Hockey East ditches season schedules, will instead plan rest of 2020-21 men’s, women’s seasons on weekly basis

In a decision aimed at allowing the maximum amount of games to be scheduled for each member school, Hockey East announced Tuesday that previously released composite schedules for both the men’s and women’s teams will be set aside and the remainder of the 2020-21 season will continue to be scheduled on a weekly basis.

Due to NCHC COVID-19 protocols, Western Michigan-Minnesota Duluth series delayed one day to Jan. 23-24

Due to COVID-19 contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Minnesota Duluth hockey program, the Western Michigan at Minnesota Duluth series scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23, has been delayed one day and will now take place Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 23-24 at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth.

Saturday roundup: Sweep completed as Notre Dame defeats No. 1 Minnesota, 2-1; No. 3 BC survives, 2-1, against Merrimack; WMU sweeps No. 4 St. Cloud State

A cutout of coach Gordon Bombay seems to approve as Notre Dame took it to No. 1 Minnesota for the second straight night, sweeping the Gophers in a road series, winning Saturday, 2-1. The Fighting Irish are now 3-1-0 since the start of 2021 (Photo: Jim Rosvold)

This Week in Hockey East: Inconsistent schedule ‘can be weird at times,’ freshman players ‘ready for anything’

This hockey season is likely the weirdest time ever for a freshman to begin their collegiate hockey career.

With tons of regulations, inconsistency on the schedule, and some teams having 10 more games than others, it’s a lot to sort through. For anyone entirely new to college hockey, they have the luxury of not knowing how normal things felt in the before times to compare to.