Michigan State avoided a sweep with a road win at New Hampshire on Saturday night, and Boston College salvaged a tie at Denver. Meanwhile, Merrimack, Minnesota State and Augustana all picked up notable sweeps.

Elsewhere, Ferris State earned its first win of the season, and Providence stayed unbeaten.

This issue has every score from Saturday night, with notes from every game.

Michigan State 2, New Hampshire 1

The Spartans bounced back to earn a split at the Whittemore Center. Mason West scored his first NCAA goal, and Joshua Ravensbergen was excellent, stopping 38 shots.

Merrimack 6, Notre Dame 3

The Warriors rallied from a two-goal deficit to complete the sweep and extend their unbeaten streak to five games. Trevor Hoskin had four points (1 goal, 3 assists), and Seamus Powell scored twice and added an assist. Merrimack’s only loss came on opening night against Quinnipiac.

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This issue recaps all of the action in college hockey on Friday night, including every score and notes from every game. Plus, we have Saturday’s viewing guide, and more.

On top of Minnesota’s big win, New Hampshire shut out Michigan State, holding the Spartans to their fewest shot total in 10 years, Army upset Quinnipiac, Michigan beat Western Michigan on a buzzer-beater, and more.

Friday Recap: Minnesota completes the sweep over North Dakota

Minnesota 5, North Dakota 3

The Gophers completed a sweep of North Dakota. Wyatt Cullen had a hat trick and an assist, and Melvin Strahl made 42 saves.

Trailing 2-1, Minnesota took a 3-2 lead on second-period goals from Cullen and Christian Humphreys, then pulled away with two more goals early in the third.

Michigan 3, Western Michigan 2

Will Horcoff beat the buzzer to win it and keep the Wolverines unbeaten. Jayden Perron scored his 10th goal of the season for Michigan, and Cole Spicer had two assists for Western Michigan.

Minnesota Duluth 4, Bemidji State 1

The Bulldogs won again without Max Plante, improving to 4-1-2. Ty Hanson scored his fifth goal of the season, and Zam Plante scored his third.

Augustana 3, Ohio State 2 (OT)

The Vikings stayed unbeaten. Evan Jardine tied it late for Ohio State on a power-play goal, but Leonid Bulgakov won it 2:11 into overtime.

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This weekend’s preview is admittedly abbreviated. As our podcast listeners know, Tyler is running three races this weekend to raise money for charity. I’m writing this Thursday night, and his first race is Friday morning.

Like, very early Friday morning.

He has to be at the starting line around 4 a.m. Eastern.

So, with my alarm going off in about three hours, this issue includes some quick-hit notes heading into the weekend, as well as a viewing guide for Friday’s games and my Friday Pick’em. We’re keeping it short and sweet so I can catch at least a few hours of sleep before the earliest of early-morning wakeup calls.

I hadn’t been doing picks for the first few weeks, because I wasn’t sure how popular the feature was. As it turns out, many of you have been emailing and messaging me asking for them, so they’re back!

Quick Hit Weekend Preview

Here’s a look at just some of the action this weekend.

Western Michigan at Michigan: Both teams enter the weekend undefeated. The Broncos have been great defensively to start the season, but can that hold up against Michigan’s high-powered attack?

Western Michigan is only allowing 0.5 goals per game. But, they haven’t faced a team yet that looks like Michigan.

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Submissions in this mailbag include:

• What are the chances the Team USA Act passes, restricting non-American athletes in college sports?

• Thoughts on the new media timeouts in Hockey East this season?

• Why do some college hockey teams limit number selections?

• How concerning is Hockey East’s nonconference record?

• Will BU’s offense improve?

• Will there be any disciplinary action following a Niagara-Bowling Green scrum this past weekend?

• When will the next round of Frozen Four locations be announced?

• Is the CCHA a two-team race?

• Early impressive/disappointing starts?

• Could RPI be this year’s Princeton, and make a deep run into the ECAC playoffs?

• What team has surprised me most this season?

Mailbag: Chances the Team USA Act passes? Questions on BU, RPI, and the CCHA

Q. As a BU fan, feeling good about the team this year overall but the offensive woes and losing to Vermont on a Friday has last year written all over it, thoughts on their start of the season? — Joe M.

Q. [Similar question] BU has given up 4 goals in 4 games and the defense seems to be more of a buy in this year. Do you think the offense will start to come around? — Danny M.

The loss to Vermont was definitely an off night for the BU offense, but personally, I’m not all that worried about the Terriers.

Expected goals is a shot metric. I think people equate it with actual goals because of the name, but it really measures shot quality. The better the shot quality, the more expected goals. Generally, the team with better shot quality wins more often than not.

The Vermont loss was low-event hockey all around. But the Terriers generated almost 7.5 expected goals in their series at Alaska, and they bounced back against Vermont with 2.84 expected goals in an overtime win.

Honestly, I think BU’s bigger commitment to defense is a good thing and will serve the Terriers well in the long run. Over their last three games, they’ve allowed only three goals and 5.23 expected goals. That’s a good sign. The offense will come.

To put it bluntly, I thought the Terriers were terrible defensively for long stretches of last season. Some of their top players looked disinterested in competing in their own end, and it showed. Mikhail Yegorov faced more than a third of his shot attempts from high-danger areas.

It was really bad early last season. I thought it got better in December and into mid-January, then slipped back late in the year.

As for the offense, BU has some very high-end forwards. Tynan Lawrence went through his adjustment period to college hockey last season, and you’re seeing the results now. Caleb Malhotra is essentially halfway through his freshman season in terms of games played, so I think you’ll start to see more offense from him soon, too.

As a team, BU is shooting just 7%. That ranks 46th among the 57 teams that have played a game so far, and 7% would have ranked 62nd last season, tied with Alaska Anchorage and ahead of only Northern Michigan.

BU is absolutely, 100% more skilled than that, so the Terriers are due for some positive regression.

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I’m not going to publish a full list of 1,000-plus players, but I did put together my preseason top 25 forwards, top 15 defensemen and top 15 goaltenders.

Consider it a short list of potential Hobey Baker and Mike Richter award candidates.

Also in today’s issue:

• Details on the severance package former Arizona State coach Greg Powers received.

• Vermont is moving ahead with renovations to Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Who are the top returning players in the nation this season?

The formula I use to rank returning NCAA players is different from the one I use for incoming freshmen, because we have more data on players who’ve already played college hockey. That’s why no freshmen appear on these lists. I’ll publish my top freshmen in an upcoming newsletter.

The model is based on a modified version of Dom Luszczyszyn’s Game Score, from The Athletic. Because the NCAA doesn’t track every data point available at the NHL level, I’ve adjusted the formula to fit the data available through InStat. InStat provides an outstanding dataset, probably 90% of what I’d ideally want, but there are still a few gaps.

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Also inside:

• For now, Michigan is the clear No. 1 team in the country.

• Gophers fans should trust the process with new coach Brett Larson. It’ll work out, but Minnesota needs to find the right compete level.

• Stick tap to Northeastern’s Sam Caulfield for rising to the occasion.

• I’m not sure what to make of Minnesota State’s rough weekend, but I think the Mavericks will be OK.

• New Hampshire is winning in a different way, and the Wildcats have looked solid defensively since a lopsided opening-night loss.

• What does Penn State need to do to turn around an 0-3 start?

• Niagara and RPI had big weekends, thanks largely to their goaltenders.

• Providence is the best team in Hockey East, but who’s next? And is the league already in trouble when it comes to NCAA bids? There’s still time to improve its nonconference record, with several big games on tap this weekend.

Weekend Reactions: ASU’s program is in good hands, and Gophers fans should trust the process

Arizona State will be just fine under Dave Hakstol

Not just in the immediate future, either. Long term, the Sun Devils are better positioned as a program.

I don’t think anyone was really worried about whether ASU would be OK under Dave Hakstol. But this weekend’s sweep of UMass Lowell, which started only about 24 hours after Hakstol met his players for the first time, is a good sign that the program is in good hands.

The thing is, ASU is a prime destination in college hockey. Who wouldn’t want to live in Tempe? It’s a big athletic department with resources, a new arena and year-round golf.

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Before we recap Saturday’s action, I wanted to reminder readers that there is some college hockey on the docket for today. Army visits Holy Cross at 4 p.m. Et on FloHockey.

Let’s get into last night’s action, looking at every score, and notes from every game around the country on Saturday night.

Michigan 4, Denver 3

This was a wild one, featuring disallowed goals and some of the wackiest bounces I’ve seen in a while. Asher Barnett was credited with the winner with less than five minutes left in the third period.

That goal was especially wacky. Barnett’s shot from the blue line sailed over the net, ricocheted off the end glass, came back over the top of the net, hit Ryan Lin’s skate and ended up in the net. It was initially waved off because officials thought Nick Moldenhauer had hit the puck with a high stick, but he actually fanned on it.

The Pioneers were also without Johnny Hicks for the second game in a row.

Merrimack 8, Minnesota State 2

The Warriors exploded early and led 7-0 early in the second period. It was the most goals Minnesota State has allowed in a game since 2011. Nathan King and Ty Daneault each scored twice, and Daneault’s goals came just 15 seconds apart, both in the first 25 seconds of the second period. They were the fastest back-to-back goals in college hockey in more than two years and the fastest by a Merrimack player since at least 1999, as far back as the available data goes.

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It was a wild Friday night around college hockey, with several overtime games, Dave Hakstol’s debut at Arizona State, a Frozen Four rematch between Michigan and Denver and more.

This issue has every score, with notes from every game. Plus, I’ve got Saturday’s TV viewing guide and some Saturday picks after we went 3-1 on Friday.

Friday Recap: Dave Hakstol wins his ASU debut

Arizona State 5, UMass Lowell 4

Dave Hakstol won his ASU debut. The Sun Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, but Lowell kept clawing back and made it 3-2 before intermission. The Sun Devils kept pushing and found a way to win on the road.

“Walking into the room with this group of guys yesterday really solidified in my mind how great of an opportunity this is,” Hakstol said.

Michigan 4, Denver 1

The Wolverines took the opener of the weekend’s marquee series. Malcolm Spence scored twice, including an empty-netter. Michigan controlled the first period, and the Pioneers pushed back in the second, outshooting the Wolverines 11-1. The only problem for Denver: Michigan’s lone shot of the period was a Spence goal. Tyler Krivtsov got the start in goal for Denver.

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Michigan-Denver is without a doubt the marquee series in college hockey this weekend, but plenty of other matchups have interesting storylines, including Dave Hakstol’s return to college hockey Friday night when Arizona State visits UMass Lowell.

Arizona State at UMass Lowell

The Dave Hakstol era at Arizona State begins Friday night. Hakstol joined the Sun Devils on Thursday after helping coach the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. For the ASU players, this is hopefully a step in the right direction and a chance to turn the page.

Our thoughts remain with Matthew Mayich, who has been in an Arizona neurological hospital since collapsing during an outdoor workout Aug. 20.

It’s been a trying two months for everyone in the ASU program. From watching a teammate collapse to dealing with the fallout, it’s been an especially difficult stretch for the players.

Hopefully, Hakstol’s hiring lets them get back to playing hockey while still keeping their teammate at the front of their minds.

The Sun Devils have also added Matt Greene to the coaching staff.

There’s also word that Hakstol may be looking to add a general manager-type role to his staff. If so, I have to imagine Sioux Falls Stampede general manager Tony Gasparini would be on the shortlist. He’s been extremely successful with the Stampede, who won the Clark Cup last season, and Hakstol played for his father, Gino Gasparini, at North Dakota from 1989 to 1992.

North Dakota guys stick together. So if Hakstol does add someone in a GM role, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it go to Gasparini or someone else with UND ties.

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Arizona State officially named Dave Hakstol its new head coach Thursday morning. Hakstol, 58, spent more than a decade as North Dakota’s coach before head coaching stints with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and Seattle Kraken. Most recently, he was an assistant with the Colorado Avalanche.

“This is a special opportunity, and I couldn’t be more excited to return to college hockey and bring a winning culture to Arizona State Sun Devil Hockey. Our goal is to grow a championship-caliber program, and we will,” Hakstol said.

ASU did not give Hakstol an interim tag. Meanwhile, the school and former coach Greg Powers, who had been on paid administrative leave, mutually agreed to part ways, according to Katie Strang of The Athletic.

ASU’s release did not refer to Hakstol as the Greg Powers Endowed Men’s Hockey Head Coach. The position was endowed last year and named for Powers after a donation from Mike and Nancy Friend.

Arizona State visits UMass Lowell this weekend. Hakstol is traveling to Lowell and will officially meet the team Thursday.

The coaching change opens a transfer portal window for ASU players, though it seems unlikely anyone will use it.

The window opens five days after the announcement, on Oct. 20, and stays open for 15 days. Under NCAA rules, the special window applies to coaching changes made through Jan. 2.

However, NCAA rules also bar players from competing for two teams in the same season, so anyone who has dressed for ASU this season is ineligible to transfer and play elsewhere in 2026-27. Players with junior eligibility remaining could enter the portal and return to juniors, and others could enter the portal and sit out the rest of the season.

Still, I don’t expect any takers. Players who wanted to go back to juniors for 2026-27 and transfer for 2027-28 could have done so in August or September. And I can’t imagine anyone without junior eligibility will be willing to sit out the rest of the season.

According to Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald, Hakstol is hiring Matt Greene to join the ASU staff. Greene, 43, was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings last season and previously served as a development coach and scout with the organization.

There could be more additions to the staff. Powers and assistants Alex Hicks and Mike Corbett were all placed on paid administrative leave. The only member of the original four-man staff not on leave is assistant coach Jimmy Mullin, who was hired this past summer.

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Our preseason power rankings come to a close with a look at teams I have ranked No. 4-1.

This issue features in-depth looks at Dartmouth, North Dakota, Quinnipiac, and Michigan.

Remember, you can see my complete national preseason power rankings at the link below, which also includes a conference-by-conference breakdown.

No. 4 Dartmouth

Last Season

Record: 23-7-4
NPI: 6th (56.41)
League Finish: T-2nd/12

2026-27 Projection

NPI: 4th (57.34)
League Finish: 2nd/12

Ranking Tier: 1st/9

Storylines

— The Big Green are coming off one of the best seasons in program history. They reached the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1980 and won the ECAC tournament for the first time ever.

— Dartmouth has posted three straight winning seasons for the first time since 2004 to 2007. Over that span, Reid Cashman has led the Big Green to a 54-31-15 record.

Roster Breakdown

Top 378 Forwards

F1 denotes first-line ranking (No. 1 - No. 189)
F2 denotes second-line ranking (No. 190 - No. 378)

1. Hayden Stavroff, Jr., F1

2. Hank Cleaves, Jr., F1

3. Nathan Morin, Soph., F2

4. Nikita Nikora, Sr., F2

5. Jack Silverberg, Jr., F2

6. Brock Cummings, Soph., F2

7. Ryan Schelling, Soph., F2

Top 252 Defensemen

D1 denotes first-pair ranking (No. 1 - No. 126)
D2 denotes second-pair ranking (No. 127 - No. 252)

1. CJ Foley, Sr., D1

2. Colin Grable, Jr., D1

3. Eric Charpentier, Sr., D1

4. Matthew Desiderio, Soph., D1

5. Tim Busconi, Jr., D2

6. Cooper Cleaves, Soph., D2

Projected Starting Goaltender

1. Emmett Croteau, Sr., 1.93/.922, +0.33 xGA+/60

Dartmouth is an interesting team. The Big Green return a huge chunk of last season’s roster, which finished No. 6 in the NPI, but I have to question whether some of last season’s performances are repeatable.

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At least the Alaska schools were on the road, so Friday and Saturday nights didn’t run too late around college hockey.

Speaking of youth hockey for a minute: I know I’m not the only one tired of gate fees. Paying $20 for a bracelet to watch my 14-year-old play irks me. I get it. Everyone needs to make money. But figure 15 players per team and two parents per player. That’s 30 gate fees per team. I wouldn’t blink if a tournament’s entry fee went up $600 per team (30 x $20) and that cost got passed along to parents through tuition or tournament fees.

If it’s not a tournament my son’s organization covers, we might pay $130 per player just to enter. Paying $130 and then another $40 at the gate annoys me. If I were charged $170 up front, I wouldn’t care.

It’s just the principle, I guess.

I actually wrote “I feel like I’m getting robbed” in the Venmo note when buying my wife and I a bracelet this weekend, and the volunteer at the table laughed and said, “I hear ya.”

Opening Faceoff

Here’s what you’ll find in this edition of College Hockey Insider:

• I have some quick-hit weekend reactions. I’m going to have capsules on teams 1-4 in my power rankings later tonight, so these are going to be more quick-hit style this week.

• Notes on the Dave Hakstol and his negotiation process with Arizona State. He’s still with the Colorado Avalanche as of Tuesday morning, but that will change very soon.

• Colorado College had to cut its athletics budget thanks to some low enrollment numbers, but it shouldn’t impact hockey much.

• Maryville won’t be in this year’s United Collegiate Hockey Cup.

• The Big Ten and the NCHC are leading the nonconference race through two weeks (it’s very early).

Weekend Reactions: Bowling Green rebounds with a win in the Ice Breaker

— Fresh off getting swept at Michigan, Bowling Green looked sharp in winning the Ice Breaker in Connecticut. UConn and Sacred Heart co-hosted the event, and the Falcons beat both. The season numbers for goaltenders Tyler Palmer and Jacob Steinman still look rough after Michigan lit them up the week before, but this was a solid bounce-back weekend for Bowling Green’s netminders.

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Arizona State is finalizing a deal to hire former North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol as its men’s hockey coach. It was not immediately clear whether Hakstol will be named interim or full-time coach.

Greg Powers was placed on paid administrative leave two weeks ago and remains a university employee. It’s unclear what will happen to the rest of the staff once a new coach is hired, but sources expect assistant coach Mike Corbett, who has run the bench for the last two weeks, to be placed on paid administrative leave as well.

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Our preseason power rankings continue with a look at teams I have ranked No. 8-5

This issue features in-depth looks at Providence, Denver, Wisconsin, and Minnesota Duluth.

Remember, you can follow along with my complete national preseason power rankings at the link below, which also includes a conference-by-conference breakdown.

No. 8 Providence

Last Season

Record: 23-10-2
NPI: 7th (56.06)
League Finish: 1st/11

2026-27 Projection

NPI: 8th (56.41)
League Finish: 1st/11

Ranking Tier: 2nd/9

Storylines

— The Friars are coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons and trips to the NCAA Tournament. Last season the Friars also captured the Hockey East regular-season championhsip for the first time since 2016.

— Nate Leaman is 305-185-69 (.607) all-time at Providence. He’s entering his 16th season behind the Providence bench. He is the longest-tenured coach in Providence history. Lou Lamoriello served 15 seasons (1968-83).

Roster Breakdown

Top 378 Forwards

F1 denotes first-line ranking (No. 1 - No. 189)
F2 denotes second-line ranking (No. 190 - No. 378)

1. John Mustard, Jr., F1

2. Logan Sawyer, Jr., F1

3. Julius Sumpf, Soph., F1

4. Will Elger, Jr., F1

5. Aleksi Kivioja, Jr., F2

6. Tanner Adams, Sr., F2

7. Jonathan Fauchon, Soph., F2

8. Ryder Cali, Frosh., F2

Top 252 Defensemen

D1 denotes first-pair ranking (No. 1 - No. 126)
D2 denotes second-pair ranking (No. 127 - No. 252)

1. Quinn Mantei, Soph., D1

2. Cade Christenson, Jr., D1

3. Donovan McCoy, Soph., D2

4. Tomas Machu, Jr., D2

5. Andrew Centrella, Sr., D2

6. Alex Rybakov, Soph., D2

7. Everett Baldwin, Frosh., D2

Projected Starting Goaltender

1. Jack Parsons, Soph., 2.05/.922, +0.37 xGa+/60

Providence doesn’t have a lot of flash, but the Friars have plenty of depth.

By my count, they have about three lines’ worth of top-six forwards and seven defensemen I’d consider top-four caliber on just about any roster in the country. That does two things for them. It gives the coaching staff plenty of options when filling out the lineup, and it gives the Friars some insulation against the injuries that inevitably pile up over a season.

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Our preseason power rankings continue with a look at teams I have ranked No. 12-9.

This issue features in-depth looks at Boston University, UMass, Michigan State, and Western Michigan.

Remember, you can follow along with my complete national preseason power rankings at the link below, which also includes a conference-by-conference breakdown.

No. 12 Boston University

Last Season

Record: 17-17-2
NPI: 28th (52.02)
League Finish: T-6th/11

2026-27 Projection

NPI: 12th (54.98)
League Finish: 3rd/11

Ranking Tier: 3rd/9

Storylines

— Last season was a rare letdown on Commonwealth Ave. BU finished at .500, its worst winning percentage since 2019-20, but that came on the heels of three straight trips to the Frozen Four.

— If the Terriers are going to bounce back, they’ll have to do it with a lot of youth. BU’s roster averages 20.6 years old, which ties Michigan State for second-youngest in the country. Only Michigan (20.5) is younger.

Roster Breakdown

Top 378 Forwards

F1 denotes first-line ranking (No. 1 - No. 189)
F2 denotes second-line ranking (No. 190 - No. 378)

1. Tynan Lawrence, Soph., F1

2. Jack Harvey, Sr., F1

3. Brandon Svoboda, Jr., F2

4. Ben Merrill, Soph., F2

5. Ryder Ritchie, Soph., F2

6. Jonathan Morello, Soph., F2

7. Kamil Bednarik, Jr., F2

8. Caleb Malhotra, Frosh., F2

9. Jack Murtagh, Soph., F2

Top 252 Defensemen

D1 denotes first-pair ranking (No. 1 - No. 126)
D2 denotes second-pair ranking (No. 127 - No. 252)

1. Charlie Trethewey, Soph., D2

2. Jax Wismer, Jr., D2

3. Adam Barone, Jr., D2

4. Aiden Celebrini, Sr., D2

5. Xavier Villeneuve, Frosh., D2

Projected Starting Goaltender

1. Mikhail Yegorov, Jr., 2.73/.904, -0.05 xGa+/60

I’m expecting a bounce-back year from Mikhail Yegorov.

BU struggled in its own zone last season, at times mightily. I watched the Terriers a lot, and too many of their top players showed little interest in doing the dirty work in their own end. That surely contributed to some of Yegorov’s struggles.

I get the sense BU will make a bigger commitment to defense this season, and Yegorov’s numbers should benefit.

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Our Saturday recap has scores and notes from every game around college hockey.

Maine headlined the night, salvaging a weekend split and handing Quinnipiac its first loss of the season. The Bobcats had opened with three straight wins over Hockey East opponents. Elsewhere, Bowling Green won the Ice Breaker title, Mike Hastings and Wisconsin swept Minnesota State in Mankato, Arizona State bounced back with an overtime win, and there’s plenty more.

Wisconsin 4, Minnesota State 1

Mike Hastings’ Badgers finished off the sweep in Mankato, holding the Mavericks to 18 shots on goal. Zach Wooten had a goal and an assist, and Daniel Hauser made 17 saves in his first start of the weekend.

Maine 5, Quinnipiac 3

The Black Bears salvaged a split and handed Quinnipiac its first loss of the season. The Bobcats had opened 3-0 against Hockey East opponents and led 3-2 early in the second period before Isa Parekh tied it and Lee Parks put Maine ahead for good.

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Good morning, and thanks for spending part of your Saturday with College Hockey Insider.

Our Friday recap has scores and notes from every regular-season game played Friday night. Plus, our Saturday night TV/Streaming guide is included.

Highlights include Alaska’s big win on the road at Boston College, Mike Hastings winning the first game of his homecoming weekend at Minnesota State, Quinnipiac beat another Hockey East team, Holy Cross stunned ASU late, a buzzer-beater at UMass, and a lot more.

Alaska 3, Boston College 2: The Nanooks held off a late BC charge to steal a road win in Chestnut Hill. Davis Borozinskis broke a 1-1 tie with two third-period goals. Dean Letourneau answered with a power-play goal with 6:02 left to pull BC within one, but the Eagles couldn’t find the equalizer.

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Talks were slow at the beginning of the week, but things have ramped up in the last 24 hours at Arizona State, where ASU AD Graham Rossini is close to naming a new head coach. It appears that the new coach may be more than an “interim” head coach. ASU originally wanted to only name someone to the role on an interim basis, but several candidates at least privately were not interested in the job without more assurances.

Former North Dakota coach Brad Berry is a finalist alongside former Northern Michigan head coach Grant Potulny. Talks were still ongoing with both coaches as of Friday morning.

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