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Hockey East suspends New Hampshire’s Reid one game following incident Dec. 11 against Maine

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Hockey East announced Saturday that New Hampshire freshman defenseman Luke Reid has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident in the third period on Friday, December 11 against Maine. Reid was assessed an interference penalty at 5:43 of the third period. Reid will miss the game on Saturday, December 12 against the Black … Read more

Picking the WCHA: Dec. 11-16

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We’re still well short of having a full slate of games this weekend, but at least we’re playing! My picks have been awful this season, but I’m using COVID as an excuse. Let’s see what this week brings. Daver this season: 10-2-2 Jack this season: 5-7-2 Ferris State at/vs Bowling Green Daver: The Falcons had … Read more

WCHA announces date changes for two January series, adds December Ferris State-Northern Michigan series

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The WCHA announced Friday announced a date change for two series slated for the opening weekend of league play in January. The Bowling Green at Ferris State and Minnesota State at Northern Michigan series originally scheduled for Jan. 1-2, 2021 will now be played Jan. 2-3, 2021. Both games of the BGSU-FSU series will start … Read more

Alaska Anchorage fundraising group passes $1 million in donations and pledges to save UAA hockey

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Save Seawolf Hockey has collected donations and pledges worth more than $1 million to date, according to a news release sent Friday afternoon. With about 65 days remaining to raise funds, the group continues to make good progress to keep the Alaska Anchorage hockey program in operation for many years to come. Alaska Anchorage announced … Read more

NCHC picks: Dec 11-17

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Pod play is like a mini-Frozen Faceoff every day, and it has already produced some stellar games. Matthew and I are off to a good start, with each of us going 8-3-2 in the first week of play. We’ll be picking an entire week’s worth of games each Friday. Let’s see how we do this … Read more

Pickin’ the Big Ten: Dec. 11-13

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There are eight games remaining in this condensed first half of B1G Hockey, including the four scheduled for this week. Given my 0-for performance of a week ago, I am grateful that my picks are creeping up toward .500. Last week Drew: 7-3-0 (.700) Paula: 5-5-0 (.500) This season Drew: 19-10-1 (.650) Paula: 13-16-1 (.455) … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Midway through pod play in Omaha, positives aplenty, according to UNO’s Kemp

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When former Omaha coach Mike Kemp became the school’s associate athletic director for events and facilities in March of 2019, he couldn’t have anticipated the kinds of hours he’s working these days. Under normal circumstances — remember those? — Kemp would keep regular weekday hours at his Baxter Arena office and show up a couple … Read more

Robert Morris-Niagara home-and-home series scheduled for Dec. 11-12 postponed

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This weekend’s Robert Morris-Niagara home-and-home men’s hockey series has been postponed. A decision regarding potential makeup dates for the games has not been made at this time. No reason was given for the postponements, but a Robert Morris news release said, “The health and safety of the RMU and Moon Township community remains paramount as … Read more

Atlantic Hockey Picks: Dec. 11 – Dec. 16

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At A Glance: Last week’s record: 6-6 Overall Record: 17-11 Over-.500 weeks: 2/3 (.667) This Week’s Picks*: *All games are subject to change. Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12: Long Island University at RIT RIT’s wild five-point weekend against Niagara last week loudly announced the Tigers’ arrival into the Atlantic Hockey foray. This weekend’s … Read more

North Dakota vs. Minnesota Duluth preview with writer Brad Schlossman: Game of the Week college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 3

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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

The NCHC Pod in Omaha is producing top 10 matchups almost every day. Our game of the week comes from that bubble as No. 1 North Dakota, fresh off a loss to No. 9 Denver, takes on unbeaten No. 3 Minnesota Duluth on Thursday. Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald, beat writer covering the Fighting Hawks.

We also look at other NCHC games, including Denver vs. Minnesota Duluth. In the Big Ten, only one weekend conference series is scheduled, with No. 14 Ohio State visiting No. 15 Notre Dame.

In Hockey East, it’s a home-and-home between No. 2 Boston College and UConn, while No. 8 UMass Lowell finally gets its season underway against No. 19 Providence.

Among non-conference games, we look at a couple added to the schedule as other games were canceled: No. 7 Clarkson at Mercyhurst and No. 6 Minnesota State playing host to D-III Milwaukee School of Engineering. Plus, No. 20 Arizona State has a pair at Penn State and LIU visits RIT for two.

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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Inconsistent Michigan squad will ‘be more than fine’ as season moves forward

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As Michigan was preparing to host Minnesota in a marquee Big Ten match early this week, Wolverines coach Mel Pearson had a thought or two about his young, talented, and inconsistent team. “We’ll be fine,” said Pearson. “We’ll be more than fine. Just give us another month together as a team, and we’ll be alright.” … Read more

ECAC Hockey announces men’s, women’s seasons will start in January with Clarkson, Colgate, Quinnipiac, St. Lawrence

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ECAC Hockey announced Wednesday its men’s and women’s schedules for 2021, with league games featuring the four participating schools – Clarkson, Colgate, Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence – beginning in January. The schedules feature six games against each team for the men’s programs (18 total), and four games against each team for the women’s programs (12 … Read more

Alabama Huntsville-Ferris State game scheduled for Dec. 9 canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

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The WCHA nonconference game between Alabama Huntsville and Ferris State scheduled for today at 5:07 p.m. EST will not be played due to COVID-19 concerns. The two schools were slated to play on Tuesday night at the Ewigleben Ice Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. However, daily testing on Tuesday of the Alabama Huntsville men’s hockey … Read more

Hockey East announces schedule updates, including cancellations, for men’s, women’s games Dec. 11-13

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Hockey East announced Wednesday the following schedule updates: The men’s series between New Hampshire and Maine on December 11-12 will now take place in Durham, N.H. Both games will be aired live on NESN+ at 7 p.m. from the Whittemore Center The UConn at Boston College men’s game on Friday, December 11 will be aired … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Robert Morris beats Cadet Ice Arena mystique with sweep at Air Force

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The Air Force home-ice advantage is a mythical piece of Atlantic Hockey lore. The geographical outlier in the conference is nestled more than 7,000 feet above sea level, and the very real impact of Cadet Ice Arena and its legendary altitude enabled six consecutive seasons with nine regular seasons in league play. That changed three … Read more