The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks have announced that the team has agreed to terms with Boston University junior goaltender Drew Commesso on a three-year, entry-level contract. Commesso will report to the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs on a professional tryout. In signing the deal, Commesso gives up his senior year with the Terriers. Commesso served as an alternate … Read more
Michigan junior goaltender Erik Portillo has signed an amateur tryout agreement with the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Portillo gives up his senior season with the Wolverines. A 2019 third-round draft pick (67th overall) of the Buffalo Sabres, Portillo had his rights traded to the Los Angeles Kings last month for a third-round pick in the 2023 … Read more
Todd Knott, who spent the past 14 seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at Minnesota State, is joining the Wisconsin men’s hockey team as associate head coach. Knott had previously turned down the Minnesota State head coach position, which went to Luke Strand on Monday. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for … Read more
With all 50 first-place votes this week, national champion Quinnipiac ends the 2022-23 season at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Bobcats are up two spots from the March 20 rankings. Former No. 1 Minnesota drops one to No. 2, while Michigan is down one to No. 3, Boston University is … Read more
Minnesota State announced Monday that Luke Strand has been named the fifth head men’s hockey coach in program history. Strand replaces Mike Hastings, who left Minnesota State for a similar position at the Wisconsin on March 30. “I am extremely happy to have Coach Strand on board and ready to lead our team to the … Read more
Minnesota sophomore forward Matthew Knies has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and will forego his final two years of college eligibility. Knies will join Toronto immediately. Knies was a second-round pick (57th overall) of the Maple Leafs in the 2021 NHL Draft and was a Hobey Baker Memorial Award … Read more
The NHL’s Minnesota Wild announced Sunday that the club has signed Minnesota junior defenseman Brock Faber to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2022-23 season. He will join the Wild today and travel with the team to Chicago for their game Monday night. In signing the NHL contract, Faber foregoes his senior year with … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 20 fared in games since that last poll. No. 1 Minnesota (29-10-1) 03/23/2023 – RV Canisius 2 vs No. 1 Minnesota 9 (NCAA West Regional semifinal, Fargo) 03/25/2023 – No. 6 St. Cloud 1 vs No. … Read more
Jacob Quillan scored 10 seconds into overtime as Quinnipiac won the national championship game for the first time in three tries.
The Bobcats were dominating but didn’t get Collin Graf’s equalizing goal until they pulled goalie Yaniv Perets for an extra attacker.
Through one period of play in Saturday’s NCAA championship game, it looked as though Minnesota had solved Quinnipiac’s suffocating 1-1-3 defense.
The Bobcats won their first championship with a 3-2 overtime victory against the Gophers.
A set play off the center-ice faceoff gave Quinnipiac its first NCAA championship.
The overtime was brief but the celebration was lengthy. Here are images from Quinnipiac’s winner and on-ice enjoyment.
The Bobcats and Gophers played for the 2023 national championship at Amalie Arena. Here are images from the game.
It took Quinnipiac most of the NCAA championship game to equalize but only 10 seconds of overtime to find a winner.
The New Jersey Devils have signed Michigan sophomore defenseman Luke Hughes to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2022-23 season. In signing the NHL deal, Hughes foregoes his last two seasons with the Wolverines. Hughes was an alternate captain for the Wolverines during the 2022-23 season. The Canton, Mich., native ranked second on Michigan … Read more
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“It’s unconditional,” Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold said. “This is what we do to win hockey games and you need to be selfless and you’ve got to buy in.”
Michigan’s Adam Fantilli won the 2023 Hobey Baker Award after leading the nation in scoring and tying for the lead in goals.