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Longtime Minnesota Duluth coach Sertich tabbed 2021 Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey recipient

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The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced Tuesday its 2021 Legend of College Hockey recipient as Mike Sertich from Minnesota Duluth. Sertich’s run with the Bulldogs spanned 25 years beginning in 1975 and culminated in 2000. Retirement was short-lived as Sertich went behind the Michigan Tech bench mid-season in 2000-01 and continued for two more … Read more

North Dakota retakes No. 1, UMass, Minnesota Duluth pick up big wins, NCAA prognostication: Weekend Review college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 15

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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 and Ed Trefzger look back at the weekend’s results and the week’s news, plus round two of NCAA bracketology.

In this episode:

• Then-No. 1 Boston College goes down to an impressive UMass;

• North Dakota keeps rolling;

• Minnesota Duluth gets back to winning ways against St. Cloud State;

• Minnesota State loses its first WCHA game this season during weekend split with Bemidji State;

• Bowling Green sweeps Alabama-Huntsville, finishes with a 19-8-1 mark overall;

• Big Ten will come down to the final weekend;

• Atlantic Hockey field is set;

• And our scenarios for the NCAA tournament.

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FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Del Gaizo’s OT game-winner completes comeback from 2-0 down as No. 9 UMass upsets No. 1 BC, 3-2; Merrimack knocks off No. 8 BU; No. 2 North Dakota scores late to skate past No. 11 Omaha

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UMass junior defenseman Marc Del Gaizo scored while being tripped on a breakaway at 1:59 of overtime as the Minutemen completed a comeback from 2-0 down to upset No. 1 Boston College, 3-2 (File photo: Rich Gagnon)

NCHC picks: Feb. 26-28

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Thanks to North Dakota, I went back to three up on Matthew in our picks race. Last week, I was a perfect 3-0, while Matthew was 2-1. On the year, I am 44-23-6, while Matthew is 41-26-6. Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26 and 28 Miami vs Western Michigan Candace: Western Michigan has killed me when I’ve picked … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Feb. 26-27

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It’s the second-to-last week of the regular season. Can you believe it? Picks so far. Last week Drew: 4-1-1 (.750) Paula: 4-1-1 (.750) This season Drew: 55-30-3 (.6342) Paula: 49-36-3 (.574) This week It’s a post-points world, as we know now that there will be an unbalanced schedule in the Big Ten because of COVID-19. … Read more

Thursday’s Mercyhurst at Robert Morris, Saturday’s RIT at Mercyhurst games added to week’s list of Atlantic Hockey cancellations

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Thursday’s Mercyhurst at Robert Morris and Saturday’s Rochester Institute of Technology at Mercyhurst games have been cancelled per Atlantic Hockey COVID-19 protocols, according to news releases from Robert Morris and RIT. Only the Friday-Saturday home-and-home Canisius-Niagara series and Army West Point’s non-conference series with Long Island remain on the schedule, bringing the total number of … Read more

St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth preview with Bulldogs radio voice Bruce Ciskie: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 13

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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

No. 6 St. Cloud State visits No. 10 Minnesota Duluth in a single, nationally-televised NCHC game on Saturday with conference and NCAA postseason implications. Bulldogs radio voice Bruce Ciskie previews the contest with a look at this year’s UMD team and how they match up against they Huskies.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger also look ahead at another NCHC tilt, No. 2 North Dakota at No. 11 Omaha, as well as No. 3 Minnesota State’s home-and-home series against No. 19 Bemidji State in the WCHA, No. 9 UMass at No. 1 Boston College for a game, and Ohio State at No. 5 Wisconsin.

Plus with almost the entire week’s schedule wiped out, playoff positions in Atlantic Hockey’s western pod all comes down to Canisius and Niagara’s home-and-home pair this weekend.

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Conference embracing involvement with College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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More and more, athletes and coaches around the sports world are increasing their commitment to positive cultural changes while making their spheres more welcoming.

The same goes for college hockey, including in the NCHC.

League commissioner Josh Fenton, Omaha assistant coach Paul Jerrard and North Dakota forward Jasper Weatherby are each involved in College Hockey for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, a task force that was unveiled earlier this month but has been meeting since last summer.

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: ‘All of the coaches are in support of’ moving up start of postseason tournament to March 14

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On Tuesday of this week, Todd Milewski wrote in the Wisconsin State Journal that the Big Ten will likely be moving up the start date of the playoff tournament to Sunday, March 14. That is something that Wisconsin coach Tony Granato let slip, apparently, before anything official had been announced by the league.

This Week in Hockey East: ‘Adapting to whatever situation I’m thrown into,’ Boston University goalie Duplessis helping Terriers to national ranking

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Three weeks ago, Boston University freshman goalie Vinny Duplessis wasn’t sure he’d see much — if any — action this season.

Then he was in net against Boston College, the top team in Hockey East, and he shut them down in one of BU’s best wins all season, a 3-1 victory on Feb. 6.