This Week in NCHC Hockey: St. Cloud State rested, looking to avenge previous losses this weekend against Western Michigan

When you play in a league as competitively brutal as the NCHC, a rest weekend during the season can be a godsend.

St. Cloud State was off last weekend, coming off a sweep of Miami that had restored some of their swagger, swagger that had been tarnished when the Huskies were swept in Western Michigan three weeks ago.

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Notre Dame point producer Steeves ‘really trying to be a reliable scorer’ for Fighting Irish

Notre Dame recently learned that it will be skating on home ice for the Big Ten tournament at the end of the season.

Now, the Fighting Irish have 10 games to put themselves in the best possible position for said tournament, starting with this weekend on the road against Ohio State.

This Week in Hockey East: Elite Lindberg-Murray goaltending combo paying dividends for Massachusetts

Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel comes across to the average person as somewhat soft spoken, very transparent, and most certainly mild mannered.

And whether he is being somewhat sarcastic, when he tells you that he is sick of people asking about which goaltender is going to start his next game, there’s probably a small amount of truth.