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TMQ: College hockey playoffs in full swing, so what can we expect going forward during this fun time of the season?

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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: Oh, Dan, this is absolutely my favorite time of the hockey season – conference playoffs. When I first started covering college hockey decades ago, Bob Daniels told me that the … Read more

CCHA announces pair of all-conference teams, all-rookie team for 2023-24 college hockey season

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The CCHA has announced its two all-conference teams and one all-rookie team for the 2023-24 season. ALL-CCHA FIRST TEAM Forward: Sam Morton, Sr., Minnesota State Forward: Lleyton Roed, So., Bemidji State Forward: Jared Westcott, Sr., Lake Superior State Defenseman: Kyle Looft, 5th, Bemidji State Defenseman: Eric Pohlkamp, Fr., Bemidji State Goaltender: Mattias Sholl, Jr., Bemidji … Read more

Boston College stays atop USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll as Eagles collect all 50 first-place votes in March 11 rankings

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Boston College is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting all 50 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Boston University stays No. 2, while Denver is up one to No. 3, Michigan State is up two to No. 4, and North Dakota falls two spots to No. 5. USCHO.com … Read more

Monday 10: Ohio State eliminates Wisconsin from B1G playoffs, Lake Superior outlasts St. Thomas in CCHA postseason, Omaha sweeps North Dakota to wrap regular season

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Ohio State knocks out Wisconsin In a stunning upset, last-place Ohio State took down Wisconsin on the road in a best-of-three Big Ten quarterfinal series, beating the Badgers 3-1 to advance to single-elimination semifinal play. It’s … Read more

HCA hands out February men’s national awards to Boston College teammates Gauthier, Leonard, Colorado College goalie Mbereko

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its national men’s players of the month for February. Boston College sophomore Cutter Gauthier is player of the month, BC freshman forward Ryan Leonard is rookie of the month, and Colorado College sophomore Kaidan Mbereko is the goaltender of the month. Gauthier led the NCAA goals (10), points (16), … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey teams complete playoff sweeps, No. 16 Omaha finishes off sweep of No. 3 North Dakota, No. 5 Wisconsin-Ohio State, Lake Superior State-St. Thomas going to Game 3s, No. 1 BC, No. 2 BU gain wins to cap regular season

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The conference playoffs for Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA and ECAC Hockey teams continued Saturday night, while the last weekend of the regular season for Hockey East and NCHC teams came to a close. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY (Game 2s, best of three) No. 19 RIT 5, Robert Morris 1 Tyler Fukakusa … Read more

After winning first-ever Big Ten regular-season championship, Michigan State rewards coach Nightingale with contract extension

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Michigan State hockey coach Adam Nightingale has signed a new contract to stay with the Spartans program. Nightingale’s five-year rollover contract includes non-performance related compensation of $700,000 in year one. This includes a base salary of $600,000 and supplemental compensation of $100,000 in the first year. Beginning in year two, the supplemental compensation will increase … Read more

Maine announces $320 million renovation plans to include Harold Alfond Sports Arena, Shawn Walsh Hockey Center that will benefit men’s, women’s teams

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Maine has released plans for major renovations to Harold Alfond Sports Arena and the Shawn Walsh Hockey Center. The project is made possible by a transformational $320 million commitment from the Harold Alfond Foundation to the University of Maine System, which includes a $170 million investment in UMaine Athletics to fund the Athletics Facilities Master … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey all rev up conference postseason action, while Hockey East, NCHC start final weekend of 2023-24 regular season

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Conference playoffs took center stage Friday night, with four conferences in action, while Hockey East and the NCHC began their final weekend of the regular season. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY (best of three) Holy Cross 4, Canisius 3 Jack Stockfish’s goal at 10:04 of the third period snapped a 3-3 tie and … Read more

Looking at odds for Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, and ECAC Hockey playoffs this weekend: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 18

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at available money lines and over/under for playoff games in Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA, and ECAC Hockey this weekend.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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Alaska, UConn, Ferris State, defending champ Wisconsin announced as field for 2024 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off men’s college hockey tournament

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The fourth annual Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off men’s college hockey tournament returns to Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum on Dec. 28-29, featuring No. 5 Wisconsin, UConn, Alaska and Ferris State. Single-day tickets at Ticketmaster.com. Semifinal play will take place on Saturday, Dec. 28, with the championship and third-place games on Sunday, Dec. 29. Matchups and times will … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Conference playoffs arriving this weekend as teams begin battle for 2024 NCAA tournament berth

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After a hotly contested regular season, the first round of the Big Ten playoffs begins this week and it’s nearly impossible to predict who will advance to the semifinals. Guess what? That’s exactly how I started this column heading into the Big Ten quarterfinals a year ago. While it’s easy to reclaim that intro, the … Read more

Talking Michigan State, Big Ten playoff picture with veteran college hockey writer Koepke: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 17

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Veteran college hockey writer Neil Koepke joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about Michigan State and the Big Ten, including a look at this year’s Spartans and a capsule analsyis of the rest of this college hockey conference.

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four, April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Dealing with injuries, AIC moving forward, ‘ready to take this reinvented version of AIC hockey into the playoffs’

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For the past several weeks, it’s been a “next man up” mentality for American International, which has seen a crippling rash of injuries over the final month of the regular season. Key players including Alfred Lindberg (22 points), Brian Kramer (20 points), Alexander Malinowski (20 points), and John Lundy (19 points) all suffered what are … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Interim coach no more, Wiedler leads Vermont to marked season of noticeable improvement in ’23-24

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To compare the sports world to the regular world is always fraught, but one thing is similar — everybody wants job security, whether you work in a factory or coach a Division I men’s college hockey team. Vermont’s Steve Wiedler entered the season with an uncertain future, being named interim coach of the Catamounts just … Read more