Denver junior defenseman Shai Buium has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings beginning in 2024-25. He will report to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign on an amateur tryout. Buium recorded career highs this season with seven goals, 29 assists and 36 points while … Read more
Denver junior forward Massimo Rizzo has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. Rizzo finished third on the Pioneers in scoring in 2023-24 with 44 points and was second with a career-high 34 assists. He also tallied 10 goals in 30 games. Nationally, he was among the nation’s leaders in scoring for … Read more
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Monday that the team has signed Michigan junior forward Dylan Duke to a three-year, entry-level contract. The contract will begin with the 2024-25 season and extend through the 2026-27 season. Duke will report to the Syracuse Crunch this week on an AHL amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2023-24 … Read more
The NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Michigan sophomore forward Gavin Brindley to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season. Brindley was selected by Columbus in the second round (34th overall) at the 2023 NHL Draft. He is expected to make his NHL debut on Tuesday night when the Blue Jackets host the … Read more
Acrisure Arena, home to the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds, an affiliate of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, will host the Coachella Valley Cactus Cup 2025 men’s college hockey series. Holy Cross, UMass Lowell, Michigan Tech and Omaha will play in Palm Springs, Calif., next Jan. 3-4. The event starts Jan. 3 with Holy Cross taking on … Read more
Denver announced Monday that the school has been awarded the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game, as the Pioneers hockey team will host Minnesota at Ball Arena in downtown Denver over Thanksgiving weekend 2025. “The University of Denver is honored to host the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game and excited to rekindle … Read more
With all 50 first-place votes, national champion Denver is the top team in the final USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of the 2023-24 season. The Pioneers are up two spots from the March 25 poll. Boston College is down one to No. 2, Boston University drops one to No. 3, Michigan vaults up six to … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll of March 25 fared in games since that poll. No. 1 Boston College (34-6-1) 03/29/2024 – No. 20 Michigan Tech 1 vs No. 1 Boston College 6 (NCAA Regional Semifinal) 03/31/2024 – No. 8 Quinnipiac 4 vs … Read more
The NHL’s Anaheim Ducks have signed Boston College sophomore forward Cutter Gauthier to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning this season. Gauthier led the NCAA with 38 goals at BC this season, tied for the most goals in a single season in program history and the most by an NCAA player since 1999-00. Gauthier helped Boston … Read more
The NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks have signed Michigan sophomore forward Frank Nazar III to a three-year, entry-level contract. Nazar skated in 41 games with Michigan during the 2023-24 campaign, posting collegiate career highs in games played (41), goals (17), assists (24) and points (41). He tied for second on the team with three game-winning goals. Additionally, … Read more
Tyler Walsh has been named head coach of the Gustavus Adolphus men’s hockey program. Walsh becomes the 20th head coach in the history of the program, but just the fourth in the past 60 years. “Tyler impressed the search committee, our administrators, and coaches during the interview process in many ways, but his leadership skills, … Read more
A freshman won the Hobey Baker Award for the second straight season, with Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini taking home the 2024 award.
Dylan Lugris helped the struggling State College Coyotes team by organizing fund-raising games. Here’s more on the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award winner.
Kyle McClellan was named the nation’s top men’s goalie after leading the country in save percentage and shutouts.
Fifteen different schools have players honored as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for the 2023-24 season. The nation’s top 25 college hockey players were announced tonight during “Friday Night at the Frozen Four” in St. Paul, Minn. Thirteen of the honorees came from this year’s Frozen Four semifinalists: Boston College (5), Denver (3), Michigan (3) and Boston … Read more
Air Force senior defenseman Luke Robinson has been named the winner of the 2024 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award. The award was established in honor of former Army West Point player Derek Hines, who was a “consummate team player and team builder.” Hines played at Army from 1999 to 2003 and was a four-year letter-winner … Read more
Boston University freshman forward Macklin Celebrini has been named the recipient of the 2024 Tim Taylor Award, awarded annually upon the best first-year player in NCAA Division I men’s hockey by the Hockey Commissioners’ Association. He is the fifth BU player to win this award. The others are goaltender Kieran Millan in 2009, forward Jack … Read more
Boston University sophomore defenseman Lane Hutson has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens. Hutson, a second-round pick of the Canadiens in the 2022 NHL Draft, spent two spectacular seasons at BU. He totaled an impressive 97 points on 30 goals and 67 assists in 77 career games, which led all active … Read more
The SUNYAC will add Hobart and William Smith in the sports of men’s and women’s hockey, and Skidmore in men’s hockey, beginning with the 2025-26 season. The announcement was made on Wednesday by commissioner Tom DiCamillo following a recommendation by the SUNYAC board of directors (athletic directors) and approval by the SUNYAC presidents council. This … Read more
Greg Brown was rewarded for leading the Eagles to Hockey East regular-season and playoff championships and to the Frozen Four.