Minnesota and men’s hockey head coach Bob Motzko have agreed to a two-year contract extension. The deal keeps Motzko with the Golden Gophers through the 2027-28 season. “I am grateful to (director of athletics) Mark Coyle and the rest of the athletics administration for believing in me and our staff and our leadership of Gopher … Read more
We look back at Ohio State’s sweep of Wisconsin in last week’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 series and talk about the seven ECAC teams in the top 15. Nicole has an interview with NCAA national coordinator of women’s ice hockey officiating Krissy Langley about what’s behind the rise in the number of major penalties … Read more
Following the recently completed series at Bemidji State, Minnesota State women’s hockey coach John Harrington shared with the team that he would temporarily step away from his role to undergo hip surgery. The procedure was performed Nov. 20. In light of the news, Shari Dickerman has been tabbed as associate head coach and will also … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced that the game between Army West Point and AIC originally scheduled for Oct. 27 will now be played next Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. EST. The game was postponed from its original date due to a travel disruption that prevented … Read more
With 33 first-place votes this week, North Dakota moves up one spot to No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Boston College earns six first-place nods and jumps two spots to No. 2, Quinnipiac gets eight first-place votes and vaults from seventh to third, Denver moves down one to No. 4, getting two … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Monday a one-game suspension for Bentley defenseman Pat Lawn, effective for the Falcons’ next game. The suspension is a result of Lawn’s major penalty and game misconduct for contact to the head, which occurred at the 17:23 mark of the second period in Bentley’s home game on Nov. 18 against Holy Cross. … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 13 fared in games over the weekend of Nov. 16-19. No. 1 Wisconsin (9-3-0) 11/17/2023 – No. 1 Wisconsin 2 at No. 11 Michigan State 4 11/18/2023 – No. 1 Wisconsin 2 at No. 11 Michigan … Read more
The NCHC announced Saturday that the conference has issued a one-game suspension to Minnesota Duluth grad student forward Luke Loheit. The suspension stems from a stick infraction during the Bulldogs game against St. Cloud State Nov. 17 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. At the end of Friday night’s game, Loheit was assessed a … Read more
After trying a test episode last week, we’ve decided to move forward with a USCHO women’s hockey podcast and we’ve made it official with a name, a graphic and moving to your favorite streaming service. Introducing The PodKaz USCHO women’s hockey podcast with Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski. Don’t know what that name is in … Read more
One of Boston’s most hallowed traditions, the Beanpot, returns to TD Garden this year with more prestige than ever – and with double the impact. The annual men’s college hockey tournament returns on the first two Mondays in February for the Dunkin’ Beanpot. And this year, for the first time ever, the women’s Dunkin’ Beanpot … Read more
Wisconsin sat idle last weekend, but still picked up 32 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, moving up two spots in the rankings. North Dakota also moved up two spots, sitting No. 2 this week and collecting nine first-place votes. Denver falls one to No. 3, picking up three first-place votes, … Read more
Hockey East announced Monday that UMass Lowell sophomore forward Dillan Bentley has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 1:13 of the first period on Nov. 11 at Boston University. No penalty was called on the play. Bentley is ineligible to play Nov. 15 at Merrimack and is able to return to … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Nov. 6 fared in games over the weekend of Nov. 10-11. No. 1 Boston College (7-2-1) 11/10/2023 – No. 1 Boston College 2 at No. 13 Maine 4 11/11/2023 – No. 1 Boston College 2 at No. … Read more
Hockey East announced today that UConn sophomore forward Tristan Fraser has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 12:06 of the third period on Nov. 10 against Merrimack. On the play, Fraser was assessed a five-minute major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct. Fraser is ineligible to play Nov. 11 at … Read more
Welcome to what I hope will become a regular feature of the women’s DI coverage at USCHO – a podcast! Consider this a pilot – or a tester episode – of the USCHO women’s hockey podcast (We need a better name than that. Please, please suggest a better name than that). There’s so much that … Read more
Built with an ice sheet 200 feet long by 97 feet wide when originally constructed during what was a wave of Olympic-sized ice sheets in college hockey, the Kohl Center ice will undergo construction and be reduced to NHL dimensions of 200 by 85 feet. “One of the reasons these young men come to the … Read more
Gustavus men’s hockey head coach Brett Petersen is stepping down at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season. Petersen will remain at the college and assume a new role as director of club sports once his duties as the head men’s hockey coach are completed. “I am full of emotion today,” Petersen said in a statement. … Read more
Boston College is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 30 first-place votes this week. Denver stays No. 2 with five first-place votes, while Wisconsin moves up two spots to No. 3, garnering 12 first-place votes in the process. North Dakota falls one to No. 4, and Providence jumps … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 30 fared in games over the weekend of Nov. 3-5. No. 1 Boston College (7-1-0) 11/03/2023 – RV UMass Lowell 2 at No. 1 Boston College 3 11/04/2023 – No. 1 Boston College 3 at RV … Read more
There are 1119 women rostered to play NCAA DI women’s hockey this season representing 17 countries. Players come from 34 US states, 11 Canadian provinces, 12 European and 3 Asian countries. This data was collected by individually surveying the posted rosters of each NCAA DI team. The US is home to the majority of players … Read more