Weekend Preview: Penn State travels to Michigan in another Top 5 matchup for both teams
Plus: More games of the week, Richter Award finalists named injury news at Bemidji State, and more
Michigan and Penn State square off this weekend in a Top 5 showdown, a meeting that arrives with no shortage of context. Both programs last saw Michigan State, though in different ways: Penn State was idle a week ago, while Michigan closed out a series against the Spartans.
The weekend slate extends well beyond Ann Arbor. Hockey East features a compelling matchup between Boston College and Merrimack, the CCHA offers Bowling Green against Augustana, and the NCHC sees Miami visit North Dakota in another test of conference positioning.
Also in today’s newsletter (#640):
— The finalists for the Mike Richter Award have been announced.
— An injury update on Adam Flammang at Bemidji State.
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