Assessing the needs for Big Ten teams as conference play resumes
Fifty of the 60 conference games are left to be played over the final 10 weeks of the regular season.
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Goalie Murray gives American International a solid foundation
The Yellow Jackets are 3-0-1 in their last four games.
Hockey East teams prepare to ride the NCAA bubble in the second half
The league has the teams ranked 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th in the PairWise.
Big series in January could shape race for MacNaughton Cup
Minnesota State, Bowling Green and Michigan Tech enter the second half as the WCHA’s top three teams.
Atlantic Hockey teams look to build toward the finish as second half starts
For the past two years, the hottest second-half team rode the crest of its best hockey to a league championship.
Will NCHC’s second half lead to more than three teams in NCAA position?
Omaha, St. Cloud State and North Dakota are in the top five of the PairWise, but no one else is in the top 20.
In ECAC Hockey’s second half, look for improvement from Colgate, Union
The Raiders and Dutchmen didn’t impress in the first half but have the potential to play at a higher level.
When conference play resumes, Big Ten will get right down to business
All three series that open the second half of the season on Jan. 8-9 have an interesting aspect.
Holiday pictures
Do you know those family photos that people like to include in their Christmas cards? Or at least people once did; now the photo is pretty much the whole Christmas card, with the “Merry Christmas” and everyone’s name already printed, so all the sender has to do is stuff it in an envelope and add … Read more
At break, top of the WCHA standings offers little in the way of surprises
As predicted, Minnesota State, Bowling Green and Michigan Tech are the WCHA’s top three teams.
Boston Pride bring a sample of professional hockey to Minnesota
This weekend, I watched women’s professional hockey in Minnesota for the first time, viewing Saturday’s game on television and attending my first women’s pro game on Sunday. The games were billed as being the first professional women’s games played in Minnesota, as the Boston Pride of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) visited the independent … Read more
Christmas wish list for Women’s D-III
With Christmas right around the corner, I’d like to wish all of our readers the most joyous of holiday seasons. As kids have their wish lists for Santa, well, so do we here at USCHO.com. In terms of women’s Division III hockey, here are 10 things I’m asking Santa for this season. 10 – More … Read more
With three teams high in the rankings, NCHC has good talking points at the break
Omaha, St. Cloud State and North Dakota make up the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 spots in the PairWise Rankings.
Five observations from a Hockey East season that has produced strength in teams, players
Providence is the last remaining unbeaten team in Division I men’s hockey, and New Hampshire’s Andrew Poturalski has averaged two points per game.
ECAC Hockey’s first half produces a long unbeaten streak and a Big Red resurgence
Quinnipiac’s unbeaten run was snapped last weekend, it has the second-best record in Division I men’s college hockey at the break.
Big Ten teams didn’t do themselves many favors in the first half
Their 30-32-11 nonconference record is slightly better than last season’s, but it’s going to make it tough for two B1G teams to get into the NCAA tournament.
First half sets up another logjam in the Atlantic Hockey standings
Four points separate 10th place from third place at the break.
Impressive sweep highlights North Dakota’s goaltending strength
Cam Johnson limited Denver to one goal in two games, while Matt Hrynkiw played well earlier in the season while Johnson was injured.
Connecticut trying to avoid overconfidence after stunning sweep
The Huskies beat first-place Massachusetts-Lowell twice last weekend but think back to a negative result shortly after one of their last big wins.
Seniors McKenzie, Russell share sister-like bond at Salem State
Kristin McKenzie and Kelsey Russell have grown so close playing for Salem State that you’d think they are sisters. The pair have been best friends since their freshman year of high school back in Arlington, Mass., and are now seniors with the Vikings. In fact, even after McKenzie began her college career at Merrimack, she … Read more