Read more

Hockey East suspends Vermont’s Ahern one game after high sticking penalty Feb. 24 vs. Boston College

Hockey East announced today that Vermont freshman forward Nick Ahern has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 6:06 of the second period on Feb. 24 at Boston College. On the play, Ahern was assessed a minor penalty for high sticking. Ahearn is ineligible to play March 1 against Maine and is … Read more

Hockey East suspends UConn’s Bradley one game for major slashing penalty Feb. 23 vs. Boston University

Hockey East announced today that UConn junior forward Chase Bradley has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 17:33 of the third period on Feb. 23 against Boston University. On the play, Bradley was assessed a five-minute major for slashing and a game misconduct. Bradley is ineligible to play Feb. 24 at … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 19 Omaha shuts out No. 10 Colorado College, Ohio State takes down No. 4 Michigan State, Clarkson downs No. 11 Cornell in OT, Miami ties No. 3 Denver, Quinnipiac wins fourth straight Cleary Cup

Omaha scored once in the first period and two in the third period as the 19th-ranked Mavericks skated to a 3-0 shutout over No. 10 Colorado College Friday night at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. Simon Latkoczy pitched the 24-save shutout for the Mavericks. Almost put this one THROUGH the twine😮‍💨🔥#OmahaHKY | @tymueller14 pic.twitter.com/RTMPcr0ic8 — … Read more

‘I will always be a Maverick:’ Longtime Omaha coach, administrator Kemp retiring in May 2024 after 48 years in college athletics

Omaha Hockey Hall of Fame coach and longtime administrator Mike Kemp has announced his retirement from the department effective this May. Kemp arrived at the University of Nebraska Omaha as its first head hockey coach on July 1, 1996. He was elevated to the position of associate athletic director in May 2009 after serving as … Read more

Vermont removes interim tag from Wiedler’s head coach title, also announces four-year contract extension for Catamounts bench boss

Vermont has announced that the interim title will be dropped Steve Wiedler will remain as UVM’s head men’s hockey coach. The university and Wiedler have agreed to a four-year contract. “Steve has done a fantastic job leading our program since taking over this summer and I have full confidence in his ability to elevate UVM … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: Never have these eyes seen more perfect brackets as no movement is necessary to actual brackets

We’re coming off a couple of interesting weeks in terms of looking at the PairWise Rankings and trying to develop the brackets that would best represent what the committee might do if the NCAA field were seeded today. Two weeks ago we were dealing with likely having a conference matchup between Hockey East teams in … Read more

TMQ: Looking back on last weekend as top college hockey teams falter, discussing current state of volatile PairWise bubble

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 begin this week’s TMQ talking about a lot of carnage among the top teams in the USCHO.com poll. The top 10 teams from last Monday’s poll went … Read more

Boston College earns all 50 first-place votes, sits a unanimous No. 1 team in Feb. 19 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

Boston College is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting all 50 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Boston University is up one to No. 2, Denver moves up two to sit third, Michigan State jumps two to fourth, and North Dakota falls two, now tied for No. 4 with … Read more

Monday 10: Colorado College takes both from North Dakota, Holy Cross coming alive in Atlantic Hockey, Quinnipiac close to ECAC Hockey regular-season crown

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Colorado College sweeps North Dakota in convincing fashion Earlier this season, the Tigers snapped a 15-game losing streak to the Fighting Hawks with a pair of 3-2 overtime victories in Grand Forks. The rematch in Colorado … Read more

Maine’s Villeneuve-Houle suspended one game by Hockey East for major head contact penalty Feb. 17 against New Hampshire

Hockey East announced Monday that Maine senior forward Donavan Villeneuve-Houle has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 4:42 of the second period on Feb. 17 at New Hampshire. On the play, Villeneuve-Houle was assessed a five-minute major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct. Villeneuve-Houle is ineligible to … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio State sweeps No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 15 Colorado College sweeps No. 2 North Dakota, No. 19 New Hampshire sweeps No. 7 Maine, No. 3 Boston University beats No. 10 Providence, No. 12 Cornell captures Ivy League title in shootout, No. 8 Minnesota picks up split with Notre Dame in OT, Bowling Green’s win over St. Thomas complicates CCHA

Goals by Cam Thiesing and David Burnside put Ohio State up 2-0 over Wisconsin late in the first, and the Buckeyes never looked back in their 3-1 win, completing a sweep over visiting No. 4 Wisconsin. David Silye scored on the power play in the second to draw the Badgers to within one, but Joe … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio State downs No. 4 Wisconsin in OT, No. 15 Colorado College beats No. 2 North Dakota, No. 19 New Hampshire upsets No. 7 Maine, Notre Dame routs No. 8 Minnesota, top-ranked Boston College drops No. 11 UMass

No. 15 Colorado College displayed its offense Friday night, defeating No. 2 North Dakota 7-1 at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Zaccharya Wisdom scored four goals and added an assist for the Tigers, while Klavs Veinbergs had a goal and two assists and Gleb Veremyev went for a goal with an assist. Wisdom … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: This week presents less of a headache in Springfield regional, but UMass as host still requires some effort when bracketing

If you read last week’s Bracketology, you are familiar with the nightmare that was created when you had three Hockey East teams in the No. 1 seed and UMass, the host in the Springfield, Mass., regional, sitting as a four seed. What it created was either the conundrum to move North Dakota from the Sioux … Read more

Hockey Commissioners Association announces 10 semifinalists for 2024 Mike Richter Award as college hockey’s top men’s goaltender

The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the semifinalists for this year’s Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. Ten goaltenders from a watch list of 30 were singled out by a panel of voters from across the hockey community. Seven of the goalies come from … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Miami getting rejuvenated mentally, physically with Denver next weekend, end of regular season approaching

It’s not uncommon for teams to hit a bye week at inopportune times, having been firing on all cylinders and perhaps viewing an extended break between games as a momentum-stopper. Miami is now in its last bye week of the season, with six games remaining. The RedHawks have dropped eight straight and are all but … Read more

Michigan Tech netminder Pietila tabbed CCHA student-athlete of the year for 2023-24 college hockey season

Michigan Tech’s Blake Pietila has been named the CCHA student-athlete of the year for the 2023-24 season. He was recently named a CCHA scholar-athlete and has been on the conference all-academic team for the last four years. Given annually, the award is presented to one CCHA student-athlete who performed consistently as a regular member of … Read more