On the Feb. 7 edition of USCHO Live! we'll have our annual review of the NCAA rulebook and officiating as we're joined by NCAA men's and women's ice hockey rules committee secretary and rules editor Steve Piotrowski, who is also a veteran referee and currently coordinator of ...

Minnesota Duluth kept Omaha netminder Evan Weninger busy, firing 39 shots on net Friday in a 2-2 tie and then following that with 35 shots on Saturday in a 5-0 win. Duluth got very balanced scoring, with Dominic Toninato scoring both goals Friday and five different players scoring goals Saturday. ...

St. Thomas stayed in first place in the MIAC, despite splitting a series with Concordia (Minn.).The Tommies lost 5-4 in overtime Friday, but bounced back with a dominating 5-0 win Saturday. St. Thomas scored four times in the final period to secure the win, including one by Johnny Panvica, who ...

For many teams, these final weeks of the regular season are already feeling like playoff hockey. Some leagues are already decided at least for the top spot, while others, like the NESCAC, are going to be a clear battle right to the very end in determining playoff position and the top seed. Just two ...

Connecticut at No. 6 Boston College UConn jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead with goals by Catherine Crawley, Kayla Mee and Leah Lum. They added another goal in the second, by Kelly Harris, to make it 4-1 before BC scored three unanswered to earn the 4-4 tie. Megan Keller, ...

After getting swept at home last weekend, Cornell bounced back Friday and Saturday with a pair of impressive road wins.The Big Red scored three first-period goals Friday at Union and held on for a 5-3 win over the Dutchmen. On Saturday, Cornell rallied for a 4-3 win over Rensselaer. Freshman ...

The WCHA playoff picture took a more defined shape this past weekend. A clear champion has emerged, while the bottom of the standings got a bit more interested.Here is what we learned this weekend:1. Northern Michigan is back in the playoff hunt thanks to its goalie. The Wildcats picked up ...

The results of recent weekends have brought clarity to some of the league's key races and muddied the water on others. We'll take a look at each as we figured out what we learned this weekend.1. The regular season trophy likely to reside in BostonIt seems like the race for ...

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone. Go Falcons!Three conference series went down this weekend with Penn State traveling to Minnesota, Michigan State hosting Wisconsin and Ohio State and Michigan tussling twice at Yost Ice Arena. Here's how things ended up:The Buckeyes and Wolverines ...

At the beginning of the season, Atlantic Hockey touts itself as a league where every game matters. An unexpected win or loss in October, when teams haven't quite developed their season identity, forms an immediate factor in a league where positioning is dictated by single point ...

All eyes in the WCHA will be on the Michigan Tech vs. Bemidji State series this weekend, as the battle for the MacNaughton Cup starts to get tighter.Let's get picking: Northern Michigan at Bowling Green Jack: The Wildcats have been playing much better as of ...

It's all conference play for the six teams in the Big Ten this week. As always, though, we look at how Drew Claussen and I are doing with our picks.Last weekDrew: 2-3-0 (.400) Paula: 1-4-0 (.200)SeasonDrew: 60-38-13 (.599) Paula: 60-38-13 ...

Jim and I differed on only one game last week. Fortunately, I got that one right to creep a little closer.Baby steps.Dave last week: 7-3-0 Jim last week: 6-4-0 Dave's record-to-date: 119-77-24 Jim's ...

I padded my lead on Nicole in a good week, going 26-5-2 (.818) while Nicole went 20-11-2 (.636). On the year, I am 295-99-50 (.720), while Nicole is 259-135-50 (.636).Friday, Feb. 3Rensselaer at Colgate Candace: Colgate seems to be back on ...

February has arrived and the conference races continue to heat up. St. Thomas will try to maintain its hold on first place in the MIAC and Wisconsin-Stevens Point faces two WIAC tests this weekend. Concordia looks to keep its momentum rolling in the NCHA and St. Norbert will try to bounce ...

The sky is not falling, even for those teams, like me, that may not have had the best of weekends and lost a bit of momentum heading into the February stretch run. Redemption is as close as the next game away and there is still time to get on a streak and build confidence for the playoff ...

Last time: 5-2-2Overall: 46-19-5All games are 7 p.m. starts otherwise noted.Friday, Feb. 3Quinnipiac at BrownThe Bobcats look to get back on track as they face the Brown Bears. Brown only has one win in 2017, but I expect them to come out hard ...

Well, I was quite prescient last weekend, at least on Friday, and further built on my lead on Matthew in our picks race. Last weekend, I went 6-2 (.750) while Matthew went 3-5 (.375). On the year, I am now 73-51-19 (.576) while Matthew is 58-66-19 (.472).Three NCHC teams are off this weekend, ...

Last week: Dan: 10-1-0 Chris: 9-2-0 On the season: Dan: 98-60-24 (.604) Chris: 104-54-24 (.637) This Week's Picks: Thursday, February 2 and Friday, February 3 Holy Cross vs. American International Dan: Back ...

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