Weekend picks: Jan. 5
The East West Showcase is just one of this weekend’s highlights. Nicole picks the games.
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Harvard’s Donato, Northeastern’s Primeau pick up monthly HCA awards
Harvard’s Ryan Donato and Northeastern’s Cayden Primeau have been selected as winners of the monthly Hockey Commissioners’ Association national awards.
Boston University changes start time of Jan. 13 game versus Providence to avoid NFL conflict
Boston University and Agganis Arena have announced that the game scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 13, against Providence will now take place at 5 p.m. EST.
Merrimack moves Jan. 13 game against UConn to Jan. 12 to accommodate Patriots fans
Merrimack has announced that the upcoming home game against Connecticut has been moved up one day.
This Week in Hockey East: From top to bottom, parity evident as second half kicks off
While everyone would love to simply run away with a season (see Notre Dame’s 10-0-0 record in the Big Ten), it’s more difficult to draw fans to the games if there isn’t at least a semblance of belief that one team can beat another team on any given night.
Denver adds NAHL forward Resseguie, who is eligible immediately
Denver has added forward Jared Resseguie from the NAHL’s Bismarck Bobcats.
Bellows, Woll stand tall as Team USA advances to World Junior semifinals after downing Russia Tuesday
Kieffer Bellows scored twice and Joseph Woll made 27 saves to lead the U.S. National Junior Team past Russia 4-2 Tuesday night in its quarterfinal game of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Weekend wrap: Jan. 3
The weekend saw light action, with Princeton surprising Boston University, while No. 2 Boston College and No. 8 Providence won.
Rankings roundup: How the top 20 fared, Dec. 15-31
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 11 fared over the Dec. 15-31 time frame.
Women’s U.S. Olympic squad packed full of current, former NCAA stars
USA Hockey on Monday announced the roster for the 2018 United States Olympic women’s hockey team and current and former NCAA players dot the roster.
Four current NCAA standouts named to 2018 U.S. Olympic team
A quartet of current NCAA stars have been named to the United States team that will compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics next month in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Harvard’s Fox scores late, lifts U.S. into World Junior quarterfinals with win over Finland Sunday night
Joey Anderson scored twice and Adam Fox tallied the game-winning goal with 1:37 remaining to lead the U.S. National Junior Team past Finland 5-4 Sunday night in its final preliminary round game of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Holiday Tournament Preview: Great Lakes Invitational
The Great Lakes Invitational field this year includes host Michigan Tech, Michigan, Michigan State and invitee Bowling Green. The event will be held for the first time at the brand-new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Alaska blueliner Weiss diagnosed with cancer, will miss remainder of ’17-18 season
Alaska junior defenseman Jack Weiss will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Team USA bests Canada in outdoor World Junior game in front of record 44,592 spectators
The U.S. National Junior Team overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat Canada 4-3 Friday night at the World Junior Championship, outdoors at New Era Field in Buffalo.
Unhappy holidays for some top teams Friday
Merrimack started the second half with a road upset of No. 2 Denver.
Slovakia scores late, edges Team USA in second game of 2018 World Junior Championship
The U.S. National Junior Team fell to Slovakia 3-2 Thursday night in its second preliminary round game of the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
Holiday Tournament Preview: Catamount Cup
After a one-year hiatus, Vermont will once again host the Catamount Cup, looking to turn around a disappointing performance in the first half of the season.
Holiday Tournament Preview: Ledyard Bank Classic
Dartmouth, Yale, New Hampshire and Minnesota Duluth make up the field for this season’s Ledyard Bank Classic tournament in Durham, N.H.