It's tourney time! Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) go in-depth on each of the four regionals, breaking down all eight head-to-head, first-round matchups. Plus, Brett Larson is the new head coach at Minnesota, Josh Kotai makes Augustana hockey history, bracket integrity, why upsets aren't (usually) an actual thing, and a salute to student college hockey reporters.

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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) joins Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) to preview championship week in each of the six conferences, including Bentley going for an AHA repeat, Ohio State causing problems in the Big Ten, a rematch for the CCHA's Mason Cup, Shane Soderwall's successful leap from Division III to Division I, bubble chaos in Hockey East, and a marquee matchup in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The guys also react to Minnesota and Bob Motzko parting ways, the Hobey top-10, the first wave of NHL signings, and more. We apologize for some audio glitches during the episode.

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So much news, so little time! Playoff tournaments are now in full swing in all six conferences, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) joins Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) to break down all the matchups in a jam-packed episode. Plus, thoughts on Alaska winning the inaugural United Collegiate Hockey Cup, Maryville University announcing the addition of NCAA Division I men's hockey, Rick Gotkin coaching in his final game at Mercyhurst, crazy box scores, and a potential college hockey return to the Spengler Cup.

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Back from covering North Dakota's Penrose Cup celebration in Kalamazoo, Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) joins Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) with plenty to discuss, including a preview of the four conference tournaments that begin this week, what's at stake on the final weekend in the Big Ten and Hockey East, what he got wrong about Providence in the preseason, Brown's new head coach, what to expect from the inaugural United Collegiate Hockey Cup, and plenty more.

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The postseason is nearly upon us and that means conference races and national positioning are at the forefront. Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) break it all down, including Bentley's first Atlantic Hockey regular-season title, Gavin McKenna's historic weekend, an absurd CCHA race, Quinnipiac and Providence closing in on championships, a massive North Dakota-Western Michigan showdown, and Alaska's strong late-season play. Plus, Schloss atones for a couple of glaring omissions from this week's free agent episode, and the guys discuss the impact of NCAA alumni at the Olympics.

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An annual College Hockey Today tradition, Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) provides his 2026 NCAA free agent watch list, going in-depth on nearly 40 undrafted players who should be on the radars of NHL general managers. The guys also talk about Brad's process in compiling his list, why college free agents are so coveted, under-the-radar players, developmental success stories, and more!

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Has playoff hockey arrived early? Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) certainly think so. The guys discuss that and tons more, including Schlossman's Hobey voting process, the Beanpot, Robert Morris' best stretch of the season, the Big Ten race, hard-charging Michigan Tech, the ECAC's outstanding freshman class, Denver's Penrose push, UAA's return to Sullivan Arena, and the Olympics. Schloss also tells us why the scouting world will be converging on Ann Arbor and Grand Forks this weekend.

Schlossman: Where does the Hobey race stand right now? https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/schlossman-where-does-the-hobey-race-stand-right-now

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The stretch run is here in college hockey, and the guys break it all down, including Miami's rapid resurgence, Jake Black's breakout at Bentley, the upcoming Michigan-Michigan State showdown, Lucas Wahlin's quiet greatness, an incredible ECAC Hockey race, the Beanpot, the Governor's Cup, understudy goalies taking center stage, stats that look like typos, outdoor games still bringing the juice, and TONS more.

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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) look at the teams that are either moving up or moving down as February approaches. They also talk injury news, a big recruiting get, Gavin McKenna's goal-scoring binge, the firepower at St. Thomas, Brandon Buhr's incredible Mayor's Cup winner, Parker Lalonde's big freshman season for Merrimack, rivalry wins for St. Lawrence and Northern Michigan, Nate Benoit's unexpected feat for LIU, and tons more. A jam-packed episode!

Union's Brandon Buhr with the top play on Saturday's SportsCenter Top 10: https://x.com/Unionmhockey/status/2015428129716605166

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Brad and Jayson return to discuss key players back from injuries, freshman goalies emerging, North Dakota as a legitimate national title contender, Lindenwood's firepower, Sacred Heart's statement weekend, the big guns gunning for Penn State, Lake Superior State hopping the border, Cornell doing Cornell things, Providence's talented young defense corps, and tons more.

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