Quinnipiac’s Markus Vidicek tries to get the puck away from Boston College captain Andre Gasseau during Friday night’s game (photo: Meg Kelly). Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of Sept. 22 fared in games over the weekend of Oct. 3-5. No. 1 Western … Read more
Mason Marcellus has been an offensive leader for Quinnipiac the last couple seasons (photo: Rob Rasmussen/P8Photos.com). Much of the attention at the start of a college hockey season is rightly on the teams from the previous year’s Frozen Four. Conversations about the powerhouses and blue bloods, the traditional powers and new banner holders, all center … Read more
Mack Oliphant has been playing well on the Holy Cross back end the past few seasons (photo: Rob Branning Photography). We remain in a period of intense change in college hockey, and Atlantic Hockey America is no exception. Besides the changing landscape of college athletics in general and college hockey in particular, the AHA also … Read more
It’s a pattern that seems to repeat itself every winter — Hockey East and the NCHC battle all year for the proverbial “best conference” label, both leagues making their case with numerous teams hogging the top spots in the USCHO men’s D-I poll. Then the NCAA tournament plays out and the NCHC is the one … Read more
Minnesota State captured the 2025 MacNaughton Cup, the trophy awarded to the CCHA regular-season champion, for the seventh time in eight years (photo: Minnesota State Athletics). It’s almost a cliche at this point to point out the parity that exists in the CCHA. Sure, Minnesota State last season won their third MacNaughton Cup in the … Read more
TRENT GRIMSHAW Middlebury has announced the hiring of Trent Grimshaw as the assistant men’s hockey coach. Grimshaw joins the Panthers after playing in the SPHL during the 2024-25 season. “I’m very excited to welcome Trent to the Middlebury community and the men’s hockey program,” said men’s hockey coach Jack Ceglarski in a statement. “He will … Read more
At the latest meeting of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Oversight Committee, the final vote for championship selection criteria was passed unanimously finalizing the use of the NCAA Power Index (NPI) for the 2025-26 season. The NPI replaces the PairWise, which had been in use since the 2013-14 season. One of the benefits … Read more
The Conference of New England has announced it will add Salve Regina as an associate member in both men’s and women’s hockey beginning with the 2026-27 season. The addition of the Seahawks will bring the men’s hockey membership to 10 teams, while women’s hockey will officially be at nine teams. “Salve Regina University is a … Read more
Western Michigan celebrates the 2025 national championship last April in St. Louis (photo: Jim Rosvold). Defending national champion Western Michigan earned 29 first-place votes in the preseason USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey Poll to start the year ranked No. 1. No. 2 Boston University took home three first-place votes, while No. 3 Michigan State picked … Read more
Junior Gavin McCarthy will serve as BU’s captain for the 2025-26 season (photo: Dan Garcia). Hockey East has announced the results of the 2025-26 men’s preseason coaches poll. 1. Boston University – 105 (7 first-place votes)2. Providence – 91 (3)3. UConn – 904. Maine – 87 (1)5. Boston College – 856. UMass – 647t. UMass … Read more