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Hockey East issues one-game suspensions to Boston College’s Kuntar, UMass Lowell’s Meehan for separate on-ice penalties from Jan. 21 games

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Hockey East announced Saturday that Boston College sophomore forward Trevor Kuntar has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 16:34 of the third period on Friday, January 21 against Providence. Kuntar was given a major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct on the play. Kuntar will miss the … Read more

NCAA passes proposal that allows RIT, Union to offer D-I college hockey athletic scholarships

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The NCAA Division III membership Saturday voted to allow all multi-divisional institutions including Rochester Institute of Technology and Union College to apply Division I rules to their Division I programs, including financial aid. The vote came during the NCAA’s annual meeting in Indianapolis. The vote was 388-18, with 39 abstentions. The vote immediately allows a … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: As the season starts to wind down, series between nation’s best provide bettors with tighter odds

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So here we are in the middle of January. Somehow it feels like the COVID surge that has postponed and canceled many games is in back of us, fingers crossed. And as we creep towards the end of the season, we have an interesting weekend where five different games or two-game series feature nationally-ranked clubs … Read more

Michigan Tech-Northern Michigan home-and-home series scheduled for Jan. 21-22 postponed due to health, safety precautions at NMU

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The CCHA announced Friday that the Michigan Tech-Northern Michigan home-and-home series, originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21 in Marquette and Saturday, Jan. 22 in Houghton, has been postponed due to health and safety precautions within Northern Michigan’s hockey program. The CCHA, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan are working together to reschedule the two games for … Read more

Report: Union men’s hockey coach Bennett being investigated after allegation, placed on paid administrative leave

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According to the Daily Gazette, Union men’s hockey coach Rick Bennett has been placed on paid administrative leave as the college investigates an allegation that was received late Wednesday evening. Union assistant coach John Ronan will run the team this weekend as the Dutchmen host Brown Friday at 7 p.m. and Yale Saturday at 7 … Read more

Watch list announced of 28 goalies for 2022 Mike Richter Award as top netminder in NCAA D-I men’s hockey

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 28 goalies who will compete for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. The 28 goalies come from the United States (16), Canada (8), Sweden (2), Czech Republic (1) and Slovakia (1). Of the … Read more

Previewing No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota with reporter Jess Myers: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 12

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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 The Rink Live reporter Jess Myers  to preview No. 3 Michigan at No. 11 Minnesota. We also hear Michigan head coach Mel Pearson’s comments from a Monday news conference.

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

• No. 17 Michigan Tech at No. 18 Northern Michigan

• No. 12 Northeastern @ No. 14 UMass

• No. 9 North Dakota @ No. 4 Western Michigan

• No. 1 Quinnipiac @ No. 8 Cornell

Plus … why massaging the PairWise over the years resembles carving out congressional districts.

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

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Despite COVID-19 interruptions, Denver finding way near top of conference standings

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After COVID-19 conditions last season saw Denver split its players into cohorts in three different locker rooms, David Carle now feels more like a regular hockey coach. His fourth season with the Pioneers hasn’t been normal, though. Another reminder of that arrived last Wednesday afternoon, when Denver learned it wouldn’t be hosting St. Cloud State … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Discussing which conference teams are playoff contenders, pretenders as second half in full swing

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With just over 50 percent (54.6 percent to be exact) of the Atlantic Hockey schedule in the books, and nonconference play completed (with the exception of Sacred Heart defending its Connecticut Ice title on Jan. 29-30), it’s now a sprint to the finish. How’s the race shaping up? If you aren’t a subscriber to the … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: After transferring from Minnesota, Moe ‘able to make the most of my opportunities’ in Wisconsin net

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The goaltender position may be in a state of flux at his former school, but Jared Moe seems to have settled in at Wisconsin. The junior goalie, who transferred from Minnesota during the offseason, has started the last eight contests for the Badgers and has backstopped the team to a 4-2-2 record in those games. … Read more

New Hampshire’s Mike Souza talks Wildcats, Hockey East race: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 15

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by New Hampshire head coach Mike Souza. The conversation includes this year’s Wildcats, the Hockey East race, coping with COVID, recruiting, and this weekend’s series with UConn.

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

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: After split with former No. 1 Minnesota State, Northern Michigan hoping ‘that’s a sign of things to come’

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There’s been a lot of talk about the “curse” of the top-ranked team this college hockey season, but after this past weekend, I’m thinking we should amend this “curse” to something else: If you’re the No. 1 team in the country, you might not want to play Northern Michigan. The Wildcats, who beat Minnesota State … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Harvard teammates Abruzzese, Farrell off to U.S. Olympic team, ‘deserve that opportunity to represent the country’

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Sean Farrell and Nick Abruzzese have been at the center of Harvard’s potent offense all season. Now the Crimson teammates will get a chance to shine on a bigger stage. The duo was named the U.S. Olympic team last week and will represent the United States at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China next … Read more

TMQ: How will the Winter Olympics and NCAA players participating impact the 2022 NCAA hockey tournament?

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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. Dan: For all of the TMQs (TMQses?) that I’ve been tasked with doing over the past year, I’ve really looked forward to the time that I could banter with Mr. Ed … Read more

Mercyhurst’s Sheriff suspended one game by Atlantic Hockey for slashing penalty Jan. 15 against AIC

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Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday a one-game suspension for Mercyhurst forward Dante Sheriff, effective for the Lakers’ next game. The suspension is a result of Sheriff’s major penalty for slashing and game misconduct, which occurred at the 12:13 mark of the third period in Mercyhurst’s road game on Saturday, Jan. 15 against AIC. Upon review, the … Read more