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This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Conference teams battling, finding ways to win nonconference games as calendar flips to November

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This weekend is the first full slate of Big Ten play, with three conference series plus a home-and-home tilt between Minnesota and Minnesota Duluth. Since the start of the season, Big Ten teams have played a total of 43 nonconference games with a 29-12-2 record for the best win percentage in interleague play – barely. … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Intense weekend RIT-Holy Cross series proving ‘everything so close in this league’

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There’s a cliche that says that “games in October are as important as games in March.” Of course, each game is always worth three points, but it often feels like contests late in the season carry more intensity compared to ones played early. That wasn’t the case last weekend when Holy Cross hosted Rochester Institute … Read more

This Week in Hockey East: New Hampshire ‘here to play’ as Wildcats off to best start in six years

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Wins over a trio of ranked opponents — including the preseason No. 1 team in the country — have put New Hampshire in the national spotlight as the college hockey season enters its second month. But what really exemplifies the Wildcats’ success, in the eyes of sixth-year coach Mike Souza, was a play that occurred … Read more

TMQ: Wisconsin men’s hockey team surging early, also looking at player safety in wake of Johnson passing

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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. Ed: What a fun season this has been already, Paula! Probably the biggest story so far has been Wisconsin. I know just about everyone around college hockey has had high expectations … Read more

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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