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A new season of college hockey means a new crop of undrafted free agents looking to play their way into a pro contract. NHL teams annually comb college hockey not only to sign their drafted players, but also to land the signatures of the top players who slipped through the cracks … Keep Reading
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Will Moore arrived at Boston College with the pedigree of a top prospect who could help the Eagles retain their Hockey East crown and return to the Frozen Four. Instead, he watched his ice time shrink to single digits down the stretch as the door slammed shut on their … Keep Reading
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The modern landscape of college hockey, and college sports in general, is almost unrecognizable compared with five or even ten years ago. The advent of NIL and paid athletes, along with the proliferation of the transfer portal, has transformed college hockey from the traditional four-to-five-year journey at one school into an annual offseason … Keep Reading
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The college hockey offseason hits some teams harder than others. Whether they’re recruiting the old-fashioned way, hitting the transfer portal, or counting on internal development, every program in the country has to replace one thing or another before the puck drops on the next season.
This summer, after three straight … Keep Reading
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For the first time in three years, nothing is standing between Cole Spicer and a normal season of college hockey. Entering his senior season, Spicer has played for three different teams and in two different leagues since his last full healthy season, when he skated in 32 games for Minnesota-Duluth … Keep Reading
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It’s hard to hit rock bottom more than the University of Minnesota did last season. Coming off five consecutive seasons with at least 23 wins and an NCAA Tournament berth, the Golden Gophers faceplanted out of the gate and never recovered, finishing 11-22-3, their worst record since the Nixon administration. The down year … Keep Reading
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Not many defensemen can jump right into college hockey at 18 years old, let alone average nearly 20 minutes a night like Elliott Groenewold did in his freshman year at Quinnipiac. Groenewold, a fourth-round pick from the 2024 NHL Draft, is no stranger to climbing the ranks quickly and … Keep Reading
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While college hockey prospects take the winter break to practice, rest, or spend time with family, Chris Pelosi spent his in Switzerland, competing in the Spengler Cup. The Quinnipiac forward went abroad after being named to the U.S. Collegiate Selects, an all-star roster of NCAA players assembled to face European … Keep Reading
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Mason Langenbrunner, a Boston Bruins prospect and steady defenseman for Harvard University during his Ivy League tenure, has decided to retire from hockey after completing his four-year NCAA collegiate career. The news, first reported by the Boston Globe’s Bruins beat writer Kevin Paul Dupont, comes as Langenbrunner prepares to embark … Keep Reading
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Few Bruins prospects have hit the ground running in college hockey quite like Will Zellers did at North Dakota last season. The Minnesota-born winger carried his USHL Player of the Year form straight into the toughest conference in the NCAA, and almost immediately became an impact forward for one of … Keep Reading
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