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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Nearing end of regular season, Ohio State aiming to finish strong, ‘stay in the moment’

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Sitting atop the Big Ten standings, Ohio State is officially no longer under the radar. A split with Michigan at home on Dec. 10-11 gave the Buckeyes a 10-6-0 start to the season, not bad for a team predicted to finish at the bottom of the conference, but as Ohio State prepares to welcome Minnesota … Read more

Previewing Beanpot final with NESN’s Billy Jaffe: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 15

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No. 8 UMass home-and-home vs. No. 14 UMass Lowell preview with Minutemen head coach Greg Carvel: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 20

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by NESN hockey analyst Billy Jaffe to preview No. 20 Boston University vs. No. 15 Northeastern in Monday’s Beanpot final.

Also previewed are four other matchups to be featured in USCHO’s Bettor’s Edge column this week:

• No. 7 Minnesota at No. 8 Ohio State

• No. 20 Boston University at No. 7 Providence

• No. 15 Northeastern at No. 13 UMass Lowell

• No. 6 Minnesota Duluth at No. 3 Denver

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: With ‘a relentless expectation to do well against them,’ Niagara gearing up for weekend rivalry series with Canisius

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When Jason Lammers took the head coaching job at Niagara in 2017, it didn’t take him long to appreciate the school’s long-standing rivalry with Canisius. “It took about one minute,” said Lammers. “In the interview process, it was made clear that we had not had a lot of success lately against the team south of … Read more

Miami grad Miele chosen U.S. men’s hockey captain for 2022 Winter Olympics; Ness (Minnesota), Kampfer (Michigan), Cates (Minnesota Duluth) named alternates

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Former Miami forward Andy Miele has been named captain of the 2022 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team, with defensemen Steven Kampfer (Michigan) and Aaron Ness (Minnesota) and forward Noah Cates (Minnesota Duluth) tabbed as alternate captains. “We have a great leadership group with Andy, Aaron, Steven and Noah,” said Team USA coach David Quinn in … Read more

Merrimack’s Scott Borek talks this season’s Warriors, Hockey East, recruiting: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 18

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Merrimack head coach Scott Borek. The conversation includes this year’s Warriors, Hockey East, recruiting, and coaching today’s players.

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

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Surging Quinnipiac netminder Perets credits Bobcats teammates for ‘making my life easier’

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Last weekend marked pair of impressive milestones for Quinnipiac. Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold coached in his 1,000th career game Saturday, a 1-0 win against Rensselaer. That game was also Quinnipiac’s 13th shutout of the season, an NCAA men’s hockey Division I record. Now the Bobcats head on the road this weekend looking for another milestone: … Read more

Clarkson, Lake Superior State, UMass, Wisconsin make up field for 2022 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off

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The second annual Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off will return to Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum Dec. 28-29, 2022. The field for the event consists of Clarkson, Lake Superior State, UMass and Wisconsin. Semifinal play will take place on Wednesday, December 28 with the championship game and third-place game on Thursday, December 29. Matchups will be announced at … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: After lopsided Tuesday win over Northern Michigan, Michigan Tech preparing for weekend set with Bowling Green

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This weekend, Michigan Tech can accomplish something most CCHA teams haven’t able to do much of this season — gain on Minnesota State. In fairness, it’s only because the top-ranked Mavericks are idle this weekend. But the Huskies (17-8-2) have a huge home series with Bowling Green this weekend, and thanks to their big 8-1 … Read more

TMQ: Talking Schafer’s absence from Cornell bench, impact on teams losing players to Olympics, teams on PairWise bubble

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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: Hello again, Paula. Here we are in a week that I feel like takes place every single season. After week after week of upsets and parity in the college hockey … Read more

CCHA announces one-game suspension to Bemidji State defenseman Rosén for interference penalty Feb. 5 against Northern Michigan

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The announced Tuesday a one-game suspension for Bemidji State junior defenseman Elias Rosén. The infraction occurred 14 seconds into the third period on Feb. 5, 2022, in a game between Bemidji State and Northern Michigan. The on-ice call was a minor penalty for interference, but after further league review, the CCHA has determined that the … Read more

With Beanpot underway for 2022 edition, event lends itself to college hockey getting back to pre-COVID times

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“Now is the winter of our discontent,” wrote William Shakespeare in Richard III. What he described, this feeble writer’s mind doesn’t know, despite studying Latin and the Classics throughout a high school education at Boston Latin School, located just miles from TD Garden. But if Shakespeare was predicting a future, one in Boston could associate … Read more

Former Rensselaer men’s hockey standout Bauer gifts $2 million to school for head coaching position endowment

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Rensselaer announced Monday the establishment of the C. Lloyd Bauer ’55 Endowed Men’s Varsity Ice Hockey Coach. The $2 million gift will be funded by Rensselaer alum and former men’s varsity hockey player Lloyd Bauer, class of 1955. “Rensselaer athletics are the cornerstone of community on our campus and at the heart of providing an … Read more

Last year’s winner Trivigno heads list of 25 men’s college hockey players as 2022 Walter Brown Award semifinalists

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The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday the 25 semifinalists for the 70th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, the first American team ever … Read more

PairWise probabilities and a mostly stable Top 20: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 18

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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:

• It was a very stable week for the USCHO top 20

• Quinnipiac sweeps the Capital District in the ECAC including an NCAA record-setting 13th shutout

• Cornell during Mike Schafer’s absence

• An extended look at the PairWise: Which teams are NCAA locks or nearly so?

• Will there be an historic Beanpot final?

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Monday 10: Colgate upsets Cornell in weekend series, Alaska runs winning streak to three games, Denver takes both from St. Cloud State

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Each week during the season, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Milestones for Bobcats Quinnipiac set a record in a milestone game. The second-ranked Bobcats (23-2-3) beat Union 1-0 behind 16 saves by Yaniv Perets to earn a shutout victory. That shutout was Quinnipiac’s … Read more