The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation today announced 15 nominees for the 2023 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is celebrating its 28th season, is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism. The … Read more
The $75 million Lee and Penny Anderson Arena will soon be the new home for St. Thomas hockey and basketball. The single largest monetary gift ever given to a Minnesota university will bring hockey onto campus for the first time at St. Thomas. St. Thomas on Tuesday announced the $75 million lead naming gift from … Read more
With 39 first-place votes this week, Quinnipiac remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Minnesota is again No. 2, getting six first-place votes, while Denver moves up one to sit third, picking up four first-place votes, and St. Cloud State drops one spot to No. 4 and collects the last first-place … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 9 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 13-15. No. 1 Quinnipiac (18-1-3) 01/14/2023 – No. 1 Quinnipiac 5 at LIU 2 No. 2 Minnesota (17-6-1) 01/13/2023 – No. 2 Minnesota 2 at RV Notre … Read more
The NCHC announced Saturday that it has issued a one-game suspension to North Dakota junior defenseman Tyler Kleven, in accordance with the conference’s supplemental discipline policy. The suspension stems from an illegal hit during the Fighting Hawks game against Western Michigan last night at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. During Friday night’s game, … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 41 goalies who will compete for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. The 41 goalies come from the United States (18), Canada (13), and Sweden (6), along with one each from the Czech … Read more
The NCAA Division I Council took steps to modernize a number of rules Wednesday at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Tex., including modifying personnel rules across several sports. The council voted to eliminate the voluntary coach designation across Division I, instead including those coaches within a new limit for countable coaches in each of … Read more
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 27 goaltenders who will vie for the title of 2023 National Women’s Goalie of the Year. The award was created in 2021 to recognize the top female goalie in NCAA Division I hockey. Northeastern’s Aerin Frankel, who graduated in 2022, was the recipient in … Read more
Quinnipiac is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 40 of 50 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. The Bobcats rise one spot from their No. 2 ranking of one week ago. Minnesota is up one to No. 2, picking up five first-place votes, while St. Cloud State moves … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Jan. 2 fared in games over the weekend of Jan. 6-8. No. 1 Denver (17-5-0) 01/06/2023 – RV Alaska 3 at No. 1 Denver 1 01/07/2023 – RV Alaska 2 at No. 1 Denver 7 No. 2 … Read more
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – The 2023 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships begins Sunday. At press time, 41 of the 46 women on the US and Canadian rosters have already announced their commitment to play NCAA DI women’s hockey. Four players (G Layla Hemp, D Megan Healy, F Bella Fanale for US, F Éloïse Caron on Canada) … Read more
Atlantic Hockey today announced a pair of changes to its 2022-23 conference schedule. The previously-postponed Canisius at Air Force series originally scheduled for Dec. 30-31 will now be played Feb. 13-14 at Cadet Ice Arena in Colorado Springs. Both games will start at 7:05 p.m. MST. Additionally, the Sacred Heart at Canisius series scheduled for … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly honorees for December. Bowling Green sophomore forward Austen Swankler is the player of the month, Long Island forward Patriks Marcinkevicks is the rookie of the month, and Alaska senior Matt Radomsky is the goaltender of the month. Swankler put up six goals and 15 points in … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its women’s monthly honorees for December. Minnesota graduate forward Taylor Heise is the player of the month, Penn State forward Tessa Janecke is the rookie of the month, and Minnesota sophomore Skylar Vetter is the goaltender of the month. Heise went for five goals and 15 points in just … Read more
Chaz Lucius (Minnesota alum) scored three goals, including the game winner 2:06 into overtime, and was named U.S. player of the game in a thrilling 8-7 victory for Team USA over Sweden Thursday afternoon in the bronze medal game of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The U.S. … Read more
The Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off returns to Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee with Air Force, Minnesota Duluth, Northeastern, and Wisconsin comprising the third annual event from Dec. 28-29. Wisconsin won the inaugural event in 2021 and advanced to the title game of the 2022 tournament last week. An on-sale date for tickets to the event as … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team outshot Canada 45-37, but fell 6-2 in the semifinals of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship before a record crowd of 10,636 at the Scotiabank Centre Wednesday night in Halifax, N.S. Team USA will face Sweden in the bronze medal game Thursday at 3:30 p.m. local time/2:30 p.m. EST at … Read more
The NCHC has issued a one-game suspension to North Dakota junior forward Griffin Ness, in accordance with the conference’s supplemental discipline policy. The suspension stems from an illegal hit during the Fighting Hawks exhibition game against the U.S. Under-18 National Team on Dec. 31 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. During the game, … Read more
Logan Cooley (Minnesota) had three goals and an assist and Ryan Ufko (Massachusetts) added five assists as the U.S. National Junior Team topped Germany 11-1 Monday night at Avenir Centre in Moncton, N.B., in the quarterfinals of the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship. With the win, Team USA advances to the semifinals and will face … Read more
With 29 first-place votes, idle Denver enters 2023 as it finished 2022 — the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Second-ranked Quinnipiac earned 10 first-place votes to stay No. 2 and Minnesota picked up 11 first-place votes to remain No. 3. St. Cloud State stays fourth and Penn State fifth, while … Read more