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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Defending national champion Denver taking ‘killer instinct’ approach to upcoming conference postseason grind

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The NCHC playoffs officially begin this Friday, but Denver coach David Carle and his Pioneers must feel like they’ve already been there for weeks. Despite being 26-9-1 tied with Boston College and Western Michigan for the most wins in the country, defending national champion Denver had plenty to do in order to secure a favorable … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Conference semifinals on tap as teams ‘got to work for your opportunities and you’ve got to be really stingy about what you give up’

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Once you get to the semifinal round of college hockey’s conference tournament season, it’s a pretty decent guess that most of the teams left are playing their best hockey of the season. After all, teams that win best-two-of-three series generally don’t luck into winning those playoff series. It takes hard work to beat a team … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: With opening round of 2024-25 conference playoffs wrapped, next round could be equally as uncertain

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Last week’s first round came and went with few of the ripples associated with a hockey postseason. All four home teams from ECAC Hockey’s single-elimination series advanced to create the first chalk-based quarterfinal since 2022, but beyond the higher-seeded victories sat games devoid of the normal drama associated with winner-take-all scenarios. The lone exception came … Read more

Seven freshmen honored by NCHC on 2024-25 all-rookie team, including unanimous picks Boisvert, Slukynsky

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Seven freshman standouts have been honored by the NCHC on its 2024-25 all-rookie team. 2024-25 NCHC All-Rookie Team F: Sacha Boisvert, North Dakota – 51 points (17 first-team votes) unanimous F: Austin Burnevik, St. Cloud State – 37 points (10) F: Max Plante, Minnesota Duluth – 31 points (8) F: Cullen Potter, Arizona State – … Read more

CCHA announces all-rookie team, two all-conference teams for 2024-25 college hockey season

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The CCHA has announced its all-rookie team and all-CCHA first and second teams for the 2024-25 season. CCHA All-Rookie Team F: Jakub Altrichter, Northern Michigan F: Elias Jansson, Michigan Tech F: Logan Morrell, Michigan Tech D: Rylan Brown, Michigan Tech D: Isa Parekh, Bemidji State G: Rorke Applebee, Lake Superior State All-CCHA First Team F: Liam Malmquist, … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: Big Ten hockey playoff upsets skew PairWise rankings somewhat as we keep an eye on potential Allentown regional

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Welcome to Week 9 of Bracketology. Each week from now until Selection Sunday on March 23, I will outline the current 16 teams in the men’s NCAA Division I tournament and attempt to seed a bracket based on the current field. Playoffs continued this past weekend for four of the six leagues, with a couple … Read more

TMQ: Reflecting on past weekend of conference playoffs, AIC finished at NCAA D-I level, hype for upcoming weekend

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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. Ed: Well, Jim, it was an interesting weekend in college hockey. There were a couple of significant upsets, the end of a program, and also some numbers that left us scratching … Read more

Longtime Mercyhurst men’s hockey coach Gotkin, whose ‘impact on the lives of his players will be felt for generations to come,’ announces 2025-26 season will be his last behind Lakers bench

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In 1988, the Mercyhurst men’s hockey team appointed a young man by the name of Rick Gotkin as its head coach. Nearly four decades, 600-plus wins, and a lasting legacy later, he’s preparing for his final season as Gotkin has announced that the 2025-26 campaign — his 38th with the Lakers — will be his … Read more

Monday 10: Notre Dame, Penn State pull off huge B1G upsets, Holy Cross survives in AHA, AIC says goodbye to D-I, Jackson gets 600th win

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. Time to call it a regular season. With Hockey East and the NCHC wrapping things up, it’s about to be all playoffs, all the time. Here’s what went down in the college hockey world this past weekend… … Read more

SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Notre Dame bounces Minnesota from B1G tourney; Holy Cross survives in OT; Bemidji ousts Augstana in OT

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B1G TOURNAMENT  Notre Dame 4, No. 3 Minnesota 1 Last-place Notre Dame eliminated Minnesota (the No. 2 seed and No. 3 in the USCHO men’s D-I poll) from the B1G tournament with a 4-1 win on Sunday night at Mariucci Arena. The Irish took the best-of-three series 2 games to 1 and will face top-seed … Read more

Hockey Commissioners Association men’s players of the month for Feb. 2025 include Clarkson’s Martino, Minnesota State’s Tracy, Harvard’s Thompson, Boston University’s Hutson

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s players of the month for February. Clarkson senior forward Ayrton Martino is player of the month, while co-rookies of the month are Harvard forward Mick Thompson and Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson and Minnesota State junior goalie Alex Tracy is goaltender of the month. Martino averaged 2.25 … Read more

After two seasons with Michigan Tech, Pietila leaves Huskies’ back end, signs NHL deal with Penguins

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Michigan Tech sophomore defenseman Chase Pietila has signed a three-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pietila was drafted by Pittsburgh in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft and appeared in 76 games for the Huskies over the past two seasons, tallying 44 points on 10 goals and 34 assists. … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Minnesota, Ohio State stay alive while Penn State moves on in B1G tournament; Holy Cross survives in AHA; Bowling Green sweeps in CCHA; No. 1 BC cruises past Merrimack; Denver completes sweep of Colorado College

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B1G TOURNAMENT No. 3 Minnesota 4, Notre Dame 2 Four players found the back of the net to lead No. 3 Minnesota to a 4-2 win over Notre Dame in Game 2 of the B1G quarternals Saturday. The win forces a decisive third game set for Sunday night. Connor Kurth scored the go-ahead goal for … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Three upsets to open B1G playoffs as Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Penn State all win on the road; AIC steals Game 1 at Holy Cross; UMass upsets Maine; Denver beats rival Colorado College

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B1G TOURNAMENT Notre Dame 3, No. 3 Minnesota 2 Coach Jeff Jackson marked career win No. 600 as Notre Dame earned a 3-2 victory Friday night at No. 3 Minnesota to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 B1G quarterfinal series.  Notre Dame took the early lead just 90 seconds into the contest with a … Read more

Analyzing futures for the six NCAA D-I men’s ice hockey conference champions: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 18

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly (@jimmyconnelly), Dan Rubin (@DanRubin12) and Ed Trefzger (@EdTrefzger) look at futures for the six men’s conference champions.

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