This is the fourth of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Boston College Eagles Season record: 33-5-1 How they got to St. Paul: Won the Providence Regional, beating Michigan Tech 6—1 and Quinnipiac 5-4 … Read more
This is the third of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Michigan Wolverines How they got to St. Paul: Won the Maryland Heights Regional, beating North Dakota 4-3 and Michigan State 5-2 Top players: … Read more
This is the second of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Boston University Terriers Season record: 28-9-2 How they got to St. Paul: Won the Sioux Falls Regional, beating RIT 6—3 and Minnesota 6-3 … Read more
This is the first of four previews for teams playing in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four this week in St. Paul, Minn. Click here for all of USCHO’s Frozen Four coverage. Denver Pioneers Season record: 30-9-3 How they got to St. Paul: Won the Springfield Regional, beating Massachusetts 2-1 and Cornell 2-1 Top players: … Read more
Wisconsin forward Casey O’Brien came into this season as a two-time National Champion, Patty Kazmaier Award Top-Ten Finalist and having led the Badgers in all offensive categories last season. And this year she was even better. O’Brien is the USCHO Player of the Year because she became a dynamic two-way player who dominated in the … Read more
The USCHO Coach of the Year does not necessarily go to the coach of the season’s title-winning team. There’s something to be said for being the person who put together a roster of top-tier talent, getting them to meld and guiding them to the finish line, but we also like to recognize coaches who have … Read more
The expectations were high for Joy Dunne coming into her freshman year. She was named WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year, was captain of the US team at the 2023 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championships and there’s that highly recognizable last name, particularly in Columbus. In the face of all that pressure, she played in … Read more
Fifteen different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Congratulations to all the players on their spectacular seasons. First Team F: Izzy Daniel – Cornell F: Casey O’Brien – Wisconsin F: Kirsten Simms – Wisconsin D: Cayla Barnes – Ohio State D: Nicole Gosling – Clarkson G: Michelle Pasiechnyk – Clarkson Second Team F: Tessa Janecke – Penn State F: Danielle Serdachny – Colgate F: Sarah … Read more
Michigan trailed early but scored four times in the third, including three unanswered, to advance past Michigan State to its third straight Frozen Four (Photo: Michigan Athletics)
Boston College overcame deficits of 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3 and Jack Malone score at 3:06 of overtime to knock off defending national champion Quinnipiac, 5-4, to advance to the program’s first Frozen Four since 2016 (Photo: Elliot Jenner/Hockey East)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Revenge may not have been a motivating factor, but there’s no doubt Boston University is relishing returning the favor from how their 2023 campaign ended. Second-period goals by Shane LaChance and Jack Harvey helped the Terriers rally from a deficit to a lead they would never relinquish as they avenged their … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The highest scoring team in the nation didn’t need much of it to get back to the Frozen Four. Denver, a team known for often posting victories by wide margins, posted its second-straight 2-1 victory in the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Two late-period goals were all the Pioneers needed for a thrilling … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It took a little longer than the last time, but Quinnipiac will take it. Victor Czerneckianair scored at 11:04 of overtime to lift Quinnipiac to a 3-2 win over Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday before a crowd of 6,988 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. It was … Read more
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – It was a matchup of the year between two former CCHA teams who have not been brought together out on the ice since 2021 when Western Michigan took down Michigan State at the Great Lakes Invitational. With the next team advancing to the second round of the tournament, the Spartans were … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I — No one was surprised when Boston College, the top-ranked team in the country, scored a goal in the opening minute of its NCAA regional opener. What was surprising, however, was how hard BC had to work during the first two periods before pulling away in the third to finally send CCHA champion … Read more
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Minnesota forward Jaxon Nelson had himself a night to remember near his old hometown. Nelson scored twice in the third period, which included the late game-winner as Minnesota rallied to beat Omaha 3-2 on Thursday night at Denny Sanford Premier Center, advancing to Saturday night’s regional final. Nelson, a native of … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — You won’t have ECAC Hockey to kick around anymore — for one more night, at least. Cornell made sure of that on Thursday, asserting itself with a goal in each period to earn a 3-1 win over Maine of Hockey East in the first round of the NCAA tournament before a crowd … Read more
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Even if the Hockey East championship game didn’t go as planned for the Terriers, it’s how they play now that matters. Now they’re one win away from a return trip to the Frozen Four. Macklin Celebrini scored and had an assist to go over 60 points for the season and six … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The last thing Denver wanted was another long cross-country trip cut short by a first-round NCAA tournament loss. Tristan Broz made sure the Pioneers get to stick around Western Massachusetts a few more days, with a shot at the Frozen Four. Broz’s goal at 12:28 of double overtime of the NCAA regional … Read more
Providence Regional, March 29-31 Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, R.I. Friday, March 29, 2:00 p.m., ET, ESPNU No. 1 Boston College (31-5-1) vs. No. 4 Michigan Tech (19-14-6) Friday, March 29, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews No. 2 Wisconsin (26-11-2) vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac (26-9-2) Sunday, March 31, 4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2 Providence Regional Championship BOSTON COLLEGE … Read more