Michigan Tech adds former Rensselaer forward Ashbrook for second half of 2020-21 hockey season

Michigan Tech has added forward Tristan Ashbrook to the 2020-21 roster. Ashbrook, a Michigan Upper Peninsula native if Manistique, transfers to MTU from Rensselaer and is immediately eligible to play for the Huskies. Ashbrook played in all 34 games for RPI as a freshman during the 2019-20 season, collecting 13 points with nine goals and … Read more

United States rebounds with 11-0 rout over Austria in second game of 2021 World Junior Championship

Trevor Zegras (Boston University) had two goals and two assists and Matthew Boldy (Boston College) scored three goals as 16 different players recorded points in the U.S. National Junior Team’s 11-0 victory over Austria in Edmonton Saturday night in preliminary round play of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. The U.S. outshot Austria 73-10 as … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule updates for men’s, women’s games of Dec. 26-30

Hockey East announced Saturday schedule updates for conference men’s and women’s teams. New Hampshire’s men’s team is now scheduled to host Massachusetts for a single game on Wednesday, December 30 at 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross is now scheduled to host New Hampshire for a single women’s game on Wednesday, December 30. Hockey East Upcoming Schedule … Read more

York, Farinacci, Zegras all net goals, but United States loses first game of World Juniors, 5-3 to Russia

The U.S. National Junior Team dropped a 5-3 decision to Russia in its opening game of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton Friday night. Team USA captain Cam York (Michigan), John Farinacci (Harvard/USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks) and Trevor Zegras (Boston University alum) all scored a goal for Team USA, bringing the game to 4-3 … Read more

NCHA announces men’s, women’s hockey conferences to resume play with 2021 schedule due out early January

In an announcement Wednesday, NCHA membership has endorsed a plan for a resumption of competition during the 2021 winter season. “The NCHA is committed to doing its best to provide a quality student-athlete experience in a manner that is safe for student-athletes, coaches, administrators, campuses, and local communities,” reads a statement from the conference. A … Read more

Michigan’s York tabbed U.S. World Junior team captain, Wisconsin’s Caufield, Turcotte named alternates

Michigan sophomore defenseman Cam York has been named captain of the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team. “It says a lot about this leadership group being voted in by their teammates,” said Team USA coach Nate Leaman (Providence). “It’s a tremendous honor to be named captains and represent your country. This isn’t our team, this is … Read more

ECAC Hockey 2020-21 Season Preview: Conference quartet drops puck on new season New Year’s Eve

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

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Nebraska product, Western Michigan senior Frank takes in pod on native turf

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

This Week in Hockey East: With slow start in past, Providence improving as ‘players know the standard’

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

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Long Island making impact against AHA squads, gaining confidence by the day

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

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Reflecting on first part of ’20-21 season, expectations on second half

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

This Week in WCHA Hockey: Bowling Green ‘pretty lucky’ playing nine games as ‘our guys feel good’

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

Team USA downs Finland Tuesday night in lone World Junior pre-tournament game

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