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North Dakota’s Berry talks Fighting Hawks, transfers, NCHC: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 7

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

North Dakota head coach Brad Berry joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about this year’s Fighting Hawks, building a culture with a lot of rookies and transfers, the current state of the game, the NCHC, and more.

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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: With calendar soon flipping to December, conference play proving that ‘little things make a difference’

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What a good weekend it was for Big Ten hockey – and what an interesting season this is already proving to be. B1G teams went 6-2-1 in nonconference play last week, bringing the league’s overall nonconference record to 36-14-4 on the season for the best win percentage (.704) among all conferences in nonleague play. Especially … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: As ‘structure has gotten better,’ Sacred Heart winners of seven of last nine after 0-3-0 start to campaign

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“I’m fine. My wife tells me that I’m hard-headed,” reads a text from Sacred Heart coach C.J. Marottolo. The Pioneers’ coach caught a puck to the forehead last Friday in a 4-2 win at Robert Morris. I was watching the game and later texted him to see how he was doing. Marottolo was in good … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Tough schedule, plentiful time on road has only benefited Providence in first half of ’23-24 season

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To anyone who might look at Providence’s schedule and see three straight losses as a cause for concern, coach Nate Leaman would like to point out an important fact. “We only trailed six minutes of those three games,” Leaman said after the Friars earned a split of a weekend series at Arizona State with a … Read more

Atlantic Hockey issues one-game suspension to RIT’s Catalano for major head contact penalty Nov. 25 vs. New Hampshire

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Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday a one-game suspension for RIT forward Christian Catalano, effective for the Tigers’ next NCAA Division I game. The suspension is a result of Catalano’s major penalty and game misconduct for direct contact to the head, which occurred at the 4:20 mark of the first period in RIT’s home game on Nov. … Read more

TMQ: NCHC not generating its normal buzz, red flags up for CCHA, ECAC Hockey, thumbs up for B1G, Hockey East, Atlantic Hockey jockeying for position

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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: Happy belated Thanksgiving, Ed. There were plenty of leftovers to go around in college hockey this weekend as one of the bigger nonconference weekends of the year took place. Taking … Read more

By one voting point, Boston College unseats North Dakota as new No. 1 team in Nov. 27 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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Despite only getting 18 first-place votes this week, Boston College is the new top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. North Dakota, the former No. 1 team, falls to No. 2 with 31 first-place votes. Boston College earned 960 voting points to North Dakota’s 959. Denver is up one to No. 3 and … Read more

Monday 10: Top-ranked North Dakota gets sweep, Boston College logs holiday air miles, Michigan Tech takes both at Minnesota State for first time

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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 North Dakota holds serve Five teams have been No. 1 in the USCHO men’s Division I ice hockey poll this season. North Dakota joined Boston College as the only programs this campaign to get … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 16 Cornell edges No. 5 Boston University in Red Hot Hockey, No. 1 North Dakota shuts out Bemidji State for sweep, No. 6 Wisconsin gets split with Alaska Anchorage, No. 4 Denver hangs nine on Yale to get sweep

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Ondrej Psenicka’s goal at 8:24 of the third period stood as the game winner and No. 16 Cornell held on to defeat No. 5 Boston University 2-1 in the Red Hot Hockey game Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ryan Walsh had tied the game for Cornell at 3:58 of the … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Alaska Anchorage shuts out No. 6 Wisconsin, top-ranked North Dakota survives in OT vs. Bemidji State, No. 2 Boston College romps over No. 18 Notre Dame, No. 13 Arizona State takes down No. 9 Providence in OT

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Alaska Anchorage was outshot 41-21 but scored the only goal of the game to pull off the 1-0 upset at No. 6 Wisconsin Friday night in front of 8,496 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Jared Whale finished with 41 saves for the shutout in the Seawolves net. “Amazing performance by Jared Whale,” said … Read more

USCHO Edge: Nonconference play presents some lopsided lines but also opportunities to cash in on Black Friday

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If you’ve had your fill of turkey and woken up from a long slumber, it’s now time to turn your attention to college hockey. Friday presents 25 college hockey games, 19 of which are non-conference matchups. Because of that, you’ll see some lopsided lines (Penn State, a -475 favorite over Lindenwood +325, is the largest … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: ‘What an experience’ for longtime Omaha broadcaster Leahy, approaching 1,000 games with Mavericks

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Omaha hockey radio color analyst Terry Leahy never thought he would reach 1,000 broadcasts covering the same team. On Friday night, when the Mavericks host Augustana, he’ll be there. Quite literally, in fact, in much the same capacity he has held since UNO’s hockey program first hit the ice in 1997. There have only ever … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Augustana players immersing themselves in campus life, getting victories on ice as ‘guys finding their game’

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On his team’s weekend off, Augustana coach Garrett Raboin was able to do something he’s not usually able to do during the hockey season: Take in a football game. On Saturday, the Augustana football team hosted Minnesota State in a first-round NCAA Division II football playoff game at Augie’s Kirkeby-Over Stadium in Sioux Falls, S.D. … Read more

Motzko agrees to two-year contract extension with Minnesota, will remain Gophers coach through 2027-28 hockey season

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Minnesota and men’s hockey head coach Bob Motzko have agreed to a two-year contract extension. The deal keeps Motzko with the Golden Gophers through the 2027-28 season. “I am grateful to (director of athletics) Mark Coyle and the rest of the athletics administration for believing in me and our staff and our leadership of Gopher … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Getting sweep over then-No. 1 Wisconsin has Michigan State enjoying ‘a really good weekend for our program’

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What a difference a week makes. Last week, Wisconsin was the No. 1 team in the country, garnering 32 first-place votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Badgers, then 9-1-0 overall with a 4-0-0 record in conference play, had just come off a bye week and by virtue of the ever-changing landscape among … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: After splitting with Canisius, Army West Point showing improvement, finding ways to win conference games

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It’s been a rough start to the season for Army West Point. Going into last weekend’s series with Canisius, the Black Knights were 0-8 with losses to North Dakota, Union, and Bemidji State as well as to some of Atlantic Hockey’s top teams in Sacred Heart, Rochester Institute of Technology, and archival Air Force. Several … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: UMass with lots to be thankful for as Minutemen run record to 8-3-1 after sweep of Providence

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Players and coaches can talk all they want about not paying attention to polls, whether it’s the weekly national rankings or a preseason poll conducted by either media or coaches. In reality, most try to find a balance — polls are just opinions, after all, and most teams usually find it best to ignore outside … Read more