ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey finalized its 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, adding four series and one in-season tournament with nonconference opponents to its schedule. Two opponents, St. Thomas and Bemidji State, are return opponents from last season, while two opponents, Vermont and Alaska-Anchorage, have been added to the schedule for the upcoming season. Additionally, the Huskies will host Augustana for an exhibition game on Friday, Oct. 3 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center to kick off the season and will travel to Palm Springs, Calif., to compete in the 2026 Coachella Cactus Cup.
 

For the fifth consecutive season, St. Cloud State will officially open its regular season with St. Thomas with the 2025-26 campaign beginning with a home contest on Friday, Oct. 3 at the Brooks Center. SCSU will make the return trip to St. Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 11 to be played in the newly opened Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. SCSU will play a home-and-home series with Bemidji State in Bemidji on Oct. 10 and in St. Cloud on Oct. 11 before hosting Vermont (Oct. 17-18) and Alaska-Anchorage (Oct. 25-26).
 
SCSU will compete in the second iteration of the Coachella Cactus Cup in Palm Springs, Calif., on Jan. 2-3. SCSU will be joined by host UMass-Lowell, Minnesota State-Mankato and Yale at Ariscure Arena, the home of the American Hockey League’s Coachella Valley Firebirds, an affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken. Semifinals take place Friday with winners to player one another in the championship and losers appear in a consolation matchup on Saturday. Games will be played at 3:30 p.m. PT and 7:00 p.m. PT both days with first round matchups to be announced at a later date.
 
In all, the Huskies will play 18 regular season games inside the Brooks Center in 2025-26 with NCHC series against Western Michigan (Oct. 31-Nov. 1), North Dakota (Dec. 5-6), Denver (Dec. 12-13), Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 16-17), Miami (Jan. 30-31) and Colorado College (Feb. 13-14) already announced.

All dates listed for the 2025-26 schedule are subject to change and times are still to be announced.

 

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Tickets for the 2023-24 season will be available for purchase soon at www.scsutickets.com or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137.

 

2025-26 SCHEDULE (Bold denotes home, all start times TBD)

 

Oct. 3 vs. Augustana (Exhibition)

Oct. 4 vs. St. Thomas

Oct. 10 at Bemidji State

Oct. 11 vs. Bemidji State

Oct. 17-18 vs. Vermont

Oct. 24-25 vs. Alaska Anchorage

Oct. 31 – Nov. 1 vs. Western Michigan*

Nov. 7-8 at Minnesota Duluth*

Nov. 11 at St. Thomas

Nov. 21-22 at Miami*

Dec. 5-6 vs. North Dakota*

Dec. 12-13 vs. Denver*

Jan. 2-3 at Coachella Cactus Cup (Palm Springs, Calif.)

Jan. 9-10 at Omaha*

Jan. 16-17 vs. Minnesota Duluth*

Jan. 23-24 at Denver*

Jan. 30-31 vs. Miami*

Feb. 6-7 at Arizona State*

Feb. 13-14 vs. Colorado College*

Feb. 20-21 at North Dakota*

March 6-8 – NCHC Quarterfinals (at higher seeds)

March 14 – NCHC Semifinals (at higher seeds)

March 20 or 21 – NCHC Championship (at higher seed)

March 26-29 – NCAA Regionals

April 9-11 – NCAA Frozen Four (Las Vegas, Nev.)

*NCHC Game

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the second time in as many weeks, Kansas State senior women’s golfer Carla Bernat earned First Team All-American honors as she picked up the accolade from Golfweek, the organization announced Wednesday.
 
Bernat was named a First Team All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) last week. This is the second-straight season she has been honored by both organizations as she was a 2024 Second Team All-American by the WGCA and earned third-team honors from Golfweek.
 
A native of Castellon, Spain, Bernat was one of only two Big 12 golfers on the first, second or third teams as she was joined by third-team member Patience Rhodes of Arizona State. Four others earned honorable mention status in Lauren Clark (Kansas), Beth Coulter (Arizona State), Grace Kilcrease (Oklahoma State) and Paula Schulz-Hanssen (Arizona State).
 
Bernat’s honors this season comes off a record-setting campaign as she set the program mark with a 70.08 scoring average. She finished in the top five in eight of her 13 events and did not finish outside of the top 20 due to the fact that she finished at even or under par in every event this season.
 
Bernat picked up three wins on the year, opening the season with a victory at the Powercat Invitational in September before a win at the MountainView Collegiate in March. She then became the first Wildcat to win an individual title at an NCAA Regional thanks to a school-record tying 54-hole score of 12-under par 204 in the NCAA Lexington Regional. Her three wins in 2024-25 tied the single-season school record.
 
The 2024-25 Big 12 Women’s Golfer of the Year, Bernat also set the school’s career records for scoring average (70.44), while she finished second in wins (5), top-five (14) and top-10 (16) finishes.
 
Bernat, who captured the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur in March, will compete in the Palmer Cup, Thursday through Saturday, at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

 

LUBBOCK, Texas – The 29th Arnold Palmer Cup will commence on Thursday, a three-day event that will feature Texas Tech’s Connor Graham as a member of the international team in a Ryder Cup-style amateur tournament. It will be hosted stateside in 2025, June 5-7, at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, S.C.

Announced April 29, live on the Golf Channel, the freshman from Scotland was one of 12 selections for the International Men’s Team. Graham completed his freshman season with the Red Raiders at the NCAA Championships on May 26, helping the team to their fourth Top 10 finish at the championship under head coach Greg Sands and the sixth in program history. 

Graham led Texas Tech during the 2024-25 season with a 71.1 scoring average over 13 events and 41 rounds of golf. He was named to the PING All-Region Team and later named to the GCAA All-Freshman Team for his standout season.

The Arnold Palmer Cup features the top men’s and women’s college golfers in the world, pitting the United States against a team of international players annually. Both teams consist of 24 golfers, with 12 men and 12 women on each team. Each gender, on each team, consisted of one coaches’ pick, which included the Red Raiders’ Graham, who was one of two team international coaches’ picks.

Texas Tech has a long history of being represented at the Arnold Palmer Cup, as Graham’s selection is the 13th since 2011 and the eighth of the last nine years. Past participants include Nils Floren (2011), Clement Sordet (2015), Hannes Ronneblad (2017), Fredrik Nilehn (2017, 2018), Hurly Long (2018), Ivan Ramirez (2019), Sandy Scott (2019), Ludvig Aberg (2020, 2022), Tyran Snyders (2023) and Calum Scott (2024). In addition, Sands served as the Team USA head coach in 2021.

Team USA defeated Team International 32.5-27.5 to win the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup and retain the Cup for the second straight year. The event consists of three days of play featuring a Four-Ball Match (Better Ball), two Foursomes Matches (Alternate Shot), and Singles Matches.

Schedule/Tee Times

• Thu., June 5: Mixed Four-Ball Matches – 8:30-11:15 a.m. ET (No. 1 tee)
• Fri., June 6: Foursomes – 8:30-9:20 a.m. ET (split tees) / Mixed Foursomes – 1:30-2:20 p.m. ET (split tees)
• Sat., June 7: Singles – 7:30-9:20 a.m. ET (split tees) / Closing Ceremonies

– TECH –

EDMONTON, Alberta — The wait is almost over.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers will drop the puck at 8 p.m. Wednesday to begin Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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Panthers ready for Game 1 of Stanley Cup final

By the afternoon, hockey fans were already gathering outside Rogers Place in Edmonton in anticipation of the re-match of last year’s final.

“As a hockey fan and just respecting the overall culture of the game,” Oilers fan Jerry Maclachlan said. “I tell you what, the Oilers, we’re coming.”

After the Oilers eliminated Dallas last Thursday in the Western Conference finals, the city has been busy prepping for Game 1.

Fans in the hockey-crazed capital of Alberta get to see their team start a series at home for the first time during this playoff run.

“To be able to start the Stanley Cup Final on home ice, you can just feel a buzz in the city and these people deserve it,” NHL MVP finalist Leon Draisaitl said. “They’ve waited a long time for this and, obviously to us, it’s all about finishing it.”

Starting at home last year, the Panthers went up two games to none and won the first game in Edmonton to take a 3-0 series lead. They lost the next three before winning Game 7 to capture the first title in franchise history.

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Florida is in the final for a third consecutive season and is four wins away from becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back champions since cross-state rival Tampa Bay in 2020 and ’21.

“It’s why we’re here: We’re playing hockey in June for the third straight year and a chance to be a part of history,” standout winger Matthew Tkachuk said. “We’ve had two kicks at it so far, and they’ve been very different summers, so we’re hoping for the good one.”

The Panthers have won 10 of 11 playoff series since Tkachuk joined in a trade from Calgary in 2022 and coach Paul Maurice took over that same offseason.

As one of those 10 opponents who ended up on the wrong side of the handshake line against the burgeoning hockey powerhouse in South Florida, the Oilers don’t want history to repeat itself. But veteran defenseman Mattias Ekholm, back from an extended injury absence, doesn’t want to load up too much pressure on Game 1.

“You ask every single guy in our locker room, we want to come out flying, we want to play great and we want to win Game 1,” Ekholm said. “You go to their locker room, they’re probably saying the same thing. One team’s going to win it and one team’s not.”

Game 2 will be Friday in Edmonton before the series shifts to Sunrise. Games 3 and 4 will be played on Monday and next Thursday in South Florida.

On the latest episode of the On3 Recruits podcast, hosts Josh Newberg, Scott Schrader, Andrew Bone, and Blake Alderman talked about and analyzed a massive recruiting weekend, highlighting three programs: USC, Georgia, and Florida, that are using the NIL and strategic visits to dominate the 2026 cycle.

USC, Georgia Bulldogs, And Florida Gators Are Making Massive Strides In The NIL Says Experts

USC

USC has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the On3 Industry Team Rankings, fueled by a game-changing commitment from five-star tight end Mark Bowman on Friday. The Modern Day High School star, who chose USC over Georgia, pushed the Trojans ahead of LSU, which had held the top spot for weeks.

“It’s a big boost in NIL,” Schrader noted, suggesting that USC’s strong collectives are a key driver for their position. The Trojans’ pipeline from Southern California, including talents like Bowman and TomTom Tapoule, is thriving under coach Lincoln Riley. USC’s class, with 15 commitments, is all set to hit 30 by month’s end, with upcoming visits from prospects like Brandon Arrington promising more home-state hauls.

Georgia

On the other hand, Georgia also hosted a massive recruiting weekend, welcoming double-digit visitors to Athens and securing their 11th commitment of the 2026 class in defensive lineman Carter Lucky. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Norcross native, whose family bleeds red and black, joins standout Jevon Cloud on the defensive front.

Newberg noted that five-star wide receiver Cedarian Morgan, a longtime Alabama player, is leaning towards Athens. The Bulldogs are also targeting five-star tight end Kaden Prothrow and flip candidates like Isaiah Williams, the No. 1 linebacker committed to Ole Miss, and Auburn commit Devin Carter.

Florida

Finally, Gainesville, Florida, is not holding back on capitalizing on its home-state advantage and NIL momentum. The Gators hosted a loaded official visit weekend, headlined by five-star safety Bralan Womack.

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Alderman praised how great Florida has been so far. Florida is also reportedly closing in on flipping Nebraska-committed quarterback CJ Bronaugh, whose 10.24-second 100-meter dash at the Florida Relays turned heads. Defensive linemen Vondy Cleveland and Jeran McCoy, both on campus, are key targets, with McCoy leaning toward Florida over Texas. With a top-10 class and coach Billy Napier’s aggressive push, the Gators are building some good momentum.

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