College Hockey Today

Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) react to Central Scouting's preliminary list of players watch for the NHL Draft before diving into all things college hockey. They discuss taking a big-picture approach to single-game results, Providence's blistering start, a looming must-see showdown between Colorado College and Minnesota Duluth, Lindenwood's red-hot rookie, Army's statement win, Minnesota's rivalry sweep, Lassi Lehti's clutch performance for Minnesota State, Rainers Rullers' early breakout for RPI, the upcoming U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game, and tons more!

Brad Schlossman on the jagged development arc for a young blue line:

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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald), followed by Jayson Hajdu's (College Hockey Inc.) unpack last week's Michigan-Denver series and preview this weekend's Minnesota-North Dakota clash. They also go around the country to discuss a compelling Union team, Vermont's near-sweep of Boston University, emerging players to watch at Minnesota Duluth, Eric Rud's first win at Alaska Anchorage, Niagara leaning on its young defensemen, Augustana's comfort level in tight games, and tons more!

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This week's episode starts with some real-time, breaking news from Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald), followed by Jayson Hajdu's (College Hockey Inc.) thoughts on last weekend's Ice Breaker Tournament won by Bowling Green. Then they go around the rest of the country to discuss RPI's near-sweep, Northeastern's winning effort in the first of MANY road games, Miami getting healthier, Alaska's win at Boston College, encouraging results for Atlantic Hockey, early success for Nicholas Kampf and Notre Dame, this weekend's #1 vs. #2 matchup and tons more!

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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) look back on the first weekend of the regular season, including Michael Hage's fast start for Michigan, Michigan Tech's opening sweep, Quinnipiac's firepower, BU finding its game, Jayson Shaugabay's move to the middle, Maryville's first DI win, and Jack Richard's return to Niagara. They also discuss the first six players who will represent college hockey at the 2026 Spengler Cup, and Schloss reveals quite the press box travel hack.

Trent Singer on Augustana's senior class for Sioux Falls Live:

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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) return for another year of NCAA Division I men's hockey chit-chat. First, they discuss some of the newsiest news since the NHL Draft episode, including the new college hockey talent landscape, head coaching hires, Tom Serratore's retirement announcement, the proposal to expand roster limits from 26 to 28, NCAA rules changes, and more. Then, they go around the country to preview every conference and the independent scene.

Grand Forks Herald 2026-27 preseason college hockey top 20: https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/the-heralds-2026-27-preseason-college-hockey-top-20

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Has it been two months already? Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) return to preview this weekend's NHL Draft in Buffalo. It promises to be a historic weekend for college hockey, with nearly 150 current or committed NCAA players in NHL Central Scouting's final rankings. The guys also catch up on a TON of offseason news, including recent college commitments, new coaching hires, the Stanley Cup Finals and more. Then, College Hockey Inc. Executive Director Sean Hogan joins the pod to discuss the NCAA's new Age-Based Eligibility Model and how it will impact college hockey.

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We dragged Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) out of the transfer portal rabbit hole long enough to look back at the Frozen Four, including Denver's latest title, Johnny Hicks' storybook season, David Carle's legacy, Las Vegas/T-Mobile as a host, and more.

Then we discuss the postseason award winners, Max Plante announcing he'll return to UMD for his junior season, St. Cloud State's hiring of Nick Oliver, live reaction to the final NHL Central Scouting rankings and, yes, the transfer portal.

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Just like that, we're left with only four teams standing. Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) look back at the regionals before fully diving into Frozen Four talk. Plus, Hobey Baker chatter, an update on the St. Cloud State coaching search, NHL signings, and a whole bunch more!

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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.

Watch: The Top 10 finalists for the 2026 Hobey Baker Memorial Award

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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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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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