FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 1 Minnesota ties No. 3 Michigan State, first Gold Pan series game sees No. 10 Colorado College rally to down No. 4 Denver, Wisconsin shuts out No. 8 Michigan, No. 16 North Dakota blanks No. 9 St. Cloud State

Brodie Ziemer scored two goals, including the game-tying goal at 11:06 of the third period, as No. 1 Minnesota played to a 3-3 tie with No. 3 Michigan State Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn. Michigan State won the subsequent shootout. Nasty. 🎥: @GopherHockey x @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/WawY6A00iD — Big Ten Conference … Read more

Three Big Ten contests, two NCHC games for Dec. 13, early Beanpot odds: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 9

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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 13, 2024:

  • Wisconsin +190 @ Michigan -250; over/under 6.5
  • Notre Dame +114 @ Ohio State -145; o/u 5.5
  • Michigan State +124 @ Minnesota -160; o/u 6
  • St. Cloud State +120 @ North Dakota -154; o/u 5.5
  • Denver -188 @ Colorado College +145; o/u 6
Our “pizza money” bet is a futures bet for the 2025 Beanpot:
  • Boston College -125
  • Boston University +190
  • Northeastern +750
  • Harvard +1800

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This Week in NCHC Hockey: Despite first-half struggles, Miami ‘going to try and turn it into a positive’ when rejuvenated group returns from holiday break, hopefully with renewed energy

It was never a secret that first-year Miami coach Anthony Noreen has a project on his hands in Oxford, Ohio. The RedHawks haven’t posted a winning record in nine years, and Noreen got straight to work once he was hired, a day before the NCAA’s transfer portal opened. Four veteran players soon arrived to work … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Upcoming Minnesota State-Lake Superior State series in Mankato figuring to be ‘a heck of a test’ for both squads

During his weekly media session, Minnesota State coach Luke Strand was asked about the significance of this weekend’s matchup in Mankato, Minn., between his Mavericks and Lake Superior State. It’s a big matchup. After all, the Mavericks are in first place in the CCHA standings and riding high in the midst of a nine-game unbeaten … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Colgate players ‘understand the gravity of the moment,’ looking to continue recent surge in win column with added consistency

Mike Harder looked at his bench during Colgate’s weekend series against Cornell with the realization of how deeply injuries impacted his roster. He was without skaters on his top lines or his special teams, and the Big Red’s vaunted defense made it exceptionally hard to prepare for those individualized situations before the team’s MASH unit … Read more

USA Hockey’s Vanbiesbrouck previews 2025 IIHF WJC team: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 7 Episode 6

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USA Hockey assistant executive director of hockey operations and general manager for the 2025 World Junior Championship team John Vanbiesbrouck joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to preview the upcoming IIHF 2025 World Junior Championship in Ottawa.

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey America: ‘Any win at this point is good’ for struggling RIT team ‘still figuring some things out,’ dealing with turnover, injuries

The first half of the 2024-25 season has not been kind to Rochester Institute of Technology. Nearing the holiday break, the Tigers find themselves in an unfamiliar position —- near the bottom of the Atlantic Hockey America standings. RIT has won the regular-season title the past two seasons and a playoff championship last year. But … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

college hockey money lines over under wagering

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

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

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