After the last game of the 2019-2020 ECAC Hockey season took two overtimes to decide, the start of this season took a little extra time to finalize as well. Yale beat Union 2-1 in double overtime on March in the deciding game of the opening round of the league playoffs. That ended up being the … Read more
The city of Ethen Frank’s birth and the metro area in which he spent much of his youth both have NCHC teams, but the Western Michigan senior forward plays for neither of them. More and more, Denver and Omaha’s loss has been the Broncos’ gain. Frank just finished a nearly month-long stay between Omaha, Neb., … Read more
The start of a COVID-delayed, delay-riddled season for Providence was far from ideal. The Friars lost their first two contests by a combined 12-0 against Spencer Knight’s Boston College, and it would have been easy to assume the Friars were in trouble, especially as head coach Nate Leaman headed to Edmonton to coach the U.S. … Read more
Obtaining the first benchmarks are of incredible importance for new teams. New coaches and players are able to obtain special occupancy by reaching the first of anything, and memorable moments can occur when there are no preceding files. The initial occurrences start tradition and inspire hope for something greater, and the souvenirs line trophy cases … Read more
USCHO.com Big Ten columnists Paula C. Weston and Drew Claussen discuss what transpired over the first “half” of the 2020-21 season, and also prognosticate what to expect once play resumes after the holidays. Drew: Well, Paula, it is finally time to say goodbye to the year that was 2020. My wife and I welcomed our … Read more
The NAHL’s Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks announced Tuesday that forward Cody Hoban has committed to Sacred Heart and will join the Pioneers for the second semester. “When I was offered the opportunity to attend SHU, it felt like the right fit for me,” Hoban said. “I’m extremely excited to be a part of their program … Read more
It would be hard to call any team’s experiences this college hockey season “normal.” But if one were to look at Bowling Green’s schedule in a typical year, it would perhaps be the one more than any other in the country that wouldn’t look too out of place. The Falcons, unlike virtually every other team … Read more
Cole Caufield (Wisconsin) scored twice and Trevor Zegras (Boston University alum) added two assists to lead the U.S. National Junior Team to a 3-2 victory over Finland Tuesday night in Edmonton in its first and only pre-tournament game ahead of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. Arthur Kaliyev (OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs) also scored for Team … Read more
The UCHC announced Tuesday its intent to resume conference play in men’s and women’s hockey with Feb. 19, 2021 as the revised tentative start date, provided that it is safe to conduct athletic activity at that time based on local, state and federal guidelines. The league continues to support the NCAA guidelines for the resocialization … Read more
Denver announced Tuesday that the team has added forward Jack Works for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Works had four goals in three games for the AJHL’s Okotoks Oilers earlier this season before government restrictions suspended play for the league. Last season, Works led the Oilers with 92 points (43 goals, 49 assists) in … 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. Jim: Paula, as we write this on Monday, the NCHC pod has successfully concluded. And it did so with marked success. There wasn’t a positive COVID case reported for anyone involved … Read more
Hockey East announced Tuesday schedule updates for men’s games set to be played later this month. UConn’s men’s team is now scheduled to host Providence for a single game on Monday, December 28 at 3 p.m. The men’s series between Massachusetts at UMass Lowell will not be played as scheduled on December 26-27. The men’s … Read more
With 35 of 40 first-place votes this week, Minnesota is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Second-ranked Boston College took home four first-place votes and No. 3 North Dakota, up one spot from last week, earned the other first-place vote. Minnesota Duluth is down one to No. 4 this … Read more
St. Norbert announced Monday that the school will not participate in the 2020-21 men’s and women’s hockey seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation of the hockey seasons follows the college’s overall decision to not play fall and winter sports as a whole during the current academic year. St. Norbert officially cancelled its … Read more
Connecticut freshman Jada Habisch’s first career hattrick headlined a weekend of stellar rookie performances.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 14 fared in games over the week of Dec. 14-20. No. 1 Minnesota (8-0-0) Did not play. No. 2 Boston College (5-1-0) Did not play. No. 3 Minnesota Duluth (5-2-2) 12/16/2020 – No. 17 Omaha 2 … Read more
Art Berglund, whose roles with USA Hockey as an administrator spanned parts of five decades, passed away Saturday morning at the age of 80. Berglund, who was part of the staff of more than 30 U.S. teams, including six Olympic squads and eight national junior teams, had a widespread impact on the U.S. international hockey … Read more
Northeastern’s Mike Kesselring celebrates with goaltender Connor Murphy after the Huskies goalie stopped Providence’s Zach Poisson to win a shootout, 1-0, and earn an extra Hockey East point (photo: Jim Peirce/NU Athletics)
Canisius announced Saturday that due to COVID-19 protocols, it has postponed two Atlantic Hockey conference road games that had been scheduled against Rochester Institute of Technology on Sunday, Dec. 20, and Niagara on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Niagara and RIT have moved a conference game originally slated to be played at Niagara’s Dwyer Arena on Feb. … Read more
Sophomore defenseman Jack Judson’s goal with 12 seconds left in the second period was the difference-maker as the Sun Devils knocked off No. 18 Ohio State to close the first half of the season (File photo/ASU Athletics)