NCAA News & Stories

*Looking at the NPI* Uhhh, I didn't have THIS on my freaking 2025 bingo card!!!!

From power forwards Porter Martone and William Horcoff to the dominant dual-threat offence of Max Plante, high-skill NCAA talents have been racking up gaudy totals since the start of November.

Ryan Lambert recaps the biggest stories of the NCAA weekend.

A look at some of the biggest stories in college hockey this week.

Checking in on some of the top forwards drafted from the 2025 NCAA class as they begin or continue their NCAA careers post-draft.

Figuring out if Will Horcoff is the new Hobey frontrunner, plus news and notes from every conference.

Dartmouth, Cornell, Harvard, and Princeton are four of the best teams in the country so far. How long will it last?

We're back at it again with another perfect power ranking which everyone loves.

The race for No. 1 opens, defencemen dominating, and major risers highlight our second ranking of the 2026 NHL Draft class.

Hockey East is usually one of the top conferences in college hockey, with three-plus NCAA tournament teams. Now, things would have to start going very well for the league to get three at all.

The Blackhawks first-round pick isn't the first player to juggle hockey and football in high school. Sean Shapiro spoke to others about what that's like.

It's great to get off to a really hot start and win a bunch of games. But if you're in the ECAC, CCHA, or Atlantic Hockey, it's almost always about how you finish.

Seven different colleges have opened new hockey arenas in the past four years. What does that mean for them, their players, and the future of NCAA hockey?

While the Plante brothers sit atop the scoring race in the NCAA, let's take a closer look at how their play styles compliment each other and drive success for UMD's program.

Is it too early to talk about the NCAA tournament? Historically speaking, not really.

The rowdy boys are back for another perfect power ranking that is completely inarguable.

Unexpected freshmen are challenging to win the scoring race and the top candidate to be the NHL's 2026 first overall selection faces some growing pains adjusting to college hockey.

Why Gavin McKenna is doing better than you might think, and how he can take his game to the next level.

The CHL has always been the main path. You wanted the NHL, you went to major junior. Now that map is being redrawn in real time.

Digging into the numbers to see whether the team you like is any good, plus news and notes on every conference.

From eighteen months off to the Big Ten grind, Cayden Lindstrom’s learning to play mad, not angry. Cam Robinson has more on the Blue Jackets' first-rounder's progression at Michigan State.

Jacob Titus takes a look at the top performing goaltenders around the world, starting with the netminder who received an early call-up to the NHL.

The NHL hosted a meeting of the key stakeholders last week in New York to discuss the future.

A bunch of top teams split, more upsets happened, and no one can figure it out.

Just another packed week of college hockey news... and some analysis???

Another wild fortnight in college hockey shook up the power rankings once again.

Western Michigan, Michigan State, and Michigan have been the three best teams in college hockey so far this season. Can anyone break the blockade?

Lots of people are paying attention to college hockey for the first time this season, because of all the ex-CHL players in the ranks. But how are those first-year NCAA skaters doing?

Sean Shapiro takes a deeper look at the Michigan freshman goalie that's helping turn things around for the Wolverines.

More unranked teams picked up surprising wins this weekend. How big of a trend is it, really?

It's another massive week in college hockey, headlined by BU/Michigan State on Friday and Saturday. The Friday game is actually on national TV, for crying out loud.

Our expert panel unveils their ballots and defends their choices for October.

After sweeping Providence on the road, the Michigan Wolverines are 4-0 with a 26-3 goal difference. Feels like that's telling us something.

News, notes, and some game recommendations for the first full weekend of college hockey. Nearly all of Div. 1's 63 teams will be in action.

Gavin McKenna's scintillating skill and creativity propelled Penn State to a pair of opening weekend victories, but his defensive details need to improve to hit his franchise-calibre NHL upside.

CHL players, NIL payments, House money? College hockey programs have more issues to deal with than ever, so how are they doing it?

Ryan Lambert breaks down the weekend that was in college hockey.

Cam, Ryan, and Sean rank the top 20 teams in college hockey for 2025-26 and discuss some other interesting storylines for the new season.

A conference-by-conference breakdown of the best players and teams in the country.

Previewing the most outstanding candidates for all three of college hockey's major awards.

Catching you up on all the changes from another busy summer.

Cam Robinson polled NHL scouts to compile a consolidated ranking for the 2026 NHL Draft.

Elite Prospects' first 2026 NHL Draft ranking has arrived, and we haven't been this excited about a draft class in years.

Chicago continues to boast one of the deepest prospect pools in the league and checks in at No. 5 on this ranking.

Our scouts break down the Utah Mammoth prospect pool.

Despite the graduation of Lane Hutson, the Canadiens boast an elite prospect pool with a balance of elite skill and difficult-to-play-against depth, assembled to fill all roles a contending lineup needs, top to bottom.

The Flames hold the No. 9 spot for the year, but this was a year of change for one of the sport's top prospect pools.

Our scouts break down the 12th ranked Detroit Red Wings prospect pool.