College Hockey Today

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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The guys get into a newsy week in college hockey, including the release of NHL Central Scouting's Mid-Season Rankings. Then they go around the country to discuss red-hot Western Michigan, the Governor's Cup in Alaska, Lukas Swedin's emergence in goal for Bentley, injuries to goalies Jack Ivankovic and Philip Svedebäck, the CCHA race, Quinnipiac's consistency, BU's improved defensive play, and a ton of massive matchups to watch this weekend.

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Back for the first time in 2026, Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) discuss the World Juniors and Spengler Cup, as well as the potential scheduling impact those tournaments could have on college hockey going forward. Then they get into the biggest news in college hockey, including roster comings and goings, another impressive Alaska win, Petter Wickstrom Stumer's historic goaltending performance for Canisius, Penn State's first normal week in months, Augustana's climb up the NPI, Princeton's top line, Cruz Lucius' resurgence at ASU, and plenty more!

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Our final episode of 2025 delves into first-half chaos, much-needed rest for the Independent teams, Holy Cross and Bentley duking it out, Trey Augustine leveling up during Big Ten play, Josh Kotai anchoring Augustana, ECAC teams in the at-large picture, UNH surging, and North Dakota's Jan Špunar making school history.

Plus, World Juniors, Spengler Cup, and what Schloss is hearing about midseason roster additions.