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. Ed: I think you and I both agree, Jim, that we’re headed into the best weekend of the college hockey season, the six conference championships. It’s also been an interesting path … Read more
Notre Dame junior forward Ryder Rolston has signed an entry-level contract with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and will forego his senior season with the Fighting Irish. The Traverse City, Mich., native will report to the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate, the Rockford Ice Hogs, this week. “To Notre Dame, dating back to the first time that I … Read more
With 38 first-place votes, Minnesota is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac stays at No. 2, collecting the other 12 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Denver, Michigan, Boston University and Harvard stay 3-6, respectively, while St. Cloud State is up one to No. 7, Ohio State is … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has announced its 2022-23 all-Atlantic Hockey teams and all-rookie team. Regular season champion RIT, runner-up AIC, and Army West Point led all teams in selections with four players each. First Team Carter Wilkie, F, So., RIT Neil Shea, F, Sr., Sacred Heart Blake Bennett, F, Sr., AIC Gianfranco Cassaro, D, Sr., RIT Aiden … Read more
The CCHA has announced the 2022-23 all-rookie team with six players from four different programs recognized. Forwards Kyle Kukkonen (Michigan Tech), Joey Larson (Northern Michigan) and Lleyton Roed (Bemidji State) were joined by defensemen Dalton Norris (Bowling Green) and Josh Zinger (Northern Michigan), as well as goaltender Beni Halasz (Northern Michigan). All year-end awards were … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. ‘Cats top ‘Dogs Northern Michigan’s recent record against Upper Peninsula archrivals Michigan Tech has not been great – especially in the playoffs. Since conference realignment, Tech is 3-0 against the Wildcats in both of their postseason … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 6 fared in games over the weekend of March 10-12. No. 1 Minnesota (26-8-1) 03/11/2023 – No. 18 Michigan State 1 at No. 1 Minnesota 5 (Big Ten semifinal) No. 2 Quinnipiac (30-3-3) 03/10/2023 – Yale … Read more
Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, and NCHC are all playing best-of-three series this weekend, while the Big Ten, CCHA, and Hockey East all are playing single-elimination games. The conferences with best-of-three series started Friday night. SCOREBOARD | STANDINGS | USCHO.COM POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY Both series will head to deciding Game 3s on Sunday after No. 20 RIT edged Holy Cross … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Saturday a one-game suspension for Niagara defenseman Noah Carlin, effective for the Purple Eagles’ next game. The suspension is a result of Carlin’s major penalty and game misconduct for kneeing, which occurred at the 6:46 mark of the third period in Niagara’s Atlantic Hockey semifinal game on March 10 at Canisius. Upon … Read more
Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, and NCHC are all playing best-of-three series this weekend, while the Big Ten, CCHA, and Hockey East all are playing single-elimination games. The conferences with best-of-three series started Friday night. SCOREBOARD | STANDINGS | USCHO.COM POLL | PAIRWISE Atlantic Hockey In Atlantic Hockey, Niagara edged Canisius 2-1 and Holy Cross beat … Read more
The playoffs are officially in full swing with all six leagues in action this weekend. But formats are different from league to league this weekend. Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, and NCHC are all playing best-of-three series this weekend, while the Big Ten, CCHA, and Hockey East all are playing single-elimination games. If you read last … Read more
Hockey East has announced its 2022-23 men’s all-star teams as voted by the league’s 11 head coaches. The first team is highlighted by two unanimous selections in Northeastern junior goaltender Devon Levi and Boston University freshman defenseman Lane Hutson. Joining the pair are defenseman Domenick Fensore (Boston University) and forwards Matt Brown (Boston University), Alex … Read more
It was only three weeks ago that the Boston University men’s hockey team was mired in the throes of a four-game losing streak, its longest of the season. The streak, in which the Terriers were outscored 15-7, put BU’s national standing and chances of securing the Hockey East regular-season title in peril. At the time, … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the final three candidates for this year’s Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. A watch list of 41 was reduced to nine semifinalists and now, with playoffs underway, the final three have been chosen in Northeastern junior Devon … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the men’s monthly award honorees for February. Player of the month is Canisius senior forward Keaton Mastrodonato, while rookie of the month is Minnesota freshman forward Logan Cooley and goaltender of the month is Quinnipiac sophomore Yaniv Perets. Canisius went 7-3 in February and Mastrodonato was a big part … Read more
The opening weekend of the Big Ten playoffs did not disappoint. Two series went to three games, one road team won, and the series that took two games to complete almost needed three. Michigan, the second seed in the tournament, came from behind Friday and Saturday to sweep Wisconsin, 6-5 and 7-4. The Friday game … Read more
After unveiling its all-rookie team on Tuesday, the NCHC announced its two all-conference teams on Wednesday, with four different teams represented on the first team, including a trio of Denver players. Voting was conducted by the eight head coaches at each institution and eight media members, one covering each member school. Coaches and media voted … Read more
Most of the national chatter surrounding ECAC Hockey this season has centered around Quinnipiac and Harvard, and for good reason. Both have spent plenty of time at or near the top of both the ECAC standings and the USCHO.com men’s D-I poll and are two of the favorites heading into the quarterfinals of the conference … Read more
Editor’s note: This was written prior to Wednesday’s Hockey East first-round playoff games and thus could be altered if individual teams move in the RPI/PWR after those three contests. We can tell you one thing from last week’s Bracketology — people did not like Minnesota and St. Cloud State playing in the same region. We … Read more
As tight as the CCHA standings were this season, it is perhaps surprising that there was only one upset in the first round of the Mason Cup quarterfinals. And, even more shocking to this reporter, is that none of the four series needed to go to a decisive third game. You have Ferris State to … Read more