A week after two home ties against Rensselaer, Ohio State got things back on track with two road victories at Massachusetts. Buckeyes coach Steve Rohlik said he was happy with the team’s road effort. “If you win a game, you’ve done something right,” he said. “To go on the road and win two, it certainly … Read more
Bye weeks can come in handy for teams on the mend, but being idle is less helpful for a healthy team that’s rolling. Second-ranked St. Cloud State is off this weekend after opening the season with five consecutive wins, three of them against top-20 teams. The two most recent games came at home last week … Read more
In the early 20th century, legendary author Mark Twain once said, “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Now more than 100 years later, we might be able to use a similar quote to sum up the first month of UMass Lowell’s hockey season. The River Hawks began the season ranked fifth in … Read more
Union got the monkey of its back this past weekend with two victories over RIT and Niagara. The Dutchmen enter conference play this coming weekend. “Our coaching staff was pretty happy for the players,” Union coach Rick Bennett said. “They got a chance to get a couple of wins under their belt, especially going into … Read more
Christian Pomarico never met Derek Hines. They never skated together and never dressed together in the same hockey locker room. They both attended and graduated from the United States Military Academy, but neither man met the other. But to Pomarico, “Hinesy” is still a part of his family. A 2016 West Point graduate, Pomarico hung … Read more
It wasn’t a great week to be part of the USCHO.com top 10. Though no team got swept, St. Cloud State was the only to escape unscathed. Paula and Jim discuss.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Oct. 16 fared over the Oct. 19-21 weekend.No. 1 Denver – tied, defeated Lake Superior StateNo. 2 Harvard – defeated U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team (exhibition)No. 3 St. Cloud State – swept No. 13 Boston CollegeNo. 4 North … Read more
It might have been one of the best road weekends in the history of the program. Minnesota State waltzed into Agganis Arena on the campus of Boston University hoping for just a split. What they got was so much better: A decisive two-game nonconference sweep of the Hockey East powerhouse on their home turf. The … Read more
Red Berenson was honored for his 33 seasons of coaching Michigan hockey when the rink inside Yost Arena was officially named the Red Berenson Rink at Yost Ice Arena. The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Thursday an addition to the naming structure at historic Yost Arena at its monthly meeting held at Harding … Read more
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: UMass finishes last in Hockey East. The Minutemen finished in the Hockey East cellar the last three years, and in the previous four seasons managed no better than next-to-last or third-to-last. This year, more of the same was projected: Hockey East coaches picked them to share the … Read more
There was something familiar about Michigan State’s 3-2 home win over Bowling Green last Saturday. It couldn’t have been the win itself, as it was the first time the Spartans had registered a home win since Nov. 4, 2016 and the first time Michigan State won its home opener since the start of the 2014-2015 … Read more
Several ECAC teams have faced intimidating early-season schedules, with mixed results. St. Lawrence and Union are both looking for their first wins of the season, checking it at 0-4 and 0-5, respectively. SLU hosted Penn State and then traveled to North Dakota last weekend for a two-game series. The Dutchmen opened on the road against … Read more
Being the defending national champion didn’t get Denver any consideration for easing into a new season. Rather than play at home, or play against an unranked opponent, Denver took to the road last weekend to face No. 4 Notre Dame, the same team Denver routed in the Frozen Four last year en route to the … Read more
Trevor Large has coached just two games so far, but he and his Canisius Golden Griffins have been through the gamut already. Last Friday, Canisius fell behind visiting Robert Morris 3-0 midway through the second period, but came storming back with three third-period goals to even the score. But RMU’s Spencer Dorowicz got the game-winner … Read more
Oakland University has begun the process of exploring adding Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs, according to a Monday report in the Detroit News. OU is located in the northern Detroit suburb of Rochester. An announcement was set for Monday night at Little Caesars Arena, featuring Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, Oakland … Read more
Michigan was 848-426-92 under Berenson and won the 1996 and 1998 NCAA championships.
The award is given annually to the top Division I netminder.
Smith spent the last 12 seasons in the same position at Canisius, compiling a 172-223-59 record and an Atlantic Hockey tournament championship and NCAA tournament appearance in 2013.
Gabinet was the Mavericks’ associate head coach in the 2016-17 season.