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UMass Lowell-Providence hockey game set for Nov. 28 postponed due to positive COVID result with UML program

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UMass Lowell has postponed its hockey season opener against Providence, originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, after learning that a member of the program tested positive for COVID-19 during routine surveillance testing on Friday. The university has temporarily paused all team activities, and immediately initiated its isolation and quarantine protocols. Surveillance testing will continue for … Read more

Hockey East 2020-21 Season Preview: ‘Still a great uncertainty’ as conference struggles to get to starting line

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Nothing about this year’s Hockey East season will feel normal, so neither then will be this year’s season preview. Yes, all 11 men’s team, as of the date of publication, are still planning on playing their seasons. At publication time, six teams were already supposed to have begun their seasons. Yet, only two have. COVID-19 … Read more

Yale captain Kemp forgoes senior season, signs NHL contract with Edmonton

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The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with Yale defenseman Philip Kemp on a three-year, entry-level contract through the 2022-23 season. Kemp, who had been named Yale’s captain, gives up his senior season with the Bulldogs. The Greenwich, Conn., native appeared in 32 games with Yale during the 2019-20 season, recording 11 points (three goals, … Read more

COVID cancels Lake Superior State-Ferris State series; Lakers will now play home-and-home with Adrian this weekend

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Ferris State and Lake Superior State announced Wednesday that their upcoming home-and-home nonconference series scheduled for Nov. 27 and Nov. 29 has been cancelled. The cancellation is due to confirmed positive test results within the Ferris State men’s hockey program. The Bulldogs’ testing regimen has followed both state of Michigan guidelines and WCHA return to … Read more

Hockey East announces postponements for Nov. 27-29 men’s, women’s hockey games

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Hockey East announced schedule updates Wednesday afternoon. The women’s series between Holy Cross and New Hampshire scheduled for November 27-28 will no longer be played. Holy Cross and New Hampshire remain scheduled to play February 19-20. Following earlier announcements from Northeastern and Maine, rescheduled games for all postponed contests involving those schools’ men’s and women’s … Read more

Positive COVID results at Maine mean men’s, women’s hockey paused until at least Dec. 8

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Maine athletics are paused until at least Dec, 8 due to positive COVID-19 tests among varsity athletes. University president Joan Ferrini-Mundy, in consultation with the University of Maine system and other campus leaders, announced the decision Tuesday. This decision will most immediately impact students participating in the men’s and women’s basketball, and the men’s and … Read more

RIT-Niagara men’s hockey games Nov. 27-28 postponed due to COVID-19 protocol

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The Rochester Institute of Technology men’s hockey games against Niagara scheduled for this Friday and Saturday (Nov. 27-28) have been postponed. The Tigers were originally scheduled to host the Purple Eagles in their season-opener on Friday before playing Saturday on the road, but both games were put on hold due to COVID-19 protocol. The games … Read more

Northeastern pauses winter sports, including men’s, women’s hockey, through Dec. 18 due to COVID

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Due to a small cluster of recent COVID-19 cases that led to quarantining athletes on five varsity teams, Northeastern has canceled games and practices for all winter sports through Dec. 18. Northeastern athletic director Jeff Konya said he is hopeful that the winter teams will resume practices in early December and launch abbreviated seasons after … Read more

Minnesota State-Bemidji State men’s hockey games Nov. 27-28 postponed due to COVID-19 positives with Minnesota State

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Minnesota State announced Tuesday it has paused all men’s hockey team activities due to positive COVID-19 test results within the program. The positive results were detected during COVID-19 testing of the team, which is being conducted three times per week in accordance with state guidelines and WCHA return to competition protocols. As a result of … Read more

Trio of North Dakota players lead way in 2020 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team

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The NCHC on Tuesday unveiled its 2020 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team as selected by media. North Dakota makes up half of the six-man squad, while Minnesota Duluth has two representatives and Denver one. 2020 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team F: Jordan Kawaguchi, Sr., North Dakota – 27 votes F: Noah Cates, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 21 … Read more

COVID forces NEHC to cancel men’s, women’s regular season, 2021 postseason tournament

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The directors of the NEHC have come to the difficult decision to cancel the league’s regular-season schedule and 2021 NEHC championship tournament – for both the men and women – due to the coronavirus pandemic. The conference had previously announced the postponement of the 2020 portion of this season’s schedule in July. Member institutions – … Read more

With 30 first-place votes, North Dakota still top team in USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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With 30 first-place votes, North Dakota is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Boston College earned three first-place nods and sits second this week, followed by Minnesota Duluth. Fourth-ranked Michigan picked up six first-place votes, while Denver is fifth and Minnesota State sixth, with the Mavericks garnering the other … Read more

College Hockey America announces first-half schedule, which will include at least four league games

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College Hockey America announced Monday that the six members will complete a first-half schedule of at least four league games, to be completed over the next three weekends. Following RIT’s announcement that the Tigers were reinstating their hockey programs, the league and its members pulled together to build a first-half schedule that included all six … Read more

St. Lawrence men’s hockey postpones season opener against Clarkson, three other games vs. Golden Knights

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The St. Lawrence men’s hockey season opener with Clarkson, originally scheduled for December 5, has been postponed. The Saints’ games against Clarkson scheduled for December 12, 16 and 19, have also been postponed. It is uncertain if the games will be made up at this time. The evolving COVID-19 situation on campus and locally may … Read more