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Monday 10: Newcomers lead BU over Holy Cross, UMass’ Carvel, Michigan’s Naurato reach coaching milestones, North Dakota loses first exhibition game since 1996

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Each week during the season, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1, No. 7 Michigan, Minnesota State split series Minnesota State picked up a road split to open the season, winning 5-2 on Friday at seventh-ranked Michigan before falling 4-1 Saturday to the Wolverines. Four … Read more

SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Stonehill stuns Merrimack in OT, Union gets by Army West Point in OT, St. Lawrence scores five unanswered to beat Canisius, No. 16 St. Cloud State blanks St. Thomas

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Aside from the exhibition games, Sunday was a light schedule across men’s college hockey. Perhaps the biggest win was upstart Stonehill, in just the Skyhawks’ third season at the NCAA Division I level, knocking off Merrimack 3-2 in overtime at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass., on a Devlin O’Brien goal 38 seconds into extra … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: First Saturday of 2024-25 season sees Bemidji State sink No. 18 Minnesota Duluth in OT, top-ranked Denver knock off Alaska Anchorage, No. 7 Michigan earn split with Minnesota State, No. 12 Maine blank AIC, No. 3 BU down Holy Cross

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Bemidji State senior captain Jackson Jutting scored 3:47 into the three-on-three overtime period to send the Beavers to a 4-3 victory at No. 18 Minnesota Duluth Saturday night at AMSOIL Arena. It was the Beavers’ first win in Duluth since Feb. 9, 2016, and also snapped a seven-game winless streak (0-5-2) against the Bulldogs. It … Read more

Air Force hockey graduate, Augustana assistant coach Demers, who portrayed ‘how to attack the opportunity to play the greatest sport on earth,’ loses cancer battle at 33

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Augustana men’s hockey assistant coach Chad Demers passed away Oct. 3 after a long battle with cancer. He was 33. Demers is survived by his wife Danika and their three kids. “All of our love and support are with the Demers family at this time,” said Augustana head coach Garrett Raboin in a statement. “Chad … Read more

Hockey East 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Out with the old, in with the new as ‘some very good hockey players are coming our way’

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There’s a saying in Texas high school football: The best teams don’t rebuild, they reload. The saying is altogether appropriate for Hockey East as it enters its 41st season of play. The biggest stars in the league from 2023-24 have taken their game to the NHL — Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini (San Jose) and Lane … Read more

Washington DC, Chicago to host 2027, 2028 men’s Frozen Fours; Duluth, Fairfield get 2027, 2028 women’s Frozen Fours

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For the fourth time in its history, the NCAA conducted a comprehensive site selection process, putting most of its championships up for bid simultaneously. The association chose over 240 host sites for preliminary and final rounds of predetermined championships across Divisions I, II and III, primarily for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons. This cycle marked … Read more

Fomer NHL netminder Roloson joins Niagara men’s hockey staff as director of hockey development for Purple Eagles

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Former NHL goaltender Dwayne Roloson has been named a director of hockey development for the Niagara men’s hockey team. “We are excited to welcome Dwayne Roloson to our coaching staff at Niagara,” said Purple Eagles head coach Jason Lammers in a statement. “Dwayne brings a wealth of experience from his impressive NHL career and his … Read more

Northern Michigan adds Russell, Contois as assistant coaches to round out Shyiak’s staff for 2024-25 college hockey season

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Northern Michigan has hired Ben Russell and Andy Contois as assistant coaches beginning with the 2024-25 season. Russell has spent the past few seasons with Cornell, which included one season as an assistant coach and two seasons as the director of hockey operations. “We are really excited about Ben joining our staff and community,” said … Read more

After pair of seasons as director of operations for Harvard women’s hockey team, Riley moves to same job with Sacred Heart men’s hockey team

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Sacred Heart has announced the addition of Mickey Riley as the director of hockey operations for the men’s hockey team. Riley, part of the distinguished Riley hockey family, joins the Pioneers after two years in the same position with the women’s hockey program at Harvard. While at Harvard, Riley coordinated all aspects of team travel … Read more

Big Ten 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Parity across conference should again yield intense competition as teams’ talent levels continue to improve

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Fans of Big Ten hockey had good reason to think that 2023-24 would be something of a fairy tale season for at least one B1G team. For the second consecutive year, the Big Ten led all Division I conferences in nonleague play, tallying a .731 interconference win percentage, up a few points from the season … Read more

Cornell picked as favorite in ECAC Hockey men’s preseason coaches poll ahead of 2024-25 season

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ECAC Hockey has announced the results of the 2024-25 men’s hockey preseason coaches poll and all-league team selections. In the poll, league coaches have predicted Cornell to lead the conference this season, receiving 10 of 12 first-place votes. ECAC Men’s Hockey Preseason Poll (First-place votes) 1. Cornell – 120 (10) 2. Quinnipiac – 111 (2) … Read more

Former AIC director of hockey operations Finnegan returns to Yellow Jackets for same role after three seasons at UConn

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American International has announced the return of Michael Finnegan to the team as director of hockey operations. Finnegan will be responsible for several duties, most notably overseeing the video operations of the team. “We are ecstatic that Mike is back here at AIC,” said AIC coach Eric Lang in a statement. “He’s an incredibly hard, … Read more

Atlantic Hockey America 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: New name, same goals for rebranded conference heading into new campaign

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The offseason is becoming a thing of the past for most sports, with lots of activity despite no games being played. This was the case with Atlantic Hockey America, which was busy this summer combining Atlantic Hockey (men) and College Hockey America (women) into a single hockey-only conference, Atlantic Hockey America. Michelle Morgan, in her … Read more

CCHA 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: New-look conference looking at big picture with Augustana joining, St. Thomas leaving in 2026

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A true season of transition for the CCHA is set to begin this month. The league has been active in the transfer portal in more ways than one this offseason. The league’s individual programs added players and coaches, yes, but the league itself is also set to have some big roster changes starting this year. … Read more

UConn names former Colgate director of hockey operations Paluch to same job with Huskies men’s hockey team

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UConn has announced the addition of Jacob Paluch to the men’s hockey staff as the director of hockey operations. “We are so excited to welcome Jacob into the UConn hockey family,” said Huskies head coach Mike Cavanaugh in a statement. “Jacob has a great knowledge of how programs operate on and off the ice and … Read more

NCHC 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Defending national champion Denver starts season with target on back as Pioneers look to repeat

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There’s going from strength to strength, and then there’s the NCHC’s situation heading into the new season. For the first time in the conference’s 12-year history, the NCHC has seen eight teams picked in the USCHO.com Top 20 Preseason Poll. Defending national champion Denver is at the top almost by default, getting 42 of 50 … Read more

ECAC Hockey 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Cornell, Quinnipiac remain league favorites, but others nipping at heels for Whitelaw Cup

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Even the most casual observer knew ECAC Hockey faced impossible odds at replicating its success last season. The only league untouched by realignment found itself entering the 2023-24 year with a defending national champion that represented college hockey’s truest and latest success story, but watching Quinnipiac finally cap its rise to the elitist class included … Read more