Alright, after our short vacation due to the Holiday Road Trip, your favorite plagiarized thoroughly researched irregularly-recurring feature is back! Time to go spanning the world for news and stuff related (most of the time) to Northeastern sports. Here we go!

>>> First, Jeff Z. Klein looks at the nearly-century-old cathedral to hockey known as the Matthews Arena. [New York Times]

>>> With the NHL Winter Classic over, the focus shifts to the college game, and David Shoalts talks to NU women’s hockey players Lori Antflick and Danielle Kerr about next Friday’s game. [Toronto Globe and Mail]

>>> Ryan Dixon profiles Annie Hogan in anticipation of the Frozen Fenway. [The Hockey News]

>>> The folks at USCHO preview this weekend’s Dartmouth tournament. [USCHO]

>>> Returning to basketball, Tim Williams recaps the Huskies’ trip out west. [Examiner.com]

>>> Mike Litos is savoring the early-season success of the CAA and William & Mary (they’re “Pugtastic!”), as he gives his weekend previews. [CAA Hoops]

>>> Brian Mull, who writes a great blog about UNCW hoops, has a primer for the conference season. [Wilmington Star News]

Happy new year!

-Alex Faust

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