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Half of the NCHC’s eight teams were idle last weekend. Omaha was among those that didn’t play, and with the Mavericks’ tricky lead-up to the postseason, it’s just as well (photo: Michelle Bishop).
As the regular season comes to a close, many conference races are completely up in the air. Nicole analyzes the possibilities.
Three of the four conferences finish play this weekend. Nicole assesses where teams are in the standings and what the possibilities are.
When he was hired in 2011, his hiring turned a lot of heads and usually for the wrong reasons. When he led his team to the Hockey East title in 2016, most still had their doubts (photo: Melissa Wade).
There’s something poetic about the last-ever CCHA playoff champions capturing their first-ever Big Ten regular-season title in their first season of B1G conference play (photo: Notre Dame Athletics).
With a roster comprised of nearly three dozen freshmen and sophomores, Sacred Heart head coach CJ Marottolo knew his Pioneers would face a season of opportunistic growth (photo: Mike Miller/Sacred Heart Athletics).
Their win streak ended, but the Northern Michigan Wildcats are glad they’re still on top of the WCHA standings (photo: Jim Rosvold).
With a month left in the regular season and three NCHC standings points separating third-place Western Michigan from North Dakota in fifth, WMU will take points wherever it can get them to try and stay in a home-ice spot (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Currently on a seven-game win streak, St. Thomas, led by Ben Myers in goal, is looking to finish strong heading into the postseason.
After a surprise loss last year in the NCAA tournament, Wisconsin-River Falls is looking to are looking to learn from last season’s disappointment and build success this year.
After losing the CHA crown to Robert Morris, Mercyhurst, one of the most storied programs in the game, has rebounded from a slow start and has its sights set on the final eight.
One of the more consistent contenders in ECAC Hockey over the last several years, the Bobcats entered the final month of the regular season on pace for the program’s first losing record since 1995-96 when Quinnipiac was a Division II independent during Rand Pecknold’s second year as coach (photo: Melissa Wade).
Truth be told, Jan. 19 could have been the day that broke Vermont (photo: Melissa Wade).
Michigan went through something last weekend that it hadn’t experienced in a while — a conference split (photo: Jim Rosvold/USCHO.com).
Thanks to an uneven number of teams in Atlantic Hockey, there’s usually an odd team out. Mercyhurst was idle last weekend, part of a stretch of 13 days without any action (photo: Mercyhurst Athletics).
After losing four in a row to start 2018, Connecticut College has gone 6-1-2 and finds itself in position for home ice in the NESCAC playoffs. Part of their success has come from rediscovering the fun in playing hockey.
When Trevor Large accepted the head coaching position at Canisius, he inherited a program considered one of Atlantic Hockey’s blue bloods (photo: Omar Phillips).
Connecticut College continues to move up the ranks in the NESCAC, and looks to be well on its way to setting a new program record for wins while working toward a championship.
After returning to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2012, the St. Lawrence Saints are looking to build a legacy like the powerhouse teams of 2005-09.
Things have been going great for Clarkson as the Golden Knights sit No. 3 in the current USCHO Poll with a 19-4-3 overall record (photo: William Cherry).