It’s mid-March, and that means most college hockey seasons are coming to an end. This means that many players are now free to speak and potentially sign with NHL teams. Plenty are without a home altogether, having gone undrafted in the NHL and aging out/graduating. Lots will still have years of eligibility remaining, but could
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Saturday night at Clearview Ice Arena was never about the final score. For the Robert Morris Colonials, they had already won the day. Their hockey teams are officially back and will be around for a long time to come. Both the men’s and women’s teams held their home openers in front of sold out crowds.
It may come as a surprise, but the state of Florida has a robust college hockey scene developing under its’ sunshine. While some institutions founded hockey teams in the 1990s, it took until the mid-2000s for the sport to find stable footing throughout colleges. Florida now has eight public and private universities with men’s ice-hockey
Today’s Prospects News & Rumors has some good and bad news. Starting with the bad news first, one of the top programs in college hockey is shutting things down for two weeks. On the positive side, recent draft picks of both the Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks had nice weekends. Michigan Pauses for Two
The 2021 World Junior Championship could be in doubt as teams across the globe cannot get a handle on the COVID-19 virus. Germany is having an outbreak on the ice while Sweden’s problem is behind their bench. Plus, one of the top players of the 2021 draft class scored a highlight-reel goal on Tuesday night
Another day and more hockey teams have to step away from the ice because of positive COVID-19 tests. One of the NCAA’s top programs has postponed a pair of games this week and three more ECHL squads are sitting out the upcoming season. Also, one of the top players from the most recent NHL Entry
There isn’t much news today pertaining to events on the ice, which has become the norm for 2020. Team Sweden announced their roster for their World Junior Championship selection camp and it is loaded with talent. Also, a top NCAA program is suspending operations after a positive COVID-19 test. Finally, there is plenty of news
Today we will take a look at a trio of recent National Hockey League draft picks who had big nights at three different levels of hockey. First, the New Jersey Devils’ 2020 top pick broke out of a slump in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). We come back to the United States to check on
Unfortunately, most of today’s news focuses on games not being played because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Team Canada’s intrasquad game scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed. Also, one of the top hockey programs in the United States has to wait a little longer before returning to the ice. Finally, we check in on a
The Big Ten hockey season got underway over the weekend with the Universities of Michigan and Wisconsin sweeping their two-game sets. There were a lot of top prospects on display over the weekend including one who could be a top pick at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Also, a St. Louis Blues goaltending prospect is
After a long-extended wait, college hockey is set to take the ice this weekend. Each conference is starting on their own terms, with the exception of a few teams. On Thursday, the Ivy League made the announcement that they are canceling all winter sports for the 2020-21 season. This includes the six schools that are
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are rumors the New York Rangers have been trying to trade for Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. How realistic is that deal? There is some college free agent buzz and are the Columbus Blue Jackets looking to trade one of their No. 1 goaltenders? Nugent-Hopkins to the New York