Michigan, Michigan State, North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth round out top five The defending national champion Denver Pioneers are ranked right where they left off last season. The Pionners are ranked No. 1 in the USA preseason poll, as expected. Denver is coming off their second national championship in two years and their third […]
Travis Winter to succeed Serratore following the 2026-27 becoming the program’s eighth head coach By Tyler Christiansen, Associate Director of Athletics for Media and External Relations BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Director of Athletics Britt Lauritsen announced today that men’s hockey head coach Tom Serratore will retire following the conclusion of the 2026-27 season, his […]
More Than 100 Current or Future NCAA Players Selected BUFFALO, N.Y. – In a historic weekend for college hockey, 109 current or committed NCAA Division I players were selected during the two-day 2026 NHL Draft at KeyBank Center, the most since the NHL went to its current seven-round draft format in 2005. It also represented […]
2026 draft sets new record with 19 current or committed NCAA players chosen Penn State Forward Selected No. 1 by Toronto Maple Leafs BUFFALO, N.Y. – The city of Buffalo is renowned for its famous wings. The most celebrated wing here Friday night was Penn State left winger Gavin McKenna, who was selected by the […]
Faribault native played at Shattuck and MSU-Mankato and was drafted by Nashville in 2012 Coaching stints include USHL and most recently leading NAHL’s Minnesota Wilderness to division title and Roberston Cup title game Zach Stepan, who has served as a hockey coach in junior hockey for the past decade, has been named the new head […]
Oliver returns home to lead the Huskies as the fourth head coach of the Division-I era ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State University Director of Athletics Holly Schreiner has announced Nick Oliver as the next men’s hockey head coach. Oliver returns to his alma mater to become the fourth head coach of the […]
College Hockey Invited to Return to Spengler Cup U.S. Collegiate Selects Will Compete in 2026, 2027 The United States Collegiate Selects (USCS) hockey team has announced, in conjunction with the Spengler Cup Organizing Committee, a two-year contract to return to the prestigious tournament in 2026 and 2027. The decision comes after a successful showing in […]
Denver’s Pohlkamp and UMD’s Plante join Michigan’s Hughes as finalists The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation is pleased to announce the three Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalists for the 2026 award, honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: TJ Hughes, a senior forward from the University of Michigan; Max Plante, a sophomore forward from […]
Minnesotans Plante, Stramel, and Pohlkamp among 10 finalists St. Paul, Minn. — The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation is pleased to announce the Top Ten candidates for the 2026 award honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Trey Augustine, Michigan State University; James Hagens, Boston College; TJ Hughes, University of Michigan; Gavin McKenna, Penn […]
Senior captain Lucas Wahlin has grown alongside the Tommies from their early Division I growing pains to national relevance, embodying the program’s steady rise in the CCHA. by Robert Brent, Let’s Play Hockey When the University of St. Thomas jumped to Division I Hockey for the 2021-22 season, the program started with a lot of […]
