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Minnesota stays atop USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, gets 42 first-place votes in Oct. 23 rankings

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After splitting with North Dakota last weekend, Minnesota remains No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, garnering 42 first-place votes. Denver remains No. 2, getting six first-place votes, while Boston College stays third with one first-place vote. North Dakota moves up one to No. 4 and Quinnipiac drops one spot to sit fifth … Read more

Monday 10: Top six ranked teams all lose over weekend, Big Ten starts conference play, half-dozen OT games Saturday night

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Hiccups in the top 6 Each of the top six teams in the USCHO.com Men’s Division I Poll lost a game this past weekend. No. 1 Minnesota split with No. 5 North Dakota in Grand Forks, … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 5 North Dakota downs No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Denver defeats No. 3 Boston College, UNH drops No. 4 Quinnipiac in OT, AIC bests No. 12 Penn State

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North Dakota notched a pair of goals from its freshmen to collect a 2-1 victory over top-ranked Minnesota and salvage a series split on Saturday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. After failing to crack the scoreboard last night, UND finally broke through early in the second period on a Jayden Perron … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Top-ranked Minnesota blanks No. 5 North Dakota, No. 10 Providence edges No. 2 Denver, Notre Dame upsets No. 6 Boston University, No. 3 Boston College cruises past RPI, No. 4 Quinnipiac beats New Hampshire

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In a top-5 matchup Friday night, top-ranked Minnesota used a 25-save shutout from goaltender Justen Close to take a 4-0 win over No. 5 North Dakota at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. Oliver Moore, Jimmy Snuggerud, and Brody Lamb all had a goal and an assist for the Gophers, while Bryce Brodzonski … Read more

USCHO Edge: Can a team’s popularity, regardless of its performance, influence the betting lines?

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We opened last week’s column talking about skewed lines. Sports books simply don’t have the time and resources to pay attention to every single game in every single sport. And while I don’t know it for certain, one has to assume that artificial intelligence is being used to set some betting lines. Sometimes fan bases … Read more

Bowling Green reinstates hockey coach Eigner, notes student conduct code process ongoing with alleged hazing violations

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On behalf of Bowling Green, university spokesperson Colleen Rerucha issued the following statement Thursday regarding an alleged hazing incident at an off-campus event involving members of the BGSU hockey team: “The University engaged an external, independent investigator to consider the possible violations of the BGSU Code of Student Conduct. The investigation revealed alleged activities involving … Read more

Some oddly distorted lines provide great value for a couple of underdogs this week: USCHO Edge podcast Season 2 Episode 2

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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 matchups. And we do a little remedial geography.

This week’s games:

  • Boston University (+165) at Notre Dame (-215); over/under 5.5
  • UMass (-166) at Minnesota State (+130); o/u 5.5
  • Ohio State (+140) at Michigan (-180); o/u 6.5
  • Denver (-200) at Providence (+154); o/u 6
  • Minnesota (-145) at North Dakota (+114); o/u 6

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: Minnesota State begins season with sweep over St. Cloud State, adding to ‘a history and a culture of winning here’

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After all the changes that happened in Mankato during the offseason, one nearly expected to tune in to their game against St. Cloud State on Friday night and see something truly wild. Like maybe the Mavericks ditched purple from their color scheme in favor of teal and moved their home arena from Mankato to Sleepy … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: ‘Two big wins’ over Niagara have Omaha prepared to keep finding success moving forward

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Whether it had been Omaha’s first series of the season or the Mavericks’ 15th, they were always going to have last weekend’s home set against Niagara circled on the calendar. Atlantic Hockey’s Purple Eagles were UNO’s curtain-raising opponent for a second consecutive year, and regular attendees at Baxter Arena probably won’t want to remember Niagara’s … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Back for fifth season with Clarkson, Romano giving Golden Knights ‘chance to be really successful’

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Anthony Romano never realized how loud Cheel Arena’s goal horn really got. The Clarkson senior heard the steam whistle’s piercing blast for three-plus years, but it felt different in the stands. He appreciated how the crowd contributed to the overall volume and vibration rattling his bones after the Golden Knights scored, and he felt how … Read more

Holy Cross coach Riga on 3-0 start for Crusaders, creating an identity: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 2

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Holy Cross head coach Bill Riga to discuss his Crusaders’ 3-0 start, creating an identity, making incremental improvements, the college hockey transfer portal, NIL, and the upcoming series at Robert Morris.

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This Week in Hockey East: Competitive depth of conference on display in early going of 2023-24 season

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Two weeks into the season, and with only one game between conference foes in the books, Hockey East is already living up to its reputation as one of the deepest conferences in college hockey. Case in point, New Hampshire’s 6-4 victory over Boston University — the No. 1 team in the league’s preseason coaches’ poll … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Holy Cross finding ‘belief in ourselves,’ early-season momentum with 3-0 start

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Under coach Bill Riga, Holy Cross has seen an upward trajectory. The 2021-22 season, Riga’s first at the helm, ended in a last-place finish and a 12-23-2 record. Last season, the Crusaders were picked to again finish last, but got on a roll in the second half of the season and really caught fire in … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: With conference play starting this weekend, teams moving ahead with poise, confidence

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For the second straight season, the Big Ten has put up good numbers in nonconference games before the start of league play. Through three weeks and 22 nonconference games, the Big Ten is collectively 16-6-1 and has outscored opponents 81-57. It’s a solid beginning and a good omen. At roughly the same point last year … Read more

Monday 10: UNH downs No. 1 BU, second-ranked Minnesota earns sweep, Augustana secures program firsts, Holy Cross out to 3-0 start

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Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Down goes No. 1 After the season’s second weekend of play, we might see a new team atop the USCHO Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Top-ranked Boston University, which needed overtime to defeat Bentley last week, … Read more