Monday 10: Minnesota loses first game, OT games galore, COVID cancels more college hockey
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Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Jan. 4-10
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 4 fared in games over the week of Jan. 4-10.
Friday roundup: A night of OT victories includes UNH upset of No. 2 BC and Bemidji St. upending No. 7 Bowling Green
New Hampshire goaltender Mike Robinson made one of his 35 saves as the Wildcats upset #2 Boston College, 4-3 in overtime, on the road on Friday (photo: John Quackenbos/Boston College)
Red Wings prospect Adams leaves Union, joins Providence for rest of 2020-21 hockey season
The Providence men’s team has added forward Jack Adams to its roster and he’ll be eligible to play in this weekend’s upcoming series against Boston University.
Ready to open 2020-21 season, Boston University adds Campolieto from Union, Jarman from NAHL’s Black Bears
The Boston University men’s team has added defensemen Joseph Campolieto and Thomas Jarman to the 2020-21 roster.
Both are eligible to play immediately.
RIT-Canisius home-and-home series scheduled for Jan. 8, Jan. 10 postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests at Canisius
The Rochester Institute of Technology men’s games versus Canisius scheduled for Friday, Jan. 8 at home and Sunday, Jan. 10 on the road have been postponed.
Canisius pauses all hockey activities due to positive COVID-19 test among Tier 1 personnel
Canisius has paused all hockey team activities following a positive coronavirus test result among the program’s Tier 1 personnel.
UMass Lowell pauses hockey activities; Hockey East announces revised men’s, women’s hockey schedules for Jan. 8-13
Hockey East announced Friday the updated schedule for men’s and women’s games being played January 8-13.
This Week in NCHC Hockey: Miami earns first conference road sweep in five years as RedHawks ‘trying to learn how to win’
Ever since Miami’s last NCAA tournament appearance in the NCHC’s second season, the RedHawks have struggled to have success.
Since the 2014-15 season, when Miami finished second in the regular season and then won the NCHC Frozen Faceoff, Miami has yet to post a winning record, and in the last four seasons Miami has finished seventh twice and eighth twice in the eight-team league.
Michigan Tech-Minnesota State series scheduled for Jan. 8-9 postponed due to COVID-19 results at MTU
The WCHA announced Thursday that the Jan. 8-9 WCHA series between Michigan Tech and Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn., has been postponed due to recent COVID-19 testing results within the Michigan Tech hockey program.
Fundraising group announces new initiatives to help save Alaska Anchorage hockey
Two new fundraisers are available for hockey fans to help save Alaska Anchorage hockey.
Alaska names Keiper interim athletic director, will succeed vice chancellor Champagne in role
University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Dan White has appointed UAF School of Management faculty member Peggy Keiper to serve as interim athletic director for the Nanooks.
This Week in WCHA Hockey: Calder’s ‘big impact’ continuing to help Lake Superior State stay effective
By this point last season, Lake Superior State was coming off a split with Alaska Anchorage that included its seventh win of the season in their 26th game of the season.
However, that win was part of a second-half turnaround of their fortunes that saw them win seven more times, including a win to force a third and deciding game in the WCHA quarterfinals.
A big reason for that turnaround, then-sophomore Ashton Calder scored a goal and added an assist in the 5-3 win over the Seawolves. The 6-foot-1 forward added seven more goals over the Lakers’ run, helping propel them into the playoffs and force that third and deciding game.
This Week in Hockey East: Heavy conference representation at World Juniors, with U.S. coming away with gold
Tuesday night was a night for the ages in the United States as the U.S. Under-20 team upset its rival to the north, Canada, for World Junior gold.
Certainly there was impact from Hockey East in the game as Northeastern’s Devon Levi entered riding an historic streak in goal for Team Canada and former Boston University forward Trevor Zegras skated through the tournament at a wild clip, eventually finishing with a point total that matched the largest ever for a U.S. player.
But there was one team that was loaded with great storylines on both sides of the puck: Boston College.
Hockey East announces UConn-Northeastern men’s series, Boston University-Providence women’s series set for Jan. 7-9 off due to COVID-19
Hockey East announced Wednesday schedule updates for men’s and women’s teams for games Jan. 7-12.
This Week in ECAC Hockey: With three solid goaltenders this season, Colgate ‘really excited about where we are’
Finding a good goalie can be a challenge for many hockey teams, but it shouldn’t be difficult for Colgate this season.
Positive COVID-19 tests at Denver postpone this weekend’s Gold Pan games between Pioneers, Colorado College
Due to a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Denver hockey program, the Denver and Colorado College home-and-home series scheduled for this weekend, Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, has been postponed.
Canisius-RIT men’s hockey game scheduled for Jan. 6 postponed due to COVID-19 protocols involving Canisius
Officials from Canisius, RIT and Atlantic Hockey announced Wednesday that tonight’s hockey game between the Golden Griffins and the Tigers has been postponed due to COVID-19 related protocols and contact tracing among Tier 1 members of the Canisius hockey program.
This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Canisius navigating new season, new-look schedule with focus on new strategy
The frenetic pace in college hockey is, in some ways, building one of the strangest and most enthralling years for fans, analysts and observers.
The chaotic nature and arbitrary scheduling drop pucks virtually every night, and those willing to embrace the unknown are losing themselves in moments that likely won’t happen ever again. The lack of structure is creating new narratives, and the discussion is as interesting as anything in any sport.
Canisius was one of those teams taking part in the chaos.
This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Top-ranked Minnesota keeps winning, ‘very passionate about playing each game’
It’s the new year and the second half of the schedule is underway, but No. 1 Minnesota is continuing the same streak it started in November.