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. ED: Among all of the changes in D-I men’s hockey this year — CHL eligibility, more NIL money, and roster caps — there is also a new statistical method to select … Read more
Michigan, which hasn’t played since December 6 received 46 of 50 first-place votes to maintain the top spot in the first USCHO poll of 2026.
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1) Host Arizona State three-peats at Desert Hockey Classic Arizona State defeated Air Force, 5-2, to claim its third consecutive Desert Hockey Classic title on Saturday. Rookie Carmelo Crandell scored twice in the third period for the … Read more
Reigning national champion Western Michigan added another trophy, winning the Kwik-Trip Holiday Faceoff with a 4–1 victory over Wisconsin.
Michigan State and Michigan Tech will square off in the final of the Great Lakes Invitational on Monday after each team advanced in Sunday’s semifinals.
We’re halfway into the first college hockey season with Canadian Hockey League recruits playing for NCAA teams.
And, as it turns out, the sky has not fallen.
The men’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced forward, goaltender, defender and rookie of the month for November.
Moving to a new school is always a challenge for a new head coach. Figuring out the nuances of a new team, new campus, and new community is as stressful enough as it is. Now add a newborn baby to the mix. That’s the situation Brett Riley finds himself in. The first-year head coach … Read more
The 30th annual men’s Ice Breaker Tournament is coming to two of college hockey’s newest arenas next season.
The Ice Breaker, the traditional start to the NCAA Division I men’s hockey season, will be co-hosted by UConn and Sacred Heart in October 2026, it was announced jointly today by the host institutions and College Hockey Inc.
The United States Collegiate Selects hockey team has announced the addition of seven players to the 2025 Spengler Cup roster
It took a few years to make a U.S. Collegiate Selects Team a reality. Then organizers had to put together a roster for the 2025 Spengler Cup.
The WHL’s Everett Silvertips have acquired forward Rylan Gould from the Swift Current Broncos, completing a re-worked trade from May 8, 2025. Gould will leave Michigan Tech after six games, putting up one goal, four penalty minutes and a minus-2 rating, and is expected to join the Silvertips in the coming days. “We’re excited to … Read more
The CCHA announced Saturday that St. Thomas senior Caige Sterzer has been suspended for one game, stemming from an incident at 3:50 of the first period on Friday, Oct. 24, against Providence. The on-ice call was a two-minute minor for checking from behind. The suspension will be served during St. Thomas’ next game, which falls … Read more
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
Michigan Tech avenged a 6-3 loss on Friday with a 5-3 victory on Saturday at No. 8 Minnesota giving coach Bill Muckalt his first win as a Husky (Photo: Michigan Tech athletics)
It’s almost a cliche at this point to point out the parity that exists in the CCHA. Sure, Minnesota State last season won their third MacNaughton Cup in the four seasons since the league was re-formed in 2022, but every year we’ve seen close races for the league title and for home ice in the … Read more
At the latest meeting of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Oversight Committee, the final vote for championship selection criteria was passed unanimously finalizing the use of the NCAA Power Index (NPI) for the 2025-26 season. The NPI replaces the PairWise, which had been in use since the 2013-14 season. One of the benefits … Read more
The competing teams for the 2026, 2027, and 2028 Friendship Four hockey tournaments have been announced, marking a major milestone as the event celebrates its 10-year anniversary in Belfast in 2025. Founded by the Odyssey Trust and held annually at the SSE Arena, Belfast, the Friendship Four is the first and only NCAA Division I … Read more
Lake Superior State has signed head coach Damon Whitten to a contract extension through the 2031-32 season. Whitten, already the longest-tenured coach in program history, will begin his 12th season behind the bench this October. “We are thrilled to extend Coach Whitten’s leadership with this contract extension,” said LSSU athletic director Tory Lindley in a … Read more
The CCHA has announced the results of its coaches and media preseason polls and preseason all-conference teams and preseason individual awards as selected by league coaches and media. 2025-26 CCHA Preseason Coaches Poll St. Thomas – 72 (3 first-place votes) Minnesota State – 71 (4) Michigan Tech – 59 (2) Augustana – 59 Bowling Green … Read more