Monday reading: CC-UMD home dates, Jutting reassignment reaction, season reviews, Frozen 4, NHL draft prospects, commits news

Colorado College hosts Minnesota Duluth Jan. 18-19, 2013, according to UMD’s tentative 2012-13 schedule. Here are some of the incoming freshmen that may make that trip.

As posted earlier, CC will play North Dakota four times next season according to a tentative schedule compiled by the Grand Forks Herald. The dates are UND at CC Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and the Tigers in Grand Forks Jan. 11-12, 2013.

UMD at home followed by a road trip to Grand Forks? There’s an early taste of the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference for Tiger fans.

Here is a review of North Dakota’s season and a look back at a special Minnesota Duluth senior class that vaulted the Bulldogs into elite status.

Here’s a reaction to Mankato reassigning head coach Troy Jutting, who is indeed one of the good guys in the WCHA in my experience. Here is the beat writer’s take with additional info and more reaction.

Inside College Hockey breaks down each Frozen Four semifinal: Boston College-Minnesota at 6 p.m. Mountain on Thursday (ESPN2) and Union-Ferris State at 2:30 Mountain (ESPNU).

Here is a Q&A with Union captain Nolan Julseth-White and one for Avs draft pick Paul Carey of BC.

College Hockey News named Colgate’s Austin Smith as its Player of the Year.

NHL Central Scouting announced its top 10 prospects in each junior/high school league in North America.

Minnesota Duluth brings in an NAHL goalie commit. UMD’s J.T. Brown made his NHL debut on Saturday and talked about an off-ice incident with Duluth police.

Former Bemidji State standout Drew Fisher has landed in the CHL.

The famed North Star J.P. Parise is profiled here. It is a good history piece hockey fans will enjoy.