Matthew Van Blaricom had two goals and an assist to lead No. 19 Michigan Tech to a 3-2 season-opening home win over No. 14 Minnesota on Saturday at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. “It was a tremendous game, but we were able to make one more play in the third period and hang on,” … Read more
No. 7 Quinnipiac brought the offense out of opening night, scoring 10 times in a 10-2 rout of New Hampshire in Hamden, Conn.
As another men’s college hockey season gets underway, all of us at USCHO are excited to once again be part of the ride.
The 2026–27 men’s Division I college hockey season is here, and USCHO Opening Faceoff breaks it all down heading into Friday’s opening night.
Arizona State coach Greg Powers has been placed on paid administrative leave as the university continues to examine the circumstances surrounding the Aug. 20 team workout that left sophomore transfer Matthew Mayich hospitalized, the school announced today. Assistant coach Mike Corbett will lead the Sun Devils when the season opens this weekend. The university said … Read more
Air Force head coach Frank Serratore announced that the upcoming 2026-27 season will be his final year. “Most professional coaches are nomadic contractors endlessly wandering the hockey highway from job to job,” Serratore said in a statement. “I was on this track until I came to Colorado Springs. (This) job has provided me with a … Read more
Seven Arizona State men’s hockey players have asked university president Michael Crow to place coach Greg Powers and his staff on administrative leave while the school investigates the Aug. 20 workout that left sophomore transfer Matthew Mayich on life support, according to a report by The Athletic. In a 26-page letter, the players challenged numerous … Read more
The NCAA is moving toward expanding the roster limit for D-I men’s hockey from 26 players to 28. According to a report in the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald, the NCAA D-I men’s hockey oversight committee has approved the proposed change, but it still must clear several hurdles before becoming official. The 26-player limit currently applies … Read more
Arizona State’s internal review of the workout that left hockey player Matthew Mayich on life support has raised as many questions as it answered, according to a report published on Tuesday by The Athletic. The review, released Tuesday, did not assign responsibility for what happened. Instead, the university promised to create a “blue-ribbon advisory panel” … Read more
The NCAA D-I men’s hockey committee announced it has elected to move the 2027 NCAA Bridgeport Regional to Hartford, Conn. PeoplesBank Arena will host the event for the first time, March 25-2.. Bridgeport’s Total Mortgage Arena is undergoing renovations making its ability to host unfeasible. The NCAA worked with the local host Sacred Heart and … Read more
We examine the CHL’s growing impact on college hockey— from a record-setting NHL Draft to an expanding recruiting pool of Major Jr. players.
Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore will retire following the 2026-27 season, ending a 26-year tenure behind the Beaver bench, the university announced Wednesday. Associate head coach Travis Winter will succeed Serratore beginning with the 2027-28 season. Serratore, who played at Bemidji State from 1985-87, took over as head coach in 2001 and guided the program … Read more
Questions continue to mount over how an outside trainer was brought in to conduct an Arizona State hockey workout that ended with sophomore defenseman Matthew Mayich suffering exertional heatstroke and falling into a coma, according to a report from The Arizona Republic. Earlier this week, investigative reporter Robert Anglen reported that Tim Ziesel, a former … Read more
College hockey players may now have five years of eligibility—but House settlement roster limits leave programs with only 26 roster spots.
Stan Wong, T.J. Oshie, Amanda Kessel, Ryan Suter and Phil Kessel were announced Thursday as this year’s inductees into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Wong, an athletic trainer, spent 40 years in hockey, including stints with the Capitals and Panthers, plus five Olympics and dozens of IIHF tournaments with USA Hockey. Oshie helped … Read more
Arizona State’s policies for preventing and treating heat-related illness are being called into question following the Aug. 20 collapse of hockey player Matthew Mayich, who remains in a coma after suffering what his family’s attorney says was exertional heatstroke. According to a report in The Arizona Republic, Mayich had been in the Phoenix area for … Read more
This podcast episode looks at the ongoing tragic situation at Arizona State involving defenseman Matthew Mayich, as well as other key topics.
An attorney representing the family of Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich says the university is failing to properly investigate the circumstances surrounding the 21-year-old defenseman’s collapse during an outdoor team workout last month. According to an extensive report in The Arizona Republic, attorney Robert Carey said Mayich has “zero chance of recovery” and that … Read more
Commissioner Michelle Morgan has received a four-year contract extension to continue leading Atlantic Hockey America through the 2029-30 season, the conference announced today. “I’m proud of the progress we have made: bringing two leagues together, establishing a new brand and creating greater operational efficiencies that position AHA for continued growth,” Morgan said in a statement. … Read more
Arizona State’s Matthew Mayich remains hospitalized more than a week after collapsing during an outdoor team workout, according to multiple reports. Mayich, a 21-year-old defenseman who transferred to Arizona State from Clarkson this offseason, reportedly collapsed during the Aug. 20 workout and was transported to a hospital. Emergency responders initially described the incident as heat-related. … Read more