Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) look back at an opening weekend in college hockey that lived up to the hype. They discuss Gavin McKenna's impressive series, Penn State's depth around him, Canisius' good start, Michigan Tech's split at Minnesota, Quinnipiac's impressive opener at Boston College, Austin Elliott's victorious collegiate debut, a pair of wins that were a long time coming for Miami, and plenty more.

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After a non-stop offseason of news, it's time to drop the puck on the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's hockey season. Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) discuss some of the biggest storylines entering the season, including the influx of CHL players and the record number of new head coaches.

They also talk about the NCAA's shift away from the PairWise system, the new United Collegiate Hockey Cup, and the Spengler Cup before ending the show with a quick look at each conference.

Articles:

• What's behind college hockey's record-setting number of coaching changes (Grand Forks Herald) - https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/whats-behind-college-hockeys-record-setting-number-of-coaching-changes
• In a era of change, one college hockey coach has been a fixture (Grand Forks Herald) - https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/in-an-era-of-change-one-college-hockey-coach-has-been-a-fixture
• The NPI is replacing the PairWise, but what does that mean for college hockey? (USCHO) - https://www.uscho.com/2025/09/29/the-npi-is-going-to-replace-the-pairwise-but-what-does-that-mean-for-college-hockey/
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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) return to recap a newsy offseason, including Gavin McKenna's commitment to Penn State, Isaac Howard's departure to the NHL, college hockey entering the Spengler Cup, the impact of the House settlement on college hockey, coaching dominoes at Michigan Tech and Lindenwood, and more.

The guys also give their thoughts on the NHL Draft, and Schloss pulls back the curtain on his summer prep work ahead of the 2025-26 season.

The guys are back to give their thoughts on the NCAA Frozen Four, and Western Michigan's first-ever national championship. What was it about the Broncos that went overlooked by Schloss, who was admittedly (and now notoriously) low on them in the preseason?

They also discuss the immediate Frozen Four fallout, including early NHL signings from each of the four teams as well as the speculation on the futures of Pat Ferschweiler and David Carle. Then they catch up on college hockey headlines from around the country, including head coaching news at LIU, Mercyhurst, RIT, and RPI, plus an innovative hire at North Dakota.

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We force Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) to silence his phone long enough to give us his reaction on a highly entertaining NCAA Regional, plus his thoughts on the Frozen Four field and semifinal matchups. The off-ice news has also been coming in fast and furious this week, and the guys give their thoughts on pro signings, transfer portal comings and goings, and new head coaches at Ferris State and North Dakota.

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The NCAA Tournament is finally here, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) are back to break it all down in a jam-packed show, including thoughts on each bracket, injury concerns, dark horse teams to watch, and Brad's Frozen four predictions. They also look back on conference championship weekend, plus react to the latest NHL signings, the coaching change at North Dakota, and the women's Frozen Four.

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Hot off the presses, Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) react to the finalists for both the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and the Mike Richter Award. Did anyone qualify as a surprise on either list? How much will the next three weeks matter to the voters? Then the guys dive into the conference playoffs and PairWise situation before doing a little reminiscing about college hockey at the Xcel Energy Center, which is hosting the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the final time this weekend.

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The regular season is in the books, and we're taking a deep dive on all six conference playoff tournaments. Plus, the first NHL signing of 2025 and coaching news out of RPI and Mercyhurst.

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The playoffs have arrived in four of the six conferences, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) break down each of the brackets.

They also take a look at the Hockey East race, Western Michigan's first Penrose Cup, LIU's first 20-win season, Ryan Leonard's goal-scoring prowess, St. Thomas' second-half surge, Quinnipiac's reign, and more!

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Everything is happening in college hockey and the guys break it all down, including conference races, coaching farewells, an arena farewell at Union, LIU's pursuit of 20 wins, Bill Riga's roster construction at Holy Cross, Arsenii Sergeev's brilliant February for Penn State, another MacNaughton Cup for Minnesota State, Friday's massive Quinnipiac-Clarkson matchup, Hockey East all over the PairWise, and next man up in North Dakota.

Also, on which team did Schloss totally whiff in the NCHC preseason poll? All that and more in this jam-packed episode.