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The East Side: Vermont takes first, and Providence shows its depth
BU's split in East Lansing graded my call, Logan Sawyer's hat trick buried UConn, and a shootout point put the Catamounts on top.
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BU's split at Munn still left it Hockey East's best NPI résumé
A 6-2 win over No. 3 Michigan State, then a 5-0 loss, and the Terriers still sit eighth in the NPI, highest in Hockey East.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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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.
Tommy Kessler · 4 min read
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Wisconsin took No. 1 the loud way, and Mariucci gets the first try
The Badgers beat Notre Dame 16-2 over two nights to top the USCHO poll, then head straight into the Border Battle.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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The East Side: BU takes the top, and Vermont takes everyone by surprise
The Terriers swept Maine to lead Hockey East, a Vermont freshman won both ends of a sweep, and half the weekend went to overtime.
Tommy Kessler · 4 min read
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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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UNH did it to No. 2 Michigan State again, and I was wrong
New Hampshire outshot the Spartans 34-14 in a 1-0 home-opener win, and Michael Simpson has two straight shutouts going into Saturday.
Tommy Kessler · 2 min read
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UNH gets No. 2 Michigan State in Durham, a year after stealing one
The Spartans are third in the NPI and UNH is 20th, so one win at the Whittemore Center would be worth more than it looks.
Tommy Kessler · 2 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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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: 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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BC at Michigan State doesn't count, and it's the weekend's best game
No. 12 Boston College visits No. 3 Michigan State on Friday, and freshman goalie Joshua Ravensbergen gets his first real test.
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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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