The United States Collegiate Select hockey team has announced the front office and support staff for the 2025 Spengler Cup. Steve Metcalf (Hockey East), Sean Hogan (College Hockey Inc.), Chris Meriney (College Hockey Inc.) and Don Lucia (CCHA) will make up the front office, while Josh Penn (UMass), Aaron Leu (Denver), Perry Laskaris (CCHA) and … Read more
The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) announced today a major initiative to expand collegiate pickleball through a partnership with the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), Selkirk Sport, and USA Pickleball. The collaboration will introduce the APP Selkirk Collegiate Series, now officially sanctioned by USA Pickleball, making it the only collegiate pickleball tour sanctioned … Read more
The Collegiate Pickleball Tour is expected to showcase more than 4,000 players from over 125 colleges College pickleball is bigger than ever. This season, its marquee tour has a big-name sponsor to match. DUPR and All Racquet Sports, the official licensee of adidas Pickleball in the U.S., just made it official: adidas is the Presenting Sponsor of … Read more
The Centene Community Ice Center in suburban St. Louis will host the United Collegiate Hockey Cup tournament in March 2026 (photo: Centene Community Ice Center). The Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, will host the United Collegiate Hockey Cup from March 5-7, 2026, bringing together five NCAA Division I men’s hockey programs for … Read more
An All-Texas showdown at the Life Time Peach Tree Corners resulted in the first National Championship for the University of Texas Pickleball Club. The University of Texas at Austin (UT) beat the other finalist, Texas Christian University (TCU) in the finals. The final score was 3-1 in favor of UT: WD 21-15 TCU, MD 21-18 UT, … Read more
The 2025 Collegiate National Championship (CNC) Tournament is taking place this weekend at the Life Time Peach Tree Corners, just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The facility is known as one of the largest and nicest pickleball facilities in the country. With over $30,000 in scholarship money on the line, the play is going to be … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer School’s out. Tweaks to late-season rosters around the American Hockey League continue as NCAA talent begins to sign on and jump into the thick of the stretch drive to the Calder Cup Playoffs. March is always a hectic time for AHL rosters. The NHL trade deadline. The AHL trade/loan deadline. … Read more
In a groundbreaking moment for college pickleball, Ava Ignatowich & Mehvish Safdar were selected in the 2025 Major League Pickleball (MLP) free agency draft. Their selections mark a pivotal milestone in legitimizing college pickleball as a direct pathway to the pros. Until now, most players drafted into MLP strictly played PPA and APP events. Now … Read more
The Collegiate Pickleball Tour’s (CPT) inaugural showcase didn’t disappoint. Some of the top collegiate & junior players in the country got to showcase their skills on Pickleball TV’s Grandstand court at the Carvana PPA Mesa Cup, giving the pickleball world a taste of what the collegiate game has to offer. No.14-ranked Grand Canyon University (GCU) … Read more
The five conferences in National Collegiate women’s hockey have five different setups for their postseason tournaments. It can be confusing to remember which league starts its tournament when and how many games they play. Here’s a look at the format and schedule for each of those and the NCAA tournament. Atlantic Hockey America Byes: The … Read more