This time of year brings many teams together for holiday tournaments as schools are on break and regular-season play is put aside until the first weekend in January. Six tournaments dot the schedule this week and we have capsule previews of each. Ledyard Bank Classic Location: Thompson Arena, Hanover, N.H. Host School: Dartmouth Dates: Dec. … Read more
Clayton Keller (Boston University) netted two goals and 10 other players registered a point as the U.S. National Junior Team defeated Latvia 6-1 in its opening game of the 2017 World Junior Championship Monday afternoon at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. [scg_html_wjc2017]The U.S. has now won its last 10 opening games of the World … Read more
Buffalo Sabres draft pick Brett Murray will join Penn State at the start of 2017. Murray will enroll a semester early at Penn State and join the Nittany Lions when they return from winter break. He played the first half of the 2016-17 season with the Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League. In … Read more
The year 2013 seems like such a long time ago for USA Hockey. It may only be four calendar years, but three years and three fruitless attempts to bring home the gold medal at the IIHF World Under-20 Championship, better known as the World Juniors, make 2013 seem like a distant memory. [scg_html_wjc2017] The team … Read more
Giles Threadgold, a World War II veteran and former Boston College player, passed away on Dec. 18 in Georgia. He was 92. Threadgold, a native of Auburndale, Mass., fought at the Battle of The Bulge and came home with a couple of Purple Hearts. After playing on the Boston College national championship team during the … Read more
Former Omaha goaltender Dan Ellis will be inducted into the Omaha Hockey Hall of Fame on Jan. 20 at Ralston Arena. Ellis retired last spring after playing 212 NHL games during nine seasons, which was preceded by three years at UNO (then in the CCHA) from 2000 to 2003 where he went 52-50-12 with seven … Read more
Northern Michigan announced Monday afternoon that forwards Demico Hannoun and Brett Heikkila will join the Wildcats for the second half of the 2016-17 season. Hannoun played for three teams over the course of five BCHL seasons and suited up for Penticton during the past two seasons, registering 74 points (37 goals, 37 assists) in 90 … Read more
Though this past weekend had just 13 games on the schedule, here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 12 fared over the Dec. 16-18 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – tied, defeated No. 15 Bemidji State No. 2 Denver – was idle No. 3 … Read more
Boston College forward Colin White and Boston University defenseman Charlie McAvoy will be alternate captains.
The Atlantic Hockey postseason semifinals and finals will remain at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., through the 2018-19 season after operating on a year-to-year basis the last few seasons. The tournament semifinal and championship games have been played at the rink since 2007, with campus sites serving as the championship location prior to … Read more
North Dakota sophomore forward Brock Boeser will undergo minor surgery on his right wrist today in Minneapolis and is expected to return to the North Dakota lineup in January. Boeser attempted to play through the injury for UND’s first 13 games before sitting out the past five games in an effort to fully heal the … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has issued one-game suspensions to Air Force’s Pierce Pluemer and Sacred Heart’s Coltyn Hansen. The suspensions are a result of the league’s supplemental discipline protocol, which was activated after both Pluemer and Hansen received major penalties in Saturday’s games. Pluemer received a major for kneeing in Air Force’s win over Niagara and Hansen … Read more
The NCHC on Monday announced it has issued a one-game suspension to Denver sophomore forward Dylan Gambrell. The suspension stems from an illegal stick infraction during Denver’s game against Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Magness Arena in Denver where Gambrell was assessed a major penalty for spearing and a game misconduct with no time … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 5 fared over the Dec. 9-10 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – split with No. 2 Denver No. 2 Denver – split with No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth No. 3 Penn State – was idle No. 4 Boston College … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Saturday that Brown junior defenseman Josh McArdle has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Brown-Union game on Friday, Dec. 9. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 9:46 mark of the third period in the Bears-Dutchmen contest where … Read more
According to Page 12 of the 2017 Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Pre-Championship Manual, the Division III tournament next spring will be comprised of 12 teams. The championship playoff format involves four single first-round games and four quarterfinal games that are played on the campuses of the participating institutions. All rounds of the championship … Read more
Tickets for all five sites of the 2017 NCAA tournament go on sale Thursday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. EDT. The tickets, being sold as three-game packages, may be purchased online at NCAA.com/FrozenFour or through each venue’s ticket office. The 2017 Frozen Four will be held at the United Center in Chicago and be hosted … Read more
The WCHA announced Monday a one-game suspension for Northern Michigan sophomore forward Troy Loggins. The suspension is a result of Loggins’ interference penalty, which came at the 12:12 mark of the first period in Northern Michigan’s game on Saturday, Dec. 4 at Alaska-Anchorage. Upon review, Loggins made contact with the skater’s head in a manner … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday that Minnesota freshman defenseman Ryan Lindgren has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Ohio State on Dec. 3. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 19:56 mark of the … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 28 fared over the Dec. 1-4 weekend. No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth – was idle No. 2 Denver – swept Colorado College No. 3 Boston College – defeated Northeastern on Nov. 29, lost to No. 9 North Dakota … Read more