MONDAY 10: Michigan State, Michigan win in B1G

Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Michigan State plays spoiler at Beaver Stadium Charlie Stramel’s hat trick, including the game winner 3:08 into overtime, led the No. 2 Spartans to a 5-4 win over host Penn State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: No. 1 Michigan tips Minnesota in B1G overtime battle

Jayden Perron scored at 2:08 of overtime to lift No. 1 Michigan to a 3-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday night in B1G action.  https://twitter.com/umichhockey/status/2012709951123112112 It was Perron’s ninth goal of the season.  Garrett Schifsky and T.J. Hughes also scored for the Wolverines, while Stephen Peck had 26 saves.  No. 9 Denver 3, No. 5 … Read more

In wake of stroke, UMD volunteer Haagenson’s support system runs deep

Minnesota Duluth assistant equipment manager Dale “Hoagie” Haagenson is cherished as someone who bridges present-day Bulldog hockey with what it was when he joined the program in 1981. But as UMD associate head coach Adam Krause puts it, his and any number of fellow former Bulldog players’ relationships with Haagenson doesn’t start and end with … Read more

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

Six NCAA men’s hockey players added to United States Collegiate Selects roster for 2025 Spengler Cup

The United States Collegiate Selects hockey team has announced the addition of six players to the 2025 Spengler Cup roster — Vinny Borgesi (Northeastern), Matt DiMarsico (Penn State), Quinn Finley (Wisconsin), Adam Gajan (Minnesota Duluth), Ryan Walsh (Cornell) and JJ Wiebusch (Penn State). The newcomers bring the team’s roster total to 18 student-athletes, who will … Read more

Big Ten, Hockey East pace HCA men’s hockey players of the month for October

The first monthly honorees of the Men’s Hockey Commissioners Association have been chosen. This year’s monthly selections have expanded to four honorees – forward, goaltender, defender and rookie of the month. Men’s Co-Forward of the Month: Max Plante, SO F, Minnesota Duluth (Hermantown, MN) Men’s Co-Forward of the Month: JJ Wiebusch, SO F, Penn State … Read more

NCHC 2025-26 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Conference looks wide-open with targets on defending national champion Western Michigan

Year-in and year-out, ever since their conference held its first games in 2013, coaches and players from NCHC member schools have talked about the meat-grinder that is their league. It might be even tougher now, and it’s certainly as difficult as ever to predict who will end up where. The conference boasts the defending national … Read more

After considering more than 125 online submissions, NCHC names postseason tournament trophy the National Cup

While the NCHC has awarded the Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup (Penrose Cup) to its regular-season champion since 2014, the conference’s tournament trophy has never had a name. That is until the 2026 NCHC tournament. With the NCHC moving its postseason tournament, the Frozen Faceoff, entirely to campus sites across the country this coming … Read more

Defending national champion Western Michigan chosen first in 2025 NCHC preseason media poll

The NCHC has released its 2025-26 preseason media poll. Defending national champion Western Michigan was picked first, followed by Denver and North Dakota. Four different teams received first-place votes in the poll. 2025-26 NCHC Preseason Media Poll 1. Western Michigan, 252 points (19 first-place votes) 2. Denver, 225 (4) 3. North Dakota, 220 (5) 4. … Read more