MONDAY 10: 10 things to know about the championship weekend, NCAA field
In our last Monday 10 of the season, we’ll catch you up on 10 things to know about the men’s D-I hockey championship weekend and the NCAA tournament field.
Men’s D-I: Big Ten
Michigan is top seed as 2026 NCAA bracket revealed
Michigan is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Division I men’s championship tournament. North Dakota (No. 2 overall), Michigan State (3) and defending NCAA champion Western Michigan (4) join the Wolverines as the four regional top seeds, while Dartmouth is making its first tourney appearance since 1980. FULL NCAA DIVISON I MEN’S … Read more
ROUNDUP: Merrimack wins first Hockey East championship
BOSTON — For Merrimack to make history, it needed a championship performance. It got one from goalie Max Lundgren. Clinging to a one-goal lead for almost the entirety of the third period, the junior from Angelholm, Sweden, held off a furious Connecticut attack over the final minutes to preserve a 2-1 win for Merrimack and … Read more
Three named as Richter finalists
Trey Augustine of Michigan State, Michael Hrabal of UMass and Josh Kotai of Augustana are the three finalists for the Mike Richter Award as the nation’s best goalie. Augustine, the only repeat finalist among the group, has put Michigan State at or near the top of the national rankings all season and led the Spartans … Read more
Hobey Baker Award announces 10 finalists
The 10 finalists for the 2026 Hobey Baker Award, representing five different conferences and nine programs, were announced Wednesday. The finalists include three seniors, two juniors, three sophomores, and two freshmen. The list is headlined by high-scoring forwards Ethan Wyttenbach (Quinnipiac), the nation’s current points leader, and Hayden Stavroff (Dartmouth), who leads the country in … Read more
After eight seasons, Motzko out at Minnesota
Bob Motzko will not return as Minnesota’s coach next season, the school announced on Wednesday. The departure comes after the Gophers finished 11-22-3 overall (its worst season since 1972). This year’s team was eliminated in the first round of the B1G playoffs and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. Motzko, who coached for eight … Read more
TMQ: Underdogs + upsets = conference tourney madness
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: A season that started in the first weekend of October — and possibly beyond, if you’re a fan of counting things like exhibitions and preseason practices — makes its final … Read more
MONDAY 10: The carnage of postseason hockey
The playoffs are always a chaotic time, and this week was no exception. After much chalk in early-rounds, four No. 1 seeds feel on Saturday.
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio St., Merrimack pull off upsets
Felix Caron’s overtime goal lifted Ohio State to a stunning 3-2 win at Michigan State Saturday, sending the Buckeyes to the B1G tournament final. 🗣️ Ohio State is moving on to the championship game! pic.twitter.com/Gll1YMnCqV — Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) March 15, 2026 The No. 5 seed Buckeyes will take on No. 2 seed … Read more
TMQ: Postseason college hockey dominates the conversation
While college hockey’s postseason and the first full week of playoff action delivered plenty of drama, we were lacking any major upsets.
MONDAY 10: Conference playoffs take center stage
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature 1) Hawks take care of business at home, could again North Dakota likely cemented its No. 1 regional seed chances for the NCAA tournament when the Fighting Hawks advanced to the NCHC playoff semifinals. Back-to-back wins over … Read more
After Olympic gold, could Michigan finally get D1 women’s hockey?
In Michigan, there is nowhere for talented women to play Division I NCAA hockey. People at the state’s two Big Ten schools would like to see that change.
TMQ: Picking through the madness of college hockey’s postseason
DAN: Well, Ed, the temperature in Massachusetts nearly hit 50 degrees this past week. To be honest, it felt a little bit like spring was coming, and I laughed to someone that the last 45 degree day was considered “cold” because we were coming down from the 60 degree temperatures from late September and early … Read more
MONDAY 10: March hockey is here
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature 1) Penrose Cup No. 7 for North Dakota With its 5-3 win at No. 4 Western Michigan on Friday, No. 3 North Dakota earned its seventh Penrose Cup as regular-season champions of the NCHC, the most in … Read more
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: WMU gets series split with NDak
Owen Michaels buried an overtime winner to lift Western Michigan to a 4-3 victory over North Dakota on Saturday night at Lawson Arena. The win gave Western Michigan a split in the weekend series and pushed WMU to 24-9-1 overall and 16-7-1 in NCHC play. Whitey has Lawson jumpin' pic.twitter.com/ZQiHtzTC4n — WMU Hockey (@WMUHockey) March … Read more
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: North Dakota clinches seventh Penrose Cup
North Dakota clinched its seventh Penrose Cup as NCHC regular-season champions with a 5-3 road win at Western Michigan on Friday.
BRACKETOLOGY: Building the bracket with bands, not seeds
This week’s Bracketology unveils this week’s field and bracket and looks deeper into a move the committee might make to help attendance.
MONDAY 10: College hockey is golden
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Golden moment for college hockey USA’s 2-1 overtime victory over Canada in Sunday’s Olympic gold medal game offered one of the greatest capstone moments for the NCAA and its ability to cross borders. Most publicly, the … Read more
With 20 former NCAA D-I players, USA wins Olympic gold in Milan
For the first time since 1980, the gold medal in Olympic men’s ice hockey belongs to the USA. Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to lift USA to a 2-1 win over Canada in the gold-medal game of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Italy on Sunday. The U.S. … Read more
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Michigan gets best of Badgers
Michigan beat Wisconsin 3-1 on Saturday night in front of the largest crowd in Kohl Center history to earn a B1G series split with the Badgers. His first goal as a Wolverine, Kason Muscutt! pic.twitter.com/SYp0uovCRA — Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) February 22, 2026 Wolverines goalie Jack Ivankovic had 34 saves. Kason Muscutt scored his first collegiate … Read more