Maxim Štrbák has signed with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced. The contract begins with the 2026-27 season. Štrbák, 20, was selected in the second round (45th overall) in the 2023 NHL Draft and played 102 games in three seasons at Michigan State. Štrbák guided the Spartans to three consecutive … Read more
Merrimack goalie Max Lundgren has signed with the Boston Bruins, the team announced. The deal is a one-year entry-level contract for the 2026-27 season with an NHL cap hit of $952,500, according to the team. Lundgren, 23, appeared in 39 games with Merrimack during the 2025-26 season, posting a 21-16-2 record with a 2.55 goals‑against … Read more
Minnesota Duluth goalie Adam Gajan has signed with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, the team announced. The two-year, entry-level contract runs through the 2027-28 season and comes with a $1.05 million salary-cap hit, according to the team. Gajan, 21, posted career highs in games played (33), wins (19), save percentage (.908), goals-against average (2.25) and shutouts … Read more
Michigan State goalie Trey Augustine signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings that will begin in the 2026-27 season, according to reports. Augustine will report to the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins for the remainder of this season on an amateur tryout, thereby not burning a year off the entry-level … 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
Junior forward Matt DiMarsico has signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Colorado Avalanche, the club announced on Monday. DiMarsico will report to American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles on a minor-league contract for the remainder of the season with his pro contract set to begin with the 2026-27 season. “My time as a Nittany Lion … Read more
Sophomore goalie Kevin Reidler has signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Ottawa Senators, the team announced Monday. Reidler will report to American Hockey League affiliate, the Belleville Senators, on an amateur tryout agreement for the remainder of the 2025-26 season with his pro contract set to begin with the 2026-27 season. “This year at … Read more
Michigan State forward Porter Martone has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team announced Sunday. He will join the Flyers for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Michigan State was eliminated from the NCAA tournament following a 4-3 overtime loss to Wisconsin on Saturday. In 2025-26, Martone picked up 50 points (25 goals, 25 assists) … Read more
Assumption’s Jonathan Surrette (10) is the winner of the 25th Joe Concannon Award recognizing the best American-born player at the D-II/III level in New England. The Woburn, MA resident had a phenomenal season for the Greyhounds recording 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points in 33 games establishing a new scoring record during … Read more
Recently retired Mercyhurst hockey coach Rick Gotkin has expressed dismay upon the Friday announcement that the school will end its men’s hockey program. “Obviously I am devastated on so many fronts,” said Gotkin, who retired earlier this month after 38 seasons as the program’s head coach. “I’m devastated for our student athletes. I’m devastated for … 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
Ohio State forward Riley Thompson has signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Thompson, who was undrafted, will report to the Flyers’ AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, on a professional tryout. The 6-foot-4, 222-pound forward appeared in 37 games for Ohio State this season, recording 13 goals and 27 points. He ranked … Read more
Massachusetts goalie Michael Hrabal will forgo his senior year after signing a 3-year entry-level contract with the Utah Mammoth of the NHL, the school announced Wednesday. The contract will begin at the start of the 2026-27 season. The Prague, Czechia native was drafted in the second round, 38th overall, by the Arizona Coyotes in the … Read more
Brett Larson has agreed to a five-year contract to be the next coach of the Minnesota men’s hockey team, the school announced Tuesday. Larson comes to Minnesota from St. Cloud State where he served as the head coach for the past eight seasons. While at St. Cloud, Larson guided the Huskies to four NCAA tournament … Read more
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
The NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey committee announced its field of 16 teams on Sunday. The following is the bracket.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Wisconsin senior defender Caroline Harvey was announced as the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner on Saturday, March 21. She is only the third defender to win the Patty Kaz, joining Ohio State’s Sophie Jaques (2023) and Harvard’s Angela Ruggiero (2004). Last season, the Salem, New Hampshire, native broke Wisconsin’s single-season … Read more
Trey Augustine of Michigan State, Michael Hrabal of UMass and Josh Kotai of Augustana are the three finalists for the Mike Richter Award as the nation’s best goalie. Augustine, the only repeat finalist among the group, has put Michigan State at or near the top of the national rankings all season and led the Spartans … Read more
A pair of Boston University sophomores recently signed NHL contracts upon the conclusion of the Terriers’ season last weekend. Cole Hutson, a 19-year-old defenseman, is scheduled to make his pro hockey debut Wednesday night with the Washington Capitals against the Ottawa Senators. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Washington on Sunday, just hours after … Read more
Bill Mandigo, the winningest coach in women’s Division III hockey, will retire as coach at Middlebury, the school announced. Mandigo capped his career with an all-time 698-185-60 record. Mandigo concludes his 43-year coaching career, including 38 at Middlebury. “It has been a privilege to spend the past 38 years at Middlebury College,” said Mandigo in … Read more