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This Week in CCHA Hockey: In face of schedule tweaks, Ferris State staying competitive with balance, depth across board

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When the NCAA finally started letting Division I teams play against one another for in-season exhibition games last season, it was a big relief to coaches across the country. Now, no longer at the whims of whatever Canadian team was able to cross the border during the first few weeks of the season, coaches have … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: After sweeping conference favorite AIC, Canisius moving forward ‘changing our lineup a fair amount, looking for some chemistry’

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For a league where sweeps have historically been hard to come by and splits are the norm, so far this season it’s been feast or famine in conference series in Atlantic Hockey. There have been 15 conference series so far, with nine ending in sweeps. Another three series saw one team take five of six … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Travel struggles aside, Denver finds way to get first weekend sweep at North Dakota in 12 years

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Since Ralph Engelstad Arena opened in 2001, no North Dakota home series has ever been rescheduled due to weather. Late last week, there was a threat of that changing. Denver was originally scheduled to fly into Fargo, N.D., on Thursday afternoon, then take an 80-mile bus ride up to Grand Forks. Most of the state … Read more

Michigan State’s Adam Nightingale on the Spartans’ fast start, Big Ten hockey: USCHO Spotlight Season 5 Episode 6

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Michigan State college hockey head coach Adam Nightingale to discuss his Spartans’ fast start, key players, team culture, renovations to Munn Ice Arena, the Big Ten, and this weekend’s series at Penn State.

This college hockey podcast is sponsored by DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org.

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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Minnesota preparing for weekend series on road against ‘dangerous’ Michigan squad

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Minnesota’s Bob Motzko has an idea about the 2022-23 Big Ten hockey season: “We’re just going to beat the snot out of each other this year.” Motzko’s Golden Gophers are in third place in B1G conference standings after splitting a home series against Penn State last weekend, losing 4-2 and winning 3-2. The three road … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Merrimack grinding it out, getting results in always-competitive conference

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Merrimack coach Scott Borek has been around Hockey East long enough to remember when it was a top-heavy league. Traditionally dominated for the better part of its first two decades as a conference by the likes of Boston University, Boston College, New Hampshire and Maine, things have changed in the last decade — UMass Lowell … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Lengthy review, discussion period leads conference to revamp postseason format for 2023 games

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My most memorable college hockey game occurred when Brown hosted Princeton during the 2019 ECAC Hockey tournament’s first round. It was the second game of a best-of-three series, but it was the third consecutive game between the two teams after they played the last game of the season and managed to land in a playoff … Read more

TMQ: Attempting to make sense of the weekly DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, parity in college hockey circles

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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. Paula: Hey Dan, it’s good to be talking college hockey with you again, as always. This past weekend was completely entertaining in some unexpected ways – unexpected, that is, if you’re … Read more

Penn State downs No. 1 again, lots of big sweeps, come off it with the protocol: Weekend Review Season 5 Episode 8

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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 DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union – at dcu.org

Topics include:

• Penn State splits with No. 1 Minnesota

• Some impressive sweeps this weekend

• Denver sweeps North Dakota
• Michigan State sweeps Ohio State
• Arizona State keeps on keeping on
• Boston University explodes over UMass
• Merrimack keeps rolling
• Quinnipiac keeps marching through ECAC
• Harvard 6-0
• RIT earns pair of 3-1 wins over Sacred Heart in top-two matchup in AHA

• Connecticut didn’t lose, but had an impressive weekend with two ties vs. Providence

• Protocol penalty talk as UMass-BU had one of the craziest

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Monday 10: Penn State topples top-ranked team, again, Denver breaks losing drought against North Dakota, Quinnipiac wins twice

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Penn State beats No. 1 for second consecutive week Eighth-ranked Penn State loves a challenge. A week after the Nittany Lions took a win and overtime loss at home against then-No. 1 Michigan, Penn State knocked … Read more

Hockey East hands down one-game suspensions to Boston College’s Alami, Kuntar, Northeastern’s McDonough, Struble

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Hockey East announced Monday that Boston College junior forward Trevor Kuntar, Northeastern senior forward Aidan McDonough, Boston College sophomore defenseman Cade Alami and Northeastern senior defenseman Jayden Struble have all been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at the 20-minute mark of the third period on Saturday, Nov. 12. Kuntar will miss the … Read more

SATURDAY RECAP: Second-ranked Denver sweeps No. 12 North Dakota, No. 7 UConn and No. 9 Providence skate to wild 6-6 tie, No. 3 Michigan upset by No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 14 BU sweeps No. 11 UMass

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No. 2 Denver scored three goals in both the second and third periods to defeat No. 12 North Dakota 6-3 Saturday night at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Denver hasn’t lost in regulation in the last eight games and picks up its third weekend sweep of the season. The Pioneers earned their first weekend sweep over the … Read more

FRIDAY RECAP: No. 1 Gophers earn split with No. 8 Penn State, No. 4 St. Cloud State upset by No. 17 Western Michigan, No. 7 UConn ties No. 9 Providence

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Bryce Brodzinski scored twice in 66 seconds during the third period, lifting No. 1 Minnesota to a 3-1 victory over No. 8 Penn State Friday night from 3M Arena at Mariucci. The win earned the Gophers a split in the series after the Nittany Lions took a 4-2 win. “We were a lot better tonight,” … Read more

USCHO Edge: Looking at long-term odds to win the men’s Division I hockey national championship

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While there are some handsome games to handicap below, and you will get plenty of details on them, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about some long-term lines that are available through DraftKings on the eventual national champion. Michigan was the preseason favorite on the line and continues to be. Right now the … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Western Michigan captain Polin ‘the epitome of leadership and professionalism’

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Three years and a bit into his collegiate career, there’s little about the way Western Michigan forward Jason Polin operates that surprises the Broncos’ coach. Pat Ferschweiler has been in Kalamazoo that whole time, starting in 2019 when he became Western’s associate head coach. Polin was fresh off a 35-goal campaign in his last of … Read more

ECAC Hockey adjusts format for men’s, women’s postseason tournaments with men starting change in 2023, women in 2024

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ECAC Hockey has announced changes to the postseason tournament format for its men’s and women’s conferences. Effective March 2023, the men’s tournament will feature a single-game first-round format the weekend of March 4-6 with seed Nos. 5-8 hosting seed Nos. 9-12. The four winners of the first-round games will advance to the league quarterfinals March … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Northern Michigan searching for more consistency as Wildcats ‘have to figure out a way to win’

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The way Northern Michigan has played this season had, until this past weekend at least, baffled Grant Potulny. The Wildcats’ underlying numbers have looked good, even great. They have a top-10 power play, a top-15 offense, one of the best faceoff percentages in the country, a player in AJ Vanderbeck who is among the nation’s … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Sacred Heart hoping ‘incredible feat’ of three goals in 21 seconds against Mercyhurst is springboard for more victories

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I had the chance recently to talk to Pierre-Luc O’Brien, who starred for Sacred Heart from 2004 to 2008. O’Brien was a three-time Atlantic Hockey all-star as well as a Hobey Baker finalist. He holds the school’s record for career points (156). When asked about his favorite college hockey memory, O’Brien related the “Miracle at … Read more