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TMQ: Looking at how PairWise Rankings fluctuate over a weekend of college hockey play, long-term effects on NCAA tournament seeding

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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. Jim: Hello, Paula, and welcome back to TMQ as we are getting closer and closer to the end of this hockey season. It’s amazing to think that based on your program, … Read more

Boston University picks up 32 first-place votes in Jan. 15 rankings, goes back atop USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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Boston University is back in the top spot of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting 32 first-place votes to move up one spot from last week’s rankings. Boston College is down one spot, collecting 12 first-place votes, while Quinnipiac is up two to No. 3, getting two first-place votes, while Wisconsin is down … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 9 Providence downs top-ranked BC; Lindenwood ties No. 3 Wisconsin; No. 6 Denver, No. 14 St. Cloud State play to stalemate; UConn blanks No. 7 Maine; Miami upsets No. 10 Western Michigan

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Providence captain Chase Yoder scored twice, including the game-winning goal with 4:30 left in regulation as No. 9 Providence erased three one-goal deficits to rally past top-ranked Boston College 4-3 on Saturday night at Schneider Arena in Providence, R.I. With the win, the Friars defeated the No. 1 team in the country for the first … Read more

Watch list of 32 goalies announced for 2024 Mike Richter Award, given annually to college hockey’s top men’s goaltender

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced a watch list of 32 goalies who will compete for the Mike Richter Award, given annually to the top goalie in men’s NCAA Division I hockey since 2014. The 32 goalies come from the United States (19), Canada (7), and Sweden (5) and Slovakia (1). Of the U.S. goalies, … Read more

Niagara-Mercyhurst, Canisius-RIT men’s hockey games scheduled for Jan. 13 postponed due to inclement weather

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Two Atlantic Hockey games scheduled for Saturday have been postponed due to inclement weather. The game between Niagara and Mercyhurst scheduled for 5 p.m. EDT, as well as the Canisius-RIT game scheduled for 7:05 p.m. A make-up date for the Niagara-Mercyhurst game is to be determined, while the Canisius-RIT game will be made up Tuesday, … Read more

Back into conference play, there are some interesting lines: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 10

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college hockey money lines over under wagering

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

Games this week:

  • Providence +150 @ Boston College -195; over/under 5.5
  • Michigan State -125 @ Penn State -105; o/u 7
  • Cornell -105 @ Arizona State -125; o/u 5.5
  • Omaha +230 @ North Dakota -315; o/u 5.5
  • St. Cloud State +124 @ Denver -160; o/u 6.5

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: Teams looking for ways to get points each weekend with only Wisconsin, Michigan State firmly ranked in PairWise

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January begins the big push in Big Ten play, with midseason nonconference matches slowing giving way to nothing-but-B1G league series as students return to campuses by the third week of the month and classes resume. Last week, Wisconsin swept Notre Dame in South Bend to open the second half of the Big Ten season. This … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Ten-goal outburst at Bentley has Air Force making move up conference standings with AIC series on tap

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Sometimes in life, and in hockey, you can do everything right and still lose. Air Force, coming off a last-place finish last season, had an improved start to 2023-24, but ran into a scoring slump to close out the first semester on a 1-5-1 stretch that saw the Falcons score a total of eight goals. … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Talented Nadeau brothers have Maine flying high, embracing support from Alfond Arena faithful

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Maine’s Alfond Arena isn’t the largest in college hockey — it isn’t even the largest in Hockey East. But it’s a far cry from where Maine’s Nadeau brothers played youth hockey. “Where I’m from, we have, like, 50, 60 persons coming to every game,” said Josh Nadeau, who, with his brother Bradly, hail from Ste-François-de-Madawaska, … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: After strong first half of ’23-24 season, Western Michigan figuring out ‘a great recipe for long-term success’

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Tenth-ranked Western Michigan’s road sweep last weekend against Lindenwood was a trip down memory lane of sorts for coach Pat Ferschweiler, while watching his Broncos start the second half of the season how they mean to continue. Friday’s come-from-behind 3-2 win and a relatively easy 6-1 victory Saturday at the Centene Community Ice Center saw … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Coming off split with Bemidji State, Ferris State ‘in a good place right now’ heading to Mankato this weekend

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It might not seem like a team who just snapped a seven-game losing streak would be exuding confidence. But Ferris State’s recent win over CCHA-leading Bemidji State was an important one for Bob Daniels. “I think we’re in a good place right now,” Daniels said in a phone interview on Tuesday afternoon. “We feel like … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Yale seniors the ‘backbone of the success we had this past weekend and the success we might have moving forward’

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The semester break often sits silent for college hockey teams. The World Junior Championship ramps into gear around the holidays, but aside from the occasional four-team tournament, movement almost never occurs within conferences until players return from their individual and collective layoffs. Standings don’t change, and only the limited game offers the rare opportunity for … Read more

TMQ: Talking parity, growth within NCAA Division I hockey circles, lots to be impressed with in latest United States World Junior title

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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 good morning to you all, and an especially happy Tuesday to my good buddy Ed, to whom we’re sharing TMQ duties this week. It was a wild, incredible … Read more

Boston College retains top spot in USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll with 37 first-place votes in Jan. 8 rankings

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With 37 first-place votes, Boston College is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll this week. Boston University is again No. 2, getting six first-place votes, while Wisconsin is up two to No. 3, picking up five first-place votes, North Dalota stays fourth, and Quinnipiac is down two to … Read more