Kyle Chyzowski tipped in a shot from the point with 5:52 left to back up another sensational performance from goalie Johnny Hicks and rally Denver to a 2-1 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday for the Pioneers’ third national championship in five years.
University of Minnesota Duluth forward Max Plante was named the 2026 Hobey Baker Award winner on Friday. Plante beat out University of Denver defenceman Eric Pohlkamp and University of Michigan forward T.J. Hughes for the honours.
Wisconsin and Denver not only will be playing for the respective schools, but notable conference bragging rights will be on the line, and the Big Ten comes into this Frozen Four final with plenty to crow about.
Kent Anderson scored from the slot at 7:25 of the second overtime to back up Johnny Hicks’ 49 saves and lift Denver to a 4-3 victory over Michigan on Thursday night in a Frozen Four semifinal and keep alive the Pioneers’ hoping of winning their third national title in five years.
Simon Tassy and Ryan Botterill scored 27 seconds apart in the first period and Wisconsin defeated North Dakota 2-1 on Thursday to put the Badgers in the Frozen Four title game for the first time since 2010.
NCAA men's hockey's biggest stage is about to get underway as some of the best prospects outside of the NHL get set to take part in the Frozen Four tournament on TSN+.
Adam Nightingale will be behind the bench for the United States in Edmonton and Red Deer in December. The Michigan State head coach was named head coach of the American team at the 2027 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship by USA Hockey on Wednesday.
Michigan’s TJ Hughes, Max Plante of Minnesota-Duluth and Denver’s Eric Pohlkamp were named Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalists on Thursday.
Ohio State scored four goals in the final 10 minutes of the first period, and the No. 1 overall seed Buckeyes beat fifth-seeded Northeastern 5-0 on Friday in the first of two semifinals Friday night at Pegula Ice Arena
The 2026 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four is set, with four of the top college programs heading to University Park, Pennsylvania for the national semifinals on Friday.
Minnesota and men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko have agreed to part ways, the university announced Wednesday, a day after women’s coach Brad Frost was fired.
Minnesota dismissed women’s hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decade since the program’s last national championship.
Tyson Gross is headed home. The Calgary Flames announced the signing of the St. Cloud State forward and Calgary native on Thursday to a two-way, two-year deal worth $975,000 per season.
A felony assault charge against Penn State star and top 2026 NHL Draft prosect Gavin McKenna is being withdrawn, Centre County, Penn., prosecutors said on Friday.
Top 2026 NHL draft prospect Gavin McKenna has been charged with felony aggravated assault by State College, Penn., police, according to a police report obtained by Evan Smith of WKPS Radio.
Gavin McKenna has a specific way of centring himself. The once slam-dunk No. 1 overall pick at the 2026 NHL draft put up 129 points in 56 games with the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers last season.
Muskegon Lumberjacks forward Tynan Lawrence, a top prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, is going to play for the NCAA’s Boston University Terriers for the remainder of the season, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger.
Gavin McKenna scored his first goal for Penn State on a power play with 1:53 left to give the Nittany Lions the lead in a 4-2 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night.
Former Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty is joining the University of Michigan after 17 seasons in the NHL, the school announced on Tuesday. He is joining Michigan’s program as special assistant to head coach Brandon Naurato.
Gavin McKenna admits he didn’t watch a lot of college hockey growing up in Western Canada. But the projected 2026 NHL draft’s top prospect saw enough last season to know he wanted to play for Penn State.
Anaheim Ducks forward prospect Roger McQueen has committed to Providence College for the 2025-25 season.
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