WEEKEND REVIEW: Michigan State has a statement weekend, fists fly in Hockey East, 15-day portal
PODCAST: Michigan State sweeps Wisconsin; CCHA chaos; UMass Lowell-BU fight leads to suspensions; Naurato extends at Michigan; 15-day portal.
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MONDAY 10: B1G weekends for Michigan St., Michigan
It was a B1G weekend in college hockey, especially for Michigan State and Michigan, each of which swept their B1G series.
RANKINGS ROUNDUP: How the top 20 NCAA men’s Division I hockey teams fared, Jan. 12-18.
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Dec. 15 fared in games over the weekend of Dec. 27-28.
Hockey East suspends BU’s Boisvert, Lowell’s Eddy for brawl
Hockey East suspended BU’s Sacha Boisvert and UMass Lowell’s Connor Eddy two games each after a third-period fight Jan. 16 at Agganis Arena
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 1 Michigan tips Minnesota in B1G overtime battle
Jayden Perron scored at 2:08 of overtime to lift No. 1 Michigan to a 3-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday night in B1G action. https://twitter.com/umichhockey/status/2012709951123112112 It was Perron’s ninth goal of the season. Garrett Schifsky and T.J. Hughes also scored for the Wolverines, while Stephen Peck had 26 saves. No. 9 Denver 3, No. 5 … Read more
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 4 Michigan State handles No. 2 Wisconsin 4-1, earns road sweep
Trey Augustine made 30 saves and Danny Russell scored twice in No. 4 Michigan State’s 4-1 win over No. 2 Wisconsin, giving the Spartans a weekend road sweep of the Badgers and propelling Michigan State into second place in the Big Ten standings. Russell’s shorthanded goal at 8:34 in the first put the Spartans ahead … Read more
BRACKETOLOGY XTRA PODCAST: Four western No. 1 seeds, good attendance in this week’s bracket
BRACKETOLOGY XTRA: We discuss USCHO’s latest bracketology as four western No. 1 seeds and pretty good attendance highlight this week’s bracket.
NCAA adopts 15-day transfer window for D-1 men
Undergraduate men’s hockey athletes can now enter the transfer portal during a single 15-day window beginning the Monday after the NCAA championship game.
BRACKETOLOGY: All eyes on attendance when building brackets
Between now and March 22 Bracketolog will provide up-to-date prediction of the 16-team NCAA field seeded into regional sites.
When it comes to special teams, Notre Dame is defining the company it keeps
If you’re only as good as the company you keep, the Fighting Irish are better than their record would indicate. At the bottom of the Big Ten standings, Notre Dame is 4-15-1 overall and still looking for its first conference win through 10 games. The Irish are in good company, though, when it comes to … Read more
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: How do you respond when you lose your top goalie?
UPON FURTHER REVIEW PODCAST: We discuss No. 1 Michigan losing star freshman goalie Jack Ivankovic and Providence losing senior starter Philip Svedeback.
TMQ: Is it an era of college hockey dominance? Or just an illusion?
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. DAN: Another week in the books here in the college hockey world, and although the second semester is just getting started, it sure is starting to feel like the perfect continuation … Read more
Michigan’s Naurato gets four-year contract extension
Fourth-year Michigan head coach Brandon Naurato has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season, the school announced Monday. Naurato guided the Wolverines to back-to-back Frozen Four appearances in his first two seasons. A 2009 graduate of Michigan, Naurato posted the most wins (26) of any first-year Michigan head coach before becoming the first … Read more
WEEKEND REVIEW: Michigan, Minnesota Duluth, Western Michigan, Providence among big weekends
PODCAST: Michigan dominates Notre Dame, Minnesota Duluth’s surprising offense, Western Michigan’s resurgence, key wins for Quinnipiac and Providence.
Monday 10: W. Mich., Mich., Providence all sweep
Defending champ Western Michigan is red hot, sweeping a high-profile road series at No. 7 Denver to extend its surge to seven straight wins.
Providence adds Panthers goalie prospect Michael Simpson
Providence has added goalie Michael Simpson to the roster, the school announced on Sunday. Simpson joins the Friars after spending this season with the Savannah Ghost Pirates of the ECHL. The London, Ont., native is expected to bolster the Friars at goalie in the wake of an injury to Philip Svedebäck, suffered in a game … Read more
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio State stifles Michigan State, 2-1
Ohio State earned a weekend split with No. 2 Michigan State on Saturday, grinding out a 2-1 upset in Columbus.
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Dartmouth wins wild one, 5-4, over Harvard
No. 11 Dartmouth outlasted Harvard, 5-4, in a wild back-and-forth game that featured a third-period winner from Hank Cleaves.
In wake of stroke, UMD volunteer Haagenson’s support system runs deep
Minnesota Duluth assistant equipment manager Dale “Hoagie” Haagenson is cherished as someone who bridges present-day Bulldog hockey with what it was when he joined the program in 1981. But as UMD associate head coach Adam Krause puts it, his and any number of fellow former Bulldog players’ relationships with Haagenson doesn’t start and end with … Read more
Bracketology: First crack at predicting the NCAA field
Welcome to an all-new season of Bracketology, USCHO’s weekly attempt to seed the NCAA tournament field based on the NPI.