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This Week in College Hockey: Nov. 6, 2025
November 6, 2025 PRINT Goalies Among Early Standouts at Both Ends of the Country by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) Northeastern, our reigning Team of the Week might be the hottest team in the country right now. The Huskies are howling after wins over Denver and a sweep of Boston College. But below the surface, it’s clear what’s really happening: Lawton Zacher is one of the hottest goalies in the country right now. That’s not meant as a slight against the Huskies.
NCHC Dogfight is On Again
November 5, 2025 PRINT From the Opening Weekend It's Clear: Top to Bottom, Expect to Fight by Christian Moreno/ The first weekend of conference play in the NCHC, featuring four games, illustrated the conference's parity, and set up another expected dogfight. Of the four games, three were splits, with the road teams winning all of the games on Friday night. NCHC teams are always strong, and many teams reloaded from losses.
New-Look Mavs
October 9, 2025 PRINT Omaha Takes Advantage of CHL-centered Recruiting Scene. How will it pay off? by Jordan McAlpine/CHN Reporter (@jordan_mcalpine) When news broke last November that Canadian Major Junior players would become NCAA-eligible, coaches were sent into a frenzy, with an entirely new pool of players unlocked. As a result, NCAA rosters feature a steady dose of CHL flavor this fall and commitment lists are more of the same.
NCHC Team Preview Capsules
October 3, 2025 PRINT by Christian Moreno/CHN Reporter The NCHC will look to win its fourth national championship in six seasons. The conference looks to be at the top once again. Western Michigan looks to repeat with a strong returning roster, and other teams such as Denver and North Dakota loaded up on talented freshmen to bring even more intense competition to the conference. Teams like St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth look to bounce back after what was a difficult 2024-25 season.
Pro Players in College Hockey Now? Let's Explain
September 18, 2025 PRINT Arizona State's Latest Signing Played 40 Games in Minors Last Season by Adam Wodon/Managing Editor (@chn-adam-wodon) For as wild as things have gotten in college hockey in the past couple years — between NIL money, the eligibility of former Major Junior players, the transfer portal, and so on — another can be added to the list: the eligibility of former pro players. The latest team to add such a player is Arizona State, which this week brought in Jack Beck.
Lawson Lunatics, Hockey Alumni Revel in Western Michigan's Moment in the Sun
April 13, 2025 PRINT And With Now-Widespread Administration Support, They Look Forward to More by Joshua Bartosik/CHN Reporter See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS First time’s the charm. In its first-ever Frozen Four appearance, Western Michigan defeated Denver and Boston University, two programs with a combined 45 Frozen Four appearances, en route to a National Championship. The storybook doesn't always work out that way. In fact, it rarely does.
Elusive Title Was So Close, Yet So Far, For BU
April 13, 2025 PRINT by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS This heartbreak has been the worst of them. The worst in the past three years, when Boston University kept coming to the Frozen Four. Losing in a national championship game just hurts differently. “It's hard to get here,” BU coach Jay Pandolfo said. “And clearly we know it's very hard to win this last game.
Western Weaves a Melting Pot of Gold
April 13, 2025 PRINT Team of Unsung Heroes Made Their Mark Saturday, and Epitomized How Broncos' Championship Team was Built by Anthony Travalgia/CHN Reporter (@atravalgia) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Western Michigan’s 6-2 victory over Boston University in Saturday’s national championship, perfectly epitomized the Broncos' season and head coach Pat Ferschweiler’s ability to get the most out of his players.
Western Michigan Wins Its First National Championship
April 12, 2025 PRINT by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS — Western Michigan defeated Boston University, 6-2, on Saturday night at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis to win the program's first national championship. Owen Michaels was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after he scored four goals in the two Frozen Four games.
Fowler Captures Mike Richter Award as Top Goalie
April 11, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report ST. LOUIS Boston College sophomore Jacob Fowler won the 2025 Mike Richter Award for top goaltender in the nation. Fowler, who signed with Montreal last week and was assigned to the team's AHL affiliate in Laval, was 25-7-2 this past season, with a 1.63 goals against average and .940 save percentage. Fowler was unable to be at the ceremony, which was held at St. Louis' Stifel Theater, because of his commitment to Laval.
Michigan State's Isaac Howard Wins the 2025 Hobey Baker Award
April 11, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report Michigan State forward Isaac Howard was named the 2025 Hobey Baker Award winner at the Frozen Four on Friday. Last year, College Hockey News named him Player of the Year. Howard, who earlier this week announced he would be returning to Michigan State for his senior year, edged out Boston College's Ryan Leonard and Denver's Zeev Buium for the award.
BU's Hutson Wins Tim Taylor Award And More Award Winners At The Frozen Four
April 11, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report ST. LOUIS College hockey's annual awards were presented on Friday night at the Frozen Four as part of the Hobey Baker Award ceremony. Boston University defenseman Cole Hutson was named the Tim Taylor National Rookie of the Year. Hutson has helped BU reach tomorrow's national championship game. Hutson had 47 points (14g-33a) this season for the Terriers. He's the third BU player in a row to win the award, following Macklin Celebrini and his brother, Lane Hutson.
Championship Game Preview: Western Michigan vs. Boston University
April 11, 2025 PRINT Uncommon Opponents, Yet Familiarity in Styles by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) ST. LOUIS Pat Ferschweiler knows what to expect from Boston University in tomorrow night's national championship game.
Frozen Four Friday: Western Michigan
April 11, 2025 PRINT Faceoff Success; Rowe's Great Perspective; and Rockin' in the Locker Room by Anthony Travalgia/CHN Reporter (@atravalgia) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Western Michigan has been building towards this moment, step-by-step, brick-by-brick. It’s made the NCAA Tournament in each of Pat Ferschweiler’s four seasons as head coach. The road to the Frozen Four was never easy.
Frozen Four Friday: Boston University
April 11, 2025 PRINT The Tradition Lives: Terriers Continue to Give Paws by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS One glance around Boston University’s locker room and you may notice the helmets. Not because they’re bright red, but because there’s not much red to be seen. That’s because many of the helmets are covered in Terrier paw stickers.
Mental Lapses Cost Penn State in Loss
April 11, 2025 PRINT Nittany Lions Vow to Return After First Frozen Four Experience by Joshua Bartosik/CHN Reporter See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Inexperience vs. experience. Penn State, appearing in its first-ever Frozen Four as a program, fell victim to Boston University, appearing in Frozen Four No. 25, 3-1 in the Enterprise Center.
Terriers Finally Clear One Elusive Hurdle With Blue-Collar Win
April 11, 2025 PRINT Toughest Task Yet Lies Ahead in National Title Game by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS They did it. They finally did it. It took three years — in a row — but Boston University finally advanced to the national championship game. “It feels unbelievable,” BU co-captain Ryan Greene said.
Third Time Is The Charm For BU At The Frozen Four
April 11, 2025 PRINT by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS The third time was the charm for Boston University. BU defeated Penn State 3-1 on Thursday night at the Frozen Four, sending the Terriers to Saturday's national championship games where they'll take on Western Michigan. The Terriers finally broke through to the title game after falling in the national semifinal in 2023 and 2024.
Losing Always Stings
April 10, 2025 PRINT Denver Thrown Off Its Game by Western Michigan, Ending Enormously Successful 4-Year Run by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Denver wasn't itself for the first two periods in St. Louis on Thursday night. It had a total of eight shots. The Pioneers were limited. There's no other way to put it. Western Michigan took Denver off its game.
Broncos Bucked the Trend, And Took it to Denver
April 10, 2025 PRINT Pioneers Were Looking for Revenge, But WMU Was Having None of It by Anthony Travalgia/CHN Reporter (@atravalgia) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS For the first time in program history, Western Michigan will compete in the national championship game. A key part of the Broncos’ defensive plan was to keep Denver out of the middle of the ice.
Michaels' Daily Double Made the Difference for Western Michigan
April 10, 2025 PRINT 2 OT Winner Was 2nd Goal of Game, Punctuating His Breakthrough Season by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Sitting in Owen Michaels’ stall while he was out of the room, was a golden helmet with a Western Michigan Broncos logo on it. The helmet itself was nearly hidden, but it’s hard to hide something that shiny.
Owen Michaels Sends Western Michigan to National Championship Game
April 10, 2025 PRINT Michaels Scored Twice, Including The Winner In Double Overtime by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Owen Michaels’ goal just 26 seconds into the second overtime propelled Western Michigan into the national championship game and completed a 3-2 win over Denver on Thursday night at the Frozen Four. "That game was as advertised," said Western Michigan coach Pat Ferschweiler.
RIT Officially Names Matt Thomas its New Coach
April 10, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report RIT has named Matt Thomas its new head coach, one day after Wayne Wilson announced his retirement after 26 years on the job. Wilson, who was the only coach RIT had in its Division I era, stepped down after four NCAA appearances, the most recent in 2024, including a Frozen Four in 2010. Thomas, an RIT grad (1994-98) from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, has previously been the head coach at Alaska-Anchorage from 2013-18.
Frozen Four Notebook: Denver
April 10, 2025 PRINT Buckberger, Brown Staying Positive With New Hands They Were Dealt by Adam Wodon/Managing Editor (@chn-adam-wodon) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Boston Buckberger's injury was one of those unfortunate things that, nevertheless, many teams have to deal with to get through a season. Buckberger, a sophomore and key top-four defenseman, had been a steady member of the Denver D corps during last year's championship run.
Frozen Four Notebook: Penn State
April 9, 2025 PRINT by Anthony Travalgia/CHN Reporter (@atravalgia) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS Frozen Four experience vs. Frozen Four inexperience. Penn State arriving to the Frozen Four as first timers, its opponent Boston University, far from it, this being the Terriers' third straight trip to the Frozen Four.
Frozen Four Notebook: Boston University
April 9, 2025 PRINT by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS The Terriers enjoyed a calm day on Wednesday, settling in to St. Louis for their third straight Frozen Four appearance. While Boston University has been to the Frozen Four in the last three years, not a tremendous amount of players on the team have been here for all of them. It’s mostly Quinn Hutson, Devin Kaplan, Ryan Greene and Tristan Amonte.
Frozen Four Notebook: Western Michigan
April 9, 2025 PRINT by Eli Cloutier/CHN Reporter See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. ST. LOUIS This is a business trip for Western Michigan, but the Broncos are still aware of the significance of reaching the Frozen Four. “It’s a really cool experience for us to share with each other,” sophomore forward Grant Slukynsky said.
Howard Returning to Michigan For Senior Season
April 9, 2025 PRINT Was Unable to Reach Terms with Tampa by Adam Wodon/Managing Editor (@chn-adam-wodon) Isaac Howard, College Hockey News' Player of the Year, is returning to Michigan State for his senior season. Howard had 26 goals and 52 points this past season, winning Big Ten Player of the Year while leading the Spartans to a Big Ten regular-season and postseason championship. Howard was drafted by Tampa in the first round (31st overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
RIT's Wayne Wilson Announces Retirement
April 9, 2025 PRINT RIT's Wayne Wilson Announces Retirement CHN Staff Report Related Articles Wayne Wilson RIT Wayne Wilson, who coached RIT to more wins than anyone in program history, has announced his retirement, effective immdiately.
National Semifinal Preview: Western Michigan vs. Denver
April 7, 2025 PRINT Both Teams Preaching Defense With Two Top Offenses Meeting in St. Louis by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. Western Michigan and defending national champion Denver will meet for the fourth time this season at the Frozen Four on Thursday in St. Louis.
National Semifinal Preview: Boston University vs. Penn State
April 7, 2025 PRINT Terriers Look to Find Consistency, While Lions Can Attack With Speed by Mike McMahon/Staff Writer (@mikemcmahon) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. Boston University and Penn State took very different paths to St. Louis for this week’s Frozen Four. The Nittany Lions have been one of the most consistent teams in the nation since the calendar flipped to January.
Brendan Riley Will Be Named LIU Head Coach
April 8, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report Brendan Riley will be the next head coach at Long Island, sources confirmed to College Hockey News. Riley, 29, has been at AIC for the past four seasons. He began as the director of hockey operations in 2021 and was promoted to assistant coach in 2022. Riley began his coaching career in 2020 as an assistant coach at Winchendon following his four-year career as a forward at Mercyhurst. Riley is the son of recently retired Army head coach Brian Riley.
Lang Tabbed New Head Coach at RPI
April 7, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report Eric Lang, who led American International to four straight Atlantic Hockey regular-season titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances in nine seasons, has been named the next head coach at Rensselaer. The team was informed of Lang's hiring this morning and an announcement is expected soon. Lang has spoken to other ECAC schools about openings in recent years, but this year was the first without a head coaching job to go back to.
Time to Shine for Denver's Pohlkamp
April 7, 2025 PRINT Sophomore D May Take Second Spotlight to Teammate Buium, But Has Been a Force for Pioneers by Adam Wodon/Managing Editor (@chn-adam-wodon) DENVER After things were humming along all season, Denver's Eric Pohlkamp lost his defense partner in the NCHC Tournament championship game. Boston Buckberger, as steady and as they come, was hurt and will miss the entire NCAA Tournament. Instead of plugging in a sixth D, Denver chose to rotate the remaining five.
Inside the Frozen Four: Denver
April 7, 2025 PRINT by Joshua Seguin/Staff Writer (@JoshSeguin1) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. Denver has the chance this week to become the first repeat national champion since Minnesota Duluth in 2019, and will look to win its 11th title in program history; the most of any program in college hockey. Its appearance in the Frozen Four is the 20th all-time, including the sixth since 2016.
WMU's Valente Making All the Right Moves
April 6, 2025 PRINT by Anthony Travalgia/CHN Reporter (@atravalgia) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. Growing up in Sweden, Western Michigan’s Liam Valente did not know much about college hockey. He had never watched a game, nor did he know anything about the Frozen Four. “I never thought about that route, I didn’t know many NHL’ers took that route through college,” Valente said.
Inside the Frozen Four: Western Michigan
April 6, 2025 PRINT by Tyler Kuehl/CHN Reporter (@tjku29) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. While the program has been in operation for over a half-century, Western Michigan has never been considered a threat to become a national champion. That was until this season. Under fourth-year coach Pat Ferschweiler, the Broncos have had the best season in the team’s history.
Boumedienne's Rapid Improvement Turning Heads
April 7, 2025 PRINT by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. Boston University defenseman Sascha Boumedienne is the youngest player in college hockey. But you wouldn’t know it by watching him. “He has a lot of good attributes in terms of being very professional and very mature in how he approaches every day,” BU assistant coach Kim Brandvold said.
Right-Hand Man
April 6, 2025 PRINT Keith Fisher Has Been With Guy Gadowsky for 20 Years; The Pair Brings Penn State to Its First Frozen Four by Jacob Cheris/CHN Reporter (@JCheris17) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. Division I hockey at Penn State started out as an idea.
Inside the Frozen Four: Penn State
April 6, 2025 PRINT by Jacob Cheris/CHN Reporter (@JCheris17) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. For some programs in college hockey, it takes years and years to even make the Frozen Four, let alone the NCAA Tournament. For the Penn State Nittany Lions, it took just 13 years to punch a ticket to a Frozen Four. This season for the Nittany Lions has been unprecedented.
Inside the Frozen Four: Boston University
April 6, 2025 PRINT by Jashvina Shah/Staff Writer (@icehockeystick) See all of CHN's Tournament coverage: articles, brackets, history and more. Boston University returns to the Frozen Four a third straight year after defeating Ohio State and Cornell in the Toledo Regional. The Terriers will face Penn State in a semifinal game Thursday, marking the first-ever matchup between the two programs.
North Dakota Officially Introduces Jackson as New Head Coach
April 3, 2025 PRINT Long-Time Assistant Wants to 'Modernize' the Program CHN Staff Report North Dakota officially introduced new head coach Dane Jackson at a press conference Thurday. Jackson, a North Dakota alum, has been an assistant coach for the last 19 seasons. He was named less than one week after athletic director Bill Chaves announced the firing of Brad Berry. Berry was head coach for 10 seasons.
Buium, Howard, Leonard In Hobey Hat Trick
April 3, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report Denver defenseman Zeev Buium, Michigan State forward Isaac Howard, and Boston College forward Ryan Leonard have been named as this year's Hobey Hat Trick. The Hobey Hat Trick represents the three top vote getters among the 10 finalists, in voting by the 30-member selection panel. There is no further voting. The winner is already known to those who count the votes, but will not be announced until Friday, April 11, at the Frozen Four in St. Louis.
CHN Player of the Year: Isaac Howard
April 2, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report DENVER Michigan State forward Isaac Howard has been named College Hockey News Player of the Year for 2024-25. He's the first Michigan State player to win since CHN was founded in 2005. Howard, who played his first season at Minnesota Duluth before transferring to East Lansing, was the 31st overall selection in the 2022 NHL Draft by Tampa. The other finalists were Boston College's Ryan Leonard and Denver's Zeev Buium.
2024-25 CHN Coach of the Year: Pat Ferschweiler
April 1, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report DENVER He's led Western Michigan to the NCAA Tournament all four years he's been head coach, and this year led a team that won the first-ever regular-season championship. The Broncos also won the NCHC Tournament, and are headed to their first-ever Frozen Four. For all of that and more, Western Michigan's Pat Ferschweiler has named this year's College Hockey News Coach of the Year. Once again, there was no shortage of candidates.
Reports: Boisvert, Perron Find New Homes
April 1, 2025 PRINT North Dakota Forwards Heading to BU, Michigan; AHA ROTY to Merrimack CHN Staff Report Two of the more prominent names in the Transfer Portal, both of which played for North Dakota last season, are already committed to new schools, according to a pair of separate reports. Sacha Boisvert, a member of CHN's All-Rookie Team and the NCHC Rookie of the Year, is transferring to Boston University, according to RDS in Canada.
Breaking: NCAA to Mandate Bold New Selection Criteria for Hobey Baker Award
April 1, 2025 PRINT Thought ‘Fan Vote’ was Most Important Factor? Think Again by Franklin Foreham/Conspirator In a stunning email scheduled to be sent Tuesday to members of the voting committee, organizers will announce new criteria for selecting the winner of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. The criteria for the Award — given annually to the best player in men’s Division I college hockey — will go into effect immediately, multiple sources tell CHN.
'I Can Help Bring Progress Here'
March 31, 2025 PRINT Riley Takes the Reins at Ferris State, Ready For the Challenge by Tyler Kuehl/CHN Reporter (@tjku29) BIG RAPIDS, Mich. For over three decades, folks around Big Rapids were used to three things: Bitter cold winters, students rummaging through the streets, and Bob Daniels standing behind the Ferris State bench. This coming fall, that will change.
Big Signings, Transfer Portal Adds, Major Junior Switches as Player Move Frenzy Begins
March 31, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report What has become a new annual tradition is in full swing — the bevy of players entering the NCAA's Transfer Portal — has begun. That joins the already-established but other relatively-modern tradition — the exodus due to early pro signings. The most interesting, and perhaps surprising, name to enter the Transfer Portal — which officially opened Sunday — is North Dakota's Sacha Boisvert.
2024-25 All-CHN Teams
March 31, 2025 PRINT CHN Staff Report DENVER The emphasis is again on youth as College Hockey News presents the 2024-25 All-CHN Teams. The only senior is Denver's Jack Devine, who currently leads the nation in points with 57, on the strength of his 44 assists. Among the First Team, only Western Michigan's Alex Bump and Denver's Zeev Buium are still playing. The only non-sophomore is Michigan State's Isaac Howard.
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