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
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
On the first episode of the PodKaz for the 2025-26 season, Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com discuss how preparations for the Olympics could impact the NCAA hockey landscape. It’s a season unlike any others before because of the lack of centralization for the U.S. and Canadian national teams. Changes to the NCAA tournament … Read more
The NCAA season begins in October, and several Vancouver Canucks prospects will be looking to win a National Championship by the end of this season. The Canucks have an interesting prospect pool in the American college system, with many of them looking to take important roles on their team, and some will be playing with … Read more
The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Eveleth, Minn. (photo: U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame). Former NCAA hockey standouts Tara Mounsey (Brown), Zach Parise (North Dakota) and Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin) will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. Photographer Bruce Bennett and former … Read more
Nothing like a Ryan Reaves trade to get you fired up for the weekend, am I right? No matter your opinion of Reaves and whether his role is still valued in the NHL, the Leafs brought in a younger, cheaper enforcer in Michael Pezzetta, and the fact that Ryan spent final stretch of the 2024-25 … Read more
Gavin McKenna, a projected top pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, has reportedly decided to attend Pennsylvania State University this fall, according to a report from Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects. The five-star commitment is the most significant signing for a program that began in 1971 but returned to Division I status in 2013 with the … Read more
NCAA players or players committed to NCAA teams who have appeared in the final Central Scouting rankings for the June 27-28, 2025, NHL Draft. This list will be updated as players are selected. NCAA commitments listed are per College Hockey Inc., using data from RinkNet, Elite Prospects and Brad Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald … Read more
Eight individuals have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2025 in both the player and builder categories. Of the eight, four have NCAA hockey connections as Jack Parker (Boston University, builder), Jennifer Botterill (Harvard, player), Brianna Decker (Wisconsin, player) and Duncan Keith (Michigan State, player) will be enshrined. Parker’s coaching career … Read more
The Ottawa Hard Rock Hotel and Casino was the site for the 2025 PWHL Draft (photo: PWHL). The 2025 PWHL Draft was held June 24 in Ottawa, Ont., at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The draft consisted of six rounds and allowed all eight teams to select eligible women’s hockey players from a pool … Read more