Michigan State retains the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, collecting all 50 first-place votes for the second week in a row.
Michigan State is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting all 50 first-place votes in today’s rankings.
Michigan State is again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, getting 42 first-place votes in this week’s rankings.
With 45 first-place votes, Michigan State is again the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Michigan moves up one spot to No. 2, also receiving two first-place votes, while Western Michigan is down one spot, picking up a single first-place vote. Penn State moves up one notch to No. 4 with … Read more
With 29 first-place votes, Michigan State is back atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll, up two spots from last week.
Let’s go to Vegas, baby. The 2026 Frozen Four will be played in T-Mobile Arena, home of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, and wouldn’t any team from the Big Ten love to ride a streak all the way to the final buzzer of the national championship game next April? Because, of course, not one of … Read more
Two-time defending regular-season champion Michigan State is favored to win the 2025-26 Big Ten championship according to the Big Ten hockey preseason coaches poll released on Thursday. Preseason All-Big Ten teams were also selected in voting conducted by conference head coaches. BIG TEN 2025-26 PRESEASON POLL 1. Michigan State 2. Penn State 3. Minnesota 4. … Read more
For the first time, historic West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium will be home to Penn State hockey this January. The Hockey Valley Doubleheader, featuring the men’s and women’s hockey teams in conference matchups, will take place on Jan. 31, 2026. “This is a historic moment for Penn State Hockey, our fans and the … Read more
The Big Ten men’s hockey tournament will be shifting to a two-week, single-elimination format beginning in March 2026, with all games played on campus. Since 2018, the default format for the tournament included a three-weekend format with a best-of-three first round quarterfinal, followed by single-game weekends of semifinal and championship games at campus sites. The … Read more
The NHL’s Edmonton Oilers announced Tuesday they have acquired forward Isaac Howard from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for London Knights (OHL) forward Sam O’Reilly. The Oilers also announced Howard has agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning in 2025-26, forgoing his last year of NCAA eligibility. Howard appeared in 37 games for Michigan … Read more
The accolades keep rolling in for rising senior Isaac Howard following a historic 2024-25 campaign, who was announced as the recipient of USA Hockey’s Jim Johannson College Player of the Year award. Howard is the fourth Spartan to earn this distinction, following in the footsteps of Jeff Lerg (2007), Ryan Miller (2001) and Mike York … Read more
Eight individuals have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025 in both the player and builder categories. Of the eight, four have NCAA hockey connections as Jack Parker (Boston University, builder), Jennifer Botterill (Harvard, player), Brianna Decker (Wisconsin, player) and Duncan Keith (Michigan State, player) will be enshrined. Parker’s coaching career … Read more
Michigan State has announced that head hockey coach Adam Nightingale has signed a multi-year contract extension. Entering his fourth season at the helm in 2025-26, Nightingale has guided Michigan State hockey to back-to-back Big Ten regular-season and conference tournament titles and a 69-35-9 overall record. His .650 career winning percentage ranks second in program history … Read more
The 59th annual Great Lakes Invitational will take place on Dec. 28-29, 2025 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. Michigan Tech, Michigan State, Ferris State, and Miami will compete for the MacInnes Cup. Michigan Tech and Miami will meet in the first semifinal on Sunday (Dec. 28) at 3:30 p.m. followed by Michigan … Read more
“I’ve never seen him have a bad day at the rink,” Michigan State coach Adam Nightingale said of Hobey Baker Award winner Isaac Howard.
Check out photos of award winners from Friday in St. Louis.
The 24 players selected as All-Americans included eight from Hockey East and six from the Big Ten.
The NHL’s New York Islanders have signed Michigan State junior forward Joey Larson to a one-year, entry-level contract beginning in the 2025-26 season. Larson recorded 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 37 games last season with the Spartans. The native of Brighton, Mich., skated in 75 games over two seasons with the Spartans, totaling … Read more
Michigan State undrafted forward Karsen Dorwart has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. Dorwart will report to the Flyers for the remainder of the season, according to Flyers general manager Daniel Briere in a news release. Dorwart is an undrafted center who just completed his third season with Michigan State. Dorwart … Read more
TOLEDO, Ohio — Cornell just won’t let the Mike Schafer retirement tour end. The latest entry was punctuated with Sullivan Mack’s power-play goal with 10 seconds remaining to give the Big Red a 4-3 victory over regional top seed Michigan State on Thursday. Mack scored off a cross-ice feed from Charlie Major to give Cornell … Read more