Michigan State Univ. News & Stories

Here's why the Soo Greyhounds star is the best defenceman available for the 2026 NHL Draft.

It was yet another wild NCAA transfer period, with many top players, and over a dozen draftees changing teams. Who won and who lost during those two weeks of tumult?

After just five days, hundreds of players across Div. 1 have entered the transfer portal in search of new teams. We break down the top skater commitments, and key names still looking for a landing spot.

Let's talk about why the college hockey awards voters will choose the winners of the Hobey Baker, Mike Richter, and Tim Taylor trophies, and whether they will be getting those calls right.

Even beyond the drama of the NCAA tournament, it's been a busy couple of weeks in college hockey.

Wisconsin had a monster comeback, North Dakota had a command performance, and they're both going to Vegas for the Frozen Four.

We're recapping the first day of the NCAA hockey tournament, with four tight games.

In the final Power Rankings of the season, the boys break down the NCAA tournament.

Our U23 series continues with the top 25 ranked goaltenders.

It's hard to remember a time when so many truly great teams had a chance to win a national title.

It was a busy week in college hockey, and that was before the six conference championships this weekend.

With every conference playoff now underway, we take our penultimate look at the NCAA power ranking.

It's been a banner year for NCAA free agents. Here, we look at 40 of the best offerings.

The NCAA's biggest stars came to play in the last month of the regular season, as Gavin McKenna reignites his dynamic scoring while Porter Martone keeps growing into a dominant power forward.

With a sweep of BC this weekend, BU may have turned the corner just before the conference playoffs begin.

As the regular season winds down, the fellas have some takes.

Gavin McKenna was not trending toward being a Hobey Baker finalist. Then he had the first eight-point game in college hockey since 1987.

The best rookie in the country probably isn't who you were thinking about back in October. But there also isn't a clear No. 1 just yet.

How good are the Miami RedHawks? And are there any surprises on the list of semifinalists for the Mike Richter award?

Sebastian High breaks down the NCAA's rising and falling stocks, highlighted by the big draft-eligible new arrivals: Oscar Hemming and Tynan Lawrence.

The Big Ten heavyweights split the weekend series in a battle of the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams in the country.

Quinnipiac might just have the top talent and team structure to be a national title contender once again.

In a season with few truly exceptional performances, who stands out among the best in college hockey?

With everyone now firmly back on a second-half schedule, we're already starting to get more clarity about which teams are getting closer to shoring up their NCAA tournament odds.But there's...

Nine teams already feel pretty locked into an NCAA tournament appearance. Who's just on the outside of that group, and what do they need to do?

Several big-name college hockey programs added junior and even professional players to their rosters in recent weeks. But how long will this trend last?

The boys are back at it again, talking power rankings, injuries, awards, and the NCAA tournament.

Captain Porter Martone will hope to lead Canada back to the World Junior podium. Cam Robinson has the story ahead of the semifinals.

The second half of the NCAA season gets fully underway this weekend, and there's a lot up in the air.

Ryker Lee will take his dazzling talents from Michigan State to the 2026 World Junior Championship. Sean Shapiro has the story.

Ryan Lambert takes a look at the the front-runners for college hockey's biggest individual trophies at the halfway mark of the NCAA season.

Michigan stays No. 1, but there's lots of change everywhere else.

When you close a 115-year-old building, you gotta tell yourself the result doesn't matter that much.

*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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

A look at how injuries are mounting for some of the best teams in the country, life on the independent circuit, hits and misses in awards predictions, and more.

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.

Breaking down the early success of Alberts Šmits, Chase Reid, Alexander Command, and Giorgos Pantelas.

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

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.

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.