After a 5-4-1 start to the season, Wisconsin – Eau Claire has found their formula for winning hockey as the Blugolds are unbeaten since early December and are preparing for the WIAC conference battles to come in the second half. “We have started to play some really good hockey,” stated head coach Matt Loen. … Read more
BRACKETOLOGY XTRA: We discuss USCHO’s latest bracketology as four western No. 1 seeds and pretty good attendance highlight this week’s bracket.
Undergraduate men’s hockey athletes can now enter the transfer portal during a single 15-day window beginning the Monday after the NCAA championship game.
The Jan. 15, 2026, episode of the PodKaz from USCHO.com has hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski talking about Princeton’s 11-game winning streak. The Tigers are one win away from tying a program record, and they’ve shot to the top of ECAC Hockey. We also look back at the first night of the Beanpot, where … Read more
Between now and March 22 Bracketolog will provide up-to-date prediction of the 16-team NCAA field seeded into regional sites.
If you’re only as good as the company you keep, the Fighting Irish are better than their record would indicate. At the bottom of the Big Ten standings, Notre Dame is 4-15-1 overall and still looking for its first conference win through 10 games. The Irish are in good company, though, when it comes to … Read more
UPON FURTHER REVIEW PODCAST: We discuss No. 1 Michigan losing star freshman goalie Jack Ivankovic and Providence losing senior starter Philip Svedeback.
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. DAN: Another week in the books here in the college hockey world, and although the second semester is just getting started, it sure is starting to feel like the perfect continuation … Read more
Fourth-year Michigan head coach Brandon Naurato has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season, the school announced Monday. Naurato guided the Wolverines to back-to-back Frozen Four appearances in his first two seasons. A 2009 graduate of Michigan, Naurato posted the most wins (26) of any first-year Michigan head coach before becoming the first … Read more
PODCAST: Michigan dominates Notre Dame, Minnesota Duluth’s surprising offense, Western Michigan’s resurgence, key wins for Quinnipiac and Providence.
Some teams have certainly found their game already in the second half while others have seen the surprise outcome (formerly known as the upset bug) de-rail their momentum, at least temporarily. Lots to review and assess from some great action across the country this past weekend. Here’s a look at some of the drama … Read more
Defending champ Western Michigan is red hot, sweeping a high-profile road series at No. 7 Denver to extend its surge to seven straight wins.
Providence has added goalie Michael Simpson to the roster, the school announced on Sunday. Simpson joins the Friars after spending this season with the Savannah Ghost Pirates of the ECHL. The London, Ont., native is expected to bolster the Friars at goalie in the wake of an injury to Philip Svedebäck, suffered in a game … Read more
Ohio State earned a weekend split with No. 2 Michigan State on Saturday, grinding out a 2-1 upset in Columbus.
No. 11 Dartmouth outlasted Harvard, 5-4, in a wild back-and-forth game that featured a third-period winner from Hank Cleaves.
It is the second weekend in the New Year and while there are still non-conference games in abundance, the serious conference schedules are beginning everywhere as teams ramp up their game in the second half. Every point matters more from here to the end of the regular season so if you did make a … Read more
Thomas Wolfe is famous for his quote that “you can’t go home again.” For new Franklin Pierce head coach Conor Foley, the Ravens program is truly his home, and he is thrilled for the coaching opportunity at his alma mater as well as the return of the team to being competitive in the NE-10 … Read more
Minnesota Duluth assistant equipment manager Dale “Hoagie” Haagenson is cherished as someone who bridges present-day Bulldog hockey with what it was when he joined the program in 1981. But as UMD associate head coach Adam Krause puts it, his and any number of fellow former Bulldog players’ relationships with Haagenson doesn’t start and end with … Read more
In the Jan. 8, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look ahead to the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, which starts Jan. 10 in Nova Scotia. The rosters are packed with players committed to play NCAA hockey in the coming seasons, making it an important look at what’s to come … Read more
Welcome to an all-new season of Bracketology, USCHO’s weekly attempt to seed the NCAA tournament field based on the NPI.