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Campus Ice: BU carries Hockey East into Munn
Boston University and Michigan State meet in East Lansing with 35 drafted players on the ice, and the league's NPI case rides on a split.
NCHC
National Collegiate Hockey Conference
The NCHC was built to be the toughest league in college hockey and has mostly delivered. Denver and North Dakota are national brands, Minnesota Duluth and Western Michigan have both cut down nets, and Arizona State''s arrival gave the conference a western outpost. Night to night it is the hardest schedule in the sport, which is why NCHC teams tend to be battle-tested by the time the tournament starts.
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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.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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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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Around college hockey: Michigan wins at 0.1, Augustana takes Columbus
The No. 1 Wolverines needed a review to stay perfect, Augustana and Colorado College swept, and Army stunned Quinnipiac in overtime.
Tommy Kessler · 2 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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Gophers sweep No. 3 North Dakota, and Wyatt Cullen arrives
Minnesota went from winless to sweeping its oldest rival in 48 hours, capped by a Predators first-rounder's hat trick at Mariucci.
Tommy Kessler · 3 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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Brett Larson went home to Duluth and found out how far Minnesota has to go
The Gophers left Amsoil Arena at 0-3-1, outshot 74-43 by Minnesota Duluth, with No. 4 North Dakota coming to Minneapolis this week.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Michigan crashes Denver's banner night and takes the No. 1 argument
The Wolverines won 4-1 at Magness Arena, ending Denver's 15-game winning streak in front of the biggest crowd the Pioneers have drawn there.
Tommy Kessler · 2 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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Miami Division I hockey starts with a rink, not a dream
The Hurricanes' club team is already playing. A D-I jump would need what Arizona State built first: a $134 million barn.
Pabs · 2 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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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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Campus Ice: North Dakota over Denver, and four more league picks
Five conferences have named preseason favorites. Kessler keeps three, fades Denver and Michigan, and reads opening weekend one league at a time.
Tommy Kessler · 4 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
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Arizona State owes Matthew Mayich's family more than 'not today'
A Sun Devils defenseman is on life support after an unvetted August workout, and the school's answers so far fall short.
Tommy Kessler · 3 min read
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Campus Ice: Denver wears the bullseye, Michigan State has my ballot
Eight days from opening weekend, Kessler ranks the first slate, reads the NPI hangover and salutes Serratore's farewell tour.
Tommy Kessler · 4 min read
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ASU report on Mayich collapse lists the missed rules, assigns no blame
No submitted training plan, no contract for the consultant, no cold tub on site, and the family's lawyer wants the county attorney involved.
Ferda Desk · 3 min read
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Denver opens at No. 1, and Michigan visits in week three
The champs took 35 of 50 first-place votes in the first USCHO poll, but Michigan State and Michigan each pulled a handful.
Ferda Desk · 2 min read