Fin’s Men’s College Hockey Report Dec.1, 20254 

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Fin’s Men’s College Hockey Report Dec.1, 20254 

 

By John Fineran

 

USCHO.com MEDIA POLL (WEEK 9) (DEC. 1)

Rank  Team (League) (Firsts)              Record         Points          LW

  1. Michigan (Big Ten) (42) 15-3-0 992               1
  2. Wisconsin (Big Ten) (4) 10-2-2 925               2
  3. Michigan State (Big Ten) (3) 11-3-0 911               3
  4. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) 12-4-0 799               5
  5. North Dakota (NCHC) 10-4-0 750               6
  6. Denver (NCHC) 9-5-1 737               4
  7. Western Michigan (NCHC) 9-5-0 681               7
  8. Quinnipiac (ECAC) 11-3-2 659               8
  9. Penn State (Big Ten) 11-5-0           598               9
  10. Dartmouth (ECAC) (1) 8-0-0 504               13
  11. Maine (HEA) 8-5-1 503               10
  12. Northeastern (HEA) 9-4-0 478               11
  13. Minnesota State (CCHA) 10-2-4 379               14
  14. Connecticut (HEA) 7-5-3 350               12
  15. Boston College (HEA) 8-5-1 335               15
  16. Providence (HEA) 7-6-2 216               16
  17. Cornell (ECAC) 6-3-0 183               17
  18. Boston University (HEA) 7-7-1            144               19
  19. Miami (NCHC) 10-4-0 114               NR
  20. Colorado College (NCHC) 8-7-1   70              NR

          Others receiving votes: Union (ECAC) (9-4-2) 57; Harvard (ECAC) (5-3-1) 36; Massachusetts (HEA) (8-8-0) 33; Bemidji State (CCHA) (9-7-2) 16; Arizona State (NCHC) (7-8-1) 8; Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (9-6-1) 8; St. Cloud State (NCHC) (7-7-0) 7; RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (9-6-0) 4; Michigan Tech (CCHA) (8-6-2) 2; Bowling Green (CCHA) (7-4-3) 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA HOCKEY/THE RINK LIVE POLL (WEEK 9) (DEC. 1)

Rank  Team (League) (Firsts)              Record         Points          LW

  1. Michigan (Big Ten) (33) 15-3-0 xxx               1
  2. Wisconsin (Big Ten) 10-2-2 xxx               2
  3. Michigan State (Big Ten) 11-3-0           xxx               3
  4. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) 12-4-0 xxx               5
  5. Denver (NCHC) 9-5-1 xxx               4
  6. North Dakota (NCHC) 10-4-0 xxx               6
  7. Western Michigan (NCHC) 9-5-0            xxx               7
  8. Quinnipiac (ECAC) 11-3-2 xxx               8
  9. Penn State (Big Ten) 11-5-0 xxx               9
  10. Dartmouth (ECAC) (1) 8-0-0 xxx               10
  11. Northeastern (HEA) 9-4-0 xxx               12
  12. Maine (HEA) 8-5-1 xxx               11
  13. Minnesota State (CCHA) 10-2-4 xxx               14
  14. Boston College (HEA) 8-5-1 xxx               15
  15. Connecticut (HEA) 7-5-3 xxx               13
  16. Cornell (ECAC) 6-3-0 xxx               16
  17. Providence (HEA) 7-6-2 xxx               17
  18. Boston University (HEA) 7-7-1            xxx               20
  19. Miami (NCHC) 10-4-0   74              RV
  20. Harvard (ECAC) 5-3-1   39              18

          Others receiving votes: Union (ECAC) (9-4-2) 30; Colorado College (NCHC) (8-7-1) 26; Massachusetts (HEA) (8-8-0) 15; Arizona State (NCHC) (7-8-1) 10; St. Cloud State (NCHC) (7-7-0) 4; Bemidji State (CCHA) (9-7-2) 3; Bowling Green (CCHA) (7-4-3) 3; Augustana (CCHA) (7-5-1) 1; Ohio State (Big Ten) (5-9-0) 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

(Numbers in parentheses are school’s rankings in this week’s USCHO.com media/USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches polls):

                              Conference                                                    Overall

GP     Pts     W-L-T-SW-OW-OL  GF-GA         W-L-T GF-GA

(1/1) Michigan         8        17      6-2-0-0-1-0             37-22            15-3-0 92-38

(2/2) Wisconsin       8        16      6-2-0-0-2-0             33-25            10-2-2 55-34

(9/9) Penn State      8        13      4-4-0-0-0-1             17-25            11-5-0 51-46

(3/3) Michigan St.    6        12      4-2-0-0-1-1             19-10            11-3-0 51-24

(nr/nr) Minnesota    6        9        3-3-0-0-0-0             13-14            7-9-1  47-54

(nr/rv) Ohio State    6        4        1-5-0-0-0-1             18-27            5-9-0  41-44

(nr/nr) Notre Dame  6        1        0-6-0-0-0-1             7-21             4-9-1  39-49

THIS WEEK

Thursday, Dec. 4

Minnesota at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 5

Wisconsin at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Ohio State, 6 p.m.

Michigan at Michigan State, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6

Wisconsin at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.

Michigan State at Michigan, 7 p.m.

UPCOMING

Sunday, Dec. 28

Great Lakes Invitational/Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)

Miami vs. Michigan Tech, 3:37 p.m.

Ferris State vs. Michigan State, 7 p.m.

Holiday Face-Off/Milwaukee, Wis. (Fiserv Forum)

Boston College vs. Western Michigan, 5 p.m.

Lake Superior State vs. Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 29

Great Lakes Invitational/Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)

Miami/Michigan Tech loser vs. Ferris State/Michigan State loser, 4 p.m.

Miami/Michigan Tech winner vs. Ferris State/Michigan State winner, 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Face-Off/Milwaukee, Wis. (Fiserv Forum)

Boston College/Western Michigan loser vs. Lake Superior State/Wisconsin loser, 5 p.m.

Boston College/Western Michigan winner vs. Lake Superior State/Wisconsin winner, 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 2

Western Michigan at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Bowling Green at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Bemidji State, 8:07 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 3

Notre Dame at Western Michigan, 6 p.m.

Ohio State at Bowling Green, 6 p.m.

Penn State at RIT, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 4

RIT at Penn State, 5 p.m.

U.S. Under-18 team at Michigan State (exhibition)

 

 

SCHEDULES FOR TOP 20 TEAMS IN USCHO.COM MEDIA POLL AND OTHERS

  1. Michigan (Big Ten) (15-3-0) at Michigan State Friday, vs. Michigan State Saturday. Next: Jan. 9-10 vs. Notre Dame.
  2. Wisconsin (Big Ten) (10-2-2) at Notre Dame Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 28 vs. Lake Superior State in Hockey Face-Off Tournament at Milwaukee, Wis.; Dec. 29 vs. Boston College or Western Michigan in Hockey Face-Off Tournament at Milwaukee, Wis.
  3. Michigan State (Big Ten) (11-3-0) vs. Michigan Friday, at Michigan Saturday. Next: Dec. 28 vs. Ferris State in Great Lakes Invitational at Grand Rapids, Mich.; Dec. 29 vs. Miami or Michigan Tech in Great Lakes Invitational at Grand Rapids, Mich.
  4. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) (12-4-0) at Western Michigan Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 vs. Arizona State.
  5. North Dakota (NCHC) (10-4-0) at St. Cloud State Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 vs. Omaha.
  6. Denver (NCHC) (9-5-1) (OT) vs. Miami Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 at St. Cloud State.
  7. Western Michigan (NCHC) (9-5-0) vs. Minnesota Duluth Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 28 vs. Boston College in Hockey Face-Off Tournament at Milwaukee, Wis.; Dec. 29 vs. Wisconsin or Lake Superior State in Hockey Face-Off Tournament at Milwaukee, Wis.
  8. Quinnipiac (ECAC) (11-3-2) at RPI Friday, at Union Saturday. Next: Dec. 28 vs. Concordia (exhibition), Jan. 2 vs. Harvard, Jan. 3 vs. Dartmouth.
  9. Penn State (Big Ten) (11-5-0) is idle this week. Next: Jan. 3 at RIT, Jan. 4 vs. RIT.
  10. Dartmouth (ECAC) (8-0-0) vs. Brown Friday, vs. Yale Saturday. Next: Dec. 12 vs. Army, Dec. 14 at New Hampshire.
  11. Maine (Hockey East) (8-5-1) vs. New Hampshire Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 10 vs. UMass Lowell, Dec. 13-14 vs. Lindenwood.
  12. Northeastern (Hockey East) (9-4-0) vs. Massachusetts Saturday and Sunday. Next: Dec. 13 vs. Boston University.
  13. Minnesota State (CCHA) (10-2-4) vs. Ferris State Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 at Augustana.
  14. Connecticut (Hockey East) (7-5-3) at Merrimack Friday, vs. Merrimack Saturday. Next: Dec. 31 vs. Long Island, Jan. 3 at Long Island.
  15. Boston College (Hockey East) (8-5-1) at UMass Lowell Friday, vs. UMass Lowell Saturday. Next: Dec. 28 vs. Western Michigan in Hockey Face-Off Tournament at Milwaukee, Wis.; Dec. 29 vs. Wisconsin or Lake Superior State in Hockey Face-Off Tournament at Milwaukee, Wis.
  16. Providence (Hockey East) (7-6-2) is idle this week. Next: Dec. 9 at Brown.
  17. Cornell (ECAC) (6-3-0) at Clarkson Friday, at St. Lawrence Saturday. Next: Jan. 2-3 vs. Omaha
  18. Boston University (Hockey East) (7-7-1) vs. Vermont Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 13 at Northeastern.
  19. Miami (NCHC) (10-4-0) at Denver Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 vs. Colorado College.
  20. Colorado College (NCHC) (8-7-1) is idle this week. Next: Dec. 12-13 at Miami.

 

Others

Union (ECAC) (9-4-2) vs. Princeton Friday, vs. Quinnipiac Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 vs. Alaska Fairbanks.

Harvard (ECAC) (5-3-1) vs. Yale Friday, vs. Brown Saturday. Next: Jan. 2 at Quinnipiac, Jan. 3 at Princeton.

Massachusetts (Hockey East) (8-8-0) at Northeastern Saturday and Sunday. Next: Jan. 9 vs. Boston University, Jan. 10 at Boston University.

Bemidji State (CCHA) (9-7-2) at Augustana Friday and Saturday. Next: Jan. 2 vs. Minnesota (exhibition).

Arizona State (NCHC) (7-8-1) is idle this week. Next: Dec. 12-13 at Minnesota Duluth.

Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (9-6-1) vs. Mercyhurst Saturday. Next: Jan. 2 at Bentley, Jan. 3 vs. Bentley.

St. Cloud State (NCHC) (7-7-0) at North Dakota Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 vs. Denver.

RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (9-6-0) vs. Canisius Friday, at Canisius Saturday. Next: Dec. 28 at Clarkson, Jan. 3 vs. Penn State, Jan. 4 at Penn State.

Michigan Tech (CCHA) (8-6-2) is idle this week. Next: Dec. 12-13 at Ferris State.

Bowling Green (CCHA) (7-4-3) vs. Northern Michigan Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 29 vs. U.S. Under-18 Team (exhibition).

Ohio State (Big Ten) (5-9-0) vs. Minnesota Thursday and Friday. Next: Jan. 2 vs. Bowling Green, Jan. 3 at Bowling Green.

Minnesota (Big Ten) (7-9-1) at Ohio State Thursday and Friday. Next: Jan. 2 at Bemidji State (exhibition), Jan. 9-10 at Penn State.

Notre Dame (Big Ten) (4-9-1) vs. Wisconsin Friday and Saturday. Next: Jan. 2 vs. Western Michigan, Jan. 3 at Western Michigan, Jan. 9-10 at Michigan.

Augustana (CCHA) (7-5-1) vs. Bemidji State Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 12-13 vs. Minnesota State, Dec. 19-20 vs. Omaha.

Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (8-5-1) vs. Niagara Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 28 at UMass Lowell (exhibition), Jan. 2 vs. Holy Cross, Jan. 3 at Holy Cross.

Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (7-6-1) vs. Army Friday and Saturday. Next: Dec. 30 vs. Robert Morris, Jan. 3 at Robert Morris.

Lindenwood (Independent) (8-6-0) is idle this week. Next: Dec. 13-14 at Maine.

 

 

GAMES THIS WEEK
THURSDAY, DEC. 4

Big Ten Conference

Minnesota at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m.

 

FRIDAY, DEC. 5

Big Ten Conference

Wisconsin at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Ohio State, 6 p.m.

Michigan at Michigan State, 8:30 p.m.

Hockey East Association

Vermont at Boston University, 7 p.m.

New Hampshire at Maine, 7 p.m.

Connecticut at Merrimack, 7 p.m.

Boston College at UMass Lowell, 7:15 p.m.

NCHC

Minnesota Duluth at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.

North Dakota at St. Cloud State, 8 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 9 p.m.

CCHA

Northern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m.

Ferris State at Minnesota State, 8:07 p.m.

Lake Superior State at St. Thomas, 8:07 p.m.

Bemidji State at Augustana, 8:07 p.m.

ECAC

Cornell at Clarkson, 7 p.m.

Brown at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.

Yale at Harvard, 7 p.m.

Quinnipiac at RPI, 7 p.m.

Colgate at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.

Princeton at Union, 7 p.m.

Atlantic Hockey America

Canisius at RIT, 7 p.m.

Army at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.

Niagara at Bentley, 7 p.m.

Robert Morris at Air Force, 9:05 p.m.

Non-conference

Assumption at Long Island, 2 p.m.

Stonehill at Alaska Anchorage, 11 p.m.

 

SATURDAY, DEC. 6

Big Ten Conference

Wisconsin at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.

Michigan State at Michigan, 7 p.m.

Hockey East Association

Merrimack at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Vermont at Boston University, 6 p.m.

New Hampshire at Maine, 7 p.m.

Massachusetts at Northeastern, 7 p.m.

UMass Lowell at Boston College, 7 p.m.

NCHC

Minnesota Duluth at Western Michigan, 6 p.m.

North Dakota at St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 8 p.m.

CCHA

Northern Michigan at Bowling Green, 6:07 p.m.

Ferris State at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m.

Lake Superior State at St. Thomas, 7:07 p.m.

Bemidji State at Augustana, 7:07 p.m.

ECAC

Quinnipiac at Union, 5 p.m.

Princeton at RPI, 6 p.m.

Colgate at Clarkson, 7 p.m.

Yale at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.

Brown at Harvard, 7 p.m.

Cornell at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.

Atlantic Hockey America

Mercyhurst at Holy Cross, 2 p.m.

Army at Sacred Heart, 5 p.m.

Niagara at Bentley, 6 p.m.

RIT at Canisius, 7 p.m.

Robert Morris at Air Force, 7:05 p.m.

Non-conference

Stonehill at Alaska Anchorage, 9 p.m.

Grand Canyon at Alaska Fairbanks, 11:07 p.m. (exhibition)

 

SUNDAY, DEC. 7

Non-conference

Massachusetts at Northeastern, 5 p.m.

 

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