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Around college hockey: Providence and Michigan find out how losing feels
Andon Cerbone's hat trick ended the Friars' perfect start, every Hockey East league game went to overtime, and Wisconsin keeps making the No. 1 case.
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Alaska and Alaska Anchorage play Division I hockey without a conference, which means no automatic bid and a schedule built on long flights. Independence is a hard way to live in college hockey, and it makes every non-conference result matter twice as much.
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Campus Ice: North Dakota and Michigan State take a must-win to Texas
The Big Ten and NCHC open, the Ivies arrive, Providence gets its first real NPI test and the Hall of Fame Game moves to Austin.
Tommy Kessler · 5 min read
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The East Side: Providence is perfect and Hockey East is deep
UNH stuns Michigan State, Merrimack sweeps Notre Dame, Maine pitches two shutouts, and BU gets the Black Bears next.
Tommy Kessler · 4 min read
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Campus Ice: Western Michigan at Yost is the NPI against the voters
Two No. 1 arguments on one sheet Friday, plus a Hockey East weekend that opens tonight with BU in Storrs and Providence chasing a sweep.
Tommy Kessler · 5 min read
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Around college hockey: Western Michigan leads the NPI into Michigan
The Broncos are first in the tournament math and visit unbeaten Michigan Friday, Michigan Tech climbs, and Hakstol starts with a sweep.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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The East Side: Merrimack and Northeastern crash the poll, Ritchie rescues BU
Seven Hockey East teams are ranked, BU split at Vermont on Ryder Ritchie's late goals, and last week's Boston College call missed.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Campus Ice: Michigan crashes Denver's banner night with a score to settle
Denver hangs its 11th banner Friday against the team it beat in double overtime in April, and Hockey East needs a better Friday than its last one.
Tommy Kessler · 5 min read
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The East Side: Providence makes the first statement in Hockey East
The Friars outscored their guests 10-2, Maine split with No. 6 Quinnipiac, and Boston College opened with a home loss to Alaska.
Tommy Kessler · 4 min read
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Dave Hakstol is the steady hand Arizona State hockey needs
The Avalanche assistant who took North Dakota to seven Frozen Fours is finalizing a deal to take over a Sun Devils program under investigation.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Kam Hendrickson's 42 saves steal UConn's Ice Breaker opener from Penn State
No. 16 UConn beat No. 17 Penn State 3-1 on a night the rest of Hockey East went 1-4-1 outside the league.
Tommy Kessler · 4 min read
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Around Hockey East: Quinnipiac's tour of New England reaches Orono
The Bobcats already beat UNH and Merrimack. Maine gets them twice at the Alfond, BC and Providence finally open, and UMass needs goals.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Around college hockey: Colorado College sends No. 10 UMass home 0-2
Opening weekend also gave Michigan Tech a win over No. 14 Minnesota and Quinnipiac 16 goals in two nights.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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ASU's outside review studies the policies, not the field
Former chief justice Scott Bales will review Arizona State's workout rules by December, but Matthew Mayich's family wants to know who's responsible.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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Three Plantes on one line is UMD's best idea of the weekend
Max, Zam and Victor Plante skate together for the first time Friday as No. 5 Minnesota Duluth opens its season against Long Island.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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Seven Arizona State players asked for what ASU still won't give
A 26-page letter disputes the school's account of Matthew Mayich's collapse and asks for Greg Powers' staff on leave before Friday.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read