Non-UND College Hockey 2026-27

[Oxbow6]

2 hours ago, brianvf said:

O'Neill going to St Thomas:

 

Not going to 2nd-guess Chyzyk or Jax, but the kid stays in the NCHC. Giving a ND kid a chance at UND would have been nice. As I mentioned previously, having spent time with him a couple of years back, he's a super high-quality person. I'll be cheering for him.

 

[brucespook]

They did him

a chance but he didn’t want to wait 

[brianvf]

CHN article on the proposed NCAA change to 5yr eligibility:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/04/24_College-Hockey-Bracing-For.php

It would certainly change a lot of things, especially on the junior hockey side of things before entering college.  Teams like Mankato would be hit hard, as they usually try to recruit those players that blossom a little later.
Then, you could also have kids staying for 5yrs if they wanted.

Pretty crazy.  Some changes look to be coming.

[nascar99]

On 4/25/2026 at 1:21 AM, brianvf said:

CHN article on the proposed NCAA change to 5yr eligibility:

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/04/24_College-Hockey-Bracing-For.php

It would certainly change a lot of things, especially on the junior hockey side of things before entering college.  Teams like Mankato would be hit hard, as they usually try to recruit those players that blossom a little later.
Then, you could also have kids staying for 5yrs if they wanted.

Pretty crazy.  Some changes look to be coming.

Would hope this doesn't go through, at least for hockey. Hockey's developmental structure is through junior, not HS, in 98% of the world & 90% of North America. Would hate to limit hockey careers by putting a time clock on eligibility 

[cberkas]

Former ASU assistant Dana Borges to CC

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[cberkas]

Another trophy for CC to lose 🤣 j/k

That good for them to have between the two schools

[brianvf]

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/schlossman-college-hockey-coaches-admins-scheduled-to-hear-from-ncaas-top-lawyer

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The NCAA men's hockey coaching body is hoping to get some answers Thursday about the NCAA's proposed new age-based eligibility system during national meetings in Bonita Springs, Fla.

NCAA senior vice president and chief legal officer Scott Bearby is scheduled to address the group for 50 minutes.

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Age-based eligibility won't be the only hot topic presented during national meetings Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. The NCHC will once again push to change regionals from neutral sites to home sites.

Denver coach David Carle has been the most vocal about wanting change, but he's far from the only one — especially in the NCHC. His allies include UND coach Dane Jackson and Western Michigan coach Pat Ferschweiler.

 

[Godsmack]

On 4/28/2026 at 2:17 PM, cberkas said:

Another trophy for CC to lose 🤣 j/k

That good for them to have between the two schools

That’s not true! They’ve been winning the coveted Pikes Peak trophy almost every year now! The most prized trophy in all of college hockey! 

[cberkas]

5 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

That’s not true! They’ve been winning the coveted Pikes Peak trophy almost every year now! The most prized trophy in all of college hockey! 

Ok, now CC can win two 🤣 

CC needs to be more competitive for the other 4

Cool to see the Robson’s have a connection to both CC and ASU

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[cberkas]

7 minutes ago, brianvf said:

 

Get this to 44-45 games 

[brianvf]

1 minute ago, cberkas said:

Get this to 44-45 games 

Baby steps I guess.
They still need to figure out this darn age limit/5yr eligibility craziness too.   

[cberkas]

4 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Baby steps I guess.
They still need to figure out this darn age limit/5yr eligibility craziness too.   

Have they ever thought what is the NCAA going to do if we just do our own thing, and ignore this rule?

[cberkas]

Going to 40 games the 26-10-10 idea I posted would get teams there and bring back holiday tournaments 

[Godsmack]

The Ivy’s. What’s their deal? Is it some highbrow thing to play fewer games?

[cberkas]

3 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

The Ivy’s. What’s their deal? Is it some highbrow thing to play fewer games?

Their rules, sounded like they were going to change their games rule because of football

[UNDMOORHEAD]

17 minutes ago, Godsmack said:

The Ivy’s. What’s their deal? Is it some highbrow thing to play fewer games?

I would assume it's to say they're focused on academics. Just my guess.

 

[cberkas]

NCAA Hockey: What To Know About Tennessee State, Expansion, Spengler Cup And More

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In a sign of the changing times, there was a big dinner in Vegas the other night.

The NCAA hosted reps from the USHL, USA Hockey, the NHL and – for the first time ever – major junior reps came to check out the Frozen Four in an official capacity. 

CHL president Dan MacKenzie, WHL commissioner Dan Near and OHL commissioner Bryan Crawford all came out (QMJHL commissioner Mario Cecchini was invited but unable to attend), and from the sounds of it, everyone had a wonderful time. While the NCAA and CHL are technically competitors now, it feels like a lot of stakeholders recognize the benefits of the new landscape.

The article also talking about Tennessee State and expansion.

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Finally, Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf gave the origin story of how the NCAA got into the Spengler Cup this year (and recently signed a deal to do it for the next two seasons, too). 

The idea was years in the making and eventually got close enough that he and some other college reps went to Davos, Switzerland, to check out the tournament. They loved it, but had to convince the organizers that college kids could hang with the pro teams that otherwise make up the field. When the Spengler folks couldn't make it for the Beanpot tournament in Boston, Metcalf suggested they come out to a Hockey East game between Boston College and Providence College.

"This was the Boston College team with Gabe Perreault and Ryan Leonard and those guys," Metcalf said. "The (Spengler) guy called me the next day and said, 'No, you guys will be just fine.' "

A pretty funny story

[cberkas]

Steve Miller collecting coaching jobs like infinity stones, will join the coaching staff at St. Thomas