NCAA notebook: Special teams, CHL departures, and Spengler additions

This is the weekend when every team is finally in action.

With the six Ivy League schools slated for at least one game each this weekend, that means everyone has skin in the game. And at the same time, a bunch of conferences are finally kicking off league play as the NCHC, Big Ten, and ECAC all get their rivalry slates going.

In short, there's a lot to keep an eye on once again this weekend, and that's before you start talking about the 10 different games between top-20 teams this weekend.

Let's take a look at some of the fun matchups, news, and notes from around the country:

What's driving surprising results?

The big upsets continue apace across college hockey this season, and one of the ways I've been thinking about it kind of a lot is if there are any highly regarded teams that look like big