CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men’s hockey announced its 2025-26 schedule today, featuring 15 games at Bright-Landry, including highly anticipated matchups against Cornell, Boston University, and Michigan — all coming to Cambridge.

Next season, the Crimson returns leading scorers Casey Severo, Joe Miller, and Ivy League Rookie of the Year Mick Thompson up front, while veteran defensemen Ryan Healey and Mason Langenbrunner anchor the blue line.

The Crimson will open the 2025-26 season with an exhibition matchup against Northeastern in its final trip to historic Matthews Arena. Since 1963, Harvard has gone 9-4 at Matthews Arena as it looks to begin the season with a win in one of the oldest arenas in the country. Last season, Mason Langenbrunner scored twice against the Huskies in the Beanpot third-place game, becoming the first Crimson defenseman since at least 2002-03 to have two goals in a single game at the Beanpot.

Harvard opens the regular season on the road at UConn on Friday, Oct. 31, marking the first of seven non-conference games this season. The Crimson have now played UConn in three consecutive seasons and have opened the regular season on the road in two of the last three years.

The Crimson will then open its home slate with Stonehill on Nov. 4 before hosting rival Cornell and Colgate on Nov. 7–8. Opening the ECAC season with one of its biggest games of the year, Harvard fell to the eventual ECAC champions in a shootout on home ice last season.

Hitting the road for its first trip of the season, Harvard will head to the North Country to take on Clarkson and St. Lawrence the following weekend. Harvard forced a game three in the ECAC Quarterfinals last season after a Casey Severo goal in overtime helped set up a win-or-go-home game at Cheel Arena. Mick Thompson scored a shorthanded goal early in game three, but the Golden Knights scored once in the third and once in overtime as the 2024-25 season came to a close.

In its second non-conference game of the season, Harvard will travel to Burlington for the first time since 2017 to take on the Catamounts at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Since Vermont left the ECAC after the 2004-05 season, the Crimson have played them only five times.

Harvard then returns home for another big matchup as the Crimson welcomes the Michigan Wolverines to Bright-Landry after Thanksgiving. In a two-game series, Harvard will host the Big Ten opponent to complete their series after the Crimson traveled to Ann Arbor in the 2022-23 season. Harvard tied the opener 4-4 before falling to the No. 5 Wolverines by a score of 4-1, with now-senior captain Joe Miller scoring two goals over the two games at Yost Ice Arena.

Following Thanksgiving, the Crimson returns to ECAC play as it hosts Ivy rivals Yale and Brown heading into the winter break. Last season, Harvard went 3-0-1 in four games against the Bears and Bulldogs.

After the winter break, Harvard resumes play on the road with a trip to Quinnipiac on Jan. 2 before playing Princeton on Jan. 3. Last season, the Crimson opened its road schedule with the Tigers, staging a third-period comeback and forcing overtime when Mick Thompson scored his first career goal with time expiring in the extra frame. Closing out the road trip the following weekend, Harvard will travel to Hanover to play Dartmouth before returning home for a busy week.

The Crimson then hosts Boston University on Jan. 12 in a midweek matchup just ahead of Beanpot season. Harvard played the Terriers twice last season — once in the preseason and once in the first round of the Beanpot. The following weekend, St. Lawrence and Clarkson come to Bright-Landry before a Monday matchup with Union on Jan. 19 to close out a stretch of four games in seven days.

Harvard then travels west to take on Colgate and Cornell on Jan. 24 and 25, before returning to Cambridge to play RPI on Jan. 30 in the last tune-up before the Beanpot.

The Crimson will open the first round of the Beanpot against Boston College on Feb. 2 at TD Garden. Harvard will face the Eagles in the first round for the first time since 2023, when Marek Hejduk scored the overtime winner to send Harvard to the finals. The Crimson will welcome Dartmouth in between Beanpot games, on Friday, before returning to the Garden on Monday to play either Boston University or Northeastern.

The Crimson opens the final stretch of the regular season with four straight road games, beginning with a trip to Brown and Yale on Feb. 13–14 before heading to Union and RPI in the final road trip of the regular season.

Harvard will host Princeton and Quinnipiac in the final weekend before the ECAC playoffs begin.

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Not many players have accomplished what Jack Devine did in his four years at the University of Denver.
 
He joined the Pioneers hockey program as one of the youngest players in the country in 2021-22 and finished his collegiate career with two national championships, three Frozen Four appearances, two All-American first-team honors and was recognized as a Hobey Baker Award top-10 finalist in his final two seasons.
 
On the ice, Devine leaves as the highest-scoring player in the modern era of Denver hockey. His 163 points are the most by a Pioneer since Rick Berens had 180 from 1987-1991 and rank 12th overall in the school record book. With 57 goals and 106 assists, the Glencoe, Illinois, native is also one of just 10 players to record at least 50 goals, 100 assists and 150 points in their time in crimson and gold, and his 162 games played are tied for the eighth-most in program history.
 
Devine’s many great accomplishments on and off the ice wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the ones he loves and the friends he made along the way. They motivated him and shaped him into the person, athlete and student he is today. Always striving to be the best version of himself.
 
 “My teammates pushed me every day to get better, and just strive for greatness, especially at this program.” Devine said. “Then my family, I want to represent them well. They sacrificed so much to put me in the position I am today.”
 
Since starting hockey at a young age, Devine says the sport has influenced the person he has become. It has given him well-nurturing values and set standards for him to reach on the ice and in his personal life.
 
“Hockey has taught me so many valuable life lessons,” Devine said. “Hockey continues to teach you teamwork, perseverance, and it’s kind of allowed me to get a lot of qualities that I believe represent myself. It’s allowed me to get some of my best friendships I’ve had and build connections with people; deeper than surface level.”
 
Devine has done in all at DU, culminating in the two national championships he won with the team.
 
“Those were dreams of mine growing up as a kid, and to win in Boston (in 2022) with my family there, and also be able to do it in Minnesota (in 2024) with my family there was super special,” Devine said. “And to do it with two different groups of guys was also surreal, where you can build those bonds not with one team but a second team for the rest of your life.”
 
As writer A.A. Milne scribed in The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh, “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
 
It is a feeling that Devine certainly shares, as his time at Denver will bring back nostalgia of the good times he had with his teammates.
 
“Just the culture of the guys, this super close-knit team, hanging out a lot with each other outside the rink,” said Devine of what he’ll remember of his time as a Pioneer. “Honestly, you live so close; I lived with four other guys and just living in a house with that many guys, it’s pretty awesome. You just always know you’re like a two-minute drive, five-minute walk away from each other. You have a good weekend and all the guys get together. That’s pretty special, so it’s hard to replicate. I just think the jokes you get day-in and day-out in the locker room—it’s pretty special.”
 
Inspiration comes in many forms for Devine, but his gratitude goes out to his family.
 
“My dad, my granddad, my mom, my sisters; they pushed me,” he said. “My mom and dad made so many sacrifices to put me in this position and to have this success I’ve had both in hockey and life. Yes, I wouldn’t be here today without them. And my granddad; he’s a little bit older now, so he can’t make it to many games, but he is one the hardest working guys. I know he still gets up at 5 a.m. every day, so that’s someone I strive to be like.”
 
With four years filled with many memories, Devine has accomplished lifelong goals, gained a family within the program and shared these amazing times with the ones he loves the most.
 
Cliché as it may be, Devine’s advice for the next generation of student-athletes is to enjoy their time in college because four years goes by fast.
 
“It goes by quick, and it really does,” Devine said. “Make sure to do what you enjoy and love. If you don’t enjoy your sport or don’t love your major, try to change that or pick something different.
 
“I would also say manage your time, it really does help. If you manage your time early on in the week, it allows you to honestly enjoy your time a little more and not feel so overloaded and if you get too stressed, it might affect your relationships. So if you get your stuff done and in a timely manner, that can really positively set up your life and set up your relationships.”
 
 

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While she is not in college yet, future University of Miami golfer Kai Trump has made an NIL deal, which means she will join Travis Kelce and Olivia “Livvy” Dunne as part of a top brand.

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Trump’s ever-growing portfolio has added another partnership. She has become a brand ambassador and equity partner of Accelerator Active Energy, meaning she joins Kelce and Dunne as part of the brand.

“I love energy drinks,” Trump told NIL Daily on Sports Illustrated. “They fit into my daily lifestyle pretty well[,] and honestly, it was a very natural partnership. I just can’t wait to continue working with them[,] and the team is amazing. The product fits my daily lifestyle very well.”

Trump is the granddaughter of President Donald Trump. She also discussed being part of the same brand as Kelce and Dunne, two top-tier athletes.

“I’m really looking forward to just like meeting them in person, picking their brains,” she revealed. “I met Livvy actually the other day at the airport — funny enough — and she was super nice. They’re both amazing athletes[,] and obviously[,] a lot of people look up to them. I’m very lucky and excited to be alongside them working with the Accelerator, so I’m looking forward to it.”

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Kai Trump joins Travis Kelce and Livvy Dunne as a NIL brand ambassador

Trump is making moves before she heads to the University of Miami to play golf. She is in her senior year of high school, and she will subsequently head to college after.

To date, she has partnerships with TaylorMade and Leaf Trading Cards. Accelerator Active Energy is the latest brand to partner with her.

Previously, Accelerator nabbed Kelce and Dunne as brand ambassadors. Kelce praised the former LSU gymnast, calling her an “awesome” person.

Dunne was one of the major players when it came to NIL. She was a driving force behind the movement, and she was the first NIL athlete signed by WME. Since then, she has landed countless brand deals and is the face of several campaigns.

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That was done as she started her career at LSU. Dunne has since finished her time on the Tigers’ women’s gymnastics team. Her journey with NIL was spotlighted in The Money Game: LSU on Prime Video.

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Coralville, Iowa – The Iowa Heartlanders, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild and American Hockey League’s Iowa Wild, announced that rookie forwards Luke Mobley and Matt Hubbarde have come to terms on contracts with the team for the 2025-26 season.

Mobley joined the Heartlanders at the tail end of the 2024-25 season, recording two assists in 11 regular-season games, before adding four points (1g-3a) in five postseason games. He spent five seasons playing college hockey, first skating for Clarkson University, where he totaled 22 points in 91 games before transferring to Augustana University. At Augustana, Mobley quickly found his groove, totaling 39 points (25g-14a) in 68 games, leading the team in goals in each of his two seasons.

Hubbarde signed with Iowa in March 2025 after completing his collegiate career, and he put up six points (3g-3a) in 13 games. The Pickering, Ontario native spent two seasons with Dartmouth, before transferring to Providence. He totaled 29 points in 65 games between the two schools. Finally, he spent his final college season with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, where he became the team’s leading goal and point scorer with 23 points (13g-10) in 30 games. 

The biggest names in sports trekked to Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the 33rd ESPY Awards, the “Academy Awards” of sports.

Athletes with Colorado connections struck out. 

Comedian and host Shane Gillis made jokes about the New York Knicks, the Jeffrey Epstein files and a couple on ex-Colorado football stars.

“Shedeur Sanders had his jersey number retired at Colorado this year. People are saying it’s because of nepotism because of his father, and it’s not,” Gillis said. “It’s because he went 13-12 over his career and he almost won the Alamo Bowl.”

The second joke was about Travis Hunter, one in which Gillis tried to emulate the late Norm McDonald when he hosted the ESPYs in 1998.

“Travis Hunter won the Heisman Trophy this year. He’s the first defensive player since Charles Woodson to win the Heisman. Congratulations, Travis Hunter,” Gillis said. “Winning the Heisman, that’s something they can never take away from you, unless you kill your wife and a waiter, in which case they can take that away from you.”

The awards ceremony pressed on and the winners of each category were revealed.

Here’s how the seven Colorado athletes faired at the 2025 ESPY Awards:

Colorado-connected athletes had a 75% chance to win the ESPY for Best Comeback Athlete: Gabriel Landeskog, Lindsey Vonn and Mallory Swanson.

Gabriel Landeskog (Avalanche): Landeskog’s knee was injured in a playoff game against the Dallas Stars during the 2020 NHL ‘bubble’ Stanley Cup playoffs. The Avalanche captain played through pain up until his last game on June 26, 2022, when he and the Avalanche beat Tampa Bay to win the Stanley Cup.

On April 23, Landeskog returned to the ice at Ball Area for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. 

Ovations from the crowd, and chants of “Landy, Landy, Landy” resonated upon his return. There were signs all over the arena, including one held up by his kids that read, “So proud of you Daddy!” The team also played a video tribute, with Landeskog tapping his heart in appreciation.

Mallory Swanson (Littleton): Swanson’s rise to fame in professional women’s soccer started at an early age. 

She debuted for the USWNT at the age of 17 in 2016, later becoming the youngest American to play and score in the Summer Olympics.

Swanson was a member of the USWNT squad that won the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

However, a knee injury sidelined Swanson in April 2023, before the start of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. She made a strong recovery, however, returning to play forward for the Chicago Red Stars on March 16, 2024, and for the USWNT in April 6, 2024.

Lindsey Vonn: The former Vail resident retired from alpine ski racing after the 2019 FIS Alpine World Cup season. She finished third in her final race — the women’s downhill at the World Championships in Sweden. 

Vonn suffered multiple injuries, mainly to her knees, over the course of her ski racing career.

After five years of retirement and a successful partial knee replacement, Vonn came out of retirement ahead of the 2024-25 World Cup season, making her comeback debut at Copper Mountain on Dec. 7.

She was back on the World Cup circuit on Dec. 21 in St. Moritz, finalizing her return to the highest level of women’s ski racing.

However, as luck would have at, gymnast Suni Lee won the Best Comeback Athlete award.

Suni Lee: Lee was diagnosed with two kidney diseases in 2023. She was having issues on the uneven bars, once her best event, due to swelling in her hands causing her to lose her grip on the bars.

The symptoms also included, headaches, hot flashes, cold spells and cramping, all of which had mental impacts on Lee.

Lee began a medication regiment that included infusions, causing her to have to retire from college gymnastics. However, after a five-month training break, Lee returned to gymnastics training on a modified schedule, and by January 2024, she was back to training full time.

At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June 2024, Lee officially qualified for the Paris Games.

When interviewed following the announcement, Lee said: “A year ago, I didn’t even think this was possible.”

Lee went on to win three medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris: gold in the team all-around and two bronze.

At Wednesday’s ceremony, Lee said, “Winning this award means so much more that I can say and to my fellow nominees you inspire me and I am so honored to stand here with you. When I was diagnosed with two rare kidney diseases, I was told I would never compete again, but I refused to believe that. There were days when I felt scared, defeated and alone, but I always found strength around me.”

As for the other four athletes representing Colorado… well, they were skunked, too.

Best NBA Player: Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander beat out Nuggets center Nikola Jokić

Best NHL Player: Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl beat out Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar

Best NFL Player: Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley beat out Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II

Best College Athlete – Men’s Sports: Duke basketball’s Cooper Flagg beat out Hunter, the former Buffaloes star

Here are the other award winners from Wednesday’s ceremony:

Best Championship Performance: Simone Biles, 2024 Summer Olympics gymnastics all-around

Best Play: Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle, Nov. 3, 2024, against the Jacksonville Jaguars

Best Athlete – Men’s Sports: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder

Best Athlete – Women’s Sports: Simone Biles, USA Gymnastics

Best Record-Breaking Performance: Alexander Ovechkin, NHL all-time goals leader

Best Team: Philadelphia Eagles – NFL

Best Breakthrough Athlete: Ilona Maher, Rugby‬

Best College Athlete – Women’s Sports: JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball‬

Best WNBA Player: Caitlin Clark, Basketball, Indiana Fever

Best MLB Player: Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers

Icon Award: Diana Taurasi and Alex Morgan

Best Athlete with a Disability: Noah Elliot, Snowboarder, U.S. Para Ski & Snowboard

Best Driver: Max Verstappen, F1

Best UFC Fighter: Merab Dvalishvili

Best Boxer: Katie Taylor

Best Soccer Player: Christian Pulisic, AC Milan, USMNT

Best Golfer: Scottie Scheffler

Best Tennis Player: Coco Gauff

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Katie Schumacher-Cawley

Capital One Cup – Men’s: Ohio State University (OSU) Men

Capital One Cup – Women’s: University of North Carolina (UNC) Women

Pat Tillman Award for Service: Los Angeles County firefighters David Walters and Erin Regan

Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Oscar Robertson

Gatorade Players of the Year: Jane Hedengren and Cameron Boozer

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: Sloane Stephens

Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year winner: Indianapolis Colts

Sports Philanthropist of the Year Award honoree: Michele Kang

Corporate Community Impact Award winner: Buffalo Wild Wings

Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award honoree: Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball player and executive

Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award honorees: Maegha Ramanathan, Rishin Tandon, Ian Waite

The Associated Press contributed to this report.