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Michigan Tech’s Gordon tabbed CCHA rookie of the year, Bemidji State’s Jutting, Lake Superior State’s Milburn co-defensive forwards of year, BSU’s Looft best defensive defenseman

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The CCHA has announced that Michigan Tech freshman Isaac Gordon has been selected by the conference’s member head coaches as rookie of the year. He was previously named to the all-rookie team as well to the all-CCHA second team. Gordon was second among all CCHA skaters in goals (11) during conference play, pacing league rookies … Read more

NCHC reveals two all-conference squads for 2023-24 college hockey season, one team of honorable mention players

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The NCHC has announced its 2023-24 all-conference teams. Four teams are represented on the first team, led by two each from Colorado College and Denver. The Pioneers placed four players on the two all-conference squads to pace all teams. 2023-24 First Team All-NCHC F: Jackson Blake, So., North Dakota – 45 points (15 first-team votes) … Read more

BRACKETOLOGY: A pretty easy week to seed the regionals, but Omaha’s recent sweep of North Dakota could cause future problems

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Welcome back to Bracketology! This week, things look pretty straightforward to setting up our brackets. But let’s be forewarned that things could change quickly and we could have one of the worst nightmare scenarios in memory. Last weekend, Omaha swept North Dakota in the final weekend of the NCHC regular season. Good for the Mavericks, … Read more

Hockey East announces 2023-24 men’s all-rookie team, defensive awards, sportsmanship awards, scoring honors

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Hockey East has announced the 2023-24 all-rookie team and six other season-long awards as voted by the men’s league’s 11 head coaches. The all-rookie team consists of six players and five forwards, including three unanimous selections in Boston College’s Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault and Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini. The team is rounded out by two … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Confident Minnesota Duluth squad facing Denver in NCHC playoffs, looking to ‘go grind it out like we always do’

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Looking back through our 2023-24 NCHC season preview, I wrote the following about Minnesota Duluth, before picking the Bulldogs to finish fifth in the league: “There are only four freshmen, and I like the level of continuity this squad has now, only a year after there was a lot to replace. The issue is that, … Read more

BTN hockey analyst Caponigri talks Big Ten playoffs, NCAA tournament: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 18

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Big Ten Network and ESPN hockey analyst Paul Caponigri joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about the Big Ten playoffs, the evolution of the conference since its founding, and prospects for its teams in the NCAA tournament.

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 CCHA Hockey: After getting by St. Thomas to open conference playoffs, Lake Superior State ‘really pleased with the result’

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Much has been made about how close the CCHA was this year. If someone asked you to take a look around and assess the state of the league, you’d be well aware that the second-place team in the standings was separated by just five points from the seventh-place finisher. So when the CCHA’s Mason Cup … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Conference quarterfinals on tap this weekend as eight teams still in running for Whitelaw Cup

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Last season introduced a bit of anarchy to the ECAC Hockey postseason race when the league abandoned a best-of-three first round series in favor of a single-elimination, one-game playoff. It almost instantaneously became one of the league’s most unpopular decisions, but the overall reaction ranging anywhere from tepid to downright unhappy quickly gave way to … Read more

TMQ: College hockey playoffs in full swing, so what can we expect going forward during this fun time of the season?

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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. Paula: Oh, Dan, this is absolutely my favorite time of the hockey season – conference playoffs. When I first started covering college hockey decades ago, Bob Daniels told me that the … Read more

CCHA announces pair of all-conference teams, all-rookie team for 2023-24 college hockey season

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The CCHA has announced its two all-conference teams and one all-rookie team for the 2023-24 season. ALL-CCHA FIRST TEAM Forward: Sam Morton, Sr., Minnesota State Forward: Lleyton Roed, So., Bemidji State Forward: Jared Westcott, Sr., Lake Superior State Defenseman: Kyle Looft, 5th, Bemidji State Defenseman: Eric Pohlkamp, Fr., Bemidji State Goaltender: Mattias Sholl, Jr., Bemidji … Read more

Boston College stays atop USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll as Eagles collect all 50 first-place votes in March 11 rankings

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Boston College is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting all 50 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Boston University stays No. 2, while Denver is up one to No. 3, Michigan State is up two to No. 4, and North Dakota falls two spots to No. 5. USCHO.com … Read more

Monday 10: Ohio State eliminates Wisconsin from B1G playoffs, Lake Superior outlasts St. Thomas in CCHA postseason, Omaha sweeps North Dakota to wrap regular season

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Ohio State knocks out Wisconsin In a stunning upset, last-place Ohio State took down Wisconsin on the road in a best-of-three Big Ten quarterfinal series, beating the Badgers 3-1 to advance to single-elimination semifinal play. It’s … Read more

HCA hands out February men’s national awards to Boston College teammates Gauthier, Leonard, Colorado College goalie Mbereko

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The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced its national men’s players of the month for February. Boston College sophomore Cutter Gauthier is player of the month, BC freshman forward Ryan Leonard is rookie of the month, and Colorado College sophomore Kaidan Mbereko is the goaltender of the month. Gauthier led the NCAA goals (10), points (16), … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Atlantic Hockey teams complete playoff sweeps, No. 16 Omaha finishes off sweep of No. 3 North Dakota, No. 5 Wisconsin-Ohio State, Lake Superior State-St. Thomas going to Game 3s, No. 1 BC, No. 2 BU gain wins to cap regular season

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The conference playoffs for Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, CCHA and ECAC Hockey teams continued Saturday night, while the last weekend of the regular season for Hockey East and NCHC teams came to a close. SCOREBOARD | POLL | PAIRWISE ATLANTIC HOCKEY (Game 2s, best of three) No. 19 RIT 5, Robert Morris 1 Tyler Fukakusa … Read more