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.
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Friendship Four in Belfast, N.I., continues to grow, evolve
The annual Friendship Four in Belfast, N.I., has grown from a four-team tournament to an international cultural exchange for all involved.
Arizona State announces endowment for men’s hockey coach, extends current bench boss Powers five years
Arizona State has announced that the Sun Devils’ head coach will be known as the Greg Powers Endowed Men’s Hockey Head Coach after a recent gift from ASU supporters Mike and Nancy Friend.
Powers, the current Arizona State coach, has also signed a five-year contract extension.
‘You wake up every day with a postcard:’ Longtime coach Pooley relishing Colorado College role
Ed Robson Arena, on the campus of Colorado College, is a long way away from the Dublin, Ohio, yogurt shop that Tigers associate head coach Paul Pooley once ran with his brother. Life’s funny like that. When Pooley’s pro hockey career wrapped up in 1987 with the minor-league Fort Wayne Komets, the Ohio State … Read more
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
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
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.
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
UMass’ Musa, Minnesota Duluth’s Plante newest NCAA men’s hockey players named to United States Collegiate Selects team for 2025 Spengler Cup
The United States Collegiate Selects hockey team has announced the addition of two players to the 2025 Spengler Cup roster — Jack Musa (UMass) and Zam Plante (Minnesota Duluth).
Gap in the market: Omaha coach Gabinet makes use of family pedigree in new recruiting era
The recruiting landscape in college hockey these days, and in American college sports in general, isn’t what our parents grew up with. The NCAA rolling out the transfer portal in October 2018, letting student-athletes move freely from one school to another, made sure of that. Seven years later, the recruiting scene in NCAA Division … Read more
As Western Michigan begins title defense, other college hockey championship coaches share tales of caution
Western Michigan begins its first season as defending national champions. Other coaches who have been in that position offer advice (File photo: Jim Rosvold)
Western Michigan collects 32 first-place votes to sit atop Oct. 6 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll
With 32 first-place votes, Western Michigan remains the top team in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll. Michigan State, with 11 first-place votes, moves from No. 3 to No. 2, Boston University gets two first-place votes and drops one spot to No. 3, Penn State bags four first-place nods and is up one … 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
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
Teams announced for 2026, 2027, 2028 Friendship Four hockey tournaments in Belfast
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
Western Michigan gets 29 first-place votes, starts 2025-26 season No. 1 in USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll
Defending national champion Western Michigan earned 29 first-place votes in the preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll to start the year ranked No. 1. No. 2 Boston University took home three first-place votes, while No. 3 Michigan State picked up 14 first-place votes. Denver is slotted fourth and Penn State, with three first-place votes, … 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
NCHC announces six-member preseason all-conference team ahead of 2025-26 season
The NCHC has announced its 2025-26 preseason all-conference team, as selected by members of the media. 2025-26 NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team F: Sam Harris, Denver, Jr. F: Cullen Potter, Arizona State, So. F: Max Plante, Minnesota Duluth, So. D: Jake Livanavage, North Dakota, Jr. D: Eric Pohlkamp, Denver, Jr. G: Hampton Slukynsky, Western Michigan, So. … Read more
Former NCAA hockey players Mounsey, Parise, Pavelski part of ‘remarkable’ U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025
Former NCAA hockey standouts Tara Mounsey (Brown), Zach Parise (North Dakota) and Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin) will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. Photographer Bruce Bennett and former player Scott Gomez will also be inducted. “The collection of talent that is part of the U.S. … Read more