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This Week in CCHA Hockey: Future conference member Augustana done with trailers, thrilled to call brand-new Midco Arena home

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Up until Monday, Arnaud Vachon and his teammates were getting dressed in a trailer. The Augustana hockey team, without an arena of their very own, were practicing in the Scheels IcePlex in Sioux Falls, S.D., and playing their games a few miles away at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. So when Vachon and the rest … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Might conference move to on-campus postseason tournament? ‘It’s something that we’ll continue to look at,’ says commish

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The conversation about on-campus regionals and conference championships is nothing new to college hockey. It’s a near-annual exercise, much like the Pairwise Rankings, that enables fans and analysts to debate and coalesce around how to improve a postseason known for its ability to generate organic thrills at a moment’s notice. Much like realignment, NIL, and … Read more

TMQ: Getting primed for this weekend’s Boston University-Boston College series, discussing future NCAA regional locations

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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: Dan, I think you’ll agree that while college hockey itself is great – and perhaps in a golden age – what makes it even better is when longtime rivals meet. … Read more

American Hockey Coaches Association announces 2024 award recipients, with six to be honored at annual convention, two at men’s Frozen Four

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The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced its slate of recipients of its most prestigious awards for 2024. Six of the eight individuals being recognized will be honored at the 2024 AHCA Convention in Naples, Fla., scheduled for May 1-4. The recipients of the John Mariucci Award, presented to secondary school coaches, and the Jim … Read more

Monday 10: BU, BC win big, setting up No. 1 vs. No. 2 weekend series, CCHA contenders Minnesota State, Bowling Green split, Air Force’s Serratore gets win No. 500

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. No. 1 BU keeps rolling Boston University did nothing to convince voters it shouldn’t retain the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com men’s D-I poll with a resounding sweep at Vermont over the weekend. Five different … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Alaska Anchorage blanks No. 9 Providence, Cornell edges No. 3 Quinnipiac in OT, No. 1 BU sweeps Vermont, No. 6 North Dakota ties No. 13 St. Cloud State, No. 7 Michigan State earns split with No. 15 Michigan

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Jared Whale made 26 saves to lead Alaska Anchorage to a 4-0 shutout win over No. 9 Providence Saturday at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I. The shutout was the second of Whale’s career and the first time that the Friars have been shut out this season. The win was the third this season by the … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Colgate upsets No. 3 Quinnipiac, No. 15 Michigan dominates No. 7 Michigan State, Minnesota Duluth downs No. 11 Western Michigan, No. 1 BU beats Vermont, No. 2 BC upends Merrimack

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Reid Irwin’s power-play goal at 5:14 of the third period stood as the game winner and Colgate held on the rest of the way to pick up a 2-1 win over No. 3 Quinnipiac Friday night at Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton, N.Y. “It was a great team win, and it was awesome watching … Read more

Michigan at Michigan State, North Dakota at St. Cloud State are close matchups this weekend: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 11

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at five key college games.

Games this week:

  • Michigan +114 @ Michigan State -145; over/under 7
  • Boston College -190 @ Merrimack +145; o/u 6
  • New Hampshire +124 @ Connecticut -160; o/u 5
  • Denver -200 @ Omaha +154; o/u 7
  • North Dakota -125 @ St. Cloud State -105; o/u 6

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 Big Ten Hockey: ‘Exciting week’ to culminate with ‘such a great rivalry’ as Michigan, Michigan State play home-and-home series

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A year can make a big difference in college hockey. Some things change. Some things change a lot more. In the Big Ten, the perception that things have changed dramatically is both accurate and deceiving. A year ago this week – more or less – Minnesota was in the process of running away with the … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Niagara hoping recent victory over RIT springboards Purple Eagles to more notches in win column

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The 2023-24 season has been one of streaks for Niagara. Going into last week’s game against Rochester Institute of Technology, Jason Lammers’ team had a single win in its previous seven games. Just before that, Niagara had won four of five. Lammers is hoping that a 3-1 win over then-No. 18 RIT is the start … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Despite facing struggles much of ’23-24 season, Northeastern making every attempt to ‘stay in the moment’

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Northeastern’s 3-1 win over Vermont last Saturday night at Matthews Arena was only its second of the season over a Hockey East opponent. But third-year coach Jerry Keefe thinks his team’s conference record does not reflect how well it has been playing recently. “If you look at our last 10 games, we’ve played better hockey,” … Read more

St. Thomas coach Blasi talks Tommies, developing a new D-I program: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 11

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St. Thomas head coach Rico Blasi joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about this season’s Tommies, developing a program during the new transfer portal era, cultivating values, a new facility under construction, the CCHA, and more.

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 NCHC Hockey: Omaha’s road split with powerhouse North Dakota ‘feeds the belief that we’re right on the cusp’

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Fresh off earning a road split against sixth-ranked North Dakota, Omaha this week re-entered the USCHO.com Men’s Division I Poll at No. 19. But for as competitive as the Mavericks were in Grand Forks, being ranked isn’t just about what you did over the previous week. This UNO team is as battle-tested as most anyone … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announces 18 nominees for 2024 award as college hockey’s finest citizen

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The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation has announced 18 nominees for the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The award, which is celebrating its 29th season, is presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen — a student-athlete who makes significant contributions not only to his or her team but also to the community-at-large through leadership in volunteerism. The … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Hard work paying off for St. Thomas as Tommies buying in to culture, process, putting squad in first place

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If you told someone who fell asleep in 2012, Rip Van Winkle style, then woke up in 2024 that the St. Thomas men’s hockey team was in first place in mid-January, they probably wouldn’t be surprised. After all, the Tommies were routinely league champions of the MIAC in their Division III days. However, they might … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: For Brown, ‘the conviction that you win and lose with your best players’ all about trust

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Brown coach Brendan Whittet understood the importance of what he saw at the start of the 2023-2024 season. His Bears were trending younger after turning over their roster, and virtually everyone predicted a last-place finish for a team reliant on newcomers in all three phases. Nearly every metric pointed towards a reboot after the team … Read more