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Clarkson to play for ECAC Hockey playoff title, defeats Dartmouth in conference semifinals behind Langenegger’s 25 saves, five players with two-point nights

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Clarkson goaltender Ethan Langenegger made 25 saves and five Golden Knights players finished with two-point games as Clarkson defeated Dartmouth 4-1 in the second ECAC Hockey semifinal Friday night from Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. Tristan Sarsland, Trey Taylor and Ayrton Martino all recorded a goal and an assist and Ryan Bottrill added … Read more

Defending champ Denver outlasts Arizona State 4-2 in NCHC conference semifinals, will play for Frozen Faceoff title Saturday

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The last time the Denver Pioneers took the ice at Xcel Energy Center, they won and brought their 10th national championship back to the Rocky Mountains. There’s just something about playing in St. Paul that brings out good hockey for DU, and after outlasting the Arizona State Sun Devils 4-2 on … Read more

Veremyev leaves Colorado College after three seasons, inks NHL deal with Islanders

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The NHL’s New York Islanders have signed Colorado College junior forward Gleb Veremyev to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning in the 2025-26 season. Veremyev, a native of Sayreville, N.J., tallied 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in 37 games during the 2024-25 season with the Tigers. In 88 games over three seasons for CC, the … Read more

Denver’s Buium named NCHC player of the year for 2024-25, WMU’s Ferschweiller top coach, North Dakota’s Boisvert best rookie

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After announcing its individual award finalists last Thursday, the NCHC handed out its 12 year-end individual awards for the 2024-25 season Thursday night at the St. Paul Event Center. Six different teams took home an individual honor, led by a trio from Western Michigan, including Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Pat Ferschweiler. Denver also … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY EXTRA: Late-night 2OT winner by Maine in Hockey East gives Quinnipiac, Penn State, Michigan increased NCAA tournament odds

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Many of you may have been asleep last night by the time that Nolan Renwick redirected Charlie Russell’s shot-pass at 11:02 of the second overtime period to send Maine past Northeastern to the Hockey East title game. Three teams that began the weekend on the bubble actually saw their odds of making the NCAA tournament … Read more

Renwick lifts Maine to Hockey East title game, scores double-OT winner to bounce Northeastern

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BOSTON — Growing up in Canada, Nolan Renwick said he didn’t even know college hockey existed. So scoring a game-winning overtime goal in the Hockey East semifinals is more of a recent dream for the senior forward from Milestone, Saskatchewan. Nolan Renwick’s goal at 11:02 of double overtime lifted Maine to a 4-3 win over … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey America: Holy Cross, Bentley meet this weekend for conference title, NCAA tournament automatic bid

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After three rounds of playoffs, the Atlantic Hockey America tournament is down to the final two teams: Holy Cross and Bentley. They will play a single game on Saturday in Worcester, Mass., for the title and the right to represent the league in the NCAA tournament. Previewing the finals No. 3 Bentley at No. 1 … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Michigan State-Ohio State conference title game ‘going to be a great atmosphere’ in East Lansing

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Raise your hand if you predicted at the start of the 2024-25 season that Ohio State would be playing for the Big Ten tournament championship this weekend. If your hand’s up, you’re either a diehard Buckeye fan or someone whose familiarity with honesty is questionable. Picked to finish last in the Big Ten preseason coaches’ … Read more

Looking at odds for Hockey East, ECAC, NCHC semifinals, CCHA, AHA, Big Ten finals: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 20

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college hockey money lines over under wagering

USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at money lines and over/under for the Hockey East, ECAC, and NCHC semifinals, and the championship games in the CCHA, Atlantic Hockey, and Big Ten for March 20-22, 2025.

  • UConn +105 vs. BU -135; over/under 6.5
  • Northeastern +220 vs. Maine -298; o/u 4.5
  • Cornell +124 vs. Quinnipiac -160; o/u 5.5
  • Dartmouth +110 vs. Clarkson -140; o/u 5.5
  • Denver -175 vs. Arizona State +135; o/u 6.5
  • North Dakota +154 vs. Western Michigan -200; o/u 6.5
  • St. Thomas +180 @ Minnesota State -230; o/u 4.5
  • Bentley +135 @ Holy Cross -175; o/u 4.5
  • Ohio State +180 @ Michigan State -125; o/u 5.5
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This Week in Hockey East: There’s still something at stake for Maine, BU, Northeastern, UConn in conference semifinals at TD Garden

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One could look at the Hockey East semifinals and assume there’s little at stake. Only Northeastern, the No. 9 seed, is fighting for its survival beyond this weekend — the Huskies need to win the Lamoriello Trophy for a bid to the NCAA tournament. The other three schools — Connecticut, Boston University and Maine — … Read more

Hobey Baker Award candidates narrowed to 10 standouts for 2025 award as college hockey’s best player

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The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation has announced the top 10 candidates for the 2025 award honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are Zeev Buium, Denver; Jack Devine, Denver; Aiden Fink, Penn State; Mac Gadowsky, Army West Point; Isaac Howard, Michigan State; Ryan Leonard, Boston College; Ayrton Martino, Clarkson; Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross; Jimmy … Read more

Boston College’s Leonard chosen ’24-25 Hockey East player of the year, BU blueliner Hutson best rookie, UConn’s Cavanaugh top coach, UMass Lowell’s Cole academic champion

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Hockey East announced Wednesday that Boston College sophomore forward Ryan Leonard has been awarded the honor of 2024-25 Hockey East player of the year. Alongside Leonard, Boston University freshman defenseman Cole Hutson was named rookie of the year, UConn head coach Mike Cavanaugh was voted coach of the year by his peers, and UMass Lowell’s … Read more

Augustine, Boija, Fowler, Tracy announced as four finalists for 2025 Mike Richter Award as top men’s D-I hockey goaltender

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the final four candidates for this year’s Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. A watch list of 32 was reduced to 10 semifinalists and now, with playoffs underway, the final four have been chosen: Michigan State sophomore Trey … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Arizona State has shot at NCAA tourney as Sun Devils ‘proving our followers right and proving the people who didn’t believe in us wrong’

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It’s tough to predict how much further Arizona State’s first season as a conference member can go. The Sun Devils are 15th in the PairWise Rankings and will need to keep helping themselves as the NCHC playoffs progress. But regardless of which side of the NCAA tournament bubble the Sun Devils land on, they already … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Minnesota State focused on Mason Cup title vs. St. Thomas in game that promises to be ‘big-time challenge’

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The unique nature of this season’s CCHA Mason Cup playoffs are not lost on Luke Strand. The Minnesota State boss finds himself in a somewhat strange position for a college hockey head coach: Being out of an at-large position in the Pairwise rankings but still knowing with 100% certainty that his team is still going … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Looking at championship weekend, handing out some awards, signing off until ’25-26

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The ECAC Hockey championship weekend returned to Lake Placid in 2014 after spending three years at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The ancestral home of the post-breakup league was loaded with history when the banners returned to the rafters atop Herb Brooks Arena, but the years since the conference’s return equaled the memories of … Read more

After three seasons with Harvard, Koskenvuo leaves Crimson crease, inks NHL contract with Vancouver

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The NHL’s Vancouver Canucks have announced that the club has agreed to terms with Harvard junior goaltender Aku Koskenvuo on a two-year, entry-level contract. This past season with the Crimson, Koskenvuo posted a record of 8-9-1 with a 2.81 goals-against average, a .902 save percentage, and one shutout in 20 games. His eight wins set … Read more