2024-25 NCAA Division I Hockey Thread

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The shorthanded contributors @ The Ice Garden continue their slow roll of women's DI conference previews for the upcoming season with #3 of 5 ...

• (TIG-Sullivan) 2024-25 NCAA Preview: NEWHA

 

[bleuetbio]

Hi there! need help to figure what is the best wat to get the 99 road after a football game. I'll consider to go the Pens States Ohio States on november 3rd, but I have a Pittsburgh Penguins game the same day, so I want to know where to park the car strategicly. Thanks!

 

[JMCx4]

Hi there! need help to figure what is the best wat to get the 99 road after a football game. I'll consider to go the Pens States Ohio States on november 3rd, but I have a Pittsburgh Penguins game the same day, so I want to know where to park the car strategicly. Thanks!

You clearly took a wrong turn at the Canadian-U.S border. Try your post in an appropriate forum.

ETA: Try the Pittsburgh Penguins forum. And recheck the Penn State 2024-25 men's hockey schedule.

 

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Adding a post for the women's DI preseason coaches polls & related honors ...

• Atlantic Hockey America Announces Women's Coaches' Poll and Preseason Awards
• ECAC: Clarkson Announced as Preseason Favorite
• (UConn) Huskies picked to finish first in Hockey East Preseason Poll
• WISCONSIN EDGES OHIO STATE IN 2024-25 WCHA PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
• 2024-25 New England Women’s Hockey Alliance Preseason Coaches’ Poll Announced

 

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For those who missed the announcement (like me) ...
Tickets on Sale for The Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series

 

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TIG's Catherine Morrison drops another women's DI conference preview ... 2024-25 NCAA Preview: WCHA

 

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From: College Hockey Inc.

Women's Ice Breaker Tournament

The annual Women's Ice Breaker Tournament marks the traditional start to the college hockey season. Celebrating its fourth tournament in 2024-25, the Ice Breaker brings together four of the nation's top teams, typically from different conferences. ...

The 2024 Ice Breaker Tournament will be hosted by defending NCAA champion Ohio State at OhioHealth Ice Haus. The other participants include Cornell, Penn State and Stonehill. ...

Read more at: Women's Ice Breaker Tournament - College Hockey, Inc.

More details from THN ...

The annual event, now in its fourth season, will be played (in Columbus, Ohio) at the Schottenstein Center from October 25-26. ...
The tournament will consist of four games, with each team playing two games. The Nittany Lions and Big Red will faceoff at noon and the Buckeyes and Skyhawks will play at 3 p.m. Winners of Friday’s games advance to Saturday’s championship game at 4 p.m. and the losers will play a consolation game Saturday at 1 p.m.

 

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A little DI scheduing cleanup for previous posts, as the women & men kick off their seasons this week ...

• 2024-25 DI Women's Composite Schedule updates
• 2024-25 DI Men' Composite Schedule updates

More accessible for the long haul, College Hockey Inc. offers a pair of composite schedule & results trackers for this season with play that started last night. As Groucho Marx once put it: "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." ...

• CHI 2024-25 National Women's Composite Schedule (DI)
• CHI 2024-25 National Men's Composite Schedule (DI)

 

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THN reports ... Reigning NCAA Goaltender of the Year Michelle Pasiechnyk Moves on From Hockey

 

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The Ice Garden's Angelica Rodriguez posts the final of five DI women's conference previews (sprinkled over the latest 2 pages of this thread to challenge your search skills) ... NCAA 2024-25 Preview: ECAC Hockey

 

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2024-25 Weekend #1 in women's DI play, and the WCHA is showing how balanced their field (or sheet of ice) is likely to be this season ...

• Gascon and the No. 7 Bulldogs Upend No. 1/2 Ohio State 2-1 in Season Opener ... and ... No. 7 Bulldogs Bounce the No. 1/2 Buckeyes 4-3 to Earn Series Sweep

 

[JMCx4]

As a starting point before women's DI play in the 2024-25 season began, here is/was the USCHO initial poll ...

USCHO Division I Women's Poll - September 16, 2024​

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]Rnk[/TH]
[TH]Team[/TH]
[TH](First Place Votes)[/TH]
[TH]Record[/TH]
[TH]Points[/TH]
[TH]Last Poll[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Ohio State[/TD]
[TD](14)[/TD]
[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]288[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Wisconsin[/TD]
[TD](4)[/TD]
[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]283[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Minnesota[/TD]
[TD](2)[/TD]
[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]246[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Colgate[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]236[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Clarkson[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]231[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Cornell[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]199[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Minnesota Duluth[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]170[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]St. Lawrence[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]162[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Connecticut[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]143[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Quinnipiac[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]117[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]St. Cloud State[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]90[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Penn State[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]66[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Northeastern[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]62[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Princeton[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]57[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Yale[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Others receiving votes: Boston College 13, Mercyhurst 2, Minnesota State 2, Stonehill 1

 

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Makes me wonder what complicated/delayed his transfer to MSU ...

MAVERICKS ROSTER UPDATE:
Men's Hockey Roster Update Graphic
Rhett Pitlick Joins Minnesota State Hockey

 

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Initial men's DI rankings, as 2024-25 play gets underway this coming weekend (ETA: in Alaska, anyways)...

USCHO Division I Men's Poll - September 23, 2024

[TABLE=collapse]
[TR]
[TH]Rnk[/TH]
[TH]Team[/TH]
[TH](First Place Votes)[/TH]
[TH]Record[/TH]
[TH]Points[/TH]
[TH]Last Poll[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Denver[/TD]
[TD](42)[/TD]
[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]988[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Boston College[/TD]
[TD](6)[/TD]
[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]945[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Boston University[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]869[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Michigan State[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]775[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]North Dakota[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]755[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Minnesota[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]748[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Michigan[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]690[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Quinnipiac[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]633[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Cornell[/TD]
[TD](2)[/TD]
[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]585[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Wisconsin[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]489[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Colorado College[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]449[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Maine[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]425[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Providence[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]392[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Massachusetts[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]329[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Omaha[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]262[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]St. Cloud[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]247[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Western Michigan[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]224[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Minnesota Duluth[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]95[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Notre Dame[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]79[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Arizona State[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]61[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Northeastern[/TD]
[TD][/TD]

[TD]0-0-0[/TD]
[TD]61[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Others receiving votes: RIT 55, St. Thomas 53, Michigan Tech 47, Bemidji State 44, New Hampshire 31, Sacred Heart 29, Penn State 23, Harvard 22, Holy Cross 14, Ohio State 14, Minnesota State 12, Dartmouth 10, Merrimack 9, Clarkson 8, Connecticut 7, AIC 4, UMass Lowell 4, Colgate 3, LIU 2, Brown 1, St. Lawrence 1

 

[Rob]

Initial men's DI rankings, as 2024-25 play gets underway this coming weekend (ETA: in Alaska, anyways)...

Does Denver have most of their team returning?

 

[JMCx4]

Does Denver have most of their team returning?

Quick compare of their 2024-25 & 2023-24 rosters ... I'd say "most" is an appropriate estimation.

 

[Rob]

Quick compare of their 2024-25 & 2023-24 rosters ... I'd say "most" is an appropriate estimation.

They are playing at Maine in the New Year. Might go down to see them.

 

[JMCx4]

Get your tickets (game & plane) now!

FRIENDSHIP FOUR

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The Friendship Four returns to The SSE Arena, Belfast on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November 2024 when the University of Notre Dame, Boston University, Harvard University, and Merrimack College go head-to-head for the Belpot Trophy at the home of the Belfast Giants! ...

 

[JMCx4]

Shane Malloy (Hockey Prospect Radio on Sirius XM’s NHL Network Radio) has been hosting Mike McMahon (College Hockey Insider) to preview men's DI hockey conferences for the 2024-25 season. Here are links to those podcasts ...

• 2024 NCHC Preview w/ Shane Malloy
• 2024 ECAC Preview w/ Shane Malloy
• 2024 Hockey East Preview w/ Shane Malloy
• 2024 Big Ten Hockey Preview w/ Shane Malloy
• 2024 CCHA Preview w/ Shane Malloy
• 2024 Atlantic Hockey Preview w/ Shane Malloy

 

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With S/T to @VaCaps Fan ...

https://x.com/i/web/status/1841524319207161969

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Probably going to dc.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

*Kicks down 2028 door*

We back, *****es!

 

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Top 10 NCAA Players To Watch Right Now

The NCAA women's hockey season is underway, and the league is filled with national team stars and PWHL prospects. Here's a look at ten NCAA women's hockey players you need to watch, now.

Cee Benwell
10 hours ago

As the women’s NCAA season gets underway, it’s an opportunity for PWHL fans to get to know some of the players who are likely to be high draft picks this summer. It’s also a great time to build familiarity with younger players who will be top prospects in upcoming drafts. Here’s a look at the top ten to watch ...

Read more at: https://thehockeynews.com/womens/college/top-10-ncaa-players-to-watch-right-now

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Wisconsin well represented…