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In Saturday action, Sean Malone buried a shot from in front of the net for his first goal of the year just 2:04 into the action as Harvard edged Minnesota 4-3 in overtime to win the 2016 Mariucci Classic. Malone has seven points (1+6) and a plus-eight rating through 10 games. Hudson Fasching notched a…

Hudson Fasching whistled a shot up the gut for the game winning goal Friday as Minnesota edged Connecticut 3-2 in the semifinal of the Mariucci Classic. The power forward now has nine goals and 15 points in 16 games. He currently has a five-game point streak with goals in four of the five games. In…

Vaclav Karabacek was traded to a QMJHL contender for the second time in as many seasons Saturday. The right-winger, currently recovering from a broken thumb that knocked him out of the World Junior Championship, has been dealt along with Baie-Comeau’s 2016 second-round pick to the Moncton Wildcats in exchange for a 2016 first-round pick. Karabacek…

Brendan Guhle snapped a four-game drought Saturday with his fourth goal of the year as Prince Albert earned a 5-2 win over Brandon. With under five minutes left to play in the opening frame, Guhle crept in from his left defensive post and knocked in a rebound with his backhand for the eventual game-winner. Guhle…

St. Cloud State defenseman Will Borgen remains on the Team USA roster for the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship following the release of three players Saturday morning. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the camp thus far, Borgen is one of eight American defensemen fighting for a spot on the final roster as the team heads…

Team USA hopeful Will Borgen skated on a defensive pair with Miami University standout Louis Belpedio (MIN) Friday, notching one assist as the Americans skated to a 4-0 exhibition win over the UMass Minutemen. Borgen, who originally wasn’t listed in the lineup by USA Hockey prior to the contest, earned an assist on Team USA’s…

Per a Monday report on Hokej.cz, Vaclav Karabacek has been forced out of the upcoming World Junior Championship with a broken right thumb. The injury, which happened in one of Karabacek’s last games with Baie-Comeau before departing for the Czech’s training camp. is expected to keep him out of commission for at least three weeks.…

Happy December. We’re approaching the halfway pole of the NHL regular season chase. The World Junior Championship is just around the corner. And just wait – in a few short months we’ll be knee deep in draft drama. Until then, here are some thoughts to hold us over… 1) A few weeks back, I posted…

The London Knights remained a powerful offensive force Friday even with Mitch Marner (TOR) away at Canada’s World Junior camp. One key driver was the blend of skill and tenacity supplied by Matthew Tkachuk, who extended his point streak to 11 games with a goal and three assists in the Knights’ 8-1 shellacking of Sudbury. Friday’s…

In Saturday NCAA action, Hudson Fasching tipped home his eighth goal of the year on one of his game-high seven shots on goal as Minnesota edged Michigan 3-2 to earn the B1G series split. Fasching, who had two other near misses in the contest thanks to his physical dominance around the crease, heads into the…