After leading the Broncos to a historic season, Western Michigan coach Pat Ferschweiler has been named the recipient of the 2025 Spencer Penrose Award, presented annually to the CCM/AHCA Division I men’s hockey national coach of the year. Ferschweiler garners the honor for the first time and becomes the first WMU head coach to claim … Read more
Rensselaer has announced the hiring of Eric Lang as the Engineers’ men’s hockey head coach. Lang, who replaces Dave Smith, comes to Troy, N.Y., after serving as the head coach at American International since 2016. Lang won 155 games at the helm of AIC and captured the Atlantic Hockey regular-season championship or postseason title seven … Read more
North Dakota announced on Tuesday the hiring of Bryn Chyzyk as the program’s assistant coach/general manager. Chyzyk becomes the first general manager to have coaching/recruiting capabilities in college hockey, as he will join the program following a successful run as the general manager of the USHL’s Waterloo Black Hawks. “I am so excited to welcome … Read more
Among the many outstanding first-year players at the D-III level this season, two clearly rose to the top of the list with their exceptional play on the ice and helping their teams to both conference and NCA tournament success. Ryan Burke from Oswego and Landry Schmuck from Aurora are this year’s winners of … Read more
Nearly 50 women who played NCAA women’s hockey this season or are committed to play in the future are rostered with the 10 nations competing at the top level IIHF Women’s World Championships that start Thursday in České Budějovice, Czechia. Every woman on the US and Canadian rosters is a current or former NCAA players. In … Read more
NCAA Division II-III men’s hockey head coaches have recognized the top 31 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for 2024-25. First Team East Shane Soderwall, SO, Curry College (Algonquin, IL) Goalie Austin Mourar, GR, Hobart College (Spring City, PA) Defense James Philpott, SR, Hamilton College^ (Calgary, AB) Defense Nate … Read more
NCAA Division III women’s hockey head coaches have recognized the top 32 hockey players in their division by selecting them as CCM Hockey/AHCA All-Americans for 2024-25. First Team East Natalie Stott, JR, Amherst College*^ (Franklin, MA) Goalie Gretchen Dann, JR, Amherst College (Hanover, NH) Defense Sabrina Kim, SR, Middlebury College (Los Angeles, CA) Defense Samantha … Read more
We all just needed to take a little breather after that amazing season and sensational national tournament, but no worries the intrepid East/West duo of myself and Brian Lester have come up with this season’s All-USCHO teams and the representation of talent on the ice is nothing short of spectacular. This year we have fifteen … Read more
The NHL’s Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the team has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with Boston College sophomore goaltender Jacob Fowler. Fowler also signed a one-year, one-way AHL contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season with the Laval Rocket. The Melbourne, Fla., native played 35 games with Boston College … Read more
Cornell junior forward Dalton Bancroft has signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. Bancroft will report to the AHL’s Providence Bruins for the remainder of the season on an amateur tryout contract. Ending the 2024-25 season with 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists), Bancroft led the Big Red in short-handed goals (2) … Read more
Massachusetts junior forward Kenny Connors has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings. Connors, who forgoes his final season of collegiate eligibility, was originally taken by the Kings in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2022 NHL Draft. “Kenny has been a top-line player for us since the day he … Read more
Sometimes the choice for these awards comes from detailed and nuanced viewing of the season as a whole and we pick a coach whose team made massive strides. Boston University’s Tara Watchorn and Cornell’s Doug Derraugh both would have been worthy choices this season. They certainly deserve and receive an honorable mention here. But sometimes … Read more
Twelve different programs are represented on the All-USCHO Women’s Division I teams this year. Congratulations to all the players on their spectacular season First Team F: Casey O’Brien – Wisconsin F: Kirsten Simms – Wisconsin F: Laila Edwards – Wisconsin D: Caroline Harvey – Wisconsin D: Haley Winn – Clarkson G: Ève Gascon – Minnesota … Read more
The Hobey Baker Hat Trick for 2025 is Denver’s Zeev Buium, Michigan State’s Isaac Howard, and Boston College’s Ryan Leonard.
We’re not sure what more we can say about Wisconsin fifth-year forward and co-captain Casey O’Brien. We thought she was the best player in the country last season and then she came back and had a historic, record-breaking season, won the Patty Kazmaier Award and led her team to its third national championship during her … Read more
One of the most prolific players internationally at the U18 level, Minnesota Duluth freshman Caitlin Kraemer entered the NCAA having set high standards for herself. She had a tournament-high ten goals in back-to-back U18 World Champinships and owns the all-time scoring record for Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team with 37 goals and 53 points in … Read more
The NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights have signed Michigan junior forward Jackson Hallum to a two-year, entry-level contract. A third-round selection (91st overall) of the Golden Knights in the 2020 NHL Draft, Hallum played in all 36 games for the Wolverines this season, finishing with 17 points on eight goals and nine assists. He scored two … Read more
The NHL’s Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed Massachusetts sophomore forward Aydar Suniev to a three-year, entry-level contract. Suniev was the Flames third-round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft. was the Flames third-round pick (80th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft. A native of Kazan, Russia, Suniev played 35 games for … Read more
Massachusetts junior forward Cole O’Hara has signed a two-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Nashville Predators. The Richmond, Hill, Ont., native will report to the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. O’Hara, who forgoes his final season of collegiate eligibility, was originally selected by Nashville in the … Read more
The AHL’s Hershey Bears have signed Minnesota junior defenseman Ryan Chesley to an amateur tryout agreement for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. Chesley served as one of the captains of the Golden Gophers this past year, scoring a career-best 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists) in 40 games, ranking third on the club in … Read more