College Hockey Today
College Hockey Today is a weekly podcast from The Rink Live and College Hockey Inc. covering the biggest stories in NCAA Division I men's college hockey. Co-hosts Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) look across the nation at the sport's most compelling news and newsmakers.
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Our final episode of 2025 delves into first-half chaos, much-needed rest for the Independent teams, Holy Cross and Bentley duking it out, Trey Augustine leveling up during Big Ten play, Josh Kotai anchoring Augustana, ECAC teams in the at-large picture, UNH surging, and North Dakota's Jan Špunar making school history.
Plus, World Juniors, Spengler Cup, and what Schloss is hearing about midseason roster additions.
It's a busy time in the hockey world, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) return to break it all down, including Lindenwood's opportunity to climb the NPI, the rise of Jack Stockfish at Holy Cross, Wisconsin's best start in 20 years, a fascinating CCHA race, Hayden Stavroff's absurd start for Dartmouth, UNH's Border Battle sweep, and North Dakota's strong first half. Plus, more World Jun...
After a week out of the lineup (illness), Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Today) returns to visit with Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) about dynamic goalie duos, Roger McQueen's comments on student life, Alaska and Miami capturing tourney trophies, Air Force piling up road wins, Michigan-Michigan State week, Evan Murr's underrated brilliance, Dartmouth's perch atop the NPI, and Boston College's strong November. They also discuss ...
Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) discuss the Spengler Cup roster, LIU and UAA as road warriors, Niagara's impactful freshman forwards, Porter Martone somehow flying under the radar, an early dogfight atop the CCHA, Union's terrific start, Roger McQueen's breakout game, Colorado College playing better than its record indicates, and tons more.
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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) is here to report that he knows absolutely nothing about goaltending. That and tons more, including Michigan State and RIT on 7-game win streaks, Alaska Anchorage staring down six road games in nine days, fast conference starts for Dartmouth and Michigan Tech, John Mustard lighting it up for Providence, North Dakota's superior production from the third and fourth lines, and upcoming matchups to ...
Conference play is fully underway, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) break it all down, including the rash of injuries nationwide, the importance of depth, Alaska Anchorage's OT win at Denver, Jack Stockfish's utility at Holy Cross, the Mike Hastings blueprint, Bemidji State's roster construction, Alexis Cournoyer's Cornell debut, Lawton Zacher's heater for Northeastern, St. Cloud State...
With the first portion of the non-conference schedule winding down, Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) chat about Denver's goaltending tandem, Nicholas Bevilacqua's breakout weekend for Bentley, Wisconsin's strong numbers under the hood, Bemidji State's impressive CCHA sweep, UMass' high-scoring duo, Long Island finally breaking through, high-flying Miami, and what Brad saw from Clarkson dur...
Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) discuss another newsy week in college hockey, including a new No. 1 team, Quinnipiac as national title contenders, another signature Lindenwood win, Canisius' dynamic scoring duo, Michigan's firepower, an emerging Union team, a heavyweight clash looming for Boston College, Minnesota Duluth's high-flying top line, and more!
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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) review a wild weekend around the country, including signature victories by unranked teams, impressive early returns on draft-eligible players, first wins for new coaches, standout goaltending performances, a sneak peek of Brad's coverage of the upcoming Minnesota-North Dakota rivalry series, and plenty more.
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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) look back at an opening weekend in college hockey that lived up to the hype. They discuss Gavin McKenna's impressive series, Penn State's depth around him, Canisius' good start, Michigan Tech's split at Minnesota, Quinnipiac's impressive opener at Boston College, Austin Elliott's victorious collegiate debut, a pair of wins that were a long time coming for M...
After a non-stop offseason of news, it's time to drop the puck on the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's hockey season. Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) discuss some of the biggest storylines entering the season, including the influx of CHL players and the record number of new head coaches.
They also talk about the NCAA's shift away from the PairWise sy...
Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) return to recap a newsy offseason, including Gavin McKenna's commitment to Penn State, Isaac Howard's departure to the NHL, college hockey entering the Spengler Cup, the impact of the House settlement on college hockey, coaching dominoes at Michigan Tech and Lindenwood, and more.
The guys also give their thoughts on the NHL Draft, and Schloss pulls back the...
The guys are back to give their thoughts on the NCAA Frozen Four, and Western Michigan's first-ever national championship. What was it about the Broncos that went overlooked by Schloss, who was admittedly (and now notoriously) low on them in the preseason?
They also discuss the immediate Frozen Four fallout, including early NHL signings from each of the four teams as well as the speculation on the futures of Pat Ferschweiler and Da...
We force Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) to silence his phone long enough to give us his reaction on a highly entertaining NCAA Regional, plus his thoughts on the Frozen Four field and semifinal matchups. The off-ice news has also been coming in fast and furious this week, and the guys give their thoughts on pro signings, transfer portal comings and goings, and new head coaches at Ferris State and North Dakota.
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The NCAA Tournament is finally here, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) are back to break it all down in a jam-packed show, including thoughts on each bracket, injury concerns, dark horse teams to watch, and Brad's Frozen four predictions. They also look back on conference championship weekend, plus react to the latest NHL signings, the coaching change at North Dakota, and the women's Fr...
Hot off the presses, Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) react to the finalists for both the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and the Mike Richter Award. Did anyone qualify as a surprise on either list? How much will the next three weeks matter to the voters? Then the guys dive into the conference playoffs and PairWise situation before doing a little reminiscing about college hockey at the Xcel Ene...
The regular season is in the books, and we're taking a deep dive on all six conference playoff tournaments. Plus, the first NHL signing of 2025 and coaching news out of RPI and Mercyhurst.
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The playoffs have arrived in four of the six conferences, and Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) break down each of the brackets.
They also take a look at the Hockey East race, Western Michigan's first Penrose Cup, LIU's first 20-win season, Ryan Leonard's goal-scoring prowess, St. Thomas' second-half surge, Quinnipiac's reign, and more!
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Everything is happening in college hockey and the guys break it all down, including conference races, coaching farewells, an arena farewell at Union, LIU's pursuit of 20 wins, Bill Riga's roster construction at Holy Cross, Arsenii Sergeev's brilliant February for Penn State, another MacNaughton Cup for Minnesota State, Friday's massive Quinnipiac-Clarkson matchup, Hockey East all over the PairWise, and next man up in North Dakota.
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With the regular season winding down, the guys break down all the conference races and PairWise jockeying. Plus, thoughts on the Mike Richter Award semifinalists, Ryan Johnson's strong freshman campaign in Anchorage, an Atlantic Hockey make-up game looming large, a crazy Minnesota shootout stat, Minnesota State in the CCHA driver's seat, Clarkson pushing Quinnipiac, Boston College and Maine chase No. 1 NCAA see...
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