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Ohio State-Wisconsin men’s hockey series originally scheduled for Jan. 7-8 now planned for Jan. 8-9

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With guidance from the Big Ten, the Wisconsin men’s hockey’s series against Ohio State will be played on Saturday and Sunday this weekend at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday’s game will start at 6 p.m., with Sunday beginning at 3 p.m. The series was originally scheduled for Friday-Saturday but was postponed due to … Read more

St. Lawrence-New Hampshire men’s hockey game scheduled for Jan. 7 canceled due to COVID-19, will not have makeup date

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The New Hampshire-St. Lawrence men’s hockey game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center has been cancelled due to COVID protocols within the SLU program. The game will not be rescheduled. The Wildcats actively seeking an opponent for Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center, and an announcement … Read more

This weekend’s Minnesota Duluth-St. Cloud State hockey series postponed with UMD in COVID-19 protocols

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This weekend’s NCHC series between Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, at SCSU’s Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Minnesota Duluth hockey program. This series will attempt to be made up later this season. If the games are unable to … Read more

More COVID-19 woes: RPI’s weekend games at Harvard, Dartmouth postponed; Bentley-UMass Lowell home-and-home series also postponed

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Two more men’s hockey series have been postponed this weekend due to COVID-19 protocols. The Rensselaer men’s hockey team was slated to travel to Harvard and Dartmouth for ECAC Hockey games on Friday and Saturday nights, but the program is now paused for an undetermined amount of time. The Engineers will now travel to Dartmouth … Read more

TMQ: Are in-season tournaments still relevant? Will the PairWise be used for 2022 NCAA tournament? Will a goalie win the Hobey?

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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. Ed: Jim, I know you remember the days when the semester break was filled with holiday tournaments. Those are mostly a thing of the past, but the end of 2021 did … Read more

Upcoming Denver-Omaha men’s hockey series postponed, Ohio State-Wisconsin series canceled due to COVID-19 protocols

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A pair of men’s college hockey series scheduled for this weekend have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. This weekend’s NCHC series between Denver and Omaha, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, at Omaha’s Baxter Arena has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Omaha hockey program. This series has been rescheduled for … Read more

Robert Morris president Howard leaving Pittsburgh, will join executive leadership team at Arizona State

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Robert Morris president Chris Howard, a national expert in higher education policy, will join Arizona State as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the ASU Enterprise in early February. Howard will join ASU president Michael Crow and other ASU executive vice presidents as part of the ASU Enterprise leadership team to design, build … Read more

Holiday tournaments, significant sweeps, COVID cancellations: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 13

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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 this past weekend’s games and news.

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

Topics include:

• Will holiday tournament wins propel Wisconsin and Boston College in the second half of the season?

• The holiday tournament that wasn’t – the GLI – and updates on Michigan’s decision not to play Western Michigan

• Minnesota State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth – and McKay’s crazy numbers as of late

• St. Cloud State, fresh off a sweep of Bemidji State, prepares to meet UMD

• Does Arizona State’s sweep of Cornell put the Sun Devils back on the NCAA screen?

• COVID’s impact continues to affect schedules – will this impact league standings and scrap the PairWise?

• The World Juniors cancellation (or postponement?)

• Will the NHL’s withdrawal from the Olympics impact college hockey?

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Minnesota State picks up 43 first-place votes, starts 2022 as No. 1 college hockey team in DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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With 43 first-place votes this week, Minnesota State remains the top team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac is again No. 2, getting the other seven first-place votes in this week’s poll. Western Michigan is up one to No. 3, St. Cloud State moves up three to No. 4, and North Dakota holds … Read more

Monday 10: More COVID issues across college hockey, World Juniors possibly rescheduled, GLI doesn’t happen as planned

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. As the calendar turns to 2022, there hasn’t been a lot of hockey played in the past few weekends. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to talk about. Here are 10 things that are on many … Read more

Sacred Heart-RIT, AIC-UConn men’s hockey games rescheduled; Yale-Merrimack New Year’s Day game canceled

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Three Atlantic Hockey teams have rescheduled a pair of previously postponed games for Tuesday, Jan. 11. The first game of the postponed Atlantic Hockey series between RIT and Sacred Heart has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. ET and will be played at RIT’s Gene Polisseni Center. Sacred Heart will skate as the home team in … Read more

Penn State adds men’s hockey game Jan. 1 at Army West Point; postponed Princeton-Quinnipiac series rescheduled for Jan. 18, Jan. 26

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Penn State has announced the addition of a single game against Army West Point this Saturday, Jan. 1, at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. The game comes as a result of the Nittany Lions’ New Year’s series with Maine being canceled earlier this week due to positive COVID-19 results within the Black Bears program. … Read more

UMass-Union men’s hockey series postponed this weekend due to health and safety protocols

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Due to health and safety protocols, this weekend’s men’s hockey series between Union and Massachusetts set for December 31 and January 1 at Messa Rink in Schenectady, N.Y., has been postponed. “In these challenging times, the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, staff members and entire community is our top priority,” said Union director … Read more

IIHF cancels remainder of 2022 World Junior Championship ‘to ensure the health and safety of all participants’

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Following a recommendation by the tournament COVID-19 Medical Group and the IIHF Medical Committee, the IIHF Council has decided that, due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship will be cancelled to ensure the health and safety of all participants. The decision comes following a positive … Read more

Penn State-Maine, Princeton-Quinnipiac college hockey games being canceled, postponed due to health, safety protocols

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Several men’s college hockey series this weekend have been canceled due to health and safety protocols. Penn State announced its series vs. Maine scheduled for Friday, December 31 and Saturday, January 1 has been canceled due to positive COVID-19 results within the Black Bears program. The series will not be rescheduled. “The health and safety … Read more

Postponed Merrimack-UConn men’s college hockey series rescheduled for Jan. 25, Feb. 8

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Hockey East announced Wednesday the new dates for the postponed men’s series between UConn and Merrimack, originally scheduled for December 3-4. UConn will now host the Warriors at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., on Tuesday, January 25, at 7:05 p.m. Merrimack will the welcome the Huskies at Lawler Rink on Tuesday, February 8, for … Read more

Boston University’s Boucher bolts Terriers mid-season, signs NHL deal with Senators

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The Ottawa Senators announced Tuesday that the team has signed Boston University freshman forward Tyler Boucher to a three-year, entry-level contract. Boucher has registered three points (two goals, one assist) and a team-leading 34 penalty minutes while skating in 17 games for the Terriers this season. “We’re pleased to have Tyler under contract,” said Ottawa … Read more