Minnesota State ascends to top of USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll after sweeping defending national champ UMass

After sweeping defending national champion Massachusetts, Minnesota State is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Mavericks jump four spots in this week’s rankings. Rounding out the top five, St. Cloud State remains No. 2, as does Michigan at No. 3 and Minnesota at No. 4. Minnesota Duluth is … Read more

Minnesota State sweeps, Tommies D-I debut, UML and ASU split, and that Michigan power play: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 1

Hockey East selects Metcalf, conference races stay hot, PairWise odds: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 19

This season, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley while his program is on hiatus.

In this episode, we look at:

• The aftermath of the demise of collegehockeystats.net and how much it’s missed already;
• Then-No. 5 and new No. 1 Minnesota State’s sweep of defending national champion and preseason No. 1 UMass;
• No. 2 St. Cloud State’s sweep of St. Thomas in their D-I debut;
• The weekend split in the final season at Oceanside between Arizona State and visiting UMass-Lowell;
• An immensely talented Michigan power play unit;
• Huge crowds on opening weekend;
• And D-I teams playing exhibitions: Will this be permanent?

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Atlantic Hockey suspends Bentley’s Lombardozzi one game for head contact penalty against Northeastern

Atlantic Hockey announced Monday a one-game suspension for Bentley graduate defenseman Matt Lombardozzi, effective for the Falcons’ next game. The suspension is a result of Lombardozzi’s five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for contact to the head, which occurred at the 8:25 mark of the third period in Bentley’s game of Saturday, Oct. 2 at … Read more

College Hockey Inc. Virtual Coaching Clinic releases full agenda for conference, Oct. 4-8, 2021

The College Hockey Inc. Virtual Coaching Clinic, which begins Monday, October 4 and runs through October 8, released their full agenda for the event. The event will bring together 15 NCAA Division I coaches, past and present, from some of the most prestigious programs in all of college hockey. The five-day event will include technical … Read more

Alaska college hockey games at Minnesota scheduled for Oct. 2-3 postponed due to COVID protocols

The men’s college hockey games between Alaska and Minnesota have been postponed following COVID protocols. The games were originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m. CDT and Sunday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. CDT at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The teams have rescheduled the two games for the weekend of Jan. 14-15, 2022.

Rensselaer adds former Hobart standout Michel to men’s hockey staff as new operations coordinator

Rensselaer has announced the hiring of Ryan Michel as the operations coordinator for the men’s hockey program. “Ryan is a tremendous addition to our staff,” said fifth-year RPI coach Dave Smith in a statement. “His experience as a player and a coach in pro hockey will bring positive new ideas into our environment. He has … Read more

Arizona State moving along with new arena construction, holds ‘topping off’ ceremony

Arizona State hosted a “topping out” ceremony Tuesday to commemorate the last beam set in place on top of the new multi-purpose arena. Set to open in late 2022, the new arena will host university and community events and serve as the future home for Sun Devil men’s hockey, wrestling and women’s gymnastics. Located in … Read more

Off-season review; Virtual Coaches Clinic preview with CHI’s Snee, Coaches Site’s Wilbur: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 1

USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

In the opening segment, hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger catch us up on off-season and preseason news, including the USCHO.com Division I men’s ice hockey preseason poll, transfers and fifth-year players, needing homes for new programs, the cancellation and work toward the resurrection of Robert Morris hockey, and the implications of name, image, and likeness on college hockey.

In the second segment, Jim and Ed are joined by College Hockey Inc. executive director Mike Snee and Aaron Wilbur, founder and CEO of The Coaches Site, to preview next week’s Virtual Coaches Clinic (https://collegehockeyincclinic.com).

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Former Northeastern hockey players Rice, Thiessen to be inducted into school’s hall of fame

Two former Northeastern hockey players are the newest members of the Northeastern Hall of Fame. Fiona Rice, class of 1990, and Brad Thiessen, class of 2011, will be inducted with both the 2020 and 2021 hall of fame classes on November 11 at Blackman Auditorium on the university’s campus. Rice holds the record for most … Read more

Hockey East preseason coaches poll has UMass at top with eight first-place votes; BU, BC also get first-place nods

Hockey East coaches have picked defending national champion Massachusetts to win the conference this season. The results of the Hockey East preseason coaches poll were announced Monday. Hockey East 2021-22 Men’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll Rank — Team — (First-Place Votes) — Total points 1. Massachusetts (8) 107 2. Boston University (1) 95 3. Boston College … Read more

Defending national champion UMass named top team in 2021-22 preseason USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll

With 19 first-place votes, 2021 national champion Massachusetts is the No. 1 team in the 2021-22 preseason USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll. National runner-up St. Cloud State earned 13 first-place nods and finished just seven voting points behind UMass in the No. 2 spot. Michigan garnered 11 first-place votes to sit third, followed by Minnesota at … Read more

Cosentino, Murphy, Shasby named finalists for Alaska Anchorage hockey head coaching position

Alaska Anchorage announced Saturday that Chris Cosentino, Steve Murphy and Matthew Shasby have been chosen as finalists for the head coach position for the Seawolves hockey program. Former UAA coach Matt Curley resigned in June after leading the Seawolves to seven wins in two seasons. Cosentino is a two-time ACHA Coach of the Year after … Read more

Minnesota chosen as team to beat in 2021-22 Big Ten preseason coaches poll

Minnesota was tabbed the favorite in the 2021-22 Big Ten hockey preseason coaches poll, the conference announced on Friday. The coaches also selected preseason All-Big Ten teams. 2021-22 Big Ten Preseason Poll 1. Minnesota 2. Michigan 3. Wisconsin 4. Notre Dame 5. Penn State 6. Michigan State 7. Ohio State 2021-22 Preseason All-Big Ten Hockey … Read more

Holy Cross alum, 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner Reppucci awarded prestigious scholarship for Stanford grad program

Holy Cross graduate Jeffrey Reppucci has been awarded the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which provides full funding for the graduate program of the student’s choosing at Stanford University. Reppucci, class of 2014 valedictorian, majored in Russian studies and was a member of the men’s hockey team at Holy Cross. He is part of the fourth group … Read more

Longtime NCHC supervisor Schmitt named winner of 2020-21 Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award

For his work and service in helping the NCHC through a difficult 2020-21 season, Mike Schmitt has been named the eighth annual recipient of the NCHC’s Mark Rudolph Officiating Achievement Award. Schmitt recently completed his eighth season as an NCHC supervisor of officials. He was presented the Mark Rudolph Award in person last Saturday in … Read more