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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: After back-to-back shutouts over Michigan, top-ranked Minnesota finding goalie rotation key to success

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With one week of hockey for Big Ten teams before the holiday break, Minnesota tops the conference standings with 23 points, eight ahead of second-place Wisconsin. Feeling a little déjà vu? Maybe you’re flashing back to the middle of the 2022-23 season, when the Golden Gophers amassed 30 points in the first half, eight ahead … Read more

TMQ: Sifting through the latest poll, updated PairWise Rankings as 2024-25 men’s college hockey season closes in on wrapping first half

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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. Paula: Well, Dan, there’s a new No. 1 this week and I don’t think that anyone is surprised by that. What may be surprising is how many votes that new top … Read more

With 38 first-place votes, Minnesota takes over as new No. 1-ranked team in Dec. 9 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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Minnesota jumps up three spots this week, getting 38 first-place votes as the new No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Boston College earned six first-place votes and is up one spot to No. 2, Michigan State, with four first-place votes, is down two spots to No. 3, Denver is down … Read more

Monday 10: Long Island splits with Vermont, Minnesota shuts out Michigan on back-to-back nights, Minnesota State unbeaten in nine, Western Michigan-Denver series provides excitement

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Minnesota blanks Michigan twice The sentence “Michigan was shut out on back-to-back nights” isn’t very common in the English language. In fact, the last time that happened in a series was way, WAY back in January … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 4 Minnesota shuts out No. 6 Michigan for second straight night; No. 1 Michigan State rallies from 2-0 for OT win at Wisconsin; UMass PP puts away No. 11 BU; No. 2 Denver gets OT win for series split with No. 7 WMU

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For the first time since 1943, No. 4 Minnesota shutout No. 6 Michigan on back-to-back nights, completing the weekend sweep with a 2-0 blanking of the Wolverines (Photo: Jim Rosvold)

November HCA men’s awards go to Boston College’s Leonard, Michigan’s Hage, Colorado College’s Mbereko, Minnesota State’s Tracy

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its monthly men’s honors for November. Boston College sophomore forward Ryan Leonard is the player of the month, Michigan forward Michael Hage is rookie of the month, and Colorado College junior Kaidan Mbereko and Minnesota State junior Alex Tracy are co-goaltenders of the month. While playing the hardest schedule … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Wisconsin blanks No. 1 Michigan State, No. 7 Western Michigan edges No. 2 Denver, No. 10 Providence downs No. 8 Colorado College, No. 14 UMass Lowell ties No. 3 Boston College, St. Lawrence beats No. 13 Dartmouth

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Down goes No 1. Wisconsin used a 26-save shutout from goaltender Tommy Scarfone to help defeat top-ranked Michigan State 4-0 Friday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Quinn Finley scored twice for the Badgers, while Owen Mehlenbacher and Tyson Dyck also scored. THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND. 🦸‍♂️ TENTH goal of the … Read more

Colorado College at Providence, Big Ten, NCHC games highlighted for Dec. 6: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 8

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at money lines and over/under for five games (plus our “pizza money” game) on December 6, 2024:

  • Denver -154 @ Western Michigan +120; over/under 6
  • Minnesota Duluth +150 @ Arizona State -195; o/u 6
  • Colorado College +114 @ Providence -145; o/u 5
  • Michigan +114 @ Minnesota -145; o/u 6.5
  • Michigan State -210 @ Wisconsin +160; o/u 5.5
Our “pizza money” game:
  • Colgate +270 @ Cornell -375; o/u 5

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Not dwelling on sweep at hands of Arizona State, Denver moving ahead with Western Michigan series, ‘a great challenge’ for Pioneers

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Not that Denver coach David Carle isn’t a sentimental person, but he’s generally more interested in looking ahead than back. His Pioneers have had a week and a half to stew on their first two defeats of the season, at home to new NCHC member Arizona State. A last-minute ASU goal Nov. 22 snapped Denver’s … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Mullahy finding groove in Michigan Tech crease, just wants to be ‘reliable rock back there in the net’ after replacing Pietila in junior, college

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When Derek Mullahy arrived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for his first year of USHL junior hockey in 2019, he knew the Roughriders were going to be looking for a goaltender. Their previous netminder had just been a workhorse for them in the previous, playing in 47 games and leading them to a Clark Cup playoff … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Coming off sweep of Ohio State, Princeton overflowing with confidence as Tigers relying on determination, compete level

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Ben Syer had been around the block a few times. The first-year head coach possessed no prior experience as the leader behind the bench of a college hockey program – or at any other level, for that matter – but his 20-year journey through ECAC Hockey rinks made him uniquely qualified for Princeton’s forefront position … Read more

Michigan State’s Nightingale talks No. 1 Spartans, path to success: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 7 Episode 5

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Michigan State men’s hockey head coach Adam Nightingale joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger.

Nightingale discusses the promising start to the season and the factors contributing to the team’s early success. He highlights the unity and depth of the team, his approach upon taking over the program, and the importance of focusing on the present rather than past performances. Nightingale elaborates on the development of key players and addresses areas for improvement and upcoming challenges.

Nightingale also comments on broader changes in college hockey recruitment and the impact of Munn Ice Arena renovations on fan engagement. The episode concludes with insights into the support system and camaraderie within Michigan State’s athletic department.

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey America: Scoring touch, lockdown defense coming to life as Holy Cross finding ways to build winning streak

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We’re past Thanksgiving, which means it’s OK to start looking at the PairWise rankings. At least that’s what my friends say. Here’s some early analysis from the USCHO Weekend Review podcast as well as our Tuesday Morning Quarterback column. If you follow Atlantic Hockey America, one quick peek is all you need. The highest-ranked AHA … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Boston College runs the gauntlet, Carvel likes where UMass is at despite record, Maine’s Barr comments on Montgomery firing

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Checking in on a few trends around the league as the calendar flips to December. —When Boston College assembled the non-conference portion of its schedule well before this season started, it could bank on some serious competition against traditional power programs like Michigan State (B1G) and St. Cloud State (NCHC). But Western Michigan (NCHC) and … Read more

TMQ: With December here, no better time to delve into PairWise Rankings analysis across men’s Division I college hockey

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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. Jim: A belated Happy Thanksgiving, Ed. I hope you didn’t overdo it with the turkey. But the fact that Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, I think that means this is … Read more

Michigan State retains No. 1 ranking, collects 43 first-place votes in Dec. 2 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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Michigan State is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting 43 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Denver stays No. 2 with four first-place votes, Boston College, up one to No. 3, garnered two first-place votes, Minnesota, down one to No. 4, bagged the last first-place vote, and … Read more