Explanation of the Ref's action following DU's Nick Shore hit to the head of UNH Kevin Goumas

I don't think anyone has a problem with the penalty, it was a hit to the head, I am fine with that call. I am not fine with the on-ice officials going over to the penalty box and reviewing the game film and then throwing Nick Shore out of the game. I am not an apologist for DU Hockey or Nick Shore either and I hope that UNH's Kevin Goumas is okay.

The fact that they went to the penalty box, after-the-fact, and watched the video and then threw Nick Shore out of the game, that's my bone of contention, especially when not one official's arm is in the air. That's what people have a problem with. It's not a conspiracy.

I am not sure why ESPNU think's it's there job to excuse the on-ice officials either? ESPNU can explain it anyway they want, the video confirms what happened on the ice.

Seriously, go back and watch the video again, the play went on for quite some time after the hit, the Pioneers maintained possession of the puck, which makes their explanation questionable. There were no arms in the air by any of the on-ice officials.

My NCAA Bracket

Mine looks the same every year so, go ahead and post your picks as well.

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College Hockey’s March Madness: This weekend’s NCAA Division one television schedule (3/21 – 3/24)

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Here is this weekend’s National College Hockey television schedule. There is a full slate of college hockey on television again this weekend. It’s conference tournament time, college hockey’s version of March Madness.

In my opinion, this is most wonderful time of the year.

Check your television guide for times in your local area. As with any schedule, channels will change and have in the past. There may also be games on in your local area that may not be on nationally.

Even with the NHL ending it’s lockout and making it back to our television dials, there has is still been a lot of watchable college hockey on television. Some fans actually prefer College hockey to the NHL.

This weekend, the CCHA Championship game will be on television in Canada, and that game will be on The Score.

Day		Game	Channel	Time	DTV/DISH
Thu.	Mar. 21	WCHA Quarterfinal	FS North	2:00 p.m.	668/ 436
Thu.	Mar. 21	WCHA Quarterfinal	FS North	7:00 p.m.	668 / 436
Fri.	Mar. 22	WCHA Semifinal	FS North	2:00 p.m.	668 / 436
Fri.	Mar. 22	ECAC Hockey Semifinal	FOX College	3:00 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Mar. 22	Hockey East Semifinal	NBC Sports Net.	3:00 p.m.	220 / 159
Fri.	Mar. 22	Hockey East Semifinal	NBC Sports Net.	6:00 p.m.	220 / 159
Fri.	Mar. 22	ECAC Hockey Semifinal	FOX College	6:30 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Mar. 22	WCHA Semifinal	FS North	7:00 p.m.	668 / 436
Sat.	Mar. 23	CCHA Semifinal	FS Detroit	12:00 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Mar. 23	CCHA Semifinal	FS Detroit	3:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Mar. 23	ECAC Hockey Champ.	FOX College	6:00 p.m.	TBD
Sat.	Mar. 23	Hockey East Championship	NBC Sports Net.	6:00 p.m.	220 / 159
Sat.	Mar. 23	WCHA Championship	FS North	7:00 p.m.	668 / 436
Sun.	Mar. 24	CCHA Championship	FS Detroit	12:00 p.m.	663 / 430
Sun.	Mar. 24	NCAA Selection Show (C)	ESPNU	8:00 p.m.	208 / 141

*NESN = New England Sports Network, FCS = Fox College Sports, FSN+ = Fox Sports North-Plus, NBCSN = NBC Sports Network, DirecTV requires the “Sports Pack” to view the Regional sports Networks. All times are Central Standard Time.

EDIT... This weekend’s NCAA Division one television schedule (3/01 -3/03)

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Here is this weekend’s National College Hockey television schedule. There is a full slate of college hockey on television

again this weekend. Check your television guide for times in your local area. As with any schedules, channels will change and have in the past.

Even with the NHL ending it’s lockout and making it back to our television dials, there has is still been a lot of watchable college hockey on television.  Last Sunday alone, there were two games.  Boston College beat Merrimack College in overtime, to wrestle first in place in Hockey East away from the Warriors.

In the night cap, the Wisconsin Badgers beat  the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Kohl Center 5-0 as the Badgers continued their torrid pace going 13-4-5 since they started the season 1-7-3.   So you’re kind of getting college hockey version of March Madness.

This weekend, there will also be three college hockey games that will be available in Canada, so, for college hockey fans north of the border, you should check your local television guides as well.

Fri.	Mar. 1		Wisconsin at Nebraska-Omaha	NBC Sports Net.	6:30 p.m.	220 / 159
Fri.	Mar. 1		Ferris State at Michigan	CBS Sports Net.	6:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Mar. 1		Bemidji State at UND	FCS/Midco	7:37pm	626
Fri.	Mar. 1		Denver at Minnesota	BTN	7:00 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Sat.	Mar. 2		Providence at Boston College	NESN	3:00 p.m.	628 / 434
Sat.	Mar. 2		Mass. at New Hampshire	FCS	6:00 p.m.	TBD
Sat.	Mar. 2		Ferris State at Michigan	FS Detroit	7:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Mar. 2		Denver at Minnesota	FS North	7:00 p.m.	668 / 436
Sun.	Mar. 3		UMass Lowell at Merrimack	CBS Sports Net.	3:00 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)

*NESN = New England Sports Network, FCS = Fox College Sports, FSN+ = Fox Sports North-Plus, NBCSN = NBC Sports Network, DirecTV requires the “Sports Pack” to view the Regional sports Networks, (C) Denotes games available in Canada. All times are Central Standard Time.

Cross Posted at the Hockey Writers Combine. 

Friday's game will be on DirecTV channel 626. No DirecTV Saturday. Both games on FOX College Sports Central.
— North Dakota MHockey (@UNDMHockey) February 28, 2013

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• Breaking down the Minnesota vs. North Dakota Rivalry (thehockeywriters.com)

Alexx Privitera suspended by BU for rest of the season

Yeah this Alexx Priviter...

As I had mentioned in an earlier blog post when BU played UND – Boston University head coach Jack Parker is big on respect, and doesn't hesitate to suspend a player for disrespecting an opponent or the BU hockey program. It looks like Jack Parker has seen enough of Alexx Privitera for the season.

Mike McMahon , The Mack Report --- Boston University head coach Jack Parker has suspended defenseman Alexx Privitera for the remainder of the season, citing “on-ice discipline problems.”

Privitera was also suspended one game by Parker earlier this season for an alleged incident involving a North Dakota fan while the Terriers were visiting Grand Forks in November. He was then suspended two games — the second tacked on by Parker — after kicking a Denver player in December.

(Video) Jon Gillies stones Kevin Goumas

Check out this amazing save by Providence Friars freshman goalie Jon Gilies on New Hampshire junior forward Kevin Goumas. Gilies was the backup goalie for the USA U-20 WJC team.

Bu's controversial goal against Harvard

BU's forward Danny O'Regan scores a controversial goal against Harvard Crimson goalie Raphael Girard, but after further review it appears that the Hockey East Official Kevin Shea made the right call. I know some of our friends won't like the call but, the call on the ice looks correct. What do you think?

No one saw it but Kevin Shea, but he's in zebra stripes and an orange armband, so he's the only one that matters. 5-2 BU. #ECACHockey
— Brian Sullivan (@SullivanHockey) January 10, 2013

AHA Commissioner explains stiff suspension for Griffins forward

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On Sunday, Atlantic Hockey commissioner Robert DeGregorio explained his very lengthy suspension to Canisius sophomore forward Matthew Grazen for his check from behind on Air Force Academy junior Forward George Michalke who is still out with an apparent head injury.

Ben Kirst, USCHO Arena Reporter --- On Sunday, DeGregorio explained the punishment.

“I know that people are trying to compare this to what happened in other leagues,” DeGregorio said. “But I am the commissioner for Atlantic Hockey. My job is to provide a safe environment and to apply the rules of the NCAA to our league.

“I’m not responsible for what happened in Minnesota a year ago,” the commissioner continued, in apparent reference to Gophers forward Kyle Rau’s one-game suspension for an illegal hit on Denver’s Jason Zucker, “or in Hockey East or in any of the other leagues. Nor do I comment when I get calls. I am responsible for my league. In viewing what had happened, and the extent of the injury — and one of the things that I do and others don’t, is they don’t weigh the extent of the injury — I felt it was important.”

DeGregorio took a unique approach to the suspension. Grazen, who missed the Griffs’ road trip to Minnesota on Oct. 28 as part of his NCAA-mandated suspension for a disqualification penalty, was prohibited from playing in Canisius’ two-game series against Clarkson last weekend and will miss upcoming contests with Robert Morris on Nov. 9, RIT on Nov. 10 and archrival Niagara on Nov. 16.

Grazen will then complete his punishment later in the season when the Griffs travel to Colorado Springs to face Air Force on Feb. 15-16, a move made by DeGregorio in an attempt to diffuse potential on-ice retribution.

Frist, I have not been able to find video of the hit in question any but everything that I have read is that the hit was vicious and violent and worthy of a suspension.

I have to applaud the AHA Commissioner for having the stones to make a tough call. I believe that Degregoiro is right; his job is to ensure that the league provides a safe environment and to apply the rules of the NCAA to his league. Unlike another league office that comes to mind – almost immediately – whose threshold for handing out a suspension has to be very high before he will act upon an on ice hit or incident. Thank God, my favorite school is leaving said league after this season.

Hockey is a physical game but unnecessary and dangerous hits need to be addressed. You can have a physical game without decapitating an opponent or causing him to be a drooling vegetable.

Game day Links – BU and UND

Just landed in North Dakota...nothing out here but 4 points #BUHockey twitter.com/BRosen8/status…
— Ben Rosen (@BRosen8) November 1, 2012

The much anticipated series between the Boston University Terriers and the University of North Dakota is upon us. This “should be” the marquee matchup of the weekend so the college hockey world will have it’s eyes focused on Grand Forks this weekend.

Yesterday, senior forward/defenseman Ben Rosen (Syosset, New York) started the series off with the following tweet above. I fully expect that Ben Rosen will hear it tonight from the student section and the fans and if I can remember I am going to try and bring my camera to the arena tonight and take a few pictures of the signs.

Just for the record, in case anyone is interested, Rosen’s career numbers are (4g-7a—11 pts) in 79 career games.

Here are the regional sites and dates for 2014 NCAA Hockey Tourney. As you can see, the Minnesota Gophers gets to host yet another NCAA Regional right in their back yard.

• East Regional: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Conn., March 28-29
• Northeast Regional: DCU Center, Worcester, Mass., March 29-30
• Midwest Regional: U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, March 28-29
• West Regional: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, March 29-30
• Frozen Four: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, April 10 and 12

Here is what Tyler Buckentine from USCHO had to say about this weekend’s series.

No. 12 Boston University (3-1) at No. 5Chris Dilks from Western College Hockey’s take on the tweet from Ben Rosen North Dakota (2-1-1)

Joe: With all due respect to the two Alaska schools, North Dakota faces a serious step up in competition this weekend against the Terriers. That said, I expect UND, sparked by Rocco Grimaldi and Danny Kristo, to respond with two strong performances, which will still only be enough for a series split against the perennial Hockey East contender.

Tyler: UND still getting its feet under itself in a loss to Alaska and a tie at home to Alaska-Anchorage and now its hosts the most talented team its seen to this point. UND has a lot of talent up front but the Terriers have a hot goalie – freshman Matt O’Connor with a .945 saves percentage and didn’t allow any of the four goals, playing half the game against New Hampshire. This weekend will tell us a lot about where UND is at. The home team will beat BU, it isn’t ready to sweep a team like the Terriers.

Here is what Roman Augustoviz from the Star and Tribune had to say about this weekend’s upcoming series between BU and UND.

Boston University (3-1, 3-1 Hockey East) at North Dakota (2-1-1, 1-0-1): The Terriers swept a home-and-home series with UMass last weekend, winning 5-2 and 3-2. ... Sophomore forward Cason Hogmann has a team-high six points on three goals and three assists. Teammate Wade Megan, who had a team-high 20 goals last season, also had three this fall. ... Freshman goalie Matt O'Connor is 3-0 for BU with a 1.75 gaa and a .954 save percentage. ... Terriers coach Jack Parker has 879 wins in his 40th season. ... North Dakota beat Alaska Anchorage 4-1 and tied the Seawolves 3-3 in overtime last weekend. ... UND is 9-0-2 in its last 11 games at The Ralph. ... UND senior Corban Knight had two goals last weekend and has 99 career points. Prediction: UND sweeps

Chris Dilks from Western College Hockey and this is his take on the tweet from Ben Rosen's tweet in question. 

Boston University at North Dakota

Boston University defenseman Ben Rosen added a little spice to this series when he had the audacity to tweet that the flat, boring place he was in was a flat, boring place. The fact that that caused any controversy proves Rosen's point, in an extremely meta-way.

The BU hockey team had no trouble making it out of Boston after Hurricane Sandy, with Boston's airport re-opening midway through the week. For the Terriers, freshman Matt O'Connor has won the starting goalie job, and has some outstanding numbers on the season. Sophomores Cason Hohmann and Evan Rodrigues are the two biggest scoring threats for the Terriers.

Links of interest around the college hockey world

Canisius forward Matthew Grazen has been suspended for seven games for a hit on Air Force Academy’s George Michalke.

The Terrier Hockey Fan Blog - On Tap: Terriers to battle Sioux

The BU Hockey Blog – The Siouxper Series

UND MEN'S HOCKEY: Boston University comes to Grand Forks for first time since 1996

BU Men's Hockey; No. 12 Terriers Visit No. 5/6 North Dakota for Weekend Series on NESN

The Hockey Writers - Combine; Game notes for UND vs. BU (11/2-11/3)

UND: The Weekend Ahead (11/2-11/3)

The University of North Dakota plays a two-game non-conference series against the Boston University Terriers this weekend at Ralph Englestad Arena on November 2 and 3.

Friday, #5 USCHO and USA Today poll – North Dakota (2-1-1, 1-0-1 WCHA) versus Boston University (3-1-0, 3-1-0 Hockey East)

Game times: 7:37 pm CT on Friday, 7:07 pm CT on Saturday.

Radio:  UND 96.1 (KQHT-FM) – The Fox.

Webcast and Audio:  UNDSPORTS.COM

Television: TV: Midco Sports Network, FOX College Sports Central (DirecTV 623), NESN (DirecTV 628), DISH Network 434

Series History: UND leads the All-Time series against BU: 11-7-1 (.605), UND’s record against the Terriers in Grand Forks UND leads the series 5-0-1 (.833), UND against BU In Boston, MA UND trails the series 4-6-0 (.400), UND vs. BU at Neutral sites, UND leads the series 2-1-0 (.667), in the Last 10 games against BU, UND leads the series 8-1-1 (.850). UND played against BU in Boston during the Ice Breaker Tourney on 10/10/2008 and UND lost 5-1.

Players to Watch:

North Dakota: Forwards: Danny Kristo (0g-4a—4pts), Connor Gaarder (0g-2a—2pts), Corbin Knight (2-g0—2pts), Carter Rowney (1g-1a—2pts), Roco Grimaldi (2g-2a—4pts), Mark MacMillan (2g-0a—2pts). Defense: Jordan Schmaltz (1g1a—2pts) Dillon Simpson (0g-2a—2pts), Andrew MacWilliam (0g-1a—1pts), Derek Forbort (2g-1a—3pts). Goaltenders: Clarke Saunders 1-1-1, 1.64 GAA, .940 save percentage, Zane Gothberg 1-0-0, 1.00 GAA, .944 save percentage.

Boston University: Forwards: Cason Hohmann (3g-3a—6pts), Evan Rodriques (0g-5a—5pts), Wade Megan (3g-1a—4pts), Danny O’Regan (2g-2a—4pts). Defense: Garrett Noonan 1g-2a—3pts), Matt Grzelcyk (0g-3a—3pts), Alexx Privitera (0g-2a—2pts). Goaltender: Matt O’Connor 3-0-0, 1.75 GAA, 0.945 save percentage.

UND Official Web Page

BU Official Web Page

Updated College Hockey TV schedule

Originally posted at The Hockey Writers – Combine…

If you have been scanning twitter and the various NHL webpages on the Internet you will realized that the NHL owners and NHL Players Association are nowhere near signing a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.  It’s almost as if the NHL is bound and determined to ruin the NHL in North America for good as they march towards this bizarre form of fratricide.

The two sides look like a bunch of spoiled five year olds fighting over a toy at daycare.
According to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune, the NHL is going to announce today that the league will be cancelling the entire schedule in November.

You see where this is going? The entire season hangs in the balance and is in jeopardy if the two sides don’t get back to the negotiating table.

I love the NHL and I spend hours every winter watching the greatest game on the planet, but as this lockout continues, I have become so disgruntled with the current state of affairs in the NHL, that I have almost stopped entirely looking at my favorite NHL pages. Recently, I have stuck mostly to amateur hockey leagues like the USHL, NAHL, CHL and NCAA hockey webpages.

So now that we have discussed the depressing subject that is the NHL = No Hockey League, you can settle in tonight and watch some college hockey and here is the updated schedule of college hockey games.
You can check your local listing but FCS is on the following DirecTV channels 617, 623, 626. As of right now, Dish Network does not include Fox College Sports. Games with a (C) are also available in Canada.

Fri.	Oct. 26		Anchorage at UND	FSC/Midco	7:37pm	623
Sat.	Oct. 27		Anchorage at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	626
Sun.	Oct. 28		Canisius at Minnesota	FS North	2 p.m.	668/436
Fri.	Nov. 2		BU at UND	FCS/Midco/NESN	7:37pm	TBD/686/434
Fri.	Nov. 2		Minnesota State at Minnesota	FS North	8 p.m.	668 / 436
Sat.	Nov. 3		BU at UND	FCS/Midco/NESN	7:07pm	TBD/628/434
Sat.	Nov. 3		Minnesota at Minnesota State	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Nov. 9		Boston University at Merrimack	FOX College	7:30 p.m.	TBD
Thu.	Nov. 15		Notre Dame at Michigan	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Nov. 15		UMD at UND	FCS/Midco	7:37pm	TBD
Fri	Nov. 16		UMD at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	TBD
Fri.	Nov. 16		Harvard at Cornell	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 pm	603 / 159
Fri.	Nov. 16		Wisconsin at Minnesota	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Nov. 16		Denver at Colorado College	Altitude	9:30 p.m.	681 / 410
Sat.	Nov. 17		Colorado College at Denver	ROOT Sports	9 p.m.	683 / 414
Sat.	Nov. 17		Wisconsin at Minnesota	BTN	9 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Fri.	Nov. 23		Minnesota at Vermont	FS North +	7 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Nov. 23		Colgate at Merrimack	FOX College	7:30 p.m.	TBD
Sat.	Nov. 24		Minnesota at Vermont	FS North	7 p.m.	668 / 436
Fri.	Nov. 30		Boston College at Boston University	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 pm	603 / 159
Fri.	Nov. 30		Ohio State at Michigan State	BTN	8 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Fri.	Nov. 30		Vermont at Maine	CBS Sports Net.	8 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Nov. 30		Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Sat.	Dec. 1		Boston University at Boston College	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Sat.	Dec. 1		Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Dec. 1		Denver University at UND	FCS/Midco	7:37pm	TBD
Fri.	Dec. 7		Michigan State at Notre Dame	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Dec. 7		Harvard at Merrimack	FOX College	7:30 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Dec 8		Denver University at UND	FCS/MIDCO	7:07pm	TBD
Fri.	Dec. 7		Minnesota at Colorado College	FS North +	9:30 p.m.	TBD
Sat.	Dec. 8		Maine at Boston University	CBS Sports Net.	8 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Sat.	Dec. 8		Minnesota at Colorado College	FS North +	9 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Dec. 14		Miami at Ohio State	BTN	7 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Fri.	Dec. 14		Western Michigan at Michigan	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Thu.	Dec. 27		Michigan State vs. Western Michigan	FS Detroit	3:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Thu.	Dec. 27		Michigan vs. Michigan Tech	FS Detroit	7:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Fri.	Dec. 28		GLI Third-Place Game	FS Detroit	3:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Fri.	Dec. 28		GLI Championship Game	FS Detroit	7:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Dec. 29		Air Force at Minnesota	FS North +	TBD	TBD
Sat.	Dec. 29		Boston University at Denver	ROOT Sports	9 p.m.	683 / 414
Sat.	Dec. 30		Boston College at Minnesota	FS North +	TBD	TBD
Fr.	Jan. 4		Holy Cross at UND	FCS/Midco	7:37pm	TBD
Fri.	Jan. 4		Colorado College at Nebraska-Omaha	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Jan. 4		Robert Morris at Army	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Jan. 4		Cornell at Denver	ROOT Sports	9:30 p.m.	683 / 414
Sat.	Jan. 5		Holy Cross at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07	TBD
Sat.	Jan. 5		Merrimack at Vermont	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Tue.	Jan. 8		Bowling Green at Michigan	BTN	7:30 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Tue.	Jan. 8		Notre Dame at Minnesota	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Jan. 11		Colorado College at UND	FCS/Midco	7:37pm	TBD
Fri.	Jan. 11		New Hampshire at Boston College	NESN	7 p.m.	628 / 434
Fri.	Jan. 11		Union at Princeton	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Jan. 11		Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota	BTN	9 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Fri.	Jan. 11		Nebraska-Omaha at Denver	NBC Sports Net.	10 p.m.	603 / 159
Sat.	Jan. 12		Army at Air Force	CBS Sports Net.	6 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Sat.	Jan. 12		Colorado College at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	TBD
Sat.	Jan. 12		Alaska at Michigan	FS Detroit +	7:30 p.m.	664 / TBD
Sat.	Jan. 12		Alaska Anchorage at Minnesota	FS North	8 p.m.	668 / 436
Sat.	Jan. 12		Nebraska-Omaha at Denver	ROOT Sports	9 p.m.	683 / 414
Fri.	Jan. 18		Northeastern at Boston University	NESN	7 p.m.	628 / 434
Fri.	Jan. 18		Harvard at Yale	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Jan. 18		Ferris State at Michigan State	FS Detroit	7:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Fri.	Jan. 18		North Dakota at Minnesota	FS North	8 p.m.	668 / 436
Sat.	Jan. 19		North Dakota at Minnesota	FS North	6 p.m.	668 / 436
Sat.	Jan. 19		Alaska at Notre Dame	CBS Sports Net	7 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Jan. 25		Maine at Boston College	NESN	7 p.m.	628 / 434
Fri.	Jan. 25		Yale at Cornell	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Jan. 25		Ferris State at Notre Dame	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Jan. 25		Saint Cloud State at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	TBD
Fri.	Jan. 25		Minnesota State at Minnesota	BTN	8 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Sat.	Jan. 26		Penn State at Michigan State	BTN	6 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Sat.	Jan. 26		Saint Cloud State at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	TBD
Sat.	Jan. 26		Providence at Boston University	NESN	7 p.m.	628 / 434
Sat.	Jan. 26		Michigan at Western Michigan	FS Detroit	7:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Jan. 26		Minnesota at Minnesota State	FS North	8 p.m.	668 / 436
Fri.	Feb. 1		Michigan State at Michigan	BTN	6:30 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Fri.	Feb. 1		UMass Lowell at Merrimack	NESN	7 p.m.	628 / 434
Fri.	Feb. 1		University of Wisconsin at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	TBD
Fri.	Feb. 1		Dartmouth at Union	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Sat.	Feb. 2		Michigan vs. Michigan State (JLA)	FS Detroit	4 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Feb. 2		University of Wisconsin at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	TBD
Fri.	Feb. 8		North Dakota at Nebraska-Omaha	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Feb. 8		Michigan at Notre Dame	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Feb. 8		Minnesota at St. Cloud State	FS North +	8:30 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Feb. 8		Colorado College at Denver	ROOT Sports	9:30 p.m.	683 / 414
Sat.	Feb. 9		Massachusetts at Merrimack	NESN	3:30 p.m.	628 / 434
Sat.	Feb. 9		Minnesota at St. Cloud State	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Sun.	Feb. 10		Providence at New Hampshire	CBS Sports Net.	4 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Feb. 15		Northern Michigan at Michigan State	BTN	6:30 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Fri.	Feb. 15		Boston University at Maine	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Feb. 15		Notre Dame at Miami	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Feb. 15		Minnesota at Wisconsin	FS North	8 p.m.	668 / 436
Sat.	Feb. 16		Bowling Green at Ferris State	FS Detroit	5 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Feb. 16		Boston University at Maine	NESN	7 p.m.	628 / 434
Sat.	Feb. 16		Northern Michigan at Michigan State	FS Detroit	7:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Sun.	Feb. 17		Minnesota vs. Wisconsin (Soldier Field)	BTN	4:30 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Sun.	Feb. 17		Notre Dame vs. Miami (Soldier Field)	FS Detroit	TBD	663 / 430
Fri.	Feb. 22		New Hampshire at Vermont	NESN	7 p.m.	628 / 434
Fri.	Feb. 22		Yale at Quinnipiac	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Feb. 22		Notre Dame at Western Michigan	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Feb. 22		Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Feb. 22		North Dakota at Denver	NBC Sports Net.	10 p.m.	603 / 159
Sat.	Feb. 23		New Hampshire at Vermont	CBS Sports Net.	4 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Sat.	Feb. 23		Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota	BTN	8 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Sat.	Feb. 23		North Dakota at Denver	ROOT Sports	9 p.m.	683 / 414
Sun.	Feb. 24		Boston College at Merrimack	CBS Sports Net.	4 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Mar. 1		Wisconsin at Nebraska-Omaha	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Mar. 1		Ferris State at Michigan	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Mar. 1		Bemidji State at UND	FCS/Midco	7:37pm	TBD
Fri.	Mar. 1		Denver at Minnesota	BTN	8 p.m.	610 / 439 (C)
Sat.	Mar. 2		Hockey East Game TBD	NESN	4 p.m.	628 / 434
Sat.	Mar. 2		Bemidji State at UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm
Sat.	Mar. 2		Ferris State at Michigan	FS Detroit	7:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Mar. 2		Denver at Minnesota	FS North	8 p.m.	668 / 436
Sun.	Mar. 3		UMass Lowell at Merrimack	CBS Sports Net.	4 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Mar. 8		Maine at New Hampshire	NBC Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Mar. 8		Boston University at Northeastern	CBS Sports Net.	7:30 p.m.	613 / 158 (C)
Fri.	Mar. 8		Massachusetts at Merrimack	FOX College	7:30 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Mar. 8		Minnesota at Bemidji State	FS North	8:30 p.m.	668 / 436
Sat.	Mar. 9		Minnesota at Bemidji State	FS North +	8 p.m.	TBD
Fri.	Mar 15		TBD vs UND	FCS/Midco	7:37pm	TBD
Fri.	Mar. 15		Hockey East Quarterfinal	NBC Sports Net.	7 p.m.	603 / 159
Fri.	Mar. 15		CCHA Second Round	FS Detroit	7 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Mar. 15		TBD vs. UND	FCS/Midco	7:07pm	TBD
Sat.	Mar. 16		Hockey East Quarterfinal	NESN	4 p.m.	628 / 434
Sun.	Mar. 17		Hockey East Quarterfinal	NESN	4:30 p.m.	628 / 434
Thu.	Mar. 21		WCHA Final Five	FSN	2:00/7:07	668/ 436
Thu.	Mar. 22		WCHA Final Five	FSN	2:00/7:07	668/ 436
Fri.	Mar. 22		Hockey East Semifinal	NBC Sports Net.	4 p.m.
Fri.	Mar. 22		Hockey East Semifinal	NBC Sports Net.	7 p.m.	603 / 159
Sat.	Mar. 23		CCHA Semifinal	FS Detroit	1 p.m.	603 / 159
Sat.	Mar. 23		CCHA Semifinal	FS Detroit	4:30 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Mar. 23		Hockey East Championship	NBC Sports Net.	7 p.m.	663 / 430
Sat.	Mar. 23		WCHA Final Five	FSN	7:00pm	668/ 436
Sun.	Mar. 24		CCHA Championship	FS Detroit	2 p.m.	603 / 159
Sun.	Mar. 24		NCAA Selection Show	ESPNU	9 p.m.	663 / 430
			NCAA Regional Coverage	ESPNU	TBD	208 / 141
Thu.	Apr. 11		NCAA Semifinal	TBD	4:30 p.m.	208 / 141
Thu.	Apr. 11		NCAA Semifinal	TBD	8 p.m.
Sat.	Apr. 13		NCAA Championship	TBD	7 p.m.

College Hockey to fill the void left by the NHL

s/t Fargo Sioux from Sioux Sports. 

The NHLPA and the NHL owners have not scheduled any more negotiations and there appears to have been little progress made during the recent CBA talks this past week.

As each week goes by, I get the feeling that NHL hockey fans are in for a long winter with no hockey. 

No NHL Hockey – no worries – hockey fans have some great options tonight. 

So what would have been the opening week of hockey in the NHL – hockey fans can turn their attention to a pretty nice schedule of Division I college hockey on the television screen tonight.  

Here are the channels these games are all times are Central Standard Time and the games are on Directv. 

603 (6:00 pm) - Maine @ Notre Dame – NBC Sports Net

603 (9:00 pm) - Army @ Nebraska-Omaha– NBC Sports Net

623 (6:30 pm) - St. Cloud @ New Hampshire – Fox College Sports

626 (7:30 pm) - USA U18 @ North Dakota– Fox College Sports

668 (6:00 pm) - Michigan State @ Minnesota – Fox Sports North

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