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Monday 10: Ranked teams gain nonconference sweeps, Minnesota State back above .500 mark, Wisconsin keeps winning in Big Ten play

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Sun Devils win Desert Hockey Classic A week after winning the Adirondack Winter Invitational, Arizona State took another step towards an NCAA tournament bid as an at-large this weekend, earning its second-consecutive tournament win. The host … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 19 Penn State rallies down four to defeat Army West Point, No. 12 Arizona State wins Desert Hockey Classic title, Northeastern ties No. 3 Quinnipiac, No. 4 North Dakota finishes sweep over Alaska

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No. 19 Penn State used five unanswered goals to erase a four-goal deficit and complete the largest comeback in program history, defeating Army West Point 7-6 in nonconference action on a snow-filled Saturday evening inside Pegula Ice Arena in State College, Pa. Ryan Kirwan led the comeback with a career-best four points on two goals … Read more

Men’s HCA monthly award winners for December include Maine’s Josh Nadeau, AIC’s Lindberg, Wisconsin’s McClellan

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its men’s monthly award winners for December. Maine junior forward Josh Nadeau is the player of the month, while American International freshman forward Alfred Lindberg is the rookie of the month and Wisconsin senior Kyle McClellan the goaltender of the month. Nadeau averaged two points per game with his … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: First college hockey weekend of 2024 has Simon Fraser tying No. 2 Boston University, No. 4 North Dakota downing Alaska, No. 5 Wisconsin edging Notre Dame, UConn tying No. 13 UMass, No. 12 Arizona State, Omaha winning at Desert Hockey Classic

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Gavin McCarthy tied the game at 16:41 of the second period and then scored the lone shootout goal as No. 2 Boston University skated to a 1-1 draw with Canadian university Simon Fraser in Friday’s exhibition at Agganis Arena in Boston. After neither team broke through in overtime, Max Lacroix turned aside all three attempts … Read more

Behind two goals from Michigan State’s Howard, United States defeats Sweden 6-2 for 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal

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The U.S. National Junior Team, behind two goals from Isaac Howard (Michigan State) and goals from four additional players, defeated Sweden 6-2 Friday night in the gold medal game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. It marks the sixth gold medal for the United States in the tournament all … Read more

USCHO Edge: Finding new sports book resources as major books pull back on college lines

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This is only the second full week back from the college hockey exam break, but already we’re seeing a disturbing trend in major sports books. The number of available games on DraftKings for the second straight weekend were extremely low – three nationally. As someone who lives in Massachusetts and thus can’t bet on teams … Read more

Looking at money lines for the WJC gold medal game, four college matchups: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 9

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin and Ed Trefzger look at four college games plus the World Junior Championship 2024 gold medal round.

Games this week:
  • Wisconsin -145 @ Notre Dame +114; o/u 5
  • Harvard +120 @ ASU -150; o/u 5.5
  • Lowell -121 vs. Omaha -106; o/u 5.5
  • Clarkson +116 @ RIT -153; o/u 5.5
  • USA +117 vs. Sweden -141; o/u 5.5

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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Boston College’s Gauthier nets late power-play goal to lift United States over Finland 3-2, into 2024 World Junior Championship gold medal game

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Cutter Gauthier (Boston College) scored on the power play with 3:13 left in the third period to lift the U.S. National Junior Team to a 3-2 come-from-behind win in the semifinals of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden Thursday night to send the U.S. to tomorrow’s gold medal game … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Wisconsin winning streak still alive with Holiday Face-Off victories as Badgers excelling with team-first mentality

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There’s nothing like December hardware to kick off the second half of the college hockey season. With a pair of 3-0 wins, Wisconsin captured the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off in Milwaukee, extending the Badgers’ current win streak to seven games and bumping Wisconsin up one spot to No. 5 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s … Read more

ESPN, NCAA reach agreement on new eight-year media rights deal, beginning Sept. 1, 2024

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ESPN and the NCAA have reached a new eight-year agreement beginning Sept. 1, 2024, for NCAA championships media rights. The deal includes domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships – 21 women’s and 19 men’s events – and international rights to those same NCAA championships plus the Division I men’s basketball tournament. “ESPN and … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Looking back on first half, looking forward to second half, including new playoff format

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I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. As we head into the second half of the college hockey season, which Atlantic Hockey players have excelled so far? Here are our midterm awards. Will things change before the league names the actual winners in March? Probably. But these are our picks for the … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: UConn ‘gaining momentum,’ Huskies looking for more consistency during second half of ’23-24 season

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It’s been an up-and-down season so far for Connecticut, but coach Mike Cavanaugh is confident his team has what it takes to be in the Hockey East title hunt as the calendar turns to 2024. “We were pretty consistent, we just struggled scoring goals early on,” Cavanaugh said, assessing his team’s play before the holiday … Read more

Looking behind the scenes in the transfer portal with writer Schlossman: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 9

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Grand Forks Herald writer Brad Schlossman joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to discuss what he’s learned about what happens behind the scenes with the transfer portal in Division I men’s college hockey. We also touch on the possibility of eligibility for players in major junior in light of NIL.

Brad’s story about the transfer portal in the Grand Forks Herald: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/hockey-transfer-portal-action-begins-long-before-you-may-think

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: Despite losing, ACHA powerhouse Minot State impresses in exhibition games against Colorado College, Denver

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Last weekend’s exhibition games for No. 20 Colorado College and fifth-ranked Denver were looked forward to by many college hockey fans across the region, wanting to get their fix after the holiday break. I include myself among that number, but those games meant more to me than they probably did to most. Minot State, which … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: With GLI win closing out 2023, Michigan Tech ‘driving to get better’ in 2024 as second half progresses

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Michigan Tech’s sky-high ambitions didn’t quite pan out at the beginning of this hockey season. A year removed from finishing just two points behind eventual champions Minnesota State for the MacNaughton Cup and securing an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the Huskies were picked to finish first in the CCHA this season thanks to … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Rensselaer improving daily as Engineers aiming to ‘strengthen some other links and take steps forward’

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The holiday season is a relatively dead period in the hockey world, but it felt exceptionally low-key this past week when Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato missed a pair of games with an undisclosed illness. It wasn’t contagious per his own admission in the interim period after the team’s loss to Boston, but a … Read more

Boston College’s Perreault scores twice with assist, Michigan’s Casey adds three assists as U.S. downs Latvia 7-2 at 2024 World Juniors, advances to semifinals Jan. 4

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Gabe Perreault (Boston College) netted two goals and an assist and Seamus Casey (Michigan) added three assists to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 7-2 victory over Latvia in quarterfinal play here tonight at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, Sweden. The U.S. will play in the semifinals … Read more

As calendar turns to 2024, Boston College begins new year at top of USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll

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With 34 first-place votes, Boston College remains No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, the same spot the Eagles were in the last poll conducted Dec. 11, 2023. Boston University stays No. 2, getting nine first-place votes, Quinnipiac is again third, picking up two first-place votes, North Dakota holds steady at No. … Read more