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The 2026–27 men’s Division I college hockey season is here, and USCHO Opening Faceoff breaks down the biggest contenders across all six conferences.
Jim Connelly, Ed Trefzger and Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley go conference by conference through Atlantic Hockey America, the Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and the NCHC. Which teams should win their leagues? Who could surprise? And which programs are built to make a run deep into March?
The show concludes with Jim, Ed and Derek revealing their four picks to reach the 2027 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in Washington, D.C.
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