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The University of Massachusetts won the men’s national college hockey championship Saturday, beating St. Cloud State 5-0. It’s the Minutemen’s first NCAA title, won despite playing part of the tournament short-handed because of coronavirus protocols.

University of Maine hockey coach Red Gendron died unexpectedly Friday, the school announced. He was 63. The Boston native, who took over coaching the Black Bears in 2013, died after suffering a medical emergency, university officials said. “Words cannot express our deep sadness from the tragic, sudden loss of Red Gendron,” athletic director Ken Ralph said. “Our community and the…

Garrett Wait scored in overtime and short-handed Massachusetts beat two-time defending champion Minnesota Duluth 3-2 on Thursday night in the Frozen Four semifinals. UMass (19-5-4) advances to Saturday’s national championship game against St. Cloud State — as both teams seek to make program history with a first title. UMass was without four players due to COVID-19 contact-tracing protocols, including...

A member of the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team has died at a treatment center for mental illness

Zdeno Chara returned to TD Garden on Friday night for the Capitals’ matchup vs. the Bruins and received a touching video tribute.

Bishop Feehan High School senior A.J. Quetta, who was seriously injured in a varsity hockey game last month, shared a message with his supporters on Saturday. In the video shared on Twitter, Quetta thanked everyone for their support, saying it has given him a reason to keep fighting on the road to recovery. “I would just like to thank...

A local varsity hockey team sent off their teammate with their own honor guard, holding their hockey sticks in the air as A.J. Quetta left Massachusetts General Hospital for a rehabilitation center in Georgia on Tuesday morning. Quetta, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, underwent surgery for a spinal cord injury after he slammed head-first into...

AJ Quetta’s teammates donned their green away jerseys in a symbolic gesture to show they are still with him while he’s on the road to recovery in Atlanta.

A Massachusetts high school hockey player who was seriously injured during a game last month is moving on to his next step toward recovery. A.J. Quetta, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, will be transferred Tuesday to the Shepherd Rehabilitation Facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The update Monday night posted to the AJ’s Army Twitter page included...

A Massachusetts high school hockey player who was seriously injured during a game last month will be transferred to a rehab facility in Georgia. A.J. Quetta, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, slammed head-first into the boards during a game against Pope Francis School in Springfield on Jan. 26. The following night, the school’s president said...

Free loaner programs for outdoor winter gear are up and running across Vermont, as communities encourage people to stay active and get outdoors during the pandemic. The Hard’Ack Recreation Area in St. Albans has free terrain for skiing or snowboarding, as well as a sledding hill and trails for snowshoeing and Nordic skiing. Hard’Ack is free to visit, though...

Programs in Vermont are hoping to help people make the most of winter, offering opportunities to borrow free equipment.

After fourteen years on the U.S. National Team, three Olympic medals and a win in the boardroom, Danvers native Meghan Duggan has left an undeniable mark on the game of hockey....
But it was more than the points and medals. Meghan was a leader on and off the ice, leaving the sport better than she found it....
Hannah Donnelly recently spoke...

A Bishop Feehan High School senior who was seriously injured during a hockey game this week had a “successful surgery,” at Massachusetts General Hospital Wednesday night, according to the school’s president. Doctors were working to determine whether A.J. Quetta, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, would be able to move his body again after he slammed...

A.J. Quetta, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, is at Massachusetts General Hospital after getting seriously injured during a hockey game.

Maybe you’ve seen them on your social media feeds or in your travels: backyard ice rinks that seem to be popping up more and more as a way for families and friends to get outside during the pandemic. “In previous years, we probably had a handful of friends that had backyard rinks, but this year, we’ve seen so many...

More and more New Englanders seem to be installing backyard ice rinks so they can stay active during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Boston Bruins will be on TV across the country quite a bit this season. The NHL’s national broadcast schedule, announced Tuesday, gives the Bruins seven nationally televised games in the 2020-21 season, between NBC and NBC Sports Network. There are just 56 games in the pandemic-shortened season, rather than the usual 82. Four of the seven games on national…

Hockey games are chaotic, and so was the start of the 2020-21 college season in New England.  When Hockey East, the region’s top college hockey conference, announced its schedule for the 2020-21 season, flexibility was the priority, since the coronavirus pandemic would likely stop teams from playing with a moment’s notice.  About a month in, that flexibility has been...