With Hockey East revamping its playoff format, ‘everything matters now’
Hockey East has announced its new playoff structure, and I’m here to tell you it’s the right one (photo: Melissa Wade).
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Ferris State’s Mackin healthy, ‘looks ready for a breakout year’ with Bulldogs
Corey Mackin tied with Mitch Maloney for most points (25) during the 2017-18 season for Ferris State. While most players would be proud of that, Mackin was actually disgusted he couldn’t produce more (photo: Benjamin Amato/Ferris State Athletics).
After Frozen Four berths in 2018, Big Ten schools Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State hungry for more
The Big Ten made some big noise by sending three teams to the Frozen Four in 2018, but when Minnesota Duluth captured the national championship, that noise was reduced to chatter and even snickering among college hockey fans (photo: Rachel Lewis).
TMQ: Talking Vermont’s upset over Michigan, opening weekend, Oct. 8 poll, Army West Point’s emotional gesture
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback (photo: Melissa Wade).
USCHO.com presents its NCAA Division I Plays of the Week, Oct. 6-7
Each week, USCHO.com will present its Plays of the Week via our YouTube channel (photo: Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota).
Ohio State assumes top spot in latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll
With 18 first-place votes this week, Ohio State is the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
The Monday 10: Minnesota tops Minnesota Duluth for first time since ’14, NCAA schools dominate Canadian universities
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our brand-new Monday 10 feature (photo: Melissa Wade).
Gophers earn tie, win over top-ranked Minnesota Duluth in exciting non-league weekend around the Twin Cities
Minnesota head coach Bob Motzko earned a tie and win in his first weekend at the helm of the Golden Gophers, something he hopes is a sign to come (photo: Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota).
Rankings roundup: How the top 20 teams fared, Oct. 6-7
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Sept. 24 fared over the Oct. 6-7 weekend (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Vermont upsets No. 4 Michigan on road behind career-high 48 saves for Lekkas
Vermont goaltender Stefanos Lekkas stopped a career-high 48 shots as the Catamounts upset #4 Michigan, 5-2, to open the season on Saturday. (Photo: Patrick Barron/UVM Athletics)
Previewing the USCHO.com Game of the Week: Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth
The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and all their rowdy friends will be there on Saturday night when the 2017-18 national championship banner is raised at AMSOIL Arena in downtown Duluth (photo: Melissa Wade).
Picking the men’s Division I games: Oct. 6-9
It’s finally here – opening weekend for men’s Division I hockey. Each week, USCHO.com columnists will pick the winners of that weekend’s games in their respective conferences (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
WCHA labeled ‘rat race’ this season as league continues to roll out competitive teams
If anybody needed the perfect explanation for what happens in the WCHA year after year, just ask Mike Hastings (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
NCHC looks as talent-rich as ever, will be ‘an extremely hard conference this season’
Some things don’t change year after year with the NCHC (photo: Melissa Wade).
Hockey East teams looking for nonconference improvement, NCAA tournament success in ’18-19
At times, it’s difficult to believe that it’s been 35 years since a group of athletic directors, led by Providence’s Lou Lamoriello, came together to form what three and a half decades later would be considered one of the game’s strongest sports conferences (photo: Melissa Wade).
Incoming American International freshman Otto diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma; GoFundMe started
Eric Otto was supposed to a freshman this season at American International. Instead, the Minnesota native is battling stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma (photo: GoFundMe).
Princeton, Cornell look to be favorites in ECAC Hockey, but plenty of contenders on the doorstep
Both kings of the mountain are returning major firepower for the 2018-19 ECAC Hockey season (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
After sending four teams to 2018 NCAA tournament, Big Ten ‘is only going to continue to get better’
With three conference teams in attendance, the Frozen Four was set to be a Big Ten party last season (photo: Melissa Wade).
After competitive ’17-18 season, Atlantic Hockey looks like ‘this will be the case again this year’
Anticipation is building for another photo-finish season in Atlantic Hockey (photo: Omar Phillips).
Five years in, the NCHC won’t rest on the laurels of its success
NCHC commissioner Josh Fenton is more than pleased with the success of the league over its first five seasons and hopes more is to come. (photo: NCHC)