Now that the Frozen Faceoff has ended, it seems fitting to look back on the NCHC season.
It’s likely that three teams from the conference may make the NCAA tournament, possibly four, but with so much up in the air with selection, it’s also possible only two teams, North Dakota and St. Cloud State, will be chosen.
Another sign of how much things have changed, as if one was needed, was evident in Sunday’s conversation with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren.
When Warren took over at the helm of the conference in January 2020, a college hockey reporter opening an interview with a line of questions about an infectious disease wouldn’t have been normal.
Such is life for the Big Ten, and sports in general, these days.
New Hampshire junior forward Angus Crookshank has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, giving up his senior season with the Wildcats.
One Hockey East tournament semifinal Wednesday night could be compared to a roller coaster of epic proportions.
The other one was simply 60 minutes of hockey.
Shortly after dropping his son off for hockey practice, Lake Superior State coach Damon Whitten looks out from his office window at the Taffy Abel Arena.
A collection of banners stares back at him. This is his office view every day, a reminder of the proud tradition of Lakers hockey that includes an era that stretches from 1987-96. They made the NCAA tournament eight straight times during that run, winning three national titles and finishing runner-up once.
Since the 1995-96 season, the Lakers have topped the 20-win plateau just twice, most recently in 2018-19.
It is something that weighs on Whitten, especially given the position of the banners in respect to his office.
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced Wednesday the top 10 candidates for the 2021 award honoring college hockey’s top player.
For the most part, the four ECAC Hockey teams playing this year made it through the season unscathed.
But news that Clarkson was cancelling its season last week after some team members violated the school’s COVID-19 policies brought back flashbacks to last March, when teams started to drop out of the league tournament before the entire hockey season was eventually canceled.
However, that wasn’t the case this season, as the three remaining teams are set to compete in the abbreviated ECAC Hockey playoffs starting Thursday.
When Providence and Massachusetts square off this evening for a spot in the Hockey East title game, there will be two players on opposite sides who have evolved significantly this season to become offensive leaders of the respective clubs.
UMass’ Bobby Trivigno and Providence’s Tyce Thomspon each lead their respective clubs in scoring, but both played have evolved throughout this season to each be playing their best hockey down the stretch.
The Big Ten announced Tuesday the All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners as selected by the conference’s coaches and a media panel.
Colorado College sophomore forward Josiah Slavin has agreed to terms on a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and will forego his final two seasons of collegiate eligibility.
Hockey East announced Tuesday that Boston College sophomore goaltender Spencer Knight has been awarded the honor of 2020-21 Hockey East player of the year.
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.
Four conference semifinal games dotted the college hockey schedule Monday – two in the NCHC and two in the Big Ten.
And three of the four went to overtime.
The NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets announced Sunday that they have signed Clarkson junior captain Josh Dunne to a two-year, entry-level contract.
With 24 first-place votes this week, Boston College remains No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll.
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 8 fared in games over the week of March 8-14.
Nine conference quarterfinal games were played Sunday, with some teams eliminated from the 2020-21 season and some advancing to play another day.
When the NCHA tournament championship is played next weekend, it will have a different look than what the league has become accustomed to in recent years. Since 2013, either Adrian or St. Norbert has won the title. But that will change this coming week as the Milwaukee School of Engineering and Marian will play for … Read more
In a year filled with more than its fair share of challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin-Superior rose above them to savor a thrilling a moment. Facing off against one of the premier programs in the country in Wisconsin-Stevens Point, on the road no less, the Yellowjackets rallied for a 3-2 win over the … Read more