Our final College Hockey Today of 2015 takes a look at the preliminary round of the World Junior Championship for Team USA, the first batch of holiday tournaments and other big stories from around college hockey. Co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) break down the top performers for the U.S. and the surprises from this week. Mentioned on the show: Brad's story on college hockey's great divide: http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/local-sports/3914476-college-hockeys-large-budget-and-small-budget-schools-continue-butt Nate Wells's story looking back on 2015: http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2015/12/30/10690516/college-hockey-2015-year-end-review

The second-year head coach at Lake Superior State, Damon Whitten has learned from some of the greats in the game - including Ron Mason and Rick Comley, who built the Lakers program. In this episode he talks about those mentors, what he takes from his experience as an assistant coach at Michigan Tech and how he went about building his staff.

To learn more about Coach Whitten, follow him on Twitter at @DWhitt14 or visit lssulakers.com.

With the first half of the 2015-16 season nearly complete, co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) reflect on some under-the-radar success stories and award-worthy performances in the first semester. They also look ahead to the top tournaments slated for the other side of the Christmas break.

From WJC roster reaction to LSAT prep, College Hockey Today covers the full 200 feet in this week's episode. Along the way co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) check in on two undefeateds having historic seasons, the wide-open Big Ten and a string of surprising sweeps from teams that had struggled previously. All that plus previews of a big weekend before exams in this week's show.

Co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) examine some of the top World Junior Championship candidates in the college ranks, the start of the Big Ten conference season and preview the busiest weekend yet in this week's episode.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) share some of the things they are thankful for around college hockey, plus thoughts on the Big Ten legislative proposal, all the OT games last week, and this weekend's biggest matchups.

College Hockey Today is highlighting some of the most exciting parts of the sport - lots of goals and great overtime action - as co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) look back at last weekend and preview the big games ahead.

This week’s episode features Bentley head coach Ryan Soderquist, who took over the Falcons program just two years after his own stellar playing career. Now in his 14th season, we discuss what he’s learned in that time, how he has built a recruiting pipeline from the BCHL and why his program could be on the verge of big things.

To learn more about Coach Soderquist and the Falcons, visit bentleyfalcons.com.

Co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) look at Wisconsin's upset of No. 1, Yale's new star, BC's Mr. Zero, Hall of Fame candidates and a big weekend ahead. Oh, and Vegas, baby.

With the Ivies underway and all of college hockey in action, co-hosts Nate Ewell (@nateewell, @collegehockey) and Brad Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) reflect on some big series last weekend, the bigger picture in the WCHA, and try to predict which of the six remaining unbeaten teams will be the last to lose.