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Hockey East suspends Vermont’s Münzenberger one game for head contact penalty against Maine

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Hockey East announced Monday that Vermont freshman defenseman Luca Münzenberger has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 15:33 of the third period on Saturday, December 4 at Maine. On the play, Münzenberger was assessed a five-minute major penalty for contact to the head and a game misconduct. Münzenberger will miss the … Read more

Northern Michigan sweeps, a bunch of splits, who’s hot, and we play ‘buy or sell’: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 10

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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. Topics include:

• Northern Michigan sweeps No. 1 Minnesota Duluth

• Splits of big series: Minnesota and Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State, North Dakota and St. Cloud State

• Quinnipiac remains red hot

• Some other hot teams heading into break: Northeastern, Bentley

And … ‘buy or sell’ takes involving: North Dakota, Cornell, Boston University, Minnesota State, Western Michigan, Quinnipiac, Arizona State

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Monday 10: A likely new No. 1-ranked team (again), Clarkson stages unreal rally to top Cornell, Bentley continues to roll

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Down goes No. 1 … yet again In what’s becoming a weekly tradition, the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll lost yet again. This time, the victim was Minnesota Duluth, who was swept … Read more

North Dakota’s Jandric suspended one game by NCHC for spearing penalty against St. Cloud State

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The NCHC has issued a one-game suspension to North Dakota graduate student defenseman Chris Jandric, stemming from a stick infraction during the Fighting Hawks’ game against St. Cloud State on Friday night at SCSU’s Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. On the play, Jandric was assessed a major penalty for spearing and given a game misconduct … Read more

Friendship Four tournament returning to Belfast in 2022, with UMass, UMass Lowell, Quinnipiac, Dartmouth slated to play

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The Friendship Four hockey tournament will return to Belfast, Northern Ireland in November 2022 after what will be a three-year absence due to COVID restrictions. Joining UMass and UMass Lowell will be Quinnipiac and Dartmouth. Taking place at The SSE Arena, Belfast on November 25-26, 2022, the tournament, organized by the Odyssey Trust, will bring … Read more

NCHC commissioner Fenton leaving conference at end of ’21-22 season for similar role with Summit League

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After more than eight years at the helm, NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton is stepping down from his role following the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. Fenton has been hired as the commissioner of the Summit League and will officially begin that role on April 11, 2022. Fenton will start his transition as a special consultant … Read more

USCHO BETTOR’S EDGE: Return to conference play produces full slate of battles between nationally-ranked teams, with few heavy favorites

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Where have all the underdogs gone? Last weekend, nonconference plays created a bunch of heavy underdogs (Maine was +290 and was in a one-goal game into the closing minutes) but not a single one hit. The only dog to win from last weekend’s column was Arizona State (+130) and that was nearly a pick ’em. … Read more

As college hockey inches back to pre-COVID times, conferences utilizing digital media to keep fans, supporters engaged

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The first half of college hockey’s 2021-22 season brought about the return of familiar surroundings. Fans lost during a year of empty arenas once again filed through turnstiles and ticket booths in order to cheer their teams, and chants dating back decades rang through campuses across the United States. The pageantry of the sport, once … Read more

Bemidji State’s Sillinger, Northeastern’s Levi, Minnesota Duluth’s Fanti take home national player honors for November

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The Hockey Commissioners Association announced Thursday its three men’s college hockey players of the month for November. Bemidji State senior forward Owen Sillinger is the player of the month, while Northeastern sophomore goaltender Devon Levi is the rookie of the month and Minnesota Duluth junior goalie Ryan Fanti is the goaltender of the month. Sillinger … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Lethargic early season in rear view mirror, Northern Michigan picking up offense as ‘buy-in on some of the small details has really gone up’

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When the season started, Northern Michigan had something of a defensive crisis. The Wildcats barely had enough healthy bodies to field a full defensive unit. At one point, they had just four regular blueliners. Adding to that, the team’s No. 1 goalie, Rico DiMatteo, wasn’t 100 percent after recovering from surgery. “We played a series … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Conference play heating up as Providence, Northeastern clash this weekend; UMass-UMass Lowell series also on docket

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A lot has gone right for the men’s hockey programs at Providence and Northeastern in the last month. No. 13 Providence (12-5-0, 6-3-0 Hockey East) has won six straight games and 16th-ranked Northeastern (11-4-1, 5-3-1) ran through the November portion of its schedule without a regulation loss. Something has to give this weekend as the … Read more

Previewing No. 13 Providence vs. No. 16 Northeastern with writer Mark Divver: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 8

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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 hockey writer Mark Divver to preview No. 13 Providence’s home-and-home series with No. 16 Northeastern.

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

No. 14 Massachusetts home-and-home with No. 15 UMass Lowell

No. 9 Cornell at No. 18 Clarkson

No. 11 Minnesota at No. 3 Michigan

No. 7 North Dakota at No. 5 St. Cloud State

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: After recent seasons of decreased offense, Colgate group finding scoring touch in 2021-22 campaign

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Offense has been hard to come by for Colgate for several seasons. While the Raiders usually had solid defense and goaltending, their struggle to score put them at a disadvantage. But it’s been a different story so far this year. Colgate enters its final weekend of the first half 25th in Division I in goals … Read more

RIT’s Wayne Wilson talks this year’s Tigers, 400 win milestone: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 9

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Rochester Institute of Technology head coach Wayne Wilson. The conversation includes Wilson’s milestone 400th victory at RIT achieved last weekend at Princeton, this year’s Tigers and how they are benefitting from the return of four fifth-year players, pending NCAA legislation that would allow RIT (and Union) athletic scholarships for D-I teams, and the 3v3 overtime rule.

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: North Dakota YouTube series still delivering fresh content after 200 episodes, with more in production

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“Through These Doors,” North Dakota’s in-house digital series chronicling life inside the university’s men’s hockey program, reached a major milestone Thursday when the show’s 200th episode premiered on YouTube. The show, aired weekly during the hockey season, is now in its 10th year. That’s six years on top of what David Folske, one of the … Read more

Alaska Anchorage names former NAHL, NA3HL coach Murdock to assistant’s role with Seawolves

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Alaska Anchorage announced Wednesday that Kevin Murdock has been hired as an assistant coach with the Seawolves. Murdock comes to UAA, which will return to play in 2022-23, from the NAHL’s North Iowa Bulls where he served as the associate head coach and general manager. “Kevin is one of the brightest young minds in hockey … Read more