Men’s D-I in general
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Second-ranked Michigan stays hot, sweeps No. 19 Penn State on road After splitting two series to end October, Michigan has now swept two to start November. The Wolverines downed Penn State 5-1 on Thursday and completed … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of November 8 fared in games over the weekend of Nov. 12-13. No. 1 St. Cloud State (9-4-0) 11/12/2021 – No. 11 Omaha 1 at No. 1 St. Cloud State 5 11/13/2021 – No. 11 Omaha 3 at … Read more
Home ice meant a lot for the five games we handicapped last weekend as all five home teams claimed victory. There weren’t many upsets with only UMass (+115) and Western Michigan (+135) only slight underdogs earning the victories, which translated to a $1966.67 cash out on a $100 bet (yours truly wishes I bet said … Read more
Despite a lot of new faces in the lineup, Rensselaer is picking up right where it left off at the end of the 2019-20 season. RPI has won four of its last five games heading into this weekend’s games at Colgate and Cornell. That stretch comes after the Engineers ended 2019-20 as one of the … Read more
A quirk in the Hockey East schedule will bring two teams to Lowell, Mass., this weekend, and with it, a chance for the 20th ranked UMass Lowell men’s hockey team to inch its way further up the USCHO.com poll. The River Hawks (4-1-2, 2-0-0 Hockey East) host No. 17 Northeastern (7-3-0, 4-2-0) visits the Tsongas … Read more
Losing isn’t usually the norm for a Bob Daniels-coached team. The Ferris State head coach has been behind the bench for 29 seasons. He’s guided his Bulldogs teams to three conference titles, four NCAA tournament appearances and one Frozen Four in that time frame. The usual expectation for the Bulldogs is to be competitive at … Read more
When discussing American International, his opponent last weekend, Rochester Institute of Technology coach Wayne Wilson referred to the Yellow Jackets as “battle tested.” AIC is just nine games into the 2021-22 campaign but has already squared off with No. 12 Providence, No. 9 Massachusetts (twice), No. 5 Quinnipiac (twice) as well as series against Army … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit. Each year, the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation receives many submissions from sports information directors and hockey coaches across men’s and women’s … Read more
Miami coach Chris Bergeron on Tuesday approached the dais at his weekly press conference appearing to have a point to make to his team. The good news for the RedHawks out of last weekend’s series at No. 9 Omaha was that Miami (2-5-1) earned a road split against a top-10 team. Still, Bergeron wasn’t exactly … Read more
There are numerous ways one can describe a hockey team. Jeff Jackson, though, would appreciate it if people stopped using one term to describe Notre Dame. “I really hate when people say we’re a defensive team,” Jackson said Monday night. “We’re a puck-possession team, in my opinion. We really focus on our ability to possess … 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: Alright, we are back, and for a switch this week, we’re going to start rotating our four national writers to give everyone some debate among our pairings. This week, I’m … Read more
St. Cloud State won both games last weekend on the road at Colorado College and remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 42 first-place votes. Michigan is up one spot to No. 2 and garnered three first-place votes this week, while Minnesota State earned two first-place nods but fell one … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday that Minnesota junior defenseman Matt Staudacher has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Wisconsin on November 6, 2021. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 2:03 mark of the … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. North Dakota sweeps rival Pioneers Eleventh-ranked Denver entered last weekend having won just two of the Pioneers’ last 17 games at long-time rival North Dakota’s Ralph Engelstad Arena. Make it two of 19, after UND swept … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of November 1 fared in games over the weekend of Nov. 5-6. No. 1 St. Cloud State (8-2-0) 11/05/2021 – No. 1 St. Cloud State 3 at Colorado College 2 11/06/2021 – No. 1 St. Cloud State 4 … Read more
We’re entering the fifth full weekend of men’s Division I play and second week with all teams, including the Ivies, active, and we’re seeing less and less upsets. Of last week’s five games we handicapped, the favorite won four. The only underdog to have success was UMass Lowell, which actually swept Boston University. Still a … Read more
By Joe Bertagna/Special to USCHO Joe Bertagna has spent the better part of the last half century in hockey as a player, coach, college administrator and commissioner. The final role in that list – that as commissioner – was a position he held for a significant period of time and one he recalls in his … Read more
USCHO Pick ‘Em is back! Each week, make your picks for 10 pre-selected Division I men’s college hockey games and compete against other fans for end-of-the-season prizes. Go to http://social.uscho.com to sign in and make your picks. Best of luck!
This weekend is the first time nearly a year and a half that all dozen ECAC Hockey teams will play a conference game on the same night. And right away, there’s already a marquee matchup on the schedule. Cornell and Harvard play Friday night in Cambridge, Mass., in the league opener for both teams. The … Read more
A stretch of seven consecutive games played on enemy ice would be a challenge for any team, but goalie Darion Hanson of the Connecticut men’s hockey team chooses to focus on the positive. Long bus rides together and hanging out in the hotel with teammates have been valuable bonding experiences for him and his teammates, … Read more