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St. Thomas announces record-breaking $75 million gift for multiuse arena, goal to break ground in 2024

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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

TMQ: Will building new college hockey arenas become new trend as teams try to keep pace with one another?

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Well, Ed, this weekend felt like a statement weekend for a few teams around college hockey and probably none more than Denver. After the Pioneers fell to Alaska two Friday’s … Read more

Quinnipiac remains No. 1 team in USCHO.com Division I Poll as Bobcats pick up 39 first-place votes

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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

Debut of two new arenas, rebounds for Denver, Michigan State: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 16

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Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

Hosts Jim Connelly, Derek Schooley, and Ed Trefzger look at the games of the past weekend and the news of the week in this D-I college hockey podcast.

This podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

Topics include:

  • UConn opens Toscano Family Ice Forum, Sacred Heart debuts Martire Family Arena to great atmospheres
  • Denver dominates Miami with back-to-back 7-0 wins
  • Michigan State gets back on track with four points at home vs. Penn State
  • Western Michigan’s potent offense explodes again at North Dakota
  • Minnesota State makes a statement sweep at Arizona State
  • St. Thomas gets its first win over a nationally-ranked opponent
  • Where does Colorado College fit in the NCHC playoff race?

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Monday 10: Pair of new arenas open Saturday night, Minnesota State not ready to throw in towel, Colorado College taking NCHC points

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. The Opening, Part I We will start with Connecticut, which led the battle of Connecticut schools to open their brand-new arena by a single day as the Huskies hosted a women’s game at the brand new … Read more

NCHC suspends North Dakota’s Kleven one game for cross checking/head contact penalty Jan. 13 against Western Michigan

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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

Several close lines in pivotal conference showdowns: USCHO Edge podcast Season 1 Episode 10

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college hockey money lines over under wagering

USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger analyze five games among top 20 D-I college hockey teams, looking at money lines and over/under as well as giving an in-depth look at the matchups. We also discuss getting information on injuries and lineups when betting.

This week’s games:

• Ohio State (+135) at Michigan (-165); o/u 6
• Providence (-110) at Merrimack (-120); o/u 6
• Minnesota (-150) at Notre Dame (+120); o/u 6
• Western Michigan (-105) at North Dakota (-125); o/u 6.5
• Minnesota Duluth (-110) at Omaha (-120); o/u 5.5

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in Hockey East: Providence freshman Chmelar making noise in first year with Friars, even if name pronunciation is debatable

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Chem-el-ar. That’s the way pronunciations seemingly make sense if you’re an American, even if it’s incorrect. Hem-el-ash. Em-el-ash. Ell-ash. Il-ash. All of those pronunciations seem to have been used over the last few weeks for Jaroslav Chmelar (answer: the correct pronunciation is him-ELL-ahsh), a 6-foot-4 rookie at Providence who was one of the best players … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: With Pecknold back behind Quinnipiac bench, wins keep coming for nation’s top-ranked team

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In 1994, Quinnipiac hired Rand Pecknold to replace Jim Armstrong as the head coach of its Division II hockey program. The assistant coach at Connecticut College, Pecknold won the 1990 ECAC South championship as part of a career spent skating as both a forward and a defenseman. He had never been a head coach, but … Read more

NCAA Division I Council votes to increase men’s, women’s hockey coaches to four per team, effective July 1

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NCAA allowing athletes’ uniforms to include patches supporting social justice issues

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

Ohio State’s Rohlik talks this season’s Buckeyes, Big Ten: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 10

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Ohio State head coach Steve Rohlik to discuss this season’s Buckeyes, Big Ten hockey, last weekend’s sweep of Michigan State and this coming weekend’s series at Michigan.

This podcast is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Division I Frozen Four, April 6th and 8th, 2023 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Secure your seats at NCAA.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: No satisfaction for Omaha with Mavericks aiming for higher goals in second half of ’22-23 campaign

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It’s been a mixed bag of a season so far for Omaha, but entering the second half, coach Mike Gabinet is taking a glass-half-full approach. Half the NCHC had last week off, including Omaha (9-9-2), and that might’ve been a good thing for the Mavs following a tough home series Dec. 30-31 against nonconference foe … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Speed, willingness to adjust to change big part of Ferris State’s MacLaren succeeding on Bulldogs’ back end

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The knot in his stomach when Brenden MacLaren initially took the ice as a defenseman in a real college game is something that he won’t easily forget. “I remember my first couple games there were a couple times where I’m like, ‘Holy crap, there’s a forward on Mankato ripping full speed down the ice at … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Dawning on retirement as conference commissioner, DeGregorio reflects on accomplishments over years

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Last April, Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregorio announced that this season, his 20th, would be his last at the helm. He will also retire as commissioner of the College Hockey America women’s conference, which he has led for 13 years. At age 76, and after 40 years in college athletics, DeGregorio said that it was … Read more