COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  The 2025 World Junior Summer Showcase, which will include teams from the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden, begins Sunday (July 27) and runs through August 2 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. 

The Showcase serves as an evaluation for athletes seeking to make their respective national teams for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship which will take place Dec. 26, 2025, through Jan. 5, 2026, in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SHOWCASE FEATURES 11 GAMES

The World Junior Summer Showcase features 11 international games and tickets are available by clicking HERE. In addition, all games from the Showcase will stream live at USAHockeyTV.com.

“We’re excited to bring the World Junior Summer Showcase to Minnesota” said John Vanbiesbrouck, general manager of the U.S. National Junior Team and also assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. “It provides us a great opportunity to evaluate our players, and is also a chance for fans to see so many of the future stars of the NHL.”

FABER, LaCOMBE TO SERVE AS ALUMNI AMBASSADORS

Brock Faber (Maple Grove, Minn./Minnesota Wild) and Jackson LaCombe (Eden Prairie, Minn./Anaheim Ducks) will be on the ice for select practices and also behind the bench for select games during the Showcase, serving as Alumni Ambassadors. Both Faber and LaCombe were part of the gold medal-winning 2021 U.S. National Junior Team in the IIHF World Junior Championship. LaCombe also helped Team USA win gold in the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship, only the second gold medal ever won by the U.S. in the event and first since 1933. Faber was part of the 2022 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team and also played for Team USA in this past February’s 4 Nations Face-Off.

“We’re excited to have Brock and Jackson be around our players and staff,” said Bob Motzko(Austin, Minn.), head coach of the 2026 U.S. National Junior Team and also the head men’s ice hockey coach at the University of Minnesota. “They know what it takes to win on the international stage and I know our group will enjoy engaging with both of them.”

For the full Showcase schedule, click HERE.

NOTES: Tickets for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship are on sale now and can be purchased by click HERE. The event will be staged at the Xcel Energy Center, home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, and 3M Arena at Mariucci, home of the University of Minnesota men’s ice hockey team … The 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship will mark the 50th anniversary of the tournament … Team USA has won the last two gold medals in the World Juniors and has medaled in eight of the last 10 tournaments … A total of nine players from the gold medal-winning 2025 U.S. National Junior Team have an opportunity to return in 2026, including defenseman Logan Hensler (Woodbury, Minn./University of Wisconsin), Cole Hutson (North Barrington, Ill./Boston University) and Adam Kleber (Chaska, Minn./University of Minnesota Duluth), along with forwards Trevor Connelly (Tustin, Calif./Providence College), Cole Eiserman (Newburyport, Mass./Boston University), James Hagens (Hauppauge, N.Y./Boston College), Max Plante(Hermantown, Minn./University of Minnesota Duluth), Teddy Stiga (Sudbury, Mass./Boston College) and Brodie Ziemer (Hutchinson, Minn./University of Minnesota) … The 43 players invited by USA Hockey to the World Junior Summer Showcase include nine first-round NHL draft picks, 13 second-round choices and five third-round picks. All but three players have been drafted.

The University of Maine men’s hockey schedule is now available for the coming season, though it has yet to be officially released by the school.

The schedule was first reported by Eastern Maine Sports on Monday. A UMaine athletics official confirmed to the Bangor Daily News that the reported schedule is accurate at this point, pending unresolved game contracts.

UMaine will open the season by hosting reigning Atlantic Hockey America regular season champion Holy Cross on Oct. 10-11. The Black Bears will play Colgate on Homecoming weekend on Oct. 24-25 and Lindenwood University on Dec. 13-14.

UMaine will open its 24-game Hockey East schedule by hosting NCAA runnerup Boston University on Oct. 31, Nov. 1. Arch-rival University of New Hampshire will be in Orono for a two-game series Dec. 5-6.

College hockey teams typically enter into game contracts with their opponents that outline terms for game details like team travel and accommodations, cancelation dates, responsibility for providing officials, and the allocation of game proceeds.

Schools may also enter into contracts with outside facilities that host games. UMaine will formally release its schedule once the unresolved contracts are finalized, the athletic department official said.

UMaine will travel for two-game series against two of Division I college hockey’s elite programs, Quinnipiac University and the University of Denver, as part of its 10 non-conference games. The Black Bears will also host Colgate from the ECAC, Holy Cross from Atlantic Hockey America and Division I independent Lindenwood from Saint Charles, Mo.

Lindenwood is in its fourth season as a Division I program after moving up from club status and will be playing UMaine for the first time.

ECAC powerhouse Quinnipiac, which has earned six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and won its first NCAA title in 2022-23, will entertain the Black Bears on Oct. 17-18 and Denver, which has averaged 31 wins the past four seasons and won national championships in 2023-24 and 2021-22, will host UMaine on Jan. 2-3.

UMaine swept Quinnipiac at Alfond Arena 2-1 and 6-5 in overtime last season and split 2-1 games with visiting Denver.

Quinnipiac was 24-12-2 last season. The Bobcats won the ECAC regular season title before losing to Cornell, 3-2 in overtime, in the ECAC tournament semifinals and to UConn, 4-1, in the NCAA’s Allentown Regional.

Rand Pecknold’s Quinnipiac team has gone 117-33-10 over the last four seasons.

Denver has reached the Frozen Four three times over the past four seasons. David Carle’s Pioneers went 31-12-1 last season, losing to National Collegiate Hockey Conference rival and eventual national champion Western Michigan 3-2 in double overtime in their Frozen Four semifinal.

UMaine is 12-9-1 all-time against Quinnipiac and 12-10 vs. Denver.

UMaine went 24-8-6 a year ago and won the Hockey East Tournament title for the first time since the 2003-04 season. UMaine also earned its second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth and that’s the first time th Black Bears have done that since the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.

UMaine lost to Penn State 5-1 in the first round of the Allentown (Pa.) Regional.

This season, the Black Bears will play Boston University, Providence College, Vermont and UMass Lowell three times each and the other six Hockey East schools twice apiece.

UMaine is slated to play UMass Lowell in a Hockey East game at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

The Black Bears’ series against Holy Cross from Worcester, Mass. will be the first time the schools have met since the Black Bear shut out the Crusaders 7-0 on Oct. 18, 2003.

UMaine holds a 4-2 lead in the all-time series.

Holy Cross is coming off a 24-14-2 campaign, 19-5-2 in Atlantic Hockey America. Holy Cross lost to Bentley 6-3 in the AHA tournament championship game.

The Crusaders went 21-14-4 two years ago.

Colgate went 18-15-3 overall and, for the second straight season, went 13-7-2 in league play.

UMaine and Colgate have met four times over the past three seasons and each posted a win and tie in its home series.

Colgate leads the all-time series 8-6-4.

Lindenwood went 8-22-2 a year ago including road wins over Wisconsin, Nebraska-Omaha and Notre Dame. Eleven of the Lions’ losses were by one goal.

In Hockey East play, UMaine will travel for two-game series against UMass (Nov. 6-7), Boston College (Nov. 21-22), Providence (Jan. 9-10), UMass Lowell (Jan. 23-14) and Northeastern (Feb. 27-28) and one game at BU (Feb. 6) and at Vermont (March 7).

The Black Bears will host two-game series against BU (Oct. 31, Nov.1), Vermont (Nov. 14-15), New Hampshire (Dec. 5-6), UConn (Feb. 13-14) and Merrimack (Feb.20-21) and single games with Providence (Jan. 31) and the Portland game against UMass Lowell (Dec. 10).

UMaine will return seven of its top 10 scorers off last year’s team although top two point-getters Harrison Scott (18 goals, 17 assists) and Taylor Makar (18 & 12) have departed.

UMaine will return a veteran defense corps and All-Hockey East second team goalie Albin Boija.

The Black Bears will have 13 newcomers including five National Hockey League draft choices.

HANOVER, N.H. – On Tuesday, Head Coach Maura Crowell announced the Big Green’s complete 2025-26 schedule. Dartmouth will play 30 total games, eight nonconference games and 22 against ECAC Hockey opponents.
 
The Big Green will kick off the season on the road, facing nonconference opponent Holy Cross. Dartmouth and the Crusaders will play two games, one on Friday, October 17 at 6 p.m. and the series finale on Saturday, October 18 at 7 p.m.
 
On Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25, Dartmouth will play its first home games and conference games of the season, welcoming Colgate and Cornell. The last time the Big Green hosted the Cornell Big Red, the two teams skated to a 2-2 tie with the then No. 6 ranked team in the country.
 
The following weekend, the women’s hockey team will head to North Country, taking on the Saint Lawrence Saints on Friday, October 31 at 3 p.m. and Clarkson on Saturday, November 1 at 3 p.m.
 
The Big Green upset the then No. 7 St. Lawrence Saints in the teams’ last meeting, as Dartmouth earned a 2-0 victory off the back of a 36 save shutout by Michaela Hesová.
 
Dartmouth will return home for their lone game at Thompson Arena in the month of November on Friday the 7^th. The Big Green will host the Harvard Crimson at 3 p.m. before the men welcome the Colgate Raiders for the first doubleheader of the season. On Saturday, November 8^th, Dartmouth and Harvard will complete the regular season home and home series at Bright Landry Hockey Center with a 3 p.m. puck drop.
 
The Big Green will remain on the road on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15 for an ECAC Hockey and Ivy League matchups against the Brown Bears and Yale Bulldogs.  Friday’s game is set for 6 p.m. while Saturday’s game will begin at 3 p.m.

Dartmouth will spend its Thanksgiving in Minnesota, prepping for two games against the Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks. The two teams will faceoff on Friday, November 28 at 1 p.m. before playing the series finale on Saturday, November 29. The time for Saturday’s game is still to be announced.

 

After five games away from Thompson Arena, the Big Green will return to the comforts of home for four straight games, two conference games and two nonconference games. Dartmouth will host RPI and Union on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Both games will be at 3 p.m. as the Dartmouth men will also play at home, facing off against Brown and Yale with 7 p.m. puck drops on Friday and Saturday.

 

The following weekend, Dartmouth will play nonconference opponents St. Anselm and St. Michael’s. The Big Green will look to make it two straight against the Hawks on Friday, December 12 at 3 p.m. after defeating them on the road, 9-1, in January. Stick around after the women’s game as the Big Green men will also play a nonconference game against Army.

 

On Saturday, December 13, the Big Green and Knights will face off for the first time in program history. Puck drop is set for 2 p.m.

 

Nonconference competition will continue and wrap up for the Big Green on Friday, January 2 and Saturday, January 3, playing a home and home series with the Vermont Catamounts. The two teams will play in Burlington at 6 p.m. on Friday with a 3 p.m. puck drop at Thompson Arena on Saturday.

 

Dartmouth will remain at Thompson Arena for two more games, welcoming Yale on Friday, January 9 at 3 p.m. and Brown on Saturday, January 10 at 3 p.m.

 

Over the next five weeks, the Big Green will wrap up conference play in the 2025-26 season, alternating weekends at Thompson Arena and on the road.

 

On Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17, Dartmouth will head to Quinnipiac and Princeton. The Big Green will faceoff with the Bobcats on Friday at 6 p.m. followed by the Tigers on Saturday at 3.

 

The next weekend, St. Lawrence and Clarkson make its way to Hanover. The matchup with the Saints is set for Friday, January 23 at 6 p.m. and the Big Green will play Clarkson on Saturday, January 31 at 3 p.m.

 

Dartmouth will wrap up the regular season series with the Cornell Big Red at Lynah Rink on Friday, January 30 at 6 p.m. and Colgate at Class of 1965 Arena on Saturday, January 31 at 3 p.m.

 

February will begin with the Big Green’s final regular season games at Thompson Arena. Dartmouth will host Princeton on Friday, February 6 at 6 p.m. and Quinnipiac on Saturday, February 7 at 3 p.m.

 

The 2025-26 regular season will conclude the weekend of Friday, February 13. Dartmouth will first play Union on Friday at 6 p.m. before closing the regular season against RPI on Saturday, February 14 at 3 p.m.

 

For more information on tickets or to put down your deposit for 2025-26 season tickets click here.

 

TEMPE – Sun Devil Women’s Tennis head coach Jamea Jackson announced the hiring of Diego Nava as an assistant coach and promoted Charlotte Chavatipon to assistant coach as well.

Coming from Louisville, Nava boasts coaching experience at the collegiate and junior level, spending two seasons with the Cardinals and mentoring three players in the ITA Top 100 this past season. 

In 2024, he assisted the development of the All-American duo of Natan Rodrigues and Etienne Donnet, who made the semifinals at the NCAA Doubles Championships and finished with a program-best No. 4 in the year-end ITA Doubles Rankings this past May.

“I’m so excited to welcome Diego as our new assistant coach for the women’s tennis program,” said head coach Jamea Jackson. “He brings an exceptional level of experience and insight to our team and I’m confident our student-athletes will thrive under his guidance.” 

Before joining Louisville, Nava spent 18 months at the United States Tennis Association (USTA), working as an independent contractor with the top junior and professional American players and helping them train at the USTA Player Development campus in Orlando.

Nava played collegiate tennis for five seasons (2017-22), spending four seasons at Loyola Marymount and being ranked as high as No. 32 nationally in doubles play as a sophomore. The California native transferred to Xavier for one season, during which he reached a career-best ITA ranking in singles, ranking No. 51 in the country. 

Chavatipon was previously part of the program as a volunteer assistant coach this past season after playing collegiately at Texas for four years. She helped the Longhorns win two national championships in 2021 and 2022 and compiled a career record of 90-34 in singles and a 79-29 record in doubles during her tenure in Austin. She earned spots on the NCAA All-Tournament Teams in 2021 and 2022.

“We were incredibly lucky to add Charlotte as a volunteer assistant last year. Her love of the game, her infectious personality and her experience at the top of college tennis added so much to our team and our coaching staff,” said Jackson. “I’m delighted she will join our team as an assistant coach this upcoming season.”

In her senior season, she went 10-0 in conference play and had an impressive 17-5 dual match record from the No. 3 spot in singles. She primarily played alongside current Sun Devil Vivian Ovrootsky in doubles, where they went 18-4 as a duo. 

Chavatipon helped Texas win national championships in her first two seasons. As a sophomore, she recorded three top-75 victories in doubles and went 22-4 during the spring. In the NCAA Tournament, she recorded three-straight wins to cap the season and help clinch the doubles point against No. 2 Oklahoma in the national title match.

As a freshman went 25-1 in singles play and finished her first season in Austin on an 18-match winning streak. In the NCAA Championship, she clinched the doubles point and was the first player off the court in singles helping Texas win the national title.

Nava earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from LMU, then earned a master’s degree at Xavier in sports administration before entering the coaching profession in tennis. Nava’s hometown is Woodland Hills, California. Chavatipon majored in applied movement science, and her hometown is Fullerton, California.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – West Fowler, a 16-year-old trampoline gymnast from Gulf Breeze, Florida, is officially headed to Spain this fall as a member of Team USA. He’s been selected to compete at the 2025 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, taking place November 6 through 9 in Pamplona. West will represent the U.S. in the Double Mini Trampoline event, where he’s already recognized as one of the top athletes in the world. He’ll also serve as the alternate for the tumbling competition.

West began gymnastics at just one year old, growing up in the sport thanks to his parents, Blain and Alie Fowler, who own a gym. He currently trains at Panhandle Perfection Gymnastics in Gulf Breeze and on the Pensacola State College campus. In addition to his trampoline success, West is also a standout in artistic gymnastics. He was the regional Level 10 All-Around champion this season and took home individual titles on pommel horse and vault.

A student at Florida Virtual School, West balances intense training and travel with his education. His goal is to compete at the highest level in both trampoline and artistic gymnastics, and with his upcoming appearance at the World Championships, he’s well on his way.

Good luck, West!

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