STOCKHOLM — Chicago Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar scored twice to help the United States rally for a 5-2 victory over the Czech Republic and hand the titleholder its first defeat at the ice hockey world championship Tuesday.

The victory lifted the Americans to second place in Group B in Herning, Denmark. Switzerland won the group with the Czechs finishing third.

“I loved our effort and how we played to our identity,” U.S. coach Ryan Warsofsky said. “Give our power play credit too. Overall, great team effort and a good step forward as we continue to build.”

Nazar deflected a shot into the net to tie the score at 2 on a power play 1:35 into the third period. He scored on another power play for the 21-year-old’s sixth goal in the tournament.

Logan Cooley roofed a shot from close range to make it 4-2 with 6:31 to go, and Andrew Peeke finished it off with a goal into an empty net.

Josh Doan gave the Americans a 1-0 lead 9:25 into the game on a rebound with a backhand between the pads of goalie Karel Vejmelka.

The U.S. dominated the first period, outshooting its opponent 23-8. The Czechs came back in the second as David Pastrnak tied the score on a breakaway 41 seconds into the period by beating his Boston Bruins teammate Jeremy Swayman for his sixth goal of the tournament.

Pastrnak then set up Martin Necas in the left circle to one-time a shot that put the Czechs 2-1 up 8:33 into the second period.

Earlier, Austria reached the playoffs for the first time in 31 years by defeating Latvia 6-1 to become the fourth and final team to advance to the quarterfinals from Group A.

Sweden and Canada face each other later Tuesday for the top spot in the group. Finland, another qualified team, beat Slovakia 2-1.

Switzerland beat Kazakhstan 4-1 in Herning and moved to the top of Group B before later games.

Kazakhstan was relegated after five years in the top division.

Switzerland finished with 19 points, two ahead of the Americans and Czechs

The winner between Germany and Denmark later Tuesday will determine the fourth and final team from Group B to advance.

Originally Published: May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM CDT

BEMIDJI, Minn. – In conjunction with the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, the Bemidji State University Women’s Hockey team unveiled its 2025-26 slate Wednesday morning. The Beavers will play a 34-game regular season which begins Sept. 26-27 with a series against defending National Champions University of Wisconsin at Sanford Center.
 
2025-26 will be the 28^th season of Bemidji State Women’s Hockey and will feature 34 games during the regular season including 16 at its home arena, Sanford Center. The Beavers will play 28 games against some of the fiercest competition in collegiate women’s hockey while also playing six non-conference games against Robert Morris University, Lindenwood University and Merrimack College.
 
For the complete schedule, click here.
 
The Beavers’ kick-off the new season with its first two series at home hosting Wisconsin (Sept. 26-27) and Robert Morris (Oct. 3-4). Bemidji State will then travel to Columbus, Ohio to face Ohio State University Oct. 10-11 before back-to-back bye weeks.
 
The Beavers return to action Oct. 31-Nov. 1 with a road trip to Minnesota State University, Mankato and then return to Sanford Center Nov. 7-8 to host University of St. Thomas. BSU then travels to University of Minnesota Nov. 14-15 before hosting St. Cloud State University Nov. 21-22.
 
The Beavers will spend Thanksgiving weekend in St. Charles, Mo., for a non-conference series at Lindenwood Nov. 28-29. Bemidji State will play just two games in December when it hosts University of Minnesota Duluth Dec. 5-6.
 

After the holiday break, the Beavers return to action Jan. 3-4 and travel to North Andover, Mass., to face Merrimack for the first time in program history. The Beavers then make their first appearance at the new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for a series at St. Thomas to cap-off a four-game road streak.
 
Bemidji State returns home Jan. 16-17 to host Minnesota and then travels to Madison, Wis., for their second meeting with the Badgers Jan. 23-24. The Beavers end the month of January by hosting Minnesota State Jan. 30-31.
 
BSU finishes the final month of the regular season with six games including four on the road. The Beavers begin February at Minnesota Duluth (Feb. 6-7) and then travel to St. Cloud State (Feb. 13-14). Bemidji State finishes the 2025-26 regular season at home hosting Ohio State Feb. 20-21.
 
The 2026 WCHA Playoffs kick-off Feb. 27-28 with the WCHA Quarterfinals hosted by highest seeds. The WCHA Final Faceoff will be the following weekend at a site yet to be determined.
 
The 2026 NCAA Women’s Hockey Tournament begins Mar. 13 with the NCAA Regionals followed by the 2026 NCAA Frozen Four at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pa., Mar 20.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State women’s hockey program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on X or Instagram, or like them on Facebook.
 
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts hockey has added 5-11, 179-pound forward Mikey DeAngelo to its roster out of the transfer portal, head coach Greg Carvel announced on Wednesday. DeAngelo, who will join the Minutemen as a sophomore after one year at Michigan State, is the first new addition to the 2025-26 squad.

“Mikey DeAngelo comes to UMass after one year at Michigan State where he had a solid season on a very good college hockey team,” said Carvel. “Mikey will bring speed and skill to our lineup and will fill one of the spots created by three UMass centers signing NHL contracts after this past season. With the opportunity that exists on our team, we expect Mikey to be a point getter who plays a responsible game without the puck and plays with a lot of tenacity and plays to our identity as a team. It should be a smooth transition for Mikey, and I am excited to see his impact on our lineup.”

As a freshman at Michigan State, DeAngelo helped the Spartans to a Big Ten title and an NCAA Tournament berth, appearing in 33 games and logging nine points on three goals and six assists with a +3 rating.

Prior to playing college hockey, the Itasca, Illinois, native was a member of the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for two seasons and combined for 34 goals and 53 assists in 110 games for the Gamblers. DeAngelo also spent a season with Dubuque (USHL) in 2021-22, appearing in 38 games and compiling six points on three goals and three assists. He represented Team USA at the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Slovakia and Czech Republic, leading the US skaters in points in the tournament with six (2g, 4a) over four games.

DeAngelo is a product of the Chicago Mission youth organization, winning state championships in 2017 and 2020.

 

Centre County voters cast their ballots in the 2025 municipal primary election on Tuesday. A total of 18,829 ballots were cast during the election according to unofficial results posted to centrecountypa.gov.

Listed below are the unofficial election results for statewide races and State College officials as of 10:33 pm on Tuesday.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is one of the two statewide intermediate appellate courts within Pennsylvania. The Superior Court reviews civil and criminal cases that are appealed from the Courts of Common Pleas.

Judges who are appointed to the Superior Court serve 10-year terms and must retire at age 75. Judges retain their seat after their term has expired via a retention vote.

Brandon Neuman (D-Pa.) ran against Maria Battista (R-Pa.) and Ann Marie Wheatcraft (R-Pa.), with Neuman winning with a total of 823,710 votes. 9,224 of those votes were cast within Centre County.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is the second intermediate appellate court and alongside the Superior Court, deals with regulatory agencies, state and local governments.

Judges who are appointed to the Commonwealth court follow the same rules as the Superior Court in regards to term limits, retention and retirement.

Stella Tsai (D-Pa.) ran against Matt Wolford (R-Pa.) and Josh Prince (R-Pa.). Tsai won with a total of 821,340 votes. 9,243 of those votes came from Centre County.

District Attorney

The district attorney (DA) acts as a representative of the United States government in criminal cases that take place in county-level and local courts. DAs can serve a total of two four-year terms.

Bernie Cantorna (D-Pa.), ran unopposed and was reelected with a total of 9,407 votes. Cantorna has served as district attorney in Centre County since Jan. 2, 2018.

Jury Commissioner

The jury commissioners are tasked with overseeing the civil jury process within their appointed county. There are two jury commissioners in Centre County who serve four-year terms.

Shelley L Thompson (D-Pa.) and Hope P Miller (R-Pa.) were both reelected to their positions with a total of 9,125 and 7,515 votes respectively. They both ran unopposed on their respective ballots.

Mayor

The Mayor of State College is the official representative of the municipality as well as the presiding officer of the State College Borough Council. They are limited to four-year terms before needing to be reelected.

Ezra Nanes (D-Pa.) was reelected as mayor of State College with a total of 1,535 votes. He ran unopposed, save for 42 write-in Republican ballots.

State College Borough Council

The State College Borough Council consists of seven members including the mayor, who all serve four-year terms that overlap, resulting in some members seeing elections before others.

Nalini Krishnankuttty (D-Pa.), John Hayes (D-Pa.) and Gopal Balachandran (D-Pa.) ran unopposed to be reelected to their positions on the council, with Krishnankutty receiving 1,459 votes, Hayes receiving 1,371 votes and Balachandran receiving 1,430 votes.

School Director, State College School District

The State College Area School District (SCASD) is governed by a board of directors which consists of nine members who all serve four-year terms.

Seven candidates ran on both the Democratic and Republican ballots for four available seats on the board with Deborah Anderson being reelected to the board with 6,084 votes across both ballots.

Jackie Huff, another incumbent, is also expected to be reelected with 5,490 votes across both ballots.

Jesse Barlow and Rebecca Arnold Desmarais are also expected to win seats on the SCASD Board of Directors with each candidate receiving 5,834 votes and 5,059 votes respectively across both ballots.

Judges

Judges in Centre County serve in minor courts within Pennsylvania’s judicial system and consist of magisterial district judges who preside over several municipal courts throughout State College and elsewhere.

These courts are tasked with determining if criminal cases go to the Court of Common Pleas, dealing with Preliminary arraignments and preliminary hearings and setting and accepting bail, except in murder or voluntary manslaughter cases.

State College is made up of two magisterial districts.

Magisterial District 49-1-01 consists of Voting Districts within State College, specifically East 2, East 3, and East 4, East Central 2 and 3, South 2, South Central 1 & 2, Southeast and West Central 2.

Donald M Hahn ran on both the Democratic and Republican ballots to be reelected as judge for magisterial district 49-1-01, which includes State College, with a total of 930 votes across both ballots. He ran unopposed for the position.

Magisterial District 49-3-05 consists of Voting Districts within State College, specifically Voting Districts East 1, East Central 1, North, Northeast, Northwest, South 1, West 1, West 2 and West Central 1.

Steven F. Lachman ran on both the Democratic and Republican ballots to be reelected as judge for magisterial district 49-3-05, which includes State College, with a total of 889 votes across both ballots. He ran unopposed for the position.

The full list of Centre County unofficial Municipal Primary Elections results is available at centrecountypa.gov.

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It appears Luzerne County Republican voters chose three incumbents, a prior councilman and a newcomer to advance to the November general election in the county council race, according to unofficial primary election results.

At 11:45 p.m., with all 186 precincts reporting, the following Republicans were in the lead: Council members John Lombardo, Brian Thornton and Greg Wolovich, past county councilman Stephen J. Urban and southern county resident Jackie Scarcella.

Meanwhile, county Democrats nominated these five based on unofficial results: Denise Williams, Dawn Simmons, Chris Belles, Steven M. Coslett and Tony Perzia.

Nine Republicans sought that party’s five nominations Tuesday, which means the following four will not advance if the unofficial leads stand: incumbent Kevin Lescavage, Thomas Dombroski, Ronald D. Knapp and Rob Viars.

Seven Democrats ran, and the unofficial leads indicate the following did not secure nominations: Johnny Price and Emily Singh.

Council members receive $8,000 annually. In addition to adopting a budget, their duties include approving larger contracts, appointing members to outside county boards, enacting codes and ordinances, confirming nominations to eight division head positions and hiring/firing and evaluating the manager.

The compensation and powers of council could change if voters adopt a proposed home rule charter in November. For example, the county government study commission drafting the revised charter is recommending increasing the annual compensation for council members from $8,000 to $10,000 due to their responsibilities and workload.

The five council members selected in November will take office or start new terms the start of 2026 and serve with Joanna Bryn Smith, Harry Haas, Patty Krushnowski, LeeAnn McDermott, Jimmy Sabatino and Brittany Stephenson.

Chris Perry, the remaining incumbent in a seat that expires at the end of this year, did not seek re-election.

The unofficial vote tally as of 11:45 p.m. with 186 precincts reporting:

Republicans: Lombardo, 12,065; Thornton, 9,838; Urban, 9,042; Scarcella, 8,999; Wolovich, 8,638; Lescavage, 8,339; Dombroski, 8,017; Knapp, 6,629; and Viars, 4,742.

Democrats: Williams, 14,647; Simmons, 12,461; Belles, 12,048; Coslett, 11,501; Perzia, 10,618; Singh, 8,763; and Price, 8,057.

Some background on the nominees based on their announcement and other communications:

Republicans

• Lombardo, of Pittston, received a bachelor’s degree in political science and media relations from Penn State University in 2015. He currently works as a full-time firefighter/EMT at the City Fire Bureau and has served on county council since January 2022.

• Thornton, of West Pittston, graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He initially worked as a project engineer in New York City and has worked as a financial advisor in the county for 28 years. He had previously served on West Pittston Borough Council for a decade and has been a county council member since January 2022.

• Urban, of Kingston, is an IT support coordinator for a major food distributor and prior county council member. He served on county council from 2012 through 2015 and from 2020 through 2023. He currently serves on the county Government Study Commission.

• Scarcella, of Hazle Township, works as the development and alumni stewardship officer at Penn State University’s Hazleton campus and is a graduate of Hazleton High School and the Luzerne County Community College. She served two terms on the Hazleton Area School Board from 2016 to 2023.

• Wolovich, of Hanover Township, has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from King’s College and works as an operations manager at Wegmans Food Market in Wilkes-Barre Township. He has served on county council since January 2022.

Democrats

• Williams, of Kingston Township, began her career as a registered nurse and later became the coordinator of religious education at Saint Therese’s Church in Shavertown, a role she held for 24 years until her retirement in 2021. From 2017 to 2021, Williams volunteered with Fair Districts PA, a nonpartisan citizens group working to end gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. She served as county election board chair from 2021 through the end of 2024.

• Simmons, of Wilkes-Barre, Simmons, is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Realtor and described herself as a “resolute advocate for veterans, families and economic growth.”

• Belles, of West Pittston, is a 2004 Dallas High School graduate and a 2009 graduate of King’s College. He has spent most of his life in Luzerne County and currently works as a data analyst for Astound Broadband (RCN), where he focuses on identifying opportunities for efficiency.

• Coslett, of Forty Fort, graduated from the Wyoming Valley West School District and attended Luzerne County Community College, where he studied business management and criminal justice. Additionally, Coslett is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Academy in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. He retired after 23 years with the county correctional services division but continues to serve on the honor guard and its board of directors.

• Perzia, of Luzerne, said he is a dedicated community advocate with more than 30 years of experience in the community. He has served on the Luzerne Borough Council, as the Wyoming Valley West School District’s support staff president and on the PSEA Legislative Committee.

There was no primary competition in the county controller’s race because incumbent Republican controller Walter Griffith and Democratic contender Tim McGinley were each unopposed. The two will run against each other in November.

Based on the unofficial primary tally at 11:45 p.m., McGinley received 17,841 votes, while Griffith obtained 15,888.