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Cale Makar helped UMass capture the Hockey East regular-season title this past weekend (photo: Thom Kendall\/UMass Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature.<\/i><\/p>\n

1. Western Massachusetts teams capture AHA, HEA regular-season titles<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was quite the weekend for Division I hockey for the western part of the sixth state in the Union as American International College captured the Atlantic Hockey title Saturday night with a 4-1 win over Sacred Heart to claim the first regular-season title in program history<\/p>\n

The Pioneers jumped out to 1-0 lead before the Yellow Jackets scored four unanswered goals, highlighted by Tobias Fladeby\u2019s goal and an assist.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts, located in Amherst, 28 miles north of Springfield, where AIC is located, started the weekend early as the Minutemen captured their first regular-season Hockey East title in program history with a 4-2 victory over Merrimack.<\/p>\n

Just like the Yellow Jackets, a come-from-behind victory was needed. Bobby Trivigno, Jake Gaudet and Cale Makar scored in the third period to erase a 2-1 deficit. Makar had the Minutemen\u2019s first goal and added an assist.<\/p>\n

UMass continued the party Saturday night with a 6-0 win over Maine on senior night.<\/p>\n

2. Quinnipiac, Cornell share Cleary Cup; Bobcats get No. 1 seed in ECAC playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s only fitting the race for the ECAC title came down to the final day of the regular season. It’s also fitting there was a tie at the top at the end of the night for the Cleary Cup as Quinnipiac and Cornell each finished with 30 points<\/p>\n

The Bobcats defeated rival Yale 4-1 on Saturday while Cornell skated to a 2-2 tie with Clarkson.<\/p>\n

Quinnipiac is the No. 1 seed as the Bobcats owned the tiebreaker over the Big Red, who will be the No. 2 seed.<\/p>\n

Both teams will have a bye next week along with Clarkson and Harvard, who are the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, respectively.<\/p>\n

3. North Dakota still alive for home-ice advantage for first round of NCHC playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Dakota has had a playoff series at home the past 17 years, and that streak will now extend to 18 years.<\/p>\n

The Fighting Hawks earned a split with Colorado College over the weekend as the Tigers won 3-1 Friday night. North Dakota came back Saturday night with a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n

With the split, North Dakota assured itself at least the No. 5 seed. The Fighting Hawks are four points behind Western Michigan for the key fourth position to host in the first round. The Broncos would need to be swept by Miami next weekend while North Dakota needs to get five of the possible six points against Omaha to leapfrog.<\/p>\n

4. Arizona State ends regular season dropping two against Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a rough weekend for the Sun Devils as they visited the Golden Gophers to cap off the regular season.<\/p>\n

They began the weekend with a 5-1 loss and on Saturday, dropped a 5-2 decision. ASU ends the regular season 21-11-1. They went 11-2 at home while going 9-9 on the road and 0-1-1 in neutral-site contests.<\/p>\n

As the nation\u2019s lone independent, Arizona State has to sit and wait for the next three weeks to find out its fate. They currently sit eighth in the PairWise rankings, which should be comfortable for them to get into the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

5. Controversial plays highlight Saturday\u2019s action<\/strong><\/p>\n

With close races throughout the six conferences and Arizona State ending its historic regular season, you would think that would be the talk of the weekend.<\/p>\n

Sadly, that\u2019s not the case as two on=ice incidents dominated the conversation Saturday night involving Quinnipiac\u2019s Chase Priskie and Arizona State\u2019s Jacob Wilson — plays that saw both players leave the game because of their actions.<\/p>\n

Priskie, who is a Hobey Baker candidate, kicked Yale\u2019s Tyler Welsh in the chest multiple times when Welsh was lying on the ice. Priskie received a kicking penalty and a game disqualification for the incident. The game DQ carries an automatic one-game suspension, but the ECAC could offer additional supplemental discipline.<\/p>\n

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Here is close up of Chase Priskie\u2019s major plus DQ for kicking. Right skate into upper chest area of Yale player who was down. This one will likely go to league office for review, and potential for supplementary action towards the QU captain. #ECACHockey<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GRH3IrX4Al<\/a><\/p>\n

— M.J. Baird (@MJ_Baird17) March 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n