Non-UND College Hockey 2025-26

[cberkas]

Just now, TwamleyShuffle said:

Looked like goalie interference to me 

No one knows what is and isn't that these days 

[brianvf]

WMU needs to get at least one of these games.

[brianvf]

Western getting worked in SOG this period...14-3 UM

[brianvf]

3-0 UM

Another PPG for the stupid helmets.

[cberkas]

They are going to call everything on Western  

[cberkas]

If Western Michigan can stay out of the box 

[brianvf]

4-0 UM, but WMU is challenging the goal with 10sec left.
Won't change anything.

WMU is gonna need to bounce back tomorrow.

[cberkas]

Michigan beats Western Michigan 4-0

It hit the guy hanging over the boards and is still a good goal wowwwwwwww. 

[atxsioux]

Props to Michigan they actually look pretty legit that was an impressive win

 

This is kind of how I viewed Western pretty much every year until last year. Solid team but never really considered them a threat against contending teams in the top 10. Will be interesting to see how the next few years shape up for them

[brianvf]

1 minute ago, cberkas said:

Michigan beats Western Michigan 4-0

It hit the guy hanging over the boards and is still a good goal wowwwwwwww. 

Clearly hit the UM player, and then drastically changed direction.
Can't believe it wasn't overturned.  Didn't change the end result, but shows the bias of the officials.

[Godsmack]

Let’s hope Western can win tomorrow back in Kalamazoo. 

[cberkas]

Not really impressed by Michigan

Western Michigan, stay out of the damn box 

[brianvf]

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2025/10/23_This-Week-in-College-Hockey.php

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The NCAA has paused discussions on a potential rule change that would have extended eligibility to five seasons for all student-athletes.

In an email sent Wednesday to all Division I athletic directors, commissioners, presidents, and chancellors, Josh Whitman, chair of the Division I Cabinet, announced that the proposal has been tabled for now. Whitman wrote that all current student-athletes — as well as those competing during the 2026-27 season — will “maintain existing eligibility rules as they pertain to student-athletes competing in no more than four seasons of athletics competition in a particular sport over a consecutive five-year period.”

Whitman added that the cabinet continues to examine possible adjustments to the rule, along with several related regulations, but no formal action is expected before the 2027-28 academic year.

All it will take is one lawsuit and this rule will probably change too.
That would be horrible.  The last thing we need is an endless cycle of 5th year players like during the COVID rule madness.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/university-of-minnesota-hockey-player-returns-to-practice-after-assault/

Someone who has yet to skate this season based on Motzko's comments. No longer the Dinkytown of my teens.

[cberkas]

23 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/university-of-minnesota-hockey-player-returns-to-practice-after-assault/

Someone who has yet to skate this season based on Motzko's comments. No longer the Dinkytown of my teens.

Looking at who hasn't played it would most likely be Townsend who is from Edina. 

[Blackheart]

49 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Looking at who hasn't played it would most likely be Townsend who is from Edina. 

It's Townsend.  He got jumped by 4 guys who beat the crap out of him, stole his phone and personal belongings.  Hope he can get back to a place where he can play hockey again.  Minneapolis is VIBRANT.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

21 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

It's Townsend.  He got jumped by 4 guys who beat the crap out of him, stole his phone and personal belongings.  Hope he can get back to a place where he can play hockey again.  Minneapolis is VIBRANT.

This will be used against them in recruiting for a long time.

[brianvf]

21 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

It's Townsend.  He got jumped by 4 guys who beat the crap out of him, stole his phone and personal belongings.  Hope he can get back to a place where he can play hockey again.  Minneapolis is VIBRANT.

Dang that's brutal.  Hope he can get back on the ice soon, hate to hear stuff like that happening to any team, even if it's the hated Gophers.
Can't imagine why any potential recruit would want to play in the cesspool that is Minneapolis.

[tnt]

58 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Dang that's brutal.  Hope he can get back on the ice soon, hate to hear stuff like that happening to any team, even if it's the hated Gophers.
Can't imagine why any potential recruit would want to play in the cesspool that is Minneapolis.

Now we know why Bob only recruits Minnesotans, as they know how bad it is, yet continue to live there.  If recruiting against them for out of state players, send the long list of assaults and shootings that have happened over the past half year to the parents of the prospective recruit.

[SIOUXpucks]

Last night Western had their chances in the first, with quite a bit of PP time, but they couldn't convert. If they had gotten one when they had chances I wonder how different the game would have been.  Sucked to see Perron get one, but that was also a fantastic shot, credit to him.  Last year that would have hit the post or gone wide and rimmed out of the zone.

The allowed goal at the end was perplexing, as it obviously hit a UM guy.  The ref announced that since it occurred in the neutral zone the goal stood.  Perhaps there's some limit to the "illegal touch" challenge, where it needs to occur in the O or D zone.  If so that'd be dumb and anything like that should be reviewable if it directly involves a goal.

[nascar99]

Like I've said, Michigan is built much much better than previous' years teams. A lot better balance of high end skill and depth. They're gonna be dangerous, especially if Ivankovic remains great between the pipes

[ND_Texan]

2 hours ago, SIOUXpucks said:

Last night Western had their chances in the first, with quite a bit of PP time, but they couldn't convert. If they had gotten one when they had chances I wonder how different the game would have been.  Sucked to see Perron get one, but that was also a fantastic shot, credit to him.  Last year that would have hit the post or gone wide and rimmed out of the zone.

The allowed goal at the end was perplexing, as it obviously hit a UM guy.  The ref announced that since it occurred in the neutral zone the goal stood.  Perhaps there's some limit to the "illegal touch" challenge, where it needs to occur in the O or D zone.  If so that'd be dumb and anything like that should be reviewable if it directly involves a goal.

Why didn’t the UM player that the puck hit get credit for the goal?

[ND_Texan]

Was not at all impressed with Western last night. They were out skated, outplayed in the corners, and drastically outplayed in the neutral zone. Plus, they took a lot of lazy cheap stick penalties. We’ll see what happens tonight, but they looked like a very average team last night. 

[siouxfaninseattle]

Anyone watching Mich-WMU? No sound except on the commercials.

[brianvf]

BU up 4-3 on UConn, Omac with 2 goals.

UMD up 2-0 on UMN.