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Omaha hockey coach Gabinet signs contract extension, will stay with Mavericks through 2027-28 college hockey season

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Omaha head coach Mike Gabinet has signed a contract extension, keeping the leader of the men’s hockey program tied to the Mavericks through the 2027-28 season. The third head coach in Omaha hockey history, Gabinet enters his eighth campaign leading the Mavericks in 2024-25. “We are excited to have reached an agreement with Coach Gabinet … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Former Omaha coach, administrator Kemp has ice surface at Baxter Arena named in his honor as ‘chills put down your spine’

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Strange as it sounds for someone who has been associated with Omaha hockey for nearly three decades, Mike Kemp briefly but purposefully stayed away from the Baxter Arena ice after it was put in for the new season. The Mavericks’ former coach of 12 years and later an executive associate athletic director at UNO, Kemp … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Minnesota State prepping for league schedule with nonconference slate that ‘goes a long way to get us started’

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During the CCHA’s annual preseason video conference, Minnesota State head coach Luke Strand had stressed how important it would be for the Mavericks to go and challenge themselves in their nonconference schedule this season. “Our out of conference play, it’s a tough schedule. It’s supposed to be that way. I made it that way for … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Last season for Union at Messa Rink means visitors ‘going to have great memories’ with excitement brewing for new rink in 2025-26

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College hockey rinks aren’t the same anymore. They aren’t the old barns built during the 1970s. They’re more antiseptic and devoid of character than the old buildings lacking heat or modern comfort, but they represent the soul and fabric stitched by generations of slap shots and millions of body checks. Even ones owned by corporations … Read more

Former Geneseo player, Wisconsin-Stout assistant coach Vit hired at Omaha as Mavericks’ director of hockey operations

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Omaha has appointed Zach Vit as director of hockey operations. Vit joins Omaha after serving as the associate head coach of the Bishop Kearney Selects 18U team for three seasons. During the 2021-22 season, Vit was the assistant coach for the Bishop Kearney Selects 16U team that won the USA Hockey national championship. “I am … Read more

Former Long Island, Mercyhurst, UMass Lowell goalie Metcalf joins LIU men’s hockey staff as new assistant coach for Sharks

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The Long Island men’s hockey team has added Garrett Metcalf as an assistant coach. The former 2015 NHL Draft pick of the Anaheim Ducks brings a bevy of experience to the growing program. Originally from Salt Lake City, the former goaltender joins a hockey program that has increased its win total every season under head … Read more

Arizona State’s Powers talks Sun Devils, CHL eligibility, roster sizes, series with Michigan: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 7 Episode 1

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USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast

Arizona State head coach Greg Powers joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk Sun Devils hockey, joining the NCHC, eligibility and recruiting for CHL players, roster sizes, and the upcoming home opener series with Michigan.

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This Week in Hockey East: Boston College facing early test at Michigan State as Eagles ‘put under fire right at the beginning of the season’

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Some of college hockey’s elite teams ease into their schedule, opening the season against less-heralded programs from small conferences. Not the case for Boston College this year. The Eagles, ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and picked first in Hockey East by both the coaches and the media, kicks off its … Read more

This Week in Atlantic Hockey: Air Force loses opener to Arizona State, rebounds with ‘magical’ game to split with Sun Devils as Blessing stands tall in goal

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It was a tale of two games for Air Force last weekend. On Friday, the Falcons opened their season with an 8-1 loss on home ice to 20th-ranked Arizona State. Nothing went right for coach Frank Serratore’s team, which allowed three short-handed breakaway goals in the loss. The Sun Devils tacked on a pair of … Read more

This Week in Big Ten Hockey: Ohio State full of optimism as ’24-25 season arrives; Buckeyes ‘excited to go out there and prove to people we belong’

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Ohio State was picked seventh – last – in the Big Ten preseason coaches’ poll. Buckeyes coach Steve Rohlik has an idea or two about that. “Everybody’s got to put somebody somewhere,” said Rohlik, now in his 12th season behind the Ohio State bench. “I’ve never really paid attention to it since forever. What they … Read more

TMQ: Upcoming vote to potentially allow CHL players to join NCAA teams, highlights from ’24-25 opening weekend of men’s college hockey

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Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Welcome back, college hockey! And welcome back to Tuesday Morning Quarterback, our weekly back-and-forth discussing college hockey’s news of the day. Despite the fact that a handful of official games … Read more

Denver collects 43 first-place votes, starts 2024-25 college hockey season as top team in Oct. 7 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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After being picked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Preseason Division I Men’s Poll back on Sept. 23, defending national champion Denver earned 43 first-place votes this week to stay at the top spot in the poll. Boston College is again No. 2, garnering six first-place votes, while Boston University stays No. 3, and Michigan State … Read more

Monday 10: Newcomers lead BU over Holy Cross, UMass’ Carvel, Michigan’s Naurato reach coaching milestones, North Dakota loses first exhibition game since 1996

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Each week during the season, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1, No. 7 Michigan, Minnesota State split series Minnesota State picked up a road split to open the season, winning 5-2 on Friday at seventh-ranked Michigan before falling 4-1 Saturday to the Wolverines. Four … Read more

SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Stonehill stuns Merrimack in OT, Union gets by Army West Point in OT, St. Lawrence scores five unanswered to beat Canisius, No. 16 St. Cloud State blanks St. Thomas

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Aside from the exhibition games, Sunday was a light schedule across men’s college hockey. Perhaps the biggest win was upstart Stonehill, in just the Skyhawks’ third season at the NCAA Division I level, knocking off Merrimack 3-2 in overtime at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass., on a Devlin O’Brien goal 38 seconds into extra … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: First Saturday of 2024-25 season sees Bemidji State sink No. 18 Minnesota Duluth in OT, top-ranked Denver knock off Alaska Anchorage, No. 7 Michigan earn split with Minnesota State, No. 12 Maine blank AIC, No. 3 BU down Holy Cross

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Bemidji State senior captain Jackson Jutting scored 3:47 into the three-on-three overtime period to send the Beavers to a 4-3 victory at No. 18 Minnesota Duluth Saturday night at AMSOIL Arena. It was the Beavers’ first win in Duluth since Feb. 9, 2016, and also snapped a seven-game winless streak (0-5-2) against the Bulldogs. It … Read more

Air Force hockey graduate, Augustana assistant coach Demers, who portrayed ‘how to attack the opportunity to play the greatest sport on earth,’ loses cancer battle at 33

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Augustana men’s hockey assistant coach Chad Demers passed away Oct. 3 after a long battle with cancer. He was 33. Demers is survived by his wife Danika and their three kids. “All of our love and support are with the Demers family at this time,” said Augustana head coach Garrett Raboin in a statement. “Chad … Read more

Hockey East 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Out with the old, in with the new as ‘some very good hockey players are coming our way’

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There’s a saying in Texas high school football: The best teams don’t rebuild, they reload. The saying is altogether appropriate for Hockey East as it enters its 41st season of play. The biggest stars in the league from 2023-24 have taken their game to the NHL — Boston University’s Macklin Celebrini (San Jose) and Lane … Read more