Univ. of Wisconsin News & Stories

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?

Who are the best goalies in the transfer portal this year? Where are they headed, and how do they fit in?

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.

News and notes from the final weekend of the college hockey season.

The University of Denver got badly outplayed for 40 minutes, but never allowed Wisconsin to pull away, either. In the end, the Pioneers won their 11th national title, and third in five years, in a thrilling 2-1 game.

Denver is gunning for its third championship in five years, while Wisconsin wants its first in two decades. The Pioneers are unbeaten in their last 16 games, but do the Badgers have the possession game to knock them off?

Johnny Hicks put his name on the map with his remarkable performance in the semifinals of the 2026 Frozen Four.

Wisconsin ground out a 2-1 win over North Dakota, then Denver survived a double-overtime Michigan blitz to set up the NCAA championship game on Saturday.

In both of Thursday's Frozen Four matchups, there are compelling cases for and against every team.

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.

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

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.

Minnesota-Duluth's Zam Plante scored four huge playoff goals this weekend, two with the extra attacker and two in OT.

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.

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?

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...

Just over three weeks ago, the Wisconsin Badgers were a top-3 team in the country. Six straight losses later, they're on the brink of disaster. Here's why.

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?

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

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

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!!!!

Ryan Lambert recaps the biggest stories of the NCAA weekend.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Sebastian High breaks down the video on the Wisconsin defender.

Let's have a look at some of the most intriguing teams and issues in college hockey today.

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

Mitch Brown highlights the biggest names on the move from the NCAA's ruling on CHL players, updated throughout the season.

Who has been the best player in the country so far, and who is most likely to keep it up?

Who has been the best freshman in the country so far, and who is most likely to keep it up?

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

In the first NCAA Stock Watch of the season, Daniel Gee highlights Michael Hage, Zeev Buium, James Hagens, and Matthew Wood.

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?

Macklin Celebrini has won the Hobey Baker and Tim Taylor Awards, while Kyle McClellan took home the Mike Richter Award.

For the first time in a long time, the three finalists for the Mike Richter Award are an interesting group.

Ryan Lambert recaps Day 2 of the 2024 NCAA men's hockey tournament regionals from St. Louis and Providence.

Ryan Lambert tees up the selection Sunday bracket for the NCAA Tournament