NCAA Men's Division I Friday Wrap-up 01/19/24

• Lane Hutson set up four of top-ranked Boston University's five goals in a 5-1 victory at Vermont.

• Cutter Gauthier scored once in each period, including a game-clinching empty-net goal late, as second-ranked Boston College rallied for a 6-4 win at Merrimack.

• Reid Irwin's third-period tally stood up as the game-winner as Colgate upset third-ranked Quinnipiac, 2-1.

• Jack Devine tallied two goals and three assists to lift No. 5 Denver to a 6-3 win at No. 19 Omaha.

• Jackson Blake scored two goals and assisted on another as No. 6 North Dakota defeated No. 13 St. Cloud State, 5-3.

• Rutger McGroarty scored one goal and set up three others as No. 15 Michigan raced out to a six-goal lead enroute to a penalty-laden 7-1 rout of No. 7 Michigan State.

• Rhett Pitlick tallied the hat trick and set up a fourth goal as No. 10 Minnesota upended Ohio State, 5-2.

• Owen Bohn scored with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to lift first-year program Augustana to a 5-4 win at No. 16 Arizona State.

• Jakob Hellsten stopped all 20 shots he faced, and Morgan Winters recorded three assists in No. 17 New Hampshire's 5-0 triumph at UConn.

• Noah Laba scored the game-tying power play goal, and then set up Tommy Middleton's game-winner as No. 18 Colorado College edged Miami, 2-1.

ADDENDUM: In Saturday/Sunday action, BC, BU, Colorado College, Denver and Minnesota completed two-step sweeps, while Arizona State, Michigan State, UConn and WMU managed splits. 

Former NCAA Players Sign with ECHL Clubs

Several former NCAA Division I forwards were recently in the news regarding the ECHL, the primary Tier II or Double-A league for professional hockey, according to the league's website at ECHL.com.

Alex Kile (Michigan) became the first-ever player to sign with the new Maine Mariners franchise that will begin play in the fall. He spent last season with Cincinnati (ECHL), recording 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points in 46 games, after tallying 40-40—80 points in 130 games at Michigan from 2013 to 2017.

Joe Cox (Michigan State) re-signed with the Florida Everblades after helping them to within one victory of the ECHL's Kelly Cup playoff title earlier this month. He recorded 22-32—54 points in 70 regular-season games, before adding six goals and 16 points in 21 playoff outings. He collected 28-41—69 points in 143 games at MSU from 2013 to 2017.

Woody Hudson (St. Lawrence) re-signed with the Worcester Railers after posting 10-19—29 points in the team's inaugural campaign in 2017-18. He registered 19 goals and 35 points in 140 games at SLU from 2013 to 2017, and then turned pro with Indy (ECHL) following his senior NCAA season.

Bo Brauer (Notre Dame) has signed with the South Carolina Stingrays after helping the Fighting Irish to within one victory of the NCAA championship in April. He notched a career-high five goals and eight points in 35 appearances last season, and finished his career with 8-5—13 points in 64 games overall.

And Another One Gone ...

Less than a week after senior forward Corey Trivino was dismissed from the Boston University hockey team following his arrest on multiple charges, another senior forward elsewhere has been let go by an NCAA Division I school for again not complying with team rules.

Alex Hudson is no longer with Nebraska-Omaha, according to a report at uscho.com. Hudson, a six-foot, 209-pound California native who was suspended earlier this season for violating team rules, supposedly did so again and has been dismissed altogether by UNO head coach Dean Blais.

"Obviously a guy who was a senior captain at the start of the year … a leader, is now not on the team," said Blais at Omaha.com. "We’ll move forward."

Hudson, who was not drafted by an NHL club, played junior hockey with Tri-City (USHL) before joining the Mavericks in 2008. He leaves with 32 goals and 87 points in three-plus seasons, including four goals and ten points this fall.

UNO is currently 9-8-3 overall (7-4-3 WCHA) and in third place in its conference. The Mavericks will host Quinnipiac on Dec. 30-31 in their next action.