NCAA Weekender: McKenna gets back into Hobey conversation with historic night

Recapping the biggest stories of the NCAA weekend.

In one weekend, Gavin McKenna reasserted his case as one of the premier players in college hockey.

On Friday, he had an eight-point night against Ohio State. It was the first time since 1987 anyone put up that many points in a single game, when Bob Joyce did it for North Dakota (6-2—8) in a game against Michigan Tech. McKenna followed up that legendary performance with two more points the next night, including the overtime game-winner.

College hockey has changed a lot since 1987, so the fact that Joyce, 21 years old at the time, is the only other player to pull off such a feat in almost four decades gives the full context to McKenna's special night. 

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