Ted Donato has stepped down as Harvard head coach, the school announced Thursday. “I am proud and grateful for all the incredible moments, everlasting memories, and relationships from my 27 years connected to the University as a student-athlete, coach, and parent,” Donato said in a statement. “I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity … Read more
Following a historic season in which he led Dartmouth to its first ECAC Hockey tournament title, Reid Cashman has been named USCHO’s 2025-26 Coach of the Year. In his fifth season behind the bench, Cashman guided Dartmouth to a program-record 23 wins while also securing the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1980. The Big … Read more
The staff of USCHO.com has announced its three all-USCHO teams for the 2025-26 college hockey season. First Team All-USCHO F: Max Plante, So., Minnesota Duluth* F: T.J. Hughes, Sr., Michigan F: Ethan Wyttenbach, Fr., Quinnipiac D: Eric Pohlkamp, Jr., Denver* D: Cole Hutson, So., Boston University G: Johnny Hicks, Fr., Denver *—Indicates unanimous first-team selection … Read more
Jeff Hamilton will take over as the new coach at Yale, the school announced on Monday. Hamilton returns to Yale as a former team captain and the program’s all-time leading scorer. A three-time All-American and two-time Hobey Baker finalist, he graduated from Yale in 2001. He takes over the program from interim Joe Howe, who … Read more
Former Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna was named the co-winner of the 2026 Parker-York Award for contribution to New England Hockey by the New England Hockey Writers Association at its annual awards gathering Sunday afternoon in Saugus, Mass. Bertagna was presented the award, which was first bestowed in 1959, along with former Amherst coach Jack … Read more
A group of alumni at Princeton has endowed the men’s hockey head coach position in honor of Hobart Amory Hare “Hobey” Baker, one of the most celebrated athletes in school history. A member of Princeton’s Class of 1914, Baker starred in both hockey and football, helping Princeton win national championships in football in 1911 and … Read more
LAS VEGAS — Quinnipiac forward Ethan Wyttenbach earned the 2026 Tim Taylor Award, given to the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year, the Hockey Commissioners’ Association announced on Friday night at the Park MGM Hotel. Wyttenbach became the second Bobcat to win the award, joining Sam Anas, who won in 2014 … Read more
LAS VEGAS — Senior forward Kevin Anderson of Princeton was named the 2026 recipient of the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award, presented by the Hockey Commissioners Association Friday night in Las Vegas. The award was established by the HCA in honor of former Army player Derek Hines, who played from 1999-2003 and was a four-year … Read more
Finalists for the 2026 Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the Division I Men’s Hockey Coach of the Year, were announced by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The nominees consist of those named coach of the year by their respective leagues, and those whose teams qualified for the Frozen Four. Brandon Naurato of Michigan, Mike … Read more
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 PAULA: Dan, that was a tournament weekend for the ages. The level of skill and grit on display in all four regionals matched anything I’ve seen in my decades of covering … Read more
Dartmouth’s Hayden Stavroff (10) is this year’s Walter Brown Award winner. (Photo: Dartmouth Athletics) Dartmouth College sophomore forward Hayden Stavroff was named the winner of the 74th Walter Brown Award, presented to the best American-born Division I college hockey player in New England. The Columbus, Ohio, resident led the nation in goals with 29 and … Read more
Wisconsin broke a 1-1 tie early in the third period and added on from there, ending Dartmouth’s season with a 5-1 win.
Loveland Regional, March 27-29 | Blue FCU Arena No. 1 Western Michigan (26-10-1) vs. No. 4 Minnesota State (22-10-7) | March 27, 2:30 p.m. p.m. ET (ESPNU) No. 2 Denver (25-11-3) vs. No. 3 Cornell (22-10-1) | March 27, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN-plus) Loveland Regional Championship | March 29, TBD WESTERN MICHIGAN How they got … Read more
Sioux Falls Regional, March 26-28 | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center No. 2 Providence (23-10-2) vs. No. 3 Quinnipiac (26-9-3) | March 26, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN-plus) No. 1 North Dakota (27-9-1) vs. No. 4 Merrimack (21-15-2) | March 26, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Sioux Falls Regional Championship | March 28, TBD NORTH DAKOTA How they … Read more
Worcester Regional, March 26-28 | DCU Center No. 1 Michigan State (25-8-2) vs. No. 4 Connecticut (20-12-5) | March 26, 1:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2) No. 2 Dartmouth (23-7-4) vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (21-12-2) | March 26, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Worcester Regional Championship | March 28, TBD MICHIGAN STATE How they got here: At-large, 3rd … Read more
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.
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
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
BOSTON — It wasn’t the prettiest play of the night, but it got Connecticut back to the Hockey East championship game. Tristan Fraser threw the puck into heavy traffic, where it bounced off two defenders and into the net at 1:18 of overtime to give UConn a 4-3 win over Boston College in the Hockey … Read more
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