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Monday 10: Wisconsin takes both from No. 1 Minnesota, Cornell opens with sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Augustana making noise early

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. B1G statement from Badgers Big Ten opponents, meet Mike Hastings. Wisconsin’s new bench boss has coached at 3M Arena at Mariucci plenty of times, both as a friend (he was a Minnesota assistant in the 2008-09 … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Minnesota State ties No. 4 North Dakota, Vermont plays to deadlock with No. 7 Providence, No. 12 Cornell knocks off No. 11 Minnesota Duluth, No. 2 Denver blanks Air Force, No. 9 BU ties No. 19 UMass, No. 6 Michigan hangs 10 on Lindenwood

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After losing 6-2 Friday night, Minnesota State came back Saturday night to tie No. 4 North Dakota 2-2 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. The Mavericks then won the shootout after nothing was solved in overtime. Sam Morton and Will Hillman scored for the Mavericks, while Riese Gaber and Hunter Johannes tallied for … Read more

Augustana assistant hockey coach Demers stepping away for several weeks to recover from brain surgery

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Augustana assistant coach Chad Demers will step away from the Vikings bench for several weeks while recovering from brain surgery. Demers was diagnosed with grade IV glioblastoma in 2018 and has undergone various treatments over the past five-plus years. A recent scan showed a recurrence of a cancerous tumor requiring surgery early next week. “Our … Read more

Hockey East suspends Vermont’s Bucheler one game for major kneeing penalty Oct. 27 against Providence

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Hockey East announced Saturday that Vermont graduate defenseman Jérémie Bucheler has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at 19:57 of the second period on Oct. 27 at Providence. On the play, Bucheler was assessed a five-minute major penalty for kneeing. Bucheler is ineligible to play Oct. 28 at Providence and is able … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 14 Wisconsin sweeps No. 1 Minnesota, Augustana ties No. 2 Denver, Maine downs No. 5 Quinnipiac in OT, No. 3 Boston College sweeps No. 8 Michigan State

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A pair of goals from Simon Tassy pushed No. 14 Wisconsin past No. 1 Minnesota 3-2 Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, Minn., to sweep the nation’s top team for the first time since 2014. Though Wisconsin struck first, the Gophers battled back, tying the game twice throughout the evening, until a … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Denver goalie Davis going through ‘a growth curve and a learning curve’ as Pioneers off to fast start

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It can be a very unenviable task, being the guy who takes over for the guy. That’s the hand Denver junior goaltender Matt Davis was dealt entering this season, holding the most prior experience among the Pioneers’ three goalies who were looking to take over for the since-graduated Magnus Chrona. The Swede now plying his … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: St. Thomas looking for consistency with goal ‘to see the process being played out the way we want to see’

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After four close games with nationally-ranked St. Cloud State and Minnesota to open their first two weeks of the season, St. Thomas hosted Lindenwood for a series this past weekend. But just because the Lions don’t have the same kind of star power or high-end skill as the Huskies or Gophers have didn’t mean a … Read more

The lines on this week’s top 20 matchups are not particularly enticing: USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 3

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger look at money lines and over/under as well as providing further analysis of five weekend college hockey matchups. They find it tough to pick any compelling money lines among these five, and are especially reluctant when it comes to over/under.

This week’s games:

  • Michigan State (+150) at Boston College (-195); over/under 6
  • Massachusetts (+145) at Boston University (-190); o/u 6
  • Wisconsin (+220) at Minnesota (-298); o/u 6
  • Maine (+220) at Quinnipiac (-298); o/u 5.5
  • Minnesota State (+140) at North Dakota (-180); o/u 5.5

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This Week in ECAC Hockey: Cornell ‘ready to go’ with 2023-24 season as Minnesota Duluth invades Lynah Rink this coming weekend

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College hockey spent the last three weeks raging its way through a number of different storylines. Top-ranked teams came and went as early season wins and losses piled up. A couple surprising outcomes raised eyebrows and drew eyeballs to potential risers and fallers. Hotshot prospects and seasoned veterans battled into corners and along the walls … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Coming off sweep over Michigan Tech, Wisconsin surging into weekend border battle with Minnesota

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A week away from a full slate of Big Ten games, there are a number of interesting nonconference series for B1G teams, including No. 8 Michigan State’s pair at No. 3 Boston College and No. 16 Ohio State visiting an old CCHA foe, No. 20 Omaha. Last weekend, B1G play began with a single series, … Read more

Arizona State’s Powers on Sun Devils’ early season, move to NCHC in 2024: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 3

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Arizona State head coach Greg Powers to talk about this year’s team, the move next year to the NCHC, having the full complement of three assistant coaches, and this weekend’s college hockey series at Miami.

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: After upsetting Penn State, American International aiming to ‘want and need results’ going forward

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American International has been on the wrong end of three close games to open their 2023-24 campaign — and one not so close — but last weekend, the Yellow Jackets flipped the script, picking up their first win of this young season. Eric Lang’s team opened with a 5-3 loss to Massachusetts that saw AIC … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: Even in weekend loss to Denver, Boston College lives up to its billing, ‘excited to go forward from here’

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Boston College faced its biggest test of the young season last Saturday night, and passed, even though the final score would indicate otherwise. Yes, the Eagles were handed a 4-3 loss by visiting Denver before a standing-room-only crowd of 7,884 Saturday night at the Silvio O. Conte Forum. And second-year coach Greg Brown would rather … Read more

Nomination period now open for 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award candidates

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The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit. Each year, the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation receives many submissions from SIDs and hockey coaches across men’s and women’s Division I, … Read more

TMQ: What college hockey teams have been surprises in early part of 2023-24 season? Which teams should we keep an eye on?

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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: Greetings once more to everyone enjoying their week with us. I hope you’re not like me and on the run to figure out your Halloween costume with one week left … Read more