Category: College
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Ryan Larkin named player, goaltender of the month by the NCHC
UPDATE: Larkin has now been named the Hockey Commissioners Association National Goaltender of the Month, as well. By @MichaelCaples – He earned multiple weekly awards from his college hockey conference, and now, he’s receiving some bigger accolades. Ryan Larkin has been named the player and goaltender of the month by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference…
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MSU’s Hirose, UM’s Norris named B1G players of week
By @MichaelCaples – A Spartan and a Wolverine have claimed the top two spots on the Big Ten’s players of the week list. Michigan State’s Taro Hirose has been named the conference’s first star of the week, while Michigan’s Josh Norris is second. UPDATE: Hirose has also been named the No. 1 star of…
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Gordie Green, Ryan Larkin named NCHC players of the week
By @MichaelCaples – The RedHawks had a good weekend, and two Michigan natives played big roles in their success. Gordie Green and Ryan Larkin have received some NCHC conference recognition after Miami swept Colgate with a combined score of 10-1. Green, a Miami junior and Ann Arbor native, recorded six points on the weekend;…
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Macomb’s Bednard, Tech’s Halonen named WCHA weekly stars
By @MichaelCaples – Another week, another WCHA weekly award for Ryan Bednard. For the second time this month, the Macomb native and Bowling Green netminder has been named the WCHA’s goaltender of the week. This time around, Bednard helped his now No. 4-ranked Falcons to an undefeated week. He played in three games this…
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Notre Dame announces outdoor game with Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – The Wolverines and the Fighting Irish will be playing at Notre Dame Stadium. In a hockey game, not football. Notre Dame just formally announced that their game with the Wolverines will be taking place outdoors in South Bend on Jan. 5, 2019. The outdoor contest will be taking place four days…
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Spartans record road sweep of No. 8 Cornell
By @MichaelCaples – It was a good weekend for Michigan State in Ithaca, N.Y. The Spartans went on their first road trip of the 2018-19 campaign to take on No. 8 Cornell, and they’re coming home with a pair of early-season road wins. Saturday’s 4-3 win sealed the deal for the weekend sweep, as…
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Wolverines shut out St. Lawrence in annual ALS Awareness Game at Yost
The University of Michigan hosted its annual ALS Awareness Game at Yost Ice Arena Friday night, and they gave Wolverines alum Scott Matzka plenty to cheer about during the contest played in his honor. Michigan shut out St. Lawrence 3-0, with Jake Slaker, Michael Pastujov and Josh Norris taking care of the scoring, and Hayden…
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Northern Michigan, College Hockey Inc. to conduct first ‘women’s only’ feasibility study
By @MichaelCaples – UPDATE (Friday, 5 p.m.) – With a news conference at Northern Michigan, College Hockey Inc. and other representatives formally announced the new feasibility study to help the Wildcats explore the possibility of adding Division 1 women’s hockey to their list of varsity sports. NHL Vice President Kevin Westgarth, College Hockey Inc.…
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Ferris State’s Kallen, Wendt receive weekly honors after weekend split with Mercyhurst
By @MichaelCaples – After splitting the weekend with Mercyhurst, two Bulldogs have received weekly honors from their conference. The WCHA announced today that Ferris State defenseman Nate Kallen is the conference’s defenseman of the week, while teammate Hunter Wendt is rookie of the week. Ferris State beat Mercyhurst 5-2 Friday before falling 3-1 in the…
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Broncos find revenge on home ice in series finale with Michigan
By @MichaelCaples – On Friday, the Wolverines beat the Broncos. On Saturday, the ice flipped…and so did the outcome. With Western Michigan hosting the back-end of a home-and-home series between the two Top-20 teams, the No. 19 Broncos recorded a 5-4 victory over No. 11 Michigan in Kalamazoo. Austin Rueschhoff, Hugh McGing, Ethen Frank, Colt…