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’

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 7 North Dakota blanks Wisconsin for Ice Breaker title, Minnesota State sweeps No. 10 St. Cloud State, Quinnipiac routs AIC, UMass doubles up No. 6 Michigan

Seventh-ranked North Dakota defeated longtime rival Wisconsin 2-0 to capture the 2023 Ice Breaker Tournament crown in front of a sellout crowd of 11,783 on home ice at Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND, which had put up 17 goals in the previous exhibition and regular-season opener, only needed to find the twine twice, as goaltender Ludvig … Read more

Atlantic Hockey issues one-game suspension to Niagara’s Brockhoff for major charging penalty Oct. 13 against Omaha

Atlantic Hockey on Saturday announced a one-game suspension for Niagara defenseman Lane Brockhoff, effective for the Purple Eagles’ next NCAA Division I contest. The suspension is a result of Brockhoff’s major penalty and game misconduct for charging, which occurred at the 19:24 mark of the third period in Niagara’s game on Friday, Oct. 13 at … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: New Hampshire upsets top-ranked Boston University, No. 2 Minnesota edges St. Thomas in overtime, No. 4 Boston College rallies to topple LIU, Minnesota State beats No. 9 St. Cloud State in OT

It’s still very early in the 2023-24 college hockey season, but one of the first upsets has taken place as New Hampshire knocked off No. 1 Boston University 6-4 Friday night in front of 6,070 at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. The game was not without its moments as when BU scored to bring … Read more

Former ECAC, Hockey East commissioner Bertagna named recipient of 2023 Lester Patrick Trophy for service to hockey in U.S.

Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna was in attendance. - The visiting Boston University Terriers defeated the Boston College Eagles 5-3 (EN) on Friday, November 7, 2014, at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)

The NHL has announced that Joe Bertagna has been named the recipient of the 2023 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. The annual award, one of the most prestigious in hockey, was presented to the NHL by the New York Rangers in 1966. It honors the memory of Lester … Read more

BU, Penn State, Minnesota Duluth are big favorites in first Friday of play: USCHO Edge podcast Season 2 Episode 1

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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.

This week’s games:

  • No. 1 Boston University (-350) at New Hampshire (+280); over/under 5.5
  • Wisconsin (-115) at Bemidji State (-115); o/u 5.5
  • No. 18 Penn State (-210) at Clarkson (+160); o/u 5.5
  • No. 10 St. Cloud (-110) at Minnesota State (-120); o/u 5.5
  • Northern Michigan (+170) at No. 17 Minnesota Duluth (-220); o/u 5.5

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2023-24 NCHC Season Preview: Coming off no Frozen Four appearances in 2023, conference teams aiming to ‘maximize their chances’ this year

Many people in and around the college hockey world will tell you that the 2022-23 season was a down one for the NCHC. On the surface, at least, it’s not hard to see why someone would think that. The NCHC is 10 years old now, and aside from the 2020 NCAA tournament that never was … Read more