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For UMass, Perfect Was Not Perfect Enough

Massachusetts’ season was a tale of two halves.It entered the holiday break an even 9-9, allowing 3.20 goals against per game, while scoring 2.80. Just three of those wins came against Hockey East opponents, two of them in regulation.Once the calendar flipped to 2026, so did UMass’ season. It started scoring more — averaging three goals a game — and it allowed fewer goals, cutting that number...

Dartmouth Withstood Fast Clarkson Start to Reach First Final in 46 Years

The only thing that stood between Dartmouth and its first ECAC final in over 40 years was a Clarkson team that came out hot doing what it does best, forechecking the heck out of the Big Green.The Golden Knights dominated the first 12 minutes of the game, outshooting Dartmouth, 13-2.Dartmouth, however, used the TV timeout in the middle of the period and made adjustments. Nathan Morin scored at 12:26...

Augustine, Hrabal, Kotai are Richter Award Finalists

This year's Mike Richter Award finalists are Michigan State's Trey Augustine, Massachusetts' Michael Hrabal, and Augustana's Josh Kotai. All three are juniors.Voting is completed for the award. These three are the top three vote getters. The top vote getter will be announced at the Frozen Four in Las Vegas.The Mike Richter Award has been presented since 2014 to the nation's top goaltender. UMass Lowell...

Motzko: 'Don't Think Anyone Should Worry About the Gophers'

Bob Motzko stepped down as Minnesota coach earlier this week. The move was termed a "mutual agreement" by the school.Motzko has declined to discuss the direct set of circumstances leading up to the decision. But we caught up with him here to discuss a number of other related topics.It's safe to say, however, that he was on the fence about retiring, but after a few discussions with athletic director...

Bracket Breakdown: Denver Holds the Key

The four No. 1 seeds are all set. One-hundred percent.How is this possible? Well, three of the four teams are done playing before selection day — North Dakota, Michigan State and Western Michigan. Therefore, none of their NPIs will move very much over the next week, and there's enough of a gap between them all that it won't matter. Michigan, which has moved back to No. 1, has just one game remaining...

GDB 70.0: Oilers and Panthers renew their rivalry (7 PM MT, SN)

The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers’ disdain for one another is real. It isn’t manufactured. The NHL sent a memo to both teams during last year’s Stanley Cup Final to tone down their on-ice verbal assaults. The intensity was obvious. The teams might respect each other’s talent, but it was clear in the Panthers’ celebrations…

Oilers lineup update: Draisaitl placed on long-term injured reserve, Järventie recalled from Condors with Kapanen a game-time decision

The Edmonton Oilers made a pair of roster moves and blended their lines Thursday ahead of their Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Florida Panthers. Leon Draisaitl was placed on the long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury sustained Sunday night on a hit by Nashville Predators winger Ozzy Wiesblatt. He was initially expected to…

The Hockey Show - Episode 704

The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back tonight with one of our favourite people talking about one of our favourite topics! Our guest is well-versed in the game of hockey, and her experiences with both the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets and ACHA's Indiana Tech Warriors has led to her going to school to get even more knowledge on the game. Tonight, it's excited to welcome back Fiona Quinn who will give us some insight on ECHL news, Komets news, W...

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Top 100 Oilers: No. 42 — Bill Guerin

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Bill Guerin comes in at No. 42 on our updated 2025 list. He was ranked No. 31 on Brownlee’s original list. It feels like Bill Guerin was an Edmonton Oiler for longer…

NCHC Championship Game Preview

The first year of the NCHC Championship game being on campus is here, and Denver wins the prize of getting to host. Of course, it earned it with a No. 2 seed and by winning its semifinal, while No. 1 seed North Dakota was knocked off.The team that knocked off North Dakota is Minnesota Duluth, which comes in at No. 6 in the NPI, while the Pioneers are No. 5. Last week, Denver defeated No. 4 Western...

Atlantic Hockey Championship Preview

For the second consecutive season, Bentley finds itself in the Atlantic Hockey championship game, this time with the title of defending champion and current regular-season champion. The last team to win both titles was RIT, two seasons ago.“I’ve seen some growth in this playoff run, some encouraging growth. I think our collective is growing, I think our ability to sustain a hard game for 60 minutes...

ECAC Tournament Final Four Preview

This year’s ECAC championship weekend looks a lot like last year’s — Cornell, Dartmouth and Clarkson have all returned to Lake Placid, looking to claim the coveted Whitelaw Cup.One usual suspect will not be in attendance — Quinnipiac, after being swept by J.F. Houle’s Golden Knights in the quarterfinals. Instead, Princeton takes the place of the Bobcats, making its first trip to Herb Brooks...