Monday 10: Ringing in the new year, college hockey style, as 2021 gets off to roaring start
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Rankings roundup: How the top 20 NCAA hockey teams fared, Dec. 28-Jan. 3
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 28 fared in games over the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3.
WCHA adds Minnesota-St. Cloud State hockey game Jan. 7 to women’s conference schedule
The WCHA women’s conference announced Sunday that Minnesota and St. Cloud State will meet in a WCHA league game on Thursday, Jan. 7.
Farinacci scores twice as U.S. defeats Slovakia 5-2, off to World Junior semifinals; Behind Levi, Canada also advances
The U.S. National Junior Team, behind two goals from John Farinacci (Harvard), earned a 5-2 victory over Slovakia Saturday night in Edmonton in quarterfinal play of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship.
With the win, the U.S. advances to the tournament semifinals where it will face Finland on Monday at 9:30 p.m. EST.
GOTW: Noah Cates overtime goal gives No. 4 Minnesota Duluth thrilling NCHC victory over No. 6 St. Cloud State
Minnesota Duluth goaltender Ryan Fanti made 19 saves but needed a goal from Noah Cates to earn a 4-3 OT victory over No. 6 St. Cloud State on Saturday (photo: Tom Nelson/St. Cloud State Athletics)
No. 9 UMass rallies late to take down No. 13 Northeastern 4-3 in heavyweight battle
Two late goals by UMass combined with a strong special teams game gave the ninth-ranked Minutemen a 4-3 road win over No. 13 Northeastern (photo: Jim Pierce/NU Athletics)
Merrimack adds former Alaska forward Newton for second half of 2020-21 hockey season
Merrimack has added senior forward Max Newton as a transfer from Alaska, with Newton being eligible to play immediately for the Warriors.
United States blanks Sweden 4-0 behind Knight’s 27 saves, Zegras’ three points, draws Slovakia in World Junior quarterfinals
Behind a 27-save performance Thursday night from Spencer Knight (Boston College) and a goal and two assists from Trevor Zegras (Boston University), the U.S. National Junior Team earned its third straight shutout with a 4-0 victory over Sweden in its final preliminary round game of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton to earn first place in Group B.
Minnesota Duluth-Minnesota women’s hockey series scheduled Jan. 4-5 postponed due to UMD short on players
The WCHA women’s series between Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota scheduled for Jan. 4-5 in Minneapolis has been postponed.
Due to positive COVID test, Holy Cross men’s hockey team pauses activities, postpones AIC, Army games
Due to a positive case of COVID-19 within the Tier 1 group, the Holy Cross men’s hockey team will pause all activities until further notice.
Positive COVID test at Bentley causes postponement of Bentley-Long Island home-and-home series Jan. 2-3
Due to a positive COVID-19 test in the Bentley hockey program, this weekend’s games between the Falcons and Long Island have been postponed.
Team USA blanks Czech Republic 7-0, advances to quarterfinals of 2021 World Junior Championship
Trevor Zegras (Boston University) had two goals and three assists, Bobby Brink (Denver) scored twice, and Spencer Knight (Boston College) made 22 saves to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 7-0 victory over the Czech Republic in Edmonton Tuesday afternoon in the third game of preliminary round play at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship.
TMQ: Discussing NCHC commish Fenton’s comments on NCAA hockey tournament seeds based on past showings
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.
Usually, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a down time for TMQ, but in this most unusual hockey season, we perhaps should have anticipated that something would surface to merit comment this week, which is exactly what happened in the form of NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton’s unconventional ideas about how to choose the 2021 tournament field.
Omaha-North Dakota series set for Dec. 31-Jan. 1 rescheduled for Jan. 29-30 in Omaha
Due to a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Omaha hockey program, the North Dakota at Omaha series scheduled for this weekend, Thursday, Dec. 31 and Friday, Jan. 1, at Baxter Arena has been postponed.
Western Michigan adds three freshman hockey players at semester break, all eligible to play immediately
Western Michigan announced Tuesday the immediate additions of goalie Ross Hawryluk and forwards Matteo Pecchia and Tim Washe to the 2020-21 roster.
All three are freshmen and are eligible to play during this weekend’s series against Miami.
Princeton promotes Davis to assistant coach, 2017 grad ‘will be a tremendous resource for our team,’ says Fogarty
Princeton alum Tommy Davis has been promoted to the role of full-time assistant coach at his alma mater.
Davis, who most recently served as a volunteer assistant, has also spent time as director of hockey operations with the Tigers.
Hockey East announces schedule changes for men’s, women’s games scheduled for Dec. 30-Jan. 4
Hockey East announced Tuesday schedule updates for conference men’s and women’s teams for the upcoming weekend.
Providence freshman Poisson suspended one game by Hockey East for head contact penalty against UConn
Hockey East announced Tuesday that Providence freshman forward Nick Poisson has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 17:17 of the third period on Monday, December 28 at UConn.
New Hobey Baker college hockey book is must-have, thorough, detailed recap of first 40 award winners
Brian Shaughnessy said he had always been intrigued by the Hobey Baker Award.
So much, in fact, that the Massachusetts native recently penned a book, Hobey Baker Memorial Award: The First 40, featuring the award’s first 40 winners, starting with Minnesota’s Neal Broten in 1981 and ending with Minnesota Duluth’s Scott Perunovich in 2020.
NCHC announces second-half three-game series bumped to two-game series due to health and safety reasons
Following the successful completion of pod play in Omaha, Neb., the NCHC has announced changes to its upcoming schedule for the second portion of the 2020-21 season.