Men’s D-I in general
Their teams don’t compete at the same level of college hockey, but with regards to scheduling games, there’s a lot to the shaded area of the Venn diagram for Alaska Anchorage coach Matt Shasby and UNLV’s Anthony Vignieri-Greener. Shasby, an Anchorage native and former UAA player, was introduced in Oct. 2021 as the Seawolves’ seventh … 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. Dan: It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been able to jump back into this space with anyone, but I’m glad that I picked this week for my return. Why, … Read more
With 29 first-place votes, Denver remains the top-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac is again No. 2, picking up 12 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Minnesota is up one to No. 3, getting six first-place votes, while St. Cloud State falls one to No. 4 with three first-place votes. Penn … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Minnesota makes a statement that it’s the team to beat in the Big Ten Count me among those who thought upstart No. 13 Michigan State could grab a split from No. 4 Minnesota at home. The … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 28 fared in games over the weekend of Dec. 2-3. No. 1 Denver (12-4-0) 12/02/2022 – RV Arizona State 2 at No. 1 Denver 3 12/03/2022 – RV Arizona State 2 at No. 1 Denver 5 … Read more
Harvard suffered its ECAC Hockey loss of the season in a 6-4 setback at Colgate Saturday night. Colgate got out to a quick start, scoring early on a long shot from the point through traffic that Matt Verboon deflected in at 1:34. Aku Koskenvuo (28 saves) was solid the rest of the period as Harvard … Read more
Michael John Addesa, Jr., known to most as the original “Coach Addesa,” passed away peacefully on Nov. 29, surrounded by his loving family. He was 77. Born in West Roxbury, Mass., to the late Michael John Addesa, Sr. and Irene Guidi Addesa, he attended Boston English High School and matriculated to the College of the … Read more
As this season has gone on and we’ve been able to watch the trends upon which sports books have set their lines, we’re certainly seeing a more cautious approach to line setting. Well, most of the time. This week, in two of the five games we’re looking at the lines have become almost lopsided towards … Read more
There comes a point in the life cycle of every college hockey program where something that was once considered a “milestone” stops being significant and simply becomes “routine.” This past weekend St. Thomas did two of those things – both of which head coach Rico Blasi would much prefer are soon just routine things his … Read more
One reason unranked Omaha pulled off last weekend’s biggest upset victory, on Friday at top-ranked Denver, is a junior Mavericks forward who’s now on a four-game goal streak. Matt Miller posted a point in eight of his first 11 games this season, and the United States National Team Development Program product scored twice in UNO’s … Read more
Mercyhurst wasn’t getting a lot of puck luck earlier in the season. Coach Rick Gotkin, in his 35th season behind the Lakers’ bench, felt that his squad was better than its 1-9-2 record indicated. “I think that our early record said as much about our opponents as it did about us,” he said. “We played … Read more
The ride from Brown University’s Meehan Auditorium to Providence College’s Schneider Arena isn’t a very long trip across Providence. It only takes two or three miles to head down College Hill, and the drive largely avoids the busy downtown area around Federal Hill and the Providence Place Mall. It stays on the periphery, and with … Read more
According to the latest line chart issued by the Boston University men’s hockey team, there are 12 players on the Terriers’ roster drafted by NHL teams. So it’s interesting that the team’s top scorer does not have the logo of a pro team printed underneath his No. 37. With eight points in his last six … 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. Ed: Last week, Paula, you and Jim ended this column highlighting teams that had turned standings upside down in their conferences. So I thought maybe it would be good to dive … Read more
Denver is again No. 1 in the latest DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 17 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Quinnipiac moves up two spots to No. 2 and picks up 14 first-place votes. St. Cloud State stays No. 3, getting 10 first-place votes, while Minnesota is down two to No. 4 with three … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Quinnipiac first in Friendship Four Fans in Belfast were treated to some exciting college hockey over the weekend in the sixth edition of the Friendship Four Tournament, played for the first time since 2019. Only one … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of November 21 fared in games played of Nov. 22-26. No. 1 Denver (10-4-0) 11/25/2022 – Omaha 3 at No. 1 Denver 0 11/26/2022 – Omaha 3 at No. 1 Denver 6 No. 2 Minnesota (11-5-0) 11/25/2022 – … Read more
Due to the flooding incurred at Bridgestone Arena today, the Music City Hockey Classic game between Northeastern and Western Michigan scheduled for this evening is being moved to Ford Ice Center Bellevue. The game will begin at 7:15 p.m. “If you purchased fully priced tickets for the game, we ask you to join us at … Read more
Former North Dakota goaltender and 2011 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Ed Belfour got a chance last week to strap on the pads and don the colors of one of his old teams. And not for the first time. In 2017, Belfour participated in a “One Last Shift” pregame ceremony with the Chicago Blackhawks, the … Read more
It’s been a strange couple of years for Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley. On May 26, 2021, with no warning, RMU’s president and board announced that effective immediately, it was canceling their men’s and women’s hockey programs. Coaches, players, alumni, and fans were in shock. But quickly, Schooley helped lead a massive effort to restore … Read more