2020-21 Division I Hockey Thread

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Gooders news (at this writing) ...

Big Ten Weekly Hockey Release (1/14/2021)

• ... Minnesota owns a 9-1-0-0 Big Ten record, compiling 27 points to stand in first place through 10 games in the race for the Big Ten Championship and the accompanying first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin enters the weekend in second place with 19 points on a 6-4-0-0 record in 10 games, while Ohio State is third with 13 points and a 4-6-0-0 mark. ...

• Four Big Ten goalies find themselves among the top 25 nationally in save percentage among those netminders who have played at least five games. Minnesota’s Jack LaFontaine leads the conference and ranks second nationally with a .955 save percentage, followed by Michigan State’s Drew DeRidder (8th, .940), Ohio State’s Tommy Nappier (19th, .920) and Michigan’s Strauss Mann (23rd, .914).

• Four Big Ten teams currently rank within the top 25 nationally in scoring. Minnesota leads the conference and ranks 12th nationally with 3.58 goals per game, followed by Michigan (15th, 3.42), Wisconsin (16th, 3.33) and Penn State ranking 22nd and averaging 3.08 goals per contest. ...

 

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Oops, spoke too soon for the B1G hockey schedule ... Wisconsin-ASU Friday men’s hockey game postponed ... Game rescheduled for Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

 

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Just some observations of COVID Hockey ... Looks like Hockey East's Merrimack College is allowing a small number of spectators into Lawler Arena for today's women's game hosting Providence College. In contrast, the UConn men's game hosting UNH @ Freitas Ice Forum this afternoon/evening only has a few players in street clothes & some team staff members primarily up high behind the player benches.

ETA: And the Huskies still use Brass Bonanza as their goal song at home. Always brings a smile to hockey fans.

 

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Congrats to the Providence Friars women & their senior goalie Sandra Abstreiter, who shut out the Merrimack Warriors today in North Andover by a 3-0 score. The Lady Friars are now 8-2-1 in Hockey East action for the season, and this victory puts them in first place as they pass the BC Lady Eagles in the HEA standings.

 

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School & hockey pride on display in Hockey East this weekend: The University of Connecticut men's & women's teams each swept a pair of home-and-home games vs. University of New Hampshire. The Huskies men defeated their Wildcats opponents 6-5 in OT on Friday night then 8-3 in regulation on Saturday. The Lady Huskies shutout the Lady Wildcats for the weekend, with 1-0 and 4-0 victories. Congrats to Head Coaches Mike Cavanaugh & Chris MacKenzie for a perfect weekend.

 

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Seems to be a theme developing in this thread (and in the rest of the country) ...

• Hockey East Announcement: UMass @ BU home-and-home pair cancelled ...

Or not ... USCHO.Com: Boston University-UMass men’s home-and-home series back on, scheduled for Jan. 17-18

 

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The Vermont men's hockey team has paused all team activities following a single positive coronavirus test result among the program's Tier 1 personnel. Tier 1 personnel include student-athletes, coaches, managers and support staff. Results were detected during regular coronavirus testing, which is conducted three times a week in accordance with NCAA guidelines.

Vermont's weekend series at Merrimack has been postponed. ...

 

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Division I women's conference standings snapshots at end-of-play on Sunday, January 17th ...

College Hockey America (CHA)

Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)

Hockey East Association (HEA)

Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)

 

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And the Division I men's conference standings snapshots at end-of-play on MLK Day, courtesy of College Hockey News ...

Atlantic Hockey

Big Ten Hockey (B1G)

Hockey East Association (HEA)

National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)

Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)

Independent Schools

 

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And a look at the DI women's side rankings for this week, with Wisconsin's sweep of Minnesota flipping the two at the top & Penn State moving ahead of Clarkson at the bottom ...

 

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A look at the big upset of the weekend in women's DI ... NCAA.com: No. 2 Wisconsin women's hockey sweeps No. 1 Minnesota

The Lady Badgers' senior redshirt goalie Kennedy Blair backstopped both games @ UW-Madison's LaBahn Arena, including Friday night's 5-0 victory which gave her 3 shutouts for the season. Senior forward Daryl Watts led Wisconsin in scoring for the weekend pair (3G, 3A), with the Badgers netting a total of 11 goals in this latest "Border Battle" with the Lady Gophers.

Here's a quick look at some sweet goals from Wisconsin's #19 Daryl Watts and #20 senior forward Brette Pettet ...

 

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This weekend's line-ups of Hockey East DI women's & men's games scheduled for the College Sports Live free streams. Subject to change for ... well, you oughta know by now ...

 

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This weekend's line-ups of Hockey East DI women's & men's games scheduled for the College Sports Live free streams. Subject to change for ... well, you oughta know by now ...

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there's been a change already.... Maine and BU have flipped the schedule for both men and women...

 

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As HUTCH noted, Maine women @ BU scheduling changed. so their games may not be free streamed (stay tuned). Maine @ BU men Friday & Saturday, check the CSL link above for updates.

 

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As HUTCH noted, Maine women @ BU scheduling changed. so their games may not be free streamed (stay tuned). Maine @ BU men Friday & Saturday.

reason I put that here as well, JM, We have a dedicated college forum on the Boston team forum, that our Mods/Admins allow....

 

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God bless you all for your dedication.

 

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God bless you all for your dedication.

u 2

 

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HF Sportsbook odds for 1-22-21

https://hfboards.mandatory.com/sportsbook/category/ncaa-hockey.103/?order=upcoming

 

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HF Sportsbook odds for 1-22-21

https://hfboards.mandatory.com/sportsbook/category/ncaa-hockey.103/?order=upcoming

Oh, sure, NOW you tell me.

 

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So I'm assuming the pair of BAH-stuhn broadcasters calling the ME v BU men's games today and last weekend for NESN are the Terriers' regulars? I suppose the fans who listen to them regularly find them charming, but for a first-time listener the color guy stealing (or at least walking over) the play-by-play call on a regular basis gets really annoying.

 

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Excellent game this evening between the UConn men & their hosts BC. The Huskies were down 2-0 entering the 3rd and 3-1 with 3:01 left in regulation, then scored 2 goals to tie and push the match to the 3-on-3 OT. UConn dominated the extra period but couldn't put the game away, ending Period 4 with a broken stick shot careening wide of the open side of the BC net. Carrying that momentum into the 3-round shootout, the Huskies took the extra point by beating the Eagles' Spencer Knight on two consecutive shots to "win the 3-3 tie." That's hockey in the 21st Century, folks.

 

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Oof

 

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Oof

I'll second that emotion. But I do admire the ASU road sweaters.

 

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I'll second that emotion. But I do admire the ASU road sweaters.

Just seeing they also lost 10-0 last night

 

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Men's DI weekend summary, courtesy of the College Hockey News staff ...
Roundup: Cates Gets Natural Hat Trick in UMD Win ... BU, BC Among Other Big Winners