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USCHO Edge: As the season progresses and more data is available, look for more accurate lines from sports books

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We’re more than a month into the college hockey season, thus there is plenty of data available from most of the Division I men’s teams. With that, if you’re a sports bettor who favors college hockey, there’s good news and bad. Let’s start with the bad: As these books get more information on teams and … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Confidence booming for Omaha blueliner Mancini after first NCAA goal as Mavericks ‘trending in the right direction’

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Two seasons and five games into his third campaign with Omaha, junior defenseman Victor Mancini was well aware that he had still yet to score his first collegiate goal. He finally ticked that box Saturday in the Mavericks’ 3-2 overtime win at home to Western Michigan and did so with a move that looked as … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Dartmouth finding ways to pick up points with team-first mindset, confidence in compete level

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It’s impossible to win a college hockey championship in November. A hot start doesn’t translate to the March postseason, and plenty of gelling rosters don’t reveal their true potential or greatness until league schedules buckle down for the post-New Year’s Eve second semester schedule. Ask any coach or player throughout college hockey about when they … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Slow start in rearview mirror, Lake Superior State playing confident with 5-1-0 mark in last six games

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It might sound cliche or simple, but it’s hard to overstate just how easily winning can cure even the worst case of the blues. Take Lake Superior State. The Lakers opened their 2023 season with a trip to Michigan State, where they lost both games of the series in front of a packed house at … Read more

Wisconsin’s Kohl Center ice to be reduced to NHL dimensions during summer of 2024 or 2025; seating also to be adjusted

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Built with an ice sheet 200 feet long by 97 feet wide when originally constructed during what was a wave of Olympic-sized ice sheets in college hockey, the Kohl Center ice will undergo construction and be reduced to NHL dimensions of 200 by 85 feet. “One of the reasons these young men come to the … Read more

Boston College coach Brown talks Eagles, young talent, coaching in this era: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 6 Episode 5

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Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Boston College head coach Greg Brown to talk about his No. 1-ranked Eagles. The discussion also includes coaching young talent in college hockey, a look at some of this year’s players, and playing some early competitive non-conference games.

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This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Longtime Mercyhurst coach Gotkin on cusp of 600 wins, says achievement would be ‘a program milestone’

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When Mercyhurst defeated Bowling Green 4-3 in overtime last Friday, the school posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the victory was the 600th of coach Rick Gotkin’s career. It turns out that after further review, it was “only” his 599th. “There was a typo on my record,” said Gotkin. “But it doesn’t matter to me. … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Ohio State mired in rough patch, but daily improvement means ‘these guys want to get better’

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With a month of the 2023-24 season behind them, the Buckeyes may not be where they’d like to be, but they’re definitely not where they think they’ll be five months from now. “We’re doing fine,” said Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik. “We continue to try to strive to get better. That’s our goal. Lots of … Read more

TMQ: Collecting our thoughts after recent weekend of intense college hockey action – and it’s only early November

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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: Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had an opportunity to catch your breath after a wild weekend throughout the college hockey ranks. It was easily one of those times … Read more

Boston College retains top spot in USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 30 first-place votes in Nov. 6 rankings

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Boston College is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 30 first-place votes this week. Denver stays No. 2 with five first-place votes, while Wisconsin moves up two spots to No. 3, garnering 12 first-place votes in the process. North Dakota falls one to No. 4, and Providence jumps … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Omaha upsets No. 11 Western Michigan, No. 5 Wisconsin sweeps No. 4 Michigan, No. 14 Minnesota Duluth ties No. 6 Minnesota, top-ranked Boston College takes sweep over UMass Lowell

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Victor Mancini’s goal at 4:20 of overtime gave Omaha a thrilling 3-2 win over No. 11 Western Michigan Saturday night at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. Omaha took a 2-1 lead at 14:50 of the third period on a Jack Randl goal, only for WMU’s Matteo Costantini to tie it at 19:49 of the period. … Read more

USCHO Edge: As a bettor, what is the right time to wager on the eventual national champion? And what other considerations are there for futures?

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We’re going to vary from the normal USCHO Edge column this week and echo the USCHO Edge podcast in discussing Team Futures in this week’s column. For those who aren’t familiar with the terminology, a “future bet” is one that you place that is graded on how a team finishes. In major sports like MLB … Read more

Looking at team futures: who has the best chances to win the title in April? USCHO Edge college hockey podcast Season 2 Episode 4

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USCHO Edge hosts Jim Connelly, Dan Rubin, and Ed Trefzger take a week off from looking at individual games to look at team futures: what the oddsmakers think are teams’ chances to win the national championship.

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Friendship Four college hockey event returning to Belfast in 2024, Friendship Series women’s event also back, book covering event out now

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The Odyssey Trust has announced the continuation of the Friendship Four men’s college hockey tournament into 2024, in conjunction with the official launch of ‘Ring the Bell!’ – a new book centered around the history and legacy of the event. Held annually in Belfast since 2015, the Friendship Four is designed to promote education, social … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Remembering former Minnesota Duluth standout Johnson, who ‘was fun to be around, sometimes the life of the party’

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Former Minnesota Duluth forward Adam Johnson played two seasons with the Bulldogs, and earlier this week, UMD coach Scott Sandelin explained why Johnson would’ve gone on to captain the team if he hadn’t left early for pro hockey. Johnson’s intangibles on and off the ice helped make him a coveted prospect out of Minnesota high … Read more