By John Fineran
WHO: Bowling Green Falcons (14-6-4 overall, 11-4-3 CCHA for 36 points and third place) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-18-1 overall, 1-13-0 Big Ten for 4 points and seventh place).
WHEN/WHERE: Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:05 p.m. in Lefty Smith Rink (4,852) at Compton Family Ice Arena, South Bend, Ind. … Saturday, Jan. 31 at 6:07 p.m. in Slater Family Ice Arena (5,000), Bowling Green, Ohio.
RADIO: WYRX-FM (94.3) and UND.com (Tyler Reidy).
TV/STREAMING: Friday on Peacock (Tony Simeone and Steve Konroyd) and Saturday on Midco Sports Plus.
TICKETS: Both games are sellouts.
LINE CHARTS: fightingirish.com/HKYLineCharts for Friday’s game … For Saturday’s game, fans should check team’s Twitter (X.com) sites (Notre Dame Hockey, BGSU Hockey) approximately an hour before faceoffs.
COACHES: Bowling Green, Dennis Williams (Bowling Green 2001, ’03); record is 37-45-14 in third season at Bowling Green; 72-77-22 in sixth season overall. … Notre Dame, Brock Sheahan (Notre Dame 2008); record is 5-18-1 in first season at Notre Dame and overall.
RANKINGS: Bowling Green is receiving votes in both the USCHO.com media and USA Hockey/The Rink Live coaches’ polls. … Notre Dame is not receiving votes.
PREVIEW: The Irish hope to build on their 6-1 victory last Saturday night over Ohio State by playing another college team from the Buckeye State, long-time rival Bowling Green, in a home-and-home series.
The victory ended a 10-game losing streak – and a 1-16 streak which includes an 0-13 start in the Big Ten Conference – since a 5-4 victory at Hockey East rival Merrimack on Nov. 16.
Bowling Green, currently third in the CCHA race behind No. 15/15 St. Thomas and No. 19/20 Michigan Tech – enters the contests after a pair of CCHA victories (3-1 and 5-1) at Bemidji State last weekend. The Falcons have won six of their last seven games (the only setback, 1-0, coming Jan. 17 at home against CCHA rival Lake Superior State. In its last 12 games, Bowling Green is 9-2-1.
RIVALRY: These will be the 108th and 109th meetings between the two teams in the series which began with a 9-3 victory by Notre Dame on Dec. 13 at Bowling Green and a 4-4 overtime tie at the Joyce Center on Feb. 18 during the 1969-70 season. … Notre Dame leads the rivalry, 59-40, with eight ties. … Bowling Green is currently on a two-game winning streak after 5-2 victories at Compton and Slater on Nov. 29 and 30 during the 2019-20 season. … In games at Notre Dame, the Irish are 33-14-5. … In games at Bowling Green, Falcons are 26-26-3.
RECAPS: Bowling Green swept a two-game CCHA series at Bemidji State last weekend, winning Friday 3-1 and Saturday 5-1. … Notre Dame split a two-game Big Ten series with visiting Ohio State, losing Friday 4-2 and winning Saturday 6-1.
SCOUTING THE FALCONS: Senior right wing Quinn Emerson (7-18-25) leads the Falcons in scoring followed by junior center Ben Doran (6-16-22), junior left wing Tyler Hotson (8-12-20), junior defenseman Breck McKinley (2-18-20), freshman right wing Dominik Rymon (7-10-17), freshman forward Noah Morneau (7-5-12), senior defenseman Dalton Norris (1-11-12), senior center Jaden Grant (8-3-11), junior right wing Brody Waters (6-5-11) and freshman defenseman Brayden Crampton (2-9-11). … Hotson leads team in power-play goals with four followed by Doran and Grant with three each. … Norris and junior defenseman Gustav Stjernberg each have 22 blocked shots, one more than sophomore defenseman Ivan Korodiuk. … Morneau, who has missed the last two series, leads team in faceoff-win percentage at .597 (166-112) followed by Grant at .590 (253-176), Connor Levis at .556 (85-68) and Doran at .536 (206-178). …
Three goaltenders have seen action this season – freshman Jacob Steinman (2.29 goals-against average, .915 saves percentage, 7-3-2 record), junior Cole Moore (2.46 goals-against average, .899 saves percentage, 4-2-1 record) and sophomore Tyler Palmer (2.16 goals-against average, .900 saves percentage, 3-1-1 record) – with Steinman and Moore sharing the starting load the last three weekends. … NCAA statistics (through Monday): Scoring offense, 3.29 goals per game (21st); scoring defense, 2.42 goals per game (13th); scoring margin, 0.88 goals per game (16th); power-play percentage, 0.227 (20 of 89) (18th); penalty-kill percentage, 0.844 (76 of 89) (12th); faceoff win percentage, 0.551 (847-689) (3rd); penalty minutes per game, 15.38 (6th); blocked shots, 244 (54th); shots per game, 31.58 (20th); opponent shots per game, 25.33 (56th).
CCHA HONOR: Senior defenseman Jackson Niedermayer (2-8-10) was named the league’s top defenseman after the Falcons’ road sweep of Bemidji State. Niedermayer had three assists in Saturday’s 5-1 victory.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH: Grad student center Sutter Muzzatti (10-11-21) junior right wing Evan Werner (10-10-20) lead Notre Dame in scoring followed by junior center and captain Danny Nelson (8-8-16), junior defenseman Paul Fischer (5-11-16), junior right wing Cole Knuble (4-11-15), freshman left wing Cole Brown (4-10-14), freshman center Pano Fimis (4-8-12), junior left wing Brennan Ali (5-6-11), senior defenseman Axel Kumlin (2-9-11), junior defenseman Henry Nelson (2-7-9) and senior defenseman and captain Michael Mastrodomenico (3-4-7). … Nelson leads team in power-play goals with six, three more than both Muzzatti and Werner. … Sophomore defenseman Jimmy Jurcev leads team in blocked shots with 31 followed by Fischer and Kumlin with 25 each and junior defenseman Henry Nelson with 23. … Fimis leads in faceoff-win percentage at .610 (177-113) followed by junior center Jayden Davis at .545 (66-55), Danny Nelson at .520 (225-208) and Muzzatti at .499 (189-190). … Sophomore Nicholas Kempf has a 5-16-1 record in 22 starts with a 3.66 goals-against average, a saves percentage of .891 and one shutout. … NCAA statistics (through Monday): Scoring offense, 2.63 goals per game (45th); scoring defense, 4.17 goals per game (61st); scoring margin, -1.54 goals per game (58th); power-play percentage, 0.274 (20 of 73) (5th); penalty-kill percentage, 0.791 (68 of 86) (40th); faceoff win percentage, 0.522 (774-709) (16th); penalty minutes per game, 17.92 (3rd); blocked shots, 266 (48th); shots per game, 31.04 (22nd); opponent shots per game, 34.17 (9th).
BIG TEN HONOR: Muzzatti was named Big Ten Third Star of the Week after his two-goal, two-assist performance in Saturday’s 6-1 victory over the Buckeyes. … It was Muzzatti’s second honor from the Big Ten – he was named the Second Star of the Week on Oct. 28 after scoring three goals and adding two assists in a series with Robert Morris. … Along with Muzzatti, Penn State players were named the First (freshman left wing Gavin McKenna: four goals, one assist) and Second Stars (junior Dane Dowiak: three goals, two assists) after their performances in the Nittany Lions’ road sweep at Wisconsin.
HOBEY BAKER AWARD: Irish junior defenseman Paul Fischer and Falcons senior right-wing Quinn Emerson are among the 87 players under consideration for college hockey’s version of the Heisman Trophy. … Fans can vote for Fischer once per day by visiting hobeybaker.com/vote or calling 844-623-9688 and texting 26015 for Fischer or 26058 for Emerson. … Voting ends March 18 when the top 10 finalists will be announced. … The winner will be announced Friday, April 10 in Las Vegas between the semifinal and championship games at the Frozen Four set for T-Mobile Arena.
QUOTING BROCK SHEAHAN ON:
(Last weekend) “(The victory) was almost like a relief for the guys. For us (coaches) we have to keep getting better – it’s one game, we’ve won one hockey game. To me, it’s more frustrating because it shows how capable we are, and that we should be doing this more. For the guys, hopefully it reinforces what we are asking them to do. We’ve worked really hard in practice to up our standard, how hard we’re working, how fast we’re playing and competing. We’ve been good in practice for a while; it’s finally starting to bleed into games. … We are playing better hockey since we’ve been back from Christmas. … We have to continue to get better at our game.”
(Health update) “(Junior defenseman) Paul (Fischer) should be back, knock on wood. That should be a massive boost for our team. He’s been one of our best players, if not our best player all year. That should be huge for us. … Hopefully (junior center) Jayden Davis … we don’t know (his status). When he’s available and healthy, our lineup has been better. He knows what we’re doing, he executes, he competes at a very high level. He’s just had trouble staying healthy. He helps us on the 5-on-5 and the P-K (penalty kill).”
(Bowling Green) “I’m excited to be playing BG. When I was a player, we played them four times (a year). It’s always been a great rivalry. They are well-coached. They have a lot of older players, a lot of Major Junior guys. They look like they compete very hard. They are an aggressive team with a decent level of talent. It’s going to be a great challenge for us. They are doing very well as far as where they are in the NPI (the NCAA Power Index, which has the Falcons ranked No. 20), the (CCHA) standings and all that. For us, it’s about us. We’ve got to keep getting better at our game against a quality opponent. I love the home-and-home. It’s going to be a great environment. Our building, regardless of how we’ve been playing, has been a great environment. Our crowds, our students were awesome against Ohio State. I’m sure BG will be ready to rock when we’re there.”
NCAA POWER INDEX: The official system for selecting and seeding teams for the 16-team NCAA Tournament. … Here are the current Top 20 teams: 1. Michigan (Big Ten); 2. Michigan State (Big Ten); 3. North Dakota (NCHC); 4. Penn State (Big Ten); 5. Western Michigan (NCHC); 6. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC); 7. Providence (Hockey East); 8. Quinnipiac (ECAC); 9. Cornell (ECAC); 10. Wisconsin (Big Ten); 11. St. Thomas (CCHA); 12. Dartmouth (ECAC); 13. Denver (NCHC); 14. Boston College (Hockey East); 15. Connecticut (Hockey East); 16. Augustana (CCHA); 17. St. Cloud State (NCHC); 18. Minnesota State (CCHA); 19. Harvard (ECAC); 20. Bowling Green (CCHA). Others: 24. Michigan Tech (CCHA); 25. Bentley (Atlantic Hockey); 28. Long Island (Independent); 32. Ohio State (Big Ten); 41. Minnesota (Big Ten); 54. Notre Dame (Big Ten).
NEXT UP: Both teams return to conference play next weekend. … Bowling Green is home Feb. 6 and 7 against current CCHA leader, No. 15 St. Thomas. … Notre Dame is on the road Feb. 6 and 7 for a Big Ten series at No. 8 Wisconsin.
B-R-R-R-R-R-1G MINUS: Here’s the weather forecast for Saturday’s Big Ten outdoors hockey game between No. 2/2 Michigan State and No. 5/5 Penn State at the 106,000-plus-seat Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa.: Light snow and winds from the west, temperature 4 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chills expected between minus 15 to 17 degrees. … The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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 14 31 11-3-0-0-2-0 61-34 20-4-0 116-50
(5/5) Penn State 14 31 10-4-0-0-0-1 45-34 18-6-0 86-59
(2/2) Michigan St. 14 30 10-4-0-0-1-1 43-25 19-5-0 84-42
(8/7) Wisconsin 14 22 8-6-0-0-2-0 56-49 15-7-2 90-66
(nr/nr) Minnesota 14 14 4-10-0-0-0-2 32-45 8-16-1 66-85
(nr/nr) Ohio State 12 12 4-8-0-0-1-1 36-53 8-13-1 64-77
(nr/nr) Notre Dame 14 4 1-13-0-0-0-1 31-64 5-18-1 63-100
THIS WEEKEND
Friday, Jan. 30
Bowling Green at Notre Dame 7 p.m. (WSBT Radio/UND.com) (Peacock)
Michigan State at Penn State, 6 p.m. (B1G+)
Michigan at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m. (B1G+)
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (B1G)
Saturday, Jan. 31
Notre Dame at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Michigan State at Penn State in Beaver Stadium, 1 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Michigan at Ohio State, 5 p.m. (B1G+)
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (B1G+)
UPCOMING
Friday, Feb. 6
Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Michigan State at Michigan, 7 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Notre Dame at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Michigan at Detroit (Little Caesars Arena), 6:30 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13
Minnesota at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14
Minnesota at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Penn State at Michigan, 5 p.m.
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 7:30 p.m.
CCHA STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
(Number in parentheses is school’s ranking in this week’s USCHO.com media poll):
Conference Overall
GP Pts W-L-T-SW-OW-OL GF-GA W-L-T GF-GA
(15) St. Thomas 18 42 13-3-2-1-1-1 72-44 16-7-3 102-76
(19) Michigan Tech 18 37 12-4-2-0-1-0 61-36 17-9-2 93-71
(rv) Bowling Green 18 36 11-4-3-1-2-1 62-42 14-6-4 79-58
(16) Augustana 18 35 10-5-3-2-1-1 46-34 16-7-3 75-54
(18) Minnesota St. 18 31 9-6-3-1-1-1 49-41 13-8-5 69-60
(rv) Bemidji State 18 25 7-8-3-3-3-1 49-52 9-14-3 75-80
(nr) Lake Superior 18 20 6-12-0-0-1-3 33-52 9-16-1 63-81
(nr) Ferris State 18 9 3-15-0-0-1-1 40-75 4-22-0 58-105
(nr) No. Michigan 18 8 2-16-0-0-0-2 28-64 2-24-0 40-98
THIS WEEKEND
Friday, Jan. 30
Bowling Green at Notre Dame, 7:05 p.m.
Minnesota State at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m.
Lake Superior State at Augustana, 8:07 p.m.
Michigan Tech at St. Thomas, 8:07 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31
Notre Dame at Bowling Green, 6:07 p.m.
Minnesota State at Ferris State, 6:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 6:07 p.m.
Lake Superior State at Augustana, 7:07 p.m.
Michigan Tech at St. Thomas, 8:07 p.m.
UPCOMING
Friday, Feb. 6
St. Thomas at Bowling Green, 7:07 p.m.
Augustana at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m.
Ferris State at Bemidji State, 8:07 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Augustana at Michigan Tech, 5:07 p.m.
St. Thomas at Bowling Green, 6:07 p.m.
Ferris State at Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m.
THIS WEEK’S USCHO.COM TOP 20 TEAMS AND OTHERS
1. Michigan (Big Ten) (20-4-0) at Ohio State Friday. Next: Saturday at Ohio State; Feb. 6 vs. Michigan State; Feb. 7 vs. Michigan State at Detroit.
2. Michigan State (Big Ten) (19-5-0) at Penn State Friday. Next: Saturday at Penn State (in Beaver Stadium); Feb. 6 at Michigan; Feb. 7 vs. Michigan at Detroit.
3. Western Michigan (NCHC) (18-6-0) vs. Omaha Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Omaha; Feb. 6 at Miami; Feb. 7 at Miami.
4. North Dakota (NCHC) (20-6-0) is idle this week. Next: Feb. 6 at Minnesota Duluth; Feb. 7 at Minnesota Duluth; Feb. 13 vs. Miami; Feb. 14 vs. Miami.
5. Penn State (Big Ten) (18-6-0) vs. Michigan State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Michigan State (in Beaver Stadium); Feb. 6-7 idle; Feb. 13 at Michigan; Feb. 14 at Michigan.
6. Quinnipiac (ECAC) (19-5-2) at St. Lawrence Friday. Next: Saturday at Clarkson; Feb. 6 vs. Brown; Feb. 7 vs. Yale.
7. Minnesota Duluth (NCHC) (17-9-0) at Denver Friday. Next: Saturday at Denver; Feb. 6 vs. North Dakota; Feb. 7 vs. North Dakota.
8. Wisconsin (Big Ten) (15-7-2) at Minnesota Friday. Next: Saturday at Minnesota; Feb. 6 vs. Notre Dame; Feb. 7 vs. Notre Dame.
9. Providence (Hockey East) (15-7-2) is idle Friday. Next: Saturday at Maine; Feb. 6 at New Hampshire; Feb. 7 vs. Vermont; Feb. 13 vs. Northeastern; Feb. 14 vs. Northeastern.
10. Cornell (ECAC) (14-5-0) at Yale Friday. Next: Saturday at Brown; Feb. 6 at Colgate; Feb. 7 vs. Colgate.
11. Denver (NCHC) (14-11-2) vs. Minnesota Duluth Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Minnesota Duluth; Feb. 6 at Colorado College; Feb. 7 vs. Colorado College.
12. Connecticut (Hockey East) (15-7-3) is idle this week. Next: Feb. 6 at Northeastern; Feb. 13 at Maine; Feb. 14 at Maine.
13. Boston College (Hockey East) (13-8-1) at Boston University Friday. Next: Feb. 2 vs. Harvard in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. Vermont; Feb. 9 vs. Northeastern or Boston University in Beanpot.
14. Dartmouth (ECAC) (14-6-1) vs. Union Friday. Next: Saturday vs. RPI; Feb. 6 at Harvard; Feb. 13 at Yale; Feb. 14 at Brown.
15. St. Thomas (CCHA) (16-7-3) vs. Michigan Tech Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Michigan Tech; Feb. 6 at Bowling Green; Feb. 7 at Bowling Green.
16. Augustana (CCHA) (16-7-3) vs. Lake Superior State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Lake Superior State; Feb. 6 at Michigan Tech; Feb. 7 at Michigan Tech.
17. Maine (Hockey East) (14-9-2) is idle Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Providence; Feb. 6 at Boston University; Feb. 13 vs. Connecticut; Feb. 14 vs. Connecticut.
18. Minnesota State (CCHA) (13-8-5) at Ferris State Friday. Next: Saturday at Ferris State; Feb. 6-7 idle; Feb. 13 vs. Bemidji State; Feb. 14 vs. Bemidji State.
19. Michigan Tech (CCHA) (17-9-2) at St. Thomas Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Thomas; Feb. 6 vs. Augustana; Feb. 7 vs. Augustana.
20. St. Cloud State (NCHC) (13-13-0) vs. Miami Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Miami; Feb. 6 at Arizona State; Feb. 7 at Arizona State.
Others receiving votes
Massachusetts (Hockey East) (14-10-0) vs. Northeastern Friday. Next: Feb. 1 at UMass Lowell; Feb. 6 at UMass Lowell; Feb. 7 vs. UMass Lowell.
Boston University (Hockey East) (12-12-1) vs. Boston College Friday. Next: Feb. 2 vs. Northeastern in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. Maine; Feb. 9 vs. Boston College or Harvard in Beanpot.
Harvard (ECAC) (11-8-1) vs. RPI Friday. Next: Feb. 2 vs. Boston College in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. Dartmouth; Feb. 9 vs. Northeastern or Boston University in Beanpot.
Union (ECAC) (15-8-2) at Dartmouth Friday. Next: Feb. 6 at St. Lawrence; Feb. 7 at Clarkson; Feb. 13 vs. Colgate; Feb. 14 vs. Cornell.
Bentley (Atlantic Hockey) (13-7-4) at Robert Morris Friday. Next: Saturday at Robert Morris; Feb. 6 at Holy Cross; Feb. 7 vs. Holy Cross.
Bowling Green (CCHA) (14-6-4) at Notre Dame Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Notre Dame; Feb. 6 vs. St. Thomas; Feb. 7 vs. St. Thomas.
Northeastern (Hockey East) (12-11-0) at Massachusetts Friday. Next: Feb. 2 vs. Boston University in Beanpot; Feb. 6 vs. Connecticut; Feb. 9 vs. Boston College or Harvard in Beanpot; Feb. 13 at Providence; Feb. 14 at Providence.
Miami (NCHC) (14-8-2) at St. Cloud State Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Cloud State; Feb. 6 vs. Western Michigan; Feb. 7 vs. Western Michigan.
Arizona State (NCHC) (12-13-1) at Colorado College Friday. Next: Saturday at Colorado College; Feb. 6 vs. St. Cloud State; Feb. 7 vs. St. Cloud State.
Bemidji State (CCHA) (9-14-3) at Northern Michigan Friday. Next: Saturday at Northern Michigan; Feb. 6 vs. Ferris State; Feb. 7 vs. Ferris State.
RIT (Atlantic Hockey) (14-11-1) at Mercyhurst Friday. Next: Saturday at Mercyhurst; Feb. 6 at Army; Feb. 7 at Army.
Colorado College (NCHC) (10-11-3) vs. Arizona State Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Arizona State; Feb. 6 vs. Denver; Feb. 7 at Denver.
Princeton (ECAC) (11-8-1) at Clarkson Friday. Next: Saturday at St. Lawrence; Feb. 6 vs. Yale; Feb. 7 vs. Brown.
Significant others
Minnesota (Big Ten) (8-16-1) vs. Wisconsin Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Wisconsin; Feb. 6 vs. Ohio State; Feb. 7 vs. Ohio State.
Ohio State (Big Ten) (8-13-1) vs. Michigan Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Michigan; Feb. 6 at Minnesota; Feb. 7 at Minnesota.
Notre Dame (Big Ten) (5-18-1) vs. Bowling Green Friday. Next: Saturday at Bowling Green; Feb. 6 at Wisconsin; Feb. 7 at Wisconsin.
Merrimack (Hockey East) (12-12-0) vs. New Hampshire Friday. Next: Saturday at New Hampshire; Feb. 3 at Stonehill; Feb. 13 vs. Boston College; Feb. 14 at Boston College.
New Hampshire (Hockey East) (11-12-0) at Merrimack Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Merrimack; Feb. 6 vs. Providence; Feb. 13 vs. Boston University; Feb. 14 at Boston University.
Clarkson (ECAC) (11-13-2) vs. Princeton Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Quinnipiac; Feb. 6 vs. RPI; Feb. 7 vs. Union.
Sacred Heart (Atlantic Hockey) (13-8-3) at Air Force Friday. Next: Saturday at Air Force; Feb. 6 vs. Mercyhurst; Feb. 7 vs. Mercyhurst.
Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey) (11-11-2) vs. Army Thursday. Next: Friday vs. Army; Feb. 6 vs. Bentley; Feb. 7 at Bentley.
Canisius (Atlantic Hockey) (13-9-2) vs. Niagara Friday. Next: Saturday at Niagara; Feb. 6 at Robert Morris; Feb. 7 at Robert Morris.
Air Force (Atlantic Hockey) (11-11-2) vs. Sacred Heart Friday. Next: Saturday vs. Sacred Heart; Feb. 6 at Niagara; Feb. 7 at Niagara.
Lindenwood (Ind.) (12-12-0) is idle this week. Next: Feb. 6 at Stonehill; Feb. 7 at Stonehill; Feb. 13 vs. Alaska Anchorage; Feb. 14 vs. Alaska Anchorage.
Long Island (Ind.) (10-12-1) won at Alaska Anchorage Tuesday, 4-3. Next: Friday at Alaska Fairbanks: Saturday at Alaska Fairbanks; Feb. 6-7 idle; Feb. 13 vs. Stonehill; Feb. 14 vs. Stonehill.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JAN. 27
Non-conference
Long Island 4, Alaska Anchorage 3
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
Army at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Michigan State at Penn State, 6 p.m.
Michigan at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
Niagara at Canisius, 7 p.m.
Army at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
RIT at Mercyhurst, 7 p.m.
Bentley at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Air Force, 9:05 p.m.
Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)
Minnesota State at Ferris State, 7:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 7:07 p.m.
Michigan Tech at St. Thomas, 8:07 p.m.
Lake Superior State at Augustana, 8:07 p.m.
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey (ECAC)
Colgate at Brown, 7 p.m.
Princeton at Clarkson, 7 p.m.
Union at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
RPI at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Quinnipiac at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.
Cornell at Yale, 7 p.m.
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Boston College at Boston University, 7 p.m.
Northeastern at Massachusetts, 7 p.m.
New Hampshire at Merrimack, 7 p.m.
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Omaha at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.
Miami at St. Cloud State, 8 p.m.
Arizona State at Colorado College, 9 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 9 p.m.
Non-conference
Bowling Green at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Stonehill at Vermont, 7 p.m.
Long Island at Alaska Fairbanks, 11:07 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Michigan at Penn State, 1 p.m. (in Beaver Stadium)
Michigan at Ohio State, 5 p.m.
Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Hockey America (AHA)
RIT at Mercyhurst, 5 p.m.
Canisius at Niagara, 7 p.m.
Bentley at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Air Force, 7:05 p.m.
Central College Hockey Association (CCHA)
Minnesota State at Ferris State, 6:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 6:07 p.m.
Michigan Tech at St. Thomas, 7:07 p.m.
Lake Superior State at Augustana, 7:07 p.m.
Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey (ECAC)
Cornell at Brown, 7 p.m.
Quinnipiac at Clarkson, 7 p.m.
RPI at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Princeton at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m.
Colgate at Yale, 7 p.m.
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Providence at Maine, 7 p.m.
Merrimack at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)
Omaha at Western Michigan, 6 p.m.
Miami at St. Cloud State, 7 p.m.
Arizona State at Colorado College, 8 p.m.
Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 8 p.m.
Non-conference
Notre Dame at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Stonehill at Vermont, 7:30 p.m.
Long Island at Alaska Fairbanks, 11:07 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
Hockey East Association (HEA)
Massachusetts at UMass Lowell, 3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, FEB. 2
Beanpot Tournament (Boston, Mass./TD Garden)
Boston College vs. Harvard, 5 p.m.
Boston University vs. Northeastern, 8 p.m.