Northeastern Univ. News & Stories

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.

It was a long, winding road, but goalie Lawton Zacher used his motivation to become a top goalie in college hockey.

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

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

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

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

Boston College won its 21st Beanpot on Monday. Here's who stood out for every team.

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

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!!!!

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

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.

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.

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

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

Northeastern is out, but 22 other teams are still alive.

Can Northeastern keep its underdog run alive against Maine? Can UConn push past Boston University to challenge for its first-ever Hockey East title?

An in-depth run down of who's already in, who needs to win, and the scenarios that could eliminate a few teams as the conference playoffs wrap up over the next three days.

Prospect free agency season has begun, opening the door for NHL teams to add new prospects to the system at negligible cost. It's time for the 2025 NCAA Free Agency Guide from EP.

Another Beanpot has come and gone, and several players had awesome tournaments.

The Northeastern Huskies have won 5 of the last 6 Beanpots, but they have a big hill to climb in hunt of a second three-peat since 2018.

Ryan Lambert and Sean Shapiro discuss how the NCAA tournament field is shaping up, conference races, the Hobey Baker, and more.

Seven of the top 13 teams in the country play in Hockey East. How does that affect everyone's tournament chances?

You know I had to look at xG numbers!!!!

You know we had to do the dang NCAA power rankings!

Who has the inside track to win the major college hockey awards?

With transfers more important than ever, who did the best at bringing them to campus this summer?

Ryan Lambert was in Boston, Massachusetts to cover the 2024 Beanpot, and these are the standout performers from the event.

Ryan Lambert previews the Beanpot tournament, set to start tonight at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachussetts

Hockey East (six teams), the NCHC (five), and the Big Ten (three) currently dominate the NCAA tournament field. Can anyone else make a case?

The NCAA Stock Watch highlights the play of Gabe Perreault, Aiden Fink, Zeev Buium, Jackson Dorrington, and Charlie Stramel.

J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown rank the 20 best freshmen classes going into the 2023-24 NCAA men's hockey season.

The goalie spoke to EP Rinkside this week in an exclusive conversation.

A deep dive on the stats behind determining the top goaltender in college hockey.

This month's NCAA Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Alexander Campbell, Gavin Brindley, Mason Lohrei, Wyatt Kaiser, and Sam Colangelo.

Wow, Northeastern and Harvard in the final. That's never happened before!

Ryan Lambert previews the 2023 men's Beanpot, one that could finally see Harvard and Northeastern meet in the championship match for the first time in tournament history.

The NCAA Stock Watch zeroes in on Alex Laferriere, Ryan Chesley, Jayden Struble, Tyler Kleven, and Erik Portillo.

This week's edition of the Scout's Notebook has Elite Prospects crossover scout offering updates on the Canucks top prospects.

Ryan and Lucas St. Louis are teaming up for the first time in their hockey-playing lives with the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Russ Cohen spoke to Martin St. Louis' kids about that experience.

Get an inside look at the Los Angeles Kings thought process as they drafted Northeastern centre Jack Hughes with the 51st overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.

EP Rinkside goaltender expert Catherine Silverman looks at 2022 NHL Draft prospect T.J. Semptimphelter's decision to transfer from Northeastern to Arizona State University, and whether it will pay off.

How can a goalie be the most outstanding player in the country, but not the most outstanding goalie? Well, as EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert writes, it's complicated.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert profiles the candidates for the Mike Richter Award, and makes his case for each.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are hoping Brandon Hagel can fill the role of Blake Coleman in another playoff run. Mitch Brown takes a look at candidates in the 2022 NHL Draft class who could fit that role.

EP Rinkside's college hockey expert Ryan Lambert recaps the second day of action at the NCAA tournament.

You had questions, and Ryan Lambert had answers. This is the EP Rinkside mailbag. This week, Lambert answers questions concerning Jason Robertson, the Hobey Baker, the salary cap, and the trade deadline.

It's playoff time in college hockey, and NCAA tournament seeding is on the line every night.

This week's Scout's Notebook has J.D. Burke offering his thoughts on a set of players from the Massachusetts prep school scene. He had the chance to see each of them live during his trip to Boston for the Beanpot, and these are his findings.

EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief J.D. Burke was in Boston for both days of the 2022 Beanpot tournament, and these are his observations on the top prospects for each team that participated.

Dylan Peterson's breakaway goal helped secure Boston University's first Beanpot title since 2015. EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief has more on the play from Boston.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert sets the stage for the 2022 Beanpot, set to take place at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts on February 7th and 14th.