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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Frozen Confines a successful event on plethora of levels as players, coaches call experience ‘unbelievable’

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By every metric, the Frozen Confines was a huge success for the Big Ten. The event featured six Big Ten teams plus two WCHA women’s teams from B1G schools and was played in Wrigley Field Jan. 3-4, just days after the NHL’s annual Winter Classic. The Big Ten Network did a fantastic job with coveriage, … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: As conference play begins in earnest, players embrace the challenge as ‘that’s what college hockey’s all about’

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I think we can all agree it’s time for a breather, right? Hockey East just came off a Saturday when it went a perfect 7-0 against nonconference opponents. Four schools scored season highs in goals — Massachusetts and Vermont each put up eight, Connecticut scored seven and Northeastern tied its season high with five goals … Read more

Talking USA gold, recapping IIHF World Juniors with FloHockey’s Peters: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 7 Episode 7

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

FloHockey content manager and veteran prospects and NHL analyst Chris Peters joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to recap USA’s gold at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship and to look at international hockey in general.

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Western Michigan veteran goalie Rowe putting up solid numbers while being challenged by freshman teammate Slukynsky

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Much of fourth-ranked Western Michigan’s success through the first half of the season had to do with a changed operating dynamic between the pipes. Over the past two seasons, current WMU graduate student Cameron Rowe was the Broncos’ unquestioned starting goaltender. After playing his first two years of college hockey at Wisconsin, he played 38 … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Analyzing second half of 2024-25 season; figuring out what teams are contenders, what teams are pretenders

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The holiday break is a strange time for college hockey. Some CCHA teams have played four official games since this column was last published about three weeks ago. Michigan Tech, for example, played in not one but two separate tournaments (the Huskies finished third in both the Great Lakes Invitational and the Coachella Valley Cactus … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: St. Lawrence looking to lean on Kucenski in goal as second half bringing renewed optimism to Saints

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The college hockey season doesn’t typically shift into overdrive until the calendar shifts into the new year. The “first half,” loaded to the gills with its high-profile nonconference matchups, holiday tournaments and pleasant surprises, doesn’t truly yield its heat until league play and trophy season crests over the horizon. Early-season rivalries aside, coaches and players … Read more

Boston College, Lake Superior State, Western Michigan, Wisconsin to make up field for 2025 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee

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The Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off returns to Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee with Wisconsin, Boston College, Western Michigan, and Lake Superior State comprising the fifth annual event Dec. 28-29, 2025. The semifinal play will take place on Sunday, Dec. 28 with the championship game and third-place game on Monday, Dec. 29. Matchups and times will be … Read more

Michigan freshman, Colorado prospect Humphreys leaves Wolverines after one assist in 10 games, signs deal with OHL’s Rangers

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The OHL’s Kitchener Rangers announced Tuesday the signing of forward Christian Humphreys to an OHL scholarship and development agreement. Humphreys, a Pittsburgh native, had played the first half of the 2024-25 season at Michigan, registering one assist in 10 games with the Wolverines. “We are excited to add Christian to our team,” said Kitchener GM … Read more

TMQ: Team USA utilizes top NCAA players to win second straight World Junior gold, discussing men’s, women’s weekend outdoor games at Wrigley Field

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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. Dan: A hearty and happy 2025 to all of you and specifically welcome back to my cohort in crime, Paula Weston, as we get started here on the second half of … Read more

Michigan State remains No. 1 in Jan. 6 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll as Spartans grab 43 first-place votes in first rankings of 2025

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Michigan State is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, garnering 43 first-place votes this week. Boston College stays No. 2 with six first-place votes, while Minnesota remains No. 3 with the final first-place vote. Western Michigan and Providence stay fourth and fifth, respectively. USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll … Read more

Monday 10: B1G gets in Wrigley groove, Hockey East has perfect Saturday, newbie Augustana sweeps blue-chip program

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. B1G serves up a trio of thrillers at Wrigley Field Piggybacking off the NHL’s annual Winter Classic, B1G took its game to Wrigley Field over the weekend and treated fans to three down-to-the-wire games — one … Read more

Stiga scores OT winner as United States rallies from 3-1 deficit to down Finland 4-3 to capture second straight World Junior Championship gold medal

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Teddy Stiga (Boston College) scored 8:04 into three-on-three overtime as the U.S. National Junior Team erased a two-goal deficit and earned a 4-3 victory over Finland in the gold-medal game of the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Sunday night at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ont. It marked the first time in history that the … Read more

Hockey Commissioners Association men’s award winners for December include Robert Morris’ Klimpke, Michigan Tech’s Morrell, Vermont’s Strand, Ohio State’s Eberly

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s honorees for the month of December. Robert Morris sophomore forward Tanner Klimpke is the player of the month, co-rookies of the month are Michigan Tech forward Logan Morrell and Vermont’s Max Strand, and Ohio State sophomore Kristoffer Eberly is the goaltender of the month. Klimpke averaged 2.25 … Read more

United States moving on to 2025 World Junior Championship title game after 4-1 win over Czechia in Saturday night semifinal

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Trey Augustine (Michigan State) made 26 saves to become the all-time winningest American goaltender in World Juniors history as the U.S. National Junior Team, which got goals from Gabe Perreault (Boston College), Cole Eiserman (Boston University), captain Ryan Leonard (Boston College) and Oliver Moore (Minnesota), earned a 4-1 victory over Czechia in the semifinals of … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Augustana completes sweep of No. 8 Colorado College, No. 7 Maine gains split with No. 6 Denver, No. 3 Minnesota defeats Mercyhurst, No. 4 Western Michigan sweeps Alaska Anchorage, Northeastern beats No. 18 Quinnipiac

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Augustana finished off the weekend sweep over No. 8 Colorado College by a score of 3-2 Saturday night at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs. The Vikings netted the go-ahead goal with 1:29 to play in the third period from Nace Langus and were backstopped by Josh Kotai’s 45 saves in goal. Colorado College opened … Read more

Western Michigan signs head coach Ferschweiler to contract extension through April 2030

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Western Michigan has announced that Broncos head coach Pat Ferschweiler has agreed to a contract extension. The new contract is effective Jan. 1 and runs through April 2030. “Coach Ferschweiler has positioned our hockey program for national success on an annual basis, becoming the only hockey coach in WMU history to participate in three consecutive … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 13 Ohio State beats No. 9 Michigan at Wrigley Field; Augustana upsets No. 8 Colorado College; No. 6 Denver outlasts No. 7 Maine; No. 3 Minnesota triples up on Mercyhurst; No. 10 UMass Lowell beats Michigan Tech

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With 38 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied 3-3, Riley Thompson redirected Gunnarwolfe Fontaine’s power-play shot to give Ohio State a 4-3 edge and the first win of the Frozen Confines in Chicago’s Wrigley Field. BUCKEYES 🆙 Riley Thompson tips it in on the power play to give @OhioStateMHKY the lead with less … Read more