This Week in Hockey East: Hockey is in outgoing New Hampshire athletic director Scarano’s blood, says ‘UNH is hockey royalty’

While Marty Scarano treated all sports under his watch equally in his more than two decades as athletic director at New Hampshire, there’s no question that hockey holds a special place in his heart. In fact, it was hockey that brought Scarano to New Hampshire at the turn of the millennium. Then the AD at … Read more

TMQ: Taking a look at what to hope for, expect with college hockey playoffs starting this upcoming weekend

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, everyone, we finally made it, and we’re here. March. The glorious month when the games start counting for real, and the postseason starts. No better way to ring it … Read more

Monday 10: Sweeps aplenty, BU, BC split Battle of Comm Ave, Cornell blanks Quinnipiac, UNH honors Scarano, Minnesota clinches Big Ten

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Irish sweep Michigan Notre Dame wrapped up the regular season with a bang over the weekend, taking a pair from second-ranked Michigan by scores of 4-1 and 2-1 at home. The Irish clinched the No. 3 … Read more

Hockey East suspends Maine’s Villeneuve-Houle one game for head contact penalty Feb. 25 at Providence

Hockey East announced Saturday that Maine sophomore forward Donavan Villeneuve-Houle has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 3:22 of the first period on Friday, February 25 at Providence. On the play, Villeneuve-Houle was assessed a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct. Villeneuve-Houle will miss the game … Read more

Due to weather, Maine-BC women’s Hockey East quarterfinal game moved to 7 p.m., Feb. 25; BU-BC men’s game changed to 4 p.m., Feb. 27

Hockey East announced Friday the following schedule update: Due to inclement weather, the Hockey East women’s tournament quarterfinal, Maine at Boston College, scheduled for Friday, February 25, will now begin at 7 p.m. The game will air on NESN. As a result, the Boston University at Boston College men’s game, originally scheduled for the same … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Conference standings still in state of flux with last regular-season weekend on tap

With one weekend left in the regular season in Atlantic Hockey, it’s down to the wire with eight of the 10 playoffs spots still to be determined. The top six teams in the standings will get a first-round bye. The top four will host quarterfinal series beginning March 11. Seeds seven through 10 will pair … Read more

Bracketology: The first set of predictions on which college hockey teams crack the field of 16 for the 2022 NCAA tournament

It’s finally that time of year where everyone is wondering what teams will make the NCAA men’s Division I ice hockey tournament and, more so, where their favorite teams will likely be playing. Thus, we’ll dust off the old column called Bracketology. Each week until selection Sunday, Jayson Moy and I try to give you … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Power play proving to be strong point for Merrimack entering season’s stretch run

There’s a famous scene in the 1986 movie “Hoosiers” where a small-town basketball team enters Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and is immediately awestruck. The coach, played by Gene Hackman, uses a tape measure to assure his players that despite the high ceilings and the large number of seats, the court dimensions are the same as … Read more

Slate of 11 semifinalists announced for 2022 Mike Richter Award as college hockey’s top goaltender

After leading resurgent Maine squad during ’19-20 season, Swayman wins Mike Richter Award as nation’s top goalie

The Hockey Commissioners Association announced today the semifinalists for this year’s Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. Eleven goaltenders from a “watch list” of 35 were singled out by a panel of voters from across the hockey community. Five semifinalists are U.S. natives, with … Read more

Minnesota State picks up 38 first-place votes, remains No. 1 team in latest DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

With 38 first-place votes this week, Minnesota State is again the top-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Michigan (10 first-place votes) and Denver (two first-place votes) remain the No. 2- and No. 3-ranked teams, respectively. Minnesota is up one to No. 4, followed by Quinnipiac down one to No. 5, Western Michigan … Read more

Monday 10: Minnesota State keeps winning, Harvard takes Ivy title, North Dakota sweeps Minnesota Duluth, Quinnipiac records another shutout

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Minnesota State goes five hole Five is a lucky number for the Mavericks. Minnesota State scored five goals for the third straight game on Saturday to clinch its fifth straight MacNaughton Cup as regular season champions. … Read more

Atlantic Hockey suspends Bentley’s Pitera one game for boarding penalty Feb. 18 against Air Force

Atlantic Hockey announced Saturday a one-game suspension for Bentley forward Dylan Pitera, effective for the Falcons’ next game. The suspension is a result of Pitera’s major penalty for boarding and game misconduct, which occurred at the 17:41 mark of the third period in Bentley’s home game on Friday, Feb. 18 against Air Force. Upon review, … Read more

Top-ranked Minnesota State downs Bemidji State; No. 2 Michigan beats No. 11 Ohio State; third-ranked Denver tops No. 6 Western Michigan; No. 9 North Dakota edges No. 7 Minnesota Duluth

Reggie Lutz had a goal and an assist and became the school’s career games played leader as top-ranked Minnesota State downed Bemidji State 5-1 Friday in Mankato, Minn. With 164 games played, Lutz surpasses Bryce Gervais, who had 163 games played as a Maverick from 2012 to 2016. Another current Minnesota State senior, defenseman Jack … Read more