COLLEGE HOCKEY: NO. 3 MICHIGAN STATE AT NOTRE DAME
By JOHN FINERAN
Notre Dame hockey fans say goodbye to retiring coach Jeff Jackson and 11 seniors and graduate players as the Big Ten Conference regular season ends Friday and Saturday against visiting No. 3 Michigan State. Jackson, who earned two degrees at Michigan State, is one victory shy of 600 in his Hall of Fame coaching career as he prepares his 20th Notre Dame team for the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans, smarting after falling from the No. 1 spots in the national polls and the Big Ten standings, can win their second straight conference regular-season title under coach Adam Nightingale with a good weekend.
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WHEN: Friday at 7:05 p.m. and Saturday at 6:05 p.m.
WHERE: Charles W. “Lefty” Smith Rink at Compton Family Ice Arena (4.852), South Bend.
RADIO: WSBT-AM (960), WSBT-FM (96.1) and UND.com (Tyler Reidy).
TV/STREAMING: Peacock (Tony Simeone, Conor Clingen and Steve Konroyd).
WEEKEND FAREWELLS: Friday is Senior Night, and before the game, Notre Dame will recognize its 11 senior and graduate players – forwards Justin Janicke, Hunter Strand, Grant Silianoff, Tyler Carpenter, Blake Biondi and Ian Murphy; defensemen Zach Plucinski, Ryan Helliwell, Hunter Weiss and Luke Robinson; and goaltender James Mooney – and its student managers Christiana Singler, Jonathon Demarco and Jon Jollay. … Alumni Night is Saturday when former players will return and be saluted. … And, of course, the two home games will be the final times Jeff Jackson will stand behind the Irish bench in the building he helped to design.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH: Notre Dame enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 10-21-1 overall record and is 4-17-1 in the Big Ten Conference for 14 points and seventh place after splitting a weekend series at Wisconsin – losing Friday 7-3 and winning Saturday 6-1. … Notre Dame’s last four victories have all come on Saturdays – 7-4 over Michigan on Jan. 11 at Compton; 4-3 in overtime at Minnesota on Jan. 18; 4-2 over Lindenwood on Jan. 25; 6-1 at Wisconsin Feb. 22. … Sophomore Cole Knuble continues to pace team in scoring with 11 goals and 23 assists for 34 points followed by senior captain Justin Janicke (13-18-31), graduate right wing Blake Biondi (12-13-25), sophomore center Danny Nelson (13-11-24) and sophomore defenseman Paul Fischer (2-17-19). … For the second time this season, left wing Janicke was honored by the Big Ten as one of its stars of the week – the left wing earned Third Star of the Week after scoring twice and assisting on two other goals in Notre Dame’s weekend split at Wisconsin. … Junior Owen Say has emerged as the team’s top goaltender with his 2.97 goals-against average, .914 saves percentage and 8-12-0 record ahead of freshman Nicholas Kempf (3.72 goals-against average, .892 saves percentage, 2-9-1 record). … Danny Nelson is one of the nation’s top faceoff men with his 388 wins against 293 losses (.570) and is followed by Knuble (174-160, .521) and senior Hunter Strand (218-204, .517). … Fischer leads the team in blocked shots with 47, two more than graduate defenseman Zach Plucinski and nine ahead of sophomore defenseman Henry Nelson.
NCAA statistics: Scoring offense, 2.78 goals per game (36th); scoring defense, 3.41 goals per game (57th); scoring margin, -0.63 goals per game (49th); power-play percentage, 0.230 (23 of 100) (16th); penalty-kill percentage, 0.788 (78 of 99) (39th); faceoff-win percentage, 0.517 (1023-954) (20th); penalty minutes per game, 10.41 (19th).
Coach: Jeff Jackson, who owns two degrees from Michigan State, is 417-287-74 in his 20th and final season at Notre Dame (he announced his upcoming retirement prior to season) with NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 2008, 2011, 2017 and 2018 and eight conference titles. … His 599-339-99 overall record includes a 182-52-25 record in six seasons at Lake Superior State where his teams won national championships in 1992 and 1994 and finished runner-up in 1993. … Jackson also was the first coach and senior director of the United States National Team Development Program when it was formed in 1996, leading Team USA to the silver medal at the 1997 World Junior Championships, then the team’s best finish ever.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS: Michigan State enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 22-6-4 overall record and is 13-5-4 in the Big Ten Conference for 44 points and second place after gaining one point in a home weekend series against Penn State – tying the Nittany Lions 2-2 and losing shootout 2-1 Friday before losing Saturday 3-2. … Junior left wing Isaac Howard paces the Spartans in scoring with 22 goals and 23 assists for 45 points – he leads the nation in scoring with three others – and is followed by junior center Charlie Stramel (9-16-25), junior center Karsen Dorwart (10-14-24), junior defenseman Matt Basgall (5-18-23), junior right wing Daniel Russell (12-10-22) and junior right wing Joey Larson (10-10-20). … Stramel is 327-311 (.513) in faceoffs while junior center Tiernan Shoudy is 211-170 (.554). … Sophomore goaltender Trey Augustine has a 2.10 goals-against average, a .925 saves percentage, a 15-6-4 record with two shutouts and three assists. … Sophomore backup goalie Luca Di Pasquo, who is 7-0-0 with two shutouts, has a 1.70 average with a .933 saves percentage. … Another goalie, Dolan Gilbert, played at South Bend St. Joseph and is the son of David Gilbert, an assistant athletics director at Notre Dame overseeing facilities who played for Jeff Jackson on Lake Superior State’s 1992 national championship team. … Graduate defenseman Nicklas Andrews leads team in blocked shots with 45, seven more than Basgall.
NCAA statistics: Scoring offense, 3.47 goals per game (8th); scoring defense, 2.06 goals per game (5th); scoring margin, 1.41 goals per game (7th); power-play percentage, 0.232 (19 of 82) (15th); penalty-kill percentage, 0.828 (82 of 99) (16th); faceoff-win percentage, 0.510 (1059-1018) (23rd); penalty minutes per game, 11.06 (12th).
Coach: Adam Nightingale, a 2005 graduate of Michigan State, is 64-34-9 in his third season as head coach of the Spartans. … In the 2023-24 season, Michigan State won both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament tournaments. … Nightingale returned to Michigan State after being head coach of the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2020-22, leading Team USA to the 2022 silver medal in the IIHF U-18 World Championship. … He was an assistant coach for the NHL Detroit Red Wings in 2019-20.
QUOTING IRISH COACH JEFF JACKSON
(Last weekend at Wisconsin) “If you’re talking about the Saturday game (which Irish won 6-1)? These guys have gotten me excited several times throughout the year. The only problem is we haven’t been able to sustain it. It all depends on which team shows up, and I’m responsible for that. It’s been an enigma for me all season where we can look as bad as we did on Friday night (falling behind 4-0 before losing 7-3) and look as good as we looked on Saturday. That’s happening quite a bit this year. I can’t put my finger on why it is. You know the kids want to have success every time they play. But It is a maturity thing. We have a lot of young players in certain positions that are really important to our roster. They are the ones who have to navigate being prepared to play on a consistent level and a consistent basis. If we get that kind of performance this weekend … win or lose, if we can play well like we did this past weekend on Saturday, that’s more important to me going into the playoffs than anything.
(Michigan State) “They are going to be an angry group after (losing a shootout and losing) to Penn State. … I want us to prove that we can play with the big boys. We proved that at Minnesota when we beat them in overtime (4-3 at Minnesota Jan. 18 on Blake Biondi’s goal) … we should have beaten Boston University in Ireland (a 4-3 loss in Friendship Four championship game). We’ve played some of the top teams pretty tough throughout the year. The biggest thing for me is finding a way to beat an elite-level team in regulation, and finding a way to play our game, not their game. Every team brings a different identity, but Michigan State plays a similar game to Wisconsin – and they’re probably deeper in some positions. Michigan State is a typical Big Ten team – a lot of skill, a lot of grit and a lot of goaltending, all the tools to win a national title.”
THE RIVALRY: Michigan State leads 79-53-16 in rivalry which began with 3-1 Notre Dame victory on Jan. 18, 1922 at Aggie Rink in East Lansing. … Spartans riding a three-game winning streak in series that started with 4-0 victory Feb. 3, 2024 at Compton and continued with 8-3 and 4-3 victories at Munn Ice Arena Nov. 15-16 earlier this season. … In games played at Notre Dame, Irish hold 33-29-11 edge after their 4-1 triumph on Feb. 2, 2024. … This season’s recaps:
Michigan State 8, Notre Dame 3: On Friday, Nov. 15, Danny Nelson scored Notre Dame’s first two goals and Michael Mastrodomenico tied the game at 3-3 at 7:58 of the second period. … But MSU’s Charlie Stramel scored 13 seconds later and the Spartans never looked back, leading 5-3 after two and then adding three goals in the third period. … Karsen Dorwart, who had two goals, and Red Savage each had three-point nights and five other teammates notched two points each. … Michigan State outshot Notre Dame 41-30, including 19-6 in the third period. … Owen Say started for Notre Dame and had 25 saves before he was relieved at 4:40 in the third period by Jack Williams, who had eight saves to finish. … Trey Augustine got the win for the Spartans, making 27 saves, 14 of them in the second period.
Michigan State 4, Notre Dame 3: Blake Biondi, who had a three-point night for the Irish, scored power-play goal at 19:38.5 of the first period to tie the game at 1-1. … But the Spartans’ Matt Basgall stunned Notre Dame at 19:59.4 to give his team a 2-1 lead after the first period. … MSU’s Gavin O’Connell then scored at 1:14 of the second period for a 3-1 lead before Notre Dame’s Ian Murphy (12:52) and the Spartans’ Daniel Russell (18:02) made it 4-2 Michigan State after two periods. … The Irish got their final goal from Axel Kumlin at 18:30 with an extra attacker but couldn’t get the equalizer against Trey Augustine, who had 13 of his 28 saves in the final period. … Nicholas Kempf made 26 saves for the Irish.
LAST TIMES OUT: The Spartans, who were ranked No. 1 last week in both polls, fell out of first place in the Big Ten standings after managing just a 2-2 overtime tie (and losing a 2-1 shootout) Friday against visiting Penn State, which prevailed in Saturday’s game at Munn Ice Arena 3-2. … The Irish surrendered four goals in the first period and fell 7-3 to host Wisconsin on Friday but came back on Saturday to earn split of the weekend series with a 6-1 triumph. … Last weekend’s recaps:
Wisconsin 7, Notre Dame 3 (Feb. 21): The Badgers outshot the Irish 15-6 and scored three goals in a space of 5:25 of the first period before Irish coach Jeff Jackson mercifully replaced starting goaltender Owen Say for Nicholas Kempf at the 13:35 mark and then added another at 14:30 for a 4-0 first-lead. … Notre Dame cut lead in half on goals by Cole Knuble (0:27) and Danny Nelson (2:50) before two later goals made it 6-2 Wisconsin after two. … Justin Janicke’s power-play goal at 3:42 closed out the Irish scoring. … Badgers outshot the Irish 31-25 as winning goalie Tommy Scarfone totaled 22 saves, two less than what Say (8) and Kempf (16) totaled for Notre Dame.
Penn State 2, Michigan State 2 (OT) (Penn State won shootout, 2-1) (Feb. 21): The Nittany Lions led 1-0 after the first period on a goal by Dane Dowiak at 7:18 against MSU goaltender Trey Augustine, who had 31 saves. … But Tiernan Shoudy tied the game at 12:11 of the second period when he beat Penn State goaltender Arsenii Sergeev, who made 36 saves. … Penn State took a 2-1 lead to the dressing room, however, when Reese Laubach scored with 56 seconds left in the period. … But the Spartans once again tied the game when Maxim Štrbák’s goal at 8:36 tied the game at 2-2. … That remained the score for the rest of regulation and through the five-minute overtime period, with Sergeev making five saves to Augustine’s two. … In the shootout, Dylan Lugris gave Penn State a 1-0 lead before Isaac Howard tied it at 1-1. … Laubach then beat Augustine in the fourth round and Sergeev shut the door on MSU’s Tanner Kelly for the shootout victory.
Notre Dame 6, Wisconsin 1 (Feb. 22): The Irish came out with sticks blazing and scored two goals in each period to turn the tables on the Badgers, chasing Tommy Scarfone for backup William Gramme in the third period. … Junior left wing Niko Jovanovic scored his first career goal to get things started at the 4:50 mark in the first period and team captain Justin Janicke scored with 5.6 tickets left in the period for the 2-0 lead. … In the second period, goals by Cole Knuble (7:44) and Danny Nelson (16:44) sandwiched the Badgers’ only goal against starting goaltender Owen Say, who made 31 saves. … Ian Murphy raised the roof at 7:36 of the third period before Grand Silianoff scored at 15:16 as Wisconsin was skating an unsuccessful five-minute power play and had emptied its net for a sixth attacker.
Penn State 3, Michigan State 2 (Feb. 22): The Nittany Lions maintained the momentum of their Friday shootout win by stunning the Spartans and goaltender Trey Augustine with two early goals within a span of 41 seconds by Charlie Cerrato (0:59) and JJ Wiebusch (1:40). … Aiden Fink then scored at 1:27 of the second period and Penn State carried that 3-0 lead into the third period. … The Spartans got goals from Tommi Männistö (12:02) and Karsen Dorwart (19:50.8) but got no closer as Penn State goalie Arsenii Sergeev made 42 saves (15 in the second and 17 in the third) to double the total of Augustine.
THE LAST TIMES: Notre Dame won on a Friday night was Jan. 3, 2005 when the Irish tied Penn State 3-3 in overtime and then won a shootout 2-1 at the “Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey” outdoors game in Wrigley Field. … Notre Dame won a Friday night in regulation was a 5-2 victory over Harvard Nov. 29, 2024 in the opening game of the Friendship Four Tournament. … Notre Dame won a Friday night game at home was 3-2 over Wisconsin Nov. 1, 2004 on Cole Knuble’s overtime goal. … Last multi-game win streak: Three to start the season – 4-1 at St. Lawrence Oct. 11, 5-2 at Clarkson Oct. 12 and 4-1 over Alaska at Compton Oct. 18.
BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE: (Numbers in parentheses before school are its standings in this week’s USCHO.com media poll, this week’s USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches poll and its current PairWise rating)
- (2/2/3) Minnesota 14-5-3, 46 points (23-7-4 overall, 135 GF, 80 GA)
- (3/3/2) Michigan State 13-5-4, 44 points (22-6-4 overall, 111 GF, 66 GA)
- (8/10/10) Ohio State 13-8-1, 40 points (20-10-2 overall, 105 GF, 78 GA)
- (11/11/11) Michigan 11-9-2, 32 points (17-12-3 overall, 100 GF, 102 GA)
- (15/16/15) Penn State 8-10-4, 31 points (17-11-4 overall, 109 GF, 95 GA)
- (rv/nr/29) Wisconsin 7-16-1, 27 points (12-19-3 overall, 100 GF, 103 GA)
- (nr/nr/43) Notre Dame 4-17-1, 14 points (10-21-1 overall, 89 GF, 109 GA)
Thursday, Feb. 27 schedule: Michigan at Ohio State, 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Friday, Feb. 28 schedule: Michigan State at Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m. (Peacock); Michigan at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (Big Ten Network); Minnesota at Penn State, 8:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Saturday, March 1 schedule: Michigan State at Notre Dame, 6:05 p.m. (Peacock); Minnesota at Penn State, 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Sunday, March 2 schedule: U.S. Under-18 Team at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (exhibition)
Friday-Sunday, March 7-9 schedule: Big Ten Tournament best-of-three quarterfinal series (Notre Dame at second-place team; Wisconsin at third-place team; Penn State vs. Michigan)
Saturday, March 15 schedule: Big Ten Tournament semifinals (single elimination)
Saturday, March 22 schedule: Big Ten Tournament championship (single elimination)
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Sunday, March 23: Bracket announcement
Thursday-Sunday, March 27-30 (TBD): Northeast Regional at Manchester, N.H. (SNHU Arena); East Regional at Allentown, Pa. (PPL Center); Midwest Regional at Toledo, Ohio (Huntington Center); West Regional at Fargo, N.D. (Scheel Arena)
Thursday, April 10: NCAA Frozen Four semifinals at St. Louis (Enterprise Center)
Saturday, April 12: NCAA Frozen Four championship at St. Louis (Enterprise Center)
RESULTS FOR USCHO.com MEDIA POLL TEAMS AND OTHERS
- Boston College(Hockey East) (24-6-1) vs. New Hampshire Friday. Next: Saturday at New Hampshire; Saturday, March 9 vs. Merrimack; Hockey East Tournament.
- Minnesota(Big Ten) (23-7-4) at No. 15 Penn State Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 15 Penn State; March 7-9 Big Ten Tournament or March 16 Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
- Michigan State (Big Ten) (22-6-4) at Notre Dame Friday. Next: Saturday at Notre Dame; March 7-9 Big Ten Tournament or March 16 Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
- Western Michigan(NCHC) (23-6-1) vs. No. 18 North Dakota Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 18 North Dakota; Friday, March 7 at Miami; Saturday, March 8 at Miami; NCHC Tournament.
- Maine(Hockey East) (19-6-5) vs. Vermont Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Vermont; Friday, March 7 at No. 17 Massachusetts; Saturday, March 8 at No. 17 Massachusetts; Hockey East Tournament.
- Denver (NCHC) (23-8-1) vs. St. Cloud State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. St. Cloud State; Friday, March 7 vs. No. 20 Colorado College; Saturday, March 8 at No. 20 Colorado College; NCHC Tournament.
- Providence (Hockey East) (18-8-5) vs. Merrimack Friday. Next: Saturday at Merrimack; Thursday, March 6 at No. 10 Boston University; Saturday, March 8 at Northeastern; Hockey East Tournament.
- Ohio State (Big Ten) (20-10-2) vs. No. 11 Michigan Thursday. Next: Friday vs. No. 11 Michigan; March 7-9 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals or March 16 Big Ten Tournament semifinals;
- Connecticut (Hockey East) (17-10-4) tied No. 10 Boston University Tuesday 2-2 (OT) (Boston University won shootout 2-0). Next: Friday vs. Northeastern; Saturday at Northeastern; Thursday, March 6 at Vermont; Hockey East Tournament.
- Boston University (Hockey East) (18-12-2) tied at No. 9 Connecticut Tuesday 2-2 (OT) (Boston University won shootout 2-0). Next: Thursday, March 6 vs. No. 7 Providence; Saturday, March 8 at Vermont; Hockey East Tournament
- Michigan (Big Ten) (17-12-3) at No. 8 Ohio State Thursday. Next: Friday at No. 8 Ohio State; March 7-9 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
- Arizona State (NCHC) (18-12-2) at Omaha Friday. Next: Saturday at Omaha; NCHC Tournament.
- Quinnipiac (ECAC) (21-9-2) at No. 19 Clarkson Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Lawrence; ECAC Tournament.
- Minnesota State(CCHA) (22-8-2) vs. Bemidji State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Bemidji State; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
- Penn State (Big Ten) (17-11-4) vs. No. 2 Minnesota Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 2 Minnesota; March 7-9 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
- UMass Lowell(Hockey East) (15-12-3) at No. 17 Massachusetts Thursday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 17 Massachusetts; Friday, March 7 vs. New Hampshire; Saturday, March 8 at New Hampshire; Hockey East Tournament.
- Massachusetts(Hockey East) (17-12-3) vs. No. 16 UMass Lowell Thursday. Next: Saturday at No. 16 UMass Lowell; Friday, March 7 vs. No. 5 Maine; Saturday, March 8 vs. No. 5 Maine; Hockey East Tournament.
- North Dakota (NCHC) (17-12-2) at No. 4 Western Michigan Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 4 Western Michigan; Friday, March 7 vs. Omaha; Saturday, March 8 vs. Omaha; NCHC Tournament.
- Clarkson(ECAC) (20-9-3) vs. No. 13 Quinnipiac Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Princeton; ECAC Tournament,
- Colorado College (NCHC) (17-14-1) is idle this week. Next: Friday, March 7 at No. 6 Denver; Saturday, March 8 vs. No. 6 Denver; NCHC Tournament.
Also receiving votes
Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (20-12-2) beat American International 3-1 Monday. Next: March 7-9 vs. RIT/American International winner in Atlantic Hockey Tournament quarterfinals.
Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (19-10-5) is idle this week. Next: March 7-9 vs. Robert Morris/Air Force winner in Atlantic Hockey Tournament quarterfinals.
Omaha (NCHC) (16-13-1) vs. No. 12 Arizona State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 12 Arizona State; Friday, March 7 at No. 18 North Dakota; Saturday, March 8 at No. 18 North Dakota; NCHC Tournament.
Michigan Tech (CCHA) (16-13-3) at St. Thomas Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Thomas; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Cornell (ECAC) (12-9-6) at Union Friday. Next: Saturday at Rensselaer; ECAC Tournament.
New Hampshire (Hockey East) (11-14-5) at No. 1 Boston College Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 1 Boston College; Friday, March 7 at No. 16 UMass Lowell; Saturday, March 8 vs. No. 16 UMass Lowell; Hockey East Tournament.
Merrimack (Hockey East) (13-16-1) at No. 7 Providence Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 7 Providence; Thursday, March 6 vs. Northeastern; Saturday, March 8 at No. 1 Boston College; Hockey East Tournament.
Augustana (CCHA) (17-11-4) is idle this week. Next: March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Wisconsin (Big Ten) (12-19-3) vs. U.S. Under-18 Team (exhibition) Sunday, March 2. Next: March 7-9 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
Others
Notre Dame (Big Ten) (10-21-1) vs. No. 3 Michigan State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 3 Michigan State; March 7-9 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
Northeastern (Hockey East) (11-16-3) at No. 9 Connecticut Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 9 Connecticut; Thursday, March 6 at Merrimack; Saturday, March 8 vs. No. 7 Providence; Hockey East Tournament.
Vermont (Hockey East) (11-16-3) at No. 5 Maine Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 5 Maine; Thursday, March 6 vs. No. 9 Connecticut; Saturday, March 8 vs. No. 10 Boston University; Hockey East Tournament.
St. Cloud State (NCHC) (12-17-1) at No. 6 Denver Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 6 Denver; Friday, March 7 vs. Minnesota Duluth; Saturday, March 8 vs. Minnesota Duluth; NCHC Tournament.
Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) (11-17-2) vs. Miami Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Miami; Friday, March 7 at St. Cloud State; Saturday, March 8 at St. Cloud State; NCHC Tournament.
Miami (NCHC) (3-25-2) at Minnesota Duluth Friday. Next: Saturday at Minnesota Duluth; Friday, March 7 vs. No. 4 Western Michigan; Saturday, March 8 vs. No. 4 Western Michigan; NCHC Tournament.
St. Thomas (CCHA) (14-13-5) vs. Michigan Tech Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Michigan Tech; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Bemidji State (CCHA) (13-15-4) at No. 14 Minnesota State Friday. Next: Saturday at No. 14 Minnesota State; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Bowling Green (CCHA) (15-12-4) vs. Lake Superior State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Lake Superior State; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Lake Superior State (CCHA) (11-19-2) at Bowling Green Friday. Next: Saturday at Bowling Green; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Ferris State (CCHA) (12-18-2) vs. Northern Michigan Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Northern Michigan; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Northern Michigan (CCHA) (5-26-1) at Ferris State Friday. Next: Saturday at Ferris State; March 7-9 CCHA playoffs.
Union (ECAC) (18-11-3) vs. Cornell Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Colgate; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Colgate (ECAC) (16-13-3) at Rensselaer Friday. Next: Saturday at Union; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
St. Lawrence (ECAC) (9-21-2) vs. Princeton Friday. Next: Saturday vs. No. 13 Quinnipiac; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Harvard (ECAC) (10-15-2) at Yale Friday. Next: Saturday at Brown; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Yale (ECAC) (6-18-3) vs. Harvard Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Dartmouth; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Dartmouth (ECAC) (13-12-2) at Brown Friday. Next: Saturday at Yale; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Rensselaer (ECAC) (12-18-2) vs. Colgate Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Cornell; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Brown (ECAC) (13-12-2) vs. Dartmouth Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Harvard; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Princeton (ECAC) (10-14-3) at St. Lawrence Friday. Next: Saturday at Clarkson; March 8 ECAC Tournament.
Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (18-14-2) is idle this week. Next: March 7-9 vs. Mercyhurst/Canisius winner in Atlantic Hockey Tournament quarterfinals.
Niagara (Atlantic Hockey) (17-14-3) is idle this weekend. Next: March 7-9 vs. Army in Atlantic Hockey Tournament quarterfinals.
Army (Atlantic Hockey) (14-17-2) is idle this weekend. Next: March 7-9 at Niagara in Atlantic Hockey Tournament quarterfinals.
Air Force (Atlantic Hockey) (14-19-3) vs. Robert Morris Saturday in Atlantic Hockey Tournament.
American International (Atlantic Hockey) (11-21-2) lost at Holy Cross 3-1 Monday. Next: Saturday vs. RIT in Atlantic Hockey Tournament.
Canisius (Atlantic Hockey) (11-21-2) vs. Mercyhurst Saturday in American Hockey Tournament.
Robert Morris (Atlantic Hockey) (10-19-5) at Air Force Saturday in Atlantic Hockey Tournament.
RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (10-22-2) at American International Saturday in Atlantic Hockey Tournament.
Mercyhurst (Atlantic Hockey) (4-26-4) at Canisius Saturday in Atlantic Hockey Tournament.
Long Island (Independent) (18-12-2) vs. Alaska Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Alaska.
Alaska (Independent) (12-12-6) at Long Island Friday. Next: Saturday at Long Island.
Stonehill (Independent) (12-22-0) has completed season.
Lindenwood (Independent) (8-22-2) has completed season.
Alaska Anchorage (Independent) (6-23-5) has completed season.