Seven guys who make the Big Ten a little bigger
Every team has an unsung hero. These seven Big Ten players contribute in ways that are often unnoticed but are never unappreciated.
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A D-III Letter to Santa
What a blur that was! Just like Santa’s fantastic trip around the globe on Christmas Eve, the first half of the 2025-26 season went by in a flash leaving us wanting much more in the New Year! And so, in the spirit of the season, and in advance of the annual requests to the … Read more
Matthews memories — Northeastern prepares for bittersweet farewell to historic barn
The Dog House, Northeastern’s well-known student section at Historic Matthews Arena, will cheer for its Huskies one last time at Matthews this Saturday night.
‘Putting forth our best product:’ Under first-year coach, LIU keeps flying flag for independents
frontd1m, When you first take the reins of a Division I hockey program that doesn’t belong to a conference, you, your staff and your new players are logistically up against it straight away. Of the 63 schools currently fielding D-I men’s hockey teams, just five of them are independents and none are going about … Read more
Green Knights poised for strong finish to “first season”
For the St Norbert Green Knights, the first half has found them playing some of the iron of the NCHA on the road. A two-game series against No. 2 ranked Aurora preceded a series with WIAC contender Wisconsin – Eau Claire before SNC closes out the first half with two more road games against … Read more
Proposed Big Ten revenue partnership with UC Investments stalled for now
The story behind the proposed Big Ten Enterprises has the University of Michigan accusing the Big Ten conference of attempted coercion.
New Hawks program learning on the fly
The Roger Williams Hawks are one of five new D-III teams playing this season at the NCAA level. Like Beloit, Hiram and St John Fisher, the Hawks have already tasted victory with their opening season 4-3 overtime win over Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Since opening night, the Hawks have struggled in five consecutive losses but there are … Read more
Cougars fine-tuning game based on early season success
A quick look at this week’s D-III poll finds the Chatham Cougars at No. 15 and making their first ever appearance in the national poll. At 6-0-0 on the season, the nine-year old program has had a strong start to the new season which they hope to turn into success in the UCHC come … Read more
‘You wake up every day with a postcard:’ Longtime coach Pooley relishing Colorado College role
Ed Robson Arena, on the campus of Colorado College, is a long way away from the Dublin, Ohio, yogurt shop that Tigers associate head coach Paul Pooley once ran with his brother. Life’s funny like that. When Pooley’s pro hockey career wrapped up in 1987 with the minor-league Fort Wayne Komets, the Ohio State … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Weekend Wrap-up – November 17, 2025
What a weekend that was with a lot of league action taking place across the country. There are still some unbeatens across the D-III landscape with some expected (Hobart and Aurora) and some surprise teams (Chatham, UNE, Oswego, Endicott and Salve Regina) keeping goose-eggs in the loss column at the very unofficial quarter pole … Read more
Making sure the good guys stay home: Hockey East’s public schools feature only a small sample of natives, but passion for their home states run deep
When Caeden Herrington scored the first goal of Vermont’s season 52 seconds into the third period of its opener, it did more than break a 0-0 tie and lead to an eventual 2-1 win for the Catamounts over St. Lawrence.
At Penn State, Gavin McKenna is redefining what it means to be a generational talent
Expected to be the top pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, Penn State freshman Gavin McKenna makes an early impact inspired by his Canadian indigenous heritage.
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey – Weekend Wrap-up – November 10, 2025
If you thought the opening weekend had its abundance of drama well let me introduce you to more chaos seen in week two’s docket of games around the country. Everyone knows you can’t win a championship in November but you can certainly lay the ground work to lose one if you have trouble producing … Read more
Thunder looks to open NCHA campaign on a winning note
The Trine Thunder was one of three NCHA teams to play in the NCAA tournament last spring and look to build on last year’s quarterfinal exit in overtime to eventual champion Hobart. The new campaign began in the same state as the last one ended with a ten-hour bus trip to Canton, New York … Read more
D-II/III Men’s Ice Hockey Monday Wrap-up – November 3, 2025
Well, how about that for an opening week of the season! We saw inaugural wins, tournament titles won, career milestones achieved and of course, upsets and ranked teams stumbling out of the gate in pursuit of a Hobart team that showed it is ready for all-comers this season. Here’s the wrap-up of some of the … Read more
For six Ivies, league title is more than just ECAC Hockey
Over the past month, 57 different college hockey programs jumped on the ice for games scheduled on any given night. They competed against one another to gain non-conference wins towards an eventual national tournament berth while battling league comrades for the first points towards postseason tournament seeding. Highlights rang social media throughout morning-after breakdowns, … Read more
Gap in the market: Omaha coach Gabinet makes use of family pedigree in new recruiting era
The recruiting landscape in college hockey these days, and in American college sports in general, isn’t what our parents grew up with. The NCAA rolling out the transfer portal in October 2018, letting student-athletes move freely from one school to another, made sure of that. Seven years later, the recruiting scene in NCAA Division … Read more
St. Thomas ready to open $175 million on-campus arena in style
Throughout their 100-plus years of organized hockey, St. Thomas has played and won a lot of games. Until they were elevated from Division III to Division I in 2021, the Tommies had the most wins of any program in Division III (1,164 in 96 seasons). They won 34 conference titles at that level, and … Read more
Goalies both old and new set to shine in new Hockey East season
The biggest challenge Hockey East goalies will face this season — aside from a barrage of pucks heading straight toward them every night — might very well be a psychological one.
CHL players will make Atlantic Hockey and college hockey in general better, say AHA coaches
College hockey’s inclusion of players from the Canadian Hockey League is having a large impact throughout the game, especially leagues like Atlantic Hockey.