Monday 10: W. Mich., Mich., Providence all sweep
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.
Men’s D-I: CCHA
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Ohio State stifles Michigan State, 2-1
Ohio State earned a weekend split with No. 2 Michigan State on Saturday, grinding out a 2-1 upset in Columbus.
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Dartmouth wins wild one, 5-4, over Harvard
No. 11 Dartmouth outlasted Harvard, 5-4, in a wild back-and-forth game that featured a third-period winner from Hank Cleaves.
TMQ: NPI, and with it postseason scenarios, crystalize
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 remains atop the USCHO poll to welcome 2026
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.
Monday 10: Arizona State, St. Cloud get tourney wins
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
ROUNDUP: W. Michigan wins Kwik Trip, Michigan St. takes GLI
Reigning national champion Western Michigan added another trophy, winning the Kwik-Trip Holiday Faceoff with a 4–1 victory over Wisconsin.
SUNDAY ROUNDUP: Michigan St., Michigan Tech earn wins at GLI
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.
‘Everybody has a different path:’ CCHA teams embracing the CHL and the larger player pool it gives them
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.
Hockey Commissioners Association names half-dozen men’s hockey standouts players of the month for November
The men’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced forward, goaltender, defender and rookie of the month for November.
Riley putting his stamp on Ferris State, one game at a time
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
UConn, Sacred Heart to co-host 2026 men’s Ice Breaker; Bowling Green, Penn State round out tournament field
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.
Seven NCAA standouts complete roster of United States Collegiate Selects hockey team for 2025 Spengler Cup
The United States Collegiate Selects hockey team has announced the addition of seven players to the 2025 Spengler Cup roster
How the team that’ll represent NCAA hockey at the Spengler Cup has come together
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.
After six games, Gould departs Michigan Tech, heads back to WHL to play for Everett
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
CCHA suspends St. Thomas’ Sterzer one game for checking from behind penalty Oct. 24 vs. Providence
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
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
SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Michigan Tech’s Muckalt earns first win with Huskies, upsetting No. 8 Minnesota 5-3
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)
CCHA 2025-26 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Potential there for conference ‘to be the tightest the CCHA has ever been’
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
NCAA replaces PairWise with NCAA Power Index (NPI) for D-I men’s hockey championship tournament selections
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