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NCHC Reveals 2025-26 Conference Schedule
Story Links 2025-26 NCHC Conference-Only Composite Schedule (PDF) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With a new postseason format set to debut in March, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) unveiled the 2025-2026 NCHC conference schedule on Monday. For the second straight year, the conference […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With a new postseason format set to debut in March, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) unveiled the 2025-2026 NCHC conference schedule on Monday.
For the second straight year, the conference schedule will consist of 108 regular-season games, with all nine teams playing a 24-game NCHC slate. The conference calendar begins a week earlier than in years past to accommodate the new playoff format, with the first NCHC games set for Oct. 31. The regular season then concludes on Feb. 28, with the NCHC regular-season champion hoisting the Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup.
The new NCHC playoff format, which was first announced in December of 2023, will now take place over three weeks entirely on campus sites. Like in 2025, only the top eight teams in the final standings will make the NCHC Tournament with best-of-three quarterfinal series set for March 6-8, 2026 at the four highest seeds. The four quarterfinal series winners are then re-seeded with the two highest remaining seeds hosting single-game semifinals the following Saturday (March 14, 2026). The NCHC championship game will then be held the following Friday or Saturday (March 20 or 21, 2026) at the highest remaining seed, with the exact date still to be determined.
While the official start date of the NCAA men’s hockey regular season is Friday, Oct. 3, the first NCHC conference action in 2025-26 doesn’t take place until the weekend of Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Four series are set for that weekend, with defending National Champions and Penrose Cup champions Western Michigan opening at St. Cloud State. Minnesota Duluth visits rival North Dakota to begin NCHC play that weekend, as well, while Arizona State starts at Miami and Omaha is at Colorado College.
The final team to begin conference play is Denver, which opens at Western Michigan the following weekend on Nov. 7-8 in a rematch of last year’s Frozen Faceoff Championship Game and Frozen Four semifinal. Other rivalry series that weekend include an in-state clash between St. Cloud State and UMD, North Dakota at Omaha in a rematch of last season’s quarterfinals, and Colorado College at Arizona State.
The battle for the Gold Pan gets underway Nov. 14-15 with CC and Denver colliding in the first of their two home-and-home series. Miami also visits Western Michigan that weekend in a clash of old CCHA foes.
Conference play in 2025 wraps up with a quartet of series on Dec. 12-13, including Omaha’s return trip to UND. Following the winter holiday break, NCHC action resumes on Jan. 9-10 with four more series, including the second showdown of the season between the Broncos and Pioneers, with this series in Denver. The following weekend (Jan. 16-17) only has three series on the docket, but includes the lone regular-season meetings between Denver and North Dakota, as well as UMD’s return trip to St. Cloud State.
The pursuit of the Penrose Cup finishes with six straight weekends featuring four series of conference play. On Feb. 6-7, CC and Denver complete their Gold Pan series, while WMU and Miami also conclude their four-game series. Due to the odd number of teams in the NCHC, St. Cloud State closes out the regular season on Feb. 20-21 at UND, while the regular season wraps up on Feb. 27-28 with North Dakota at Western Michigan, Colorado College at Minnesota Duluth, Miami at Omaha and Arizona State at Denver. The UND at WMU series and ASU at Denver series are both rematches from the 2025 Frozen Faceoff semifinals.
While NCHC teams have traditionally ended the regular season with their rival/travel partner, the 2025-26 season is an exception with the second year of a nine-team rotation. Beginning in 2026-27 with the addition of St. Thomas, teams will return to finishing the season against a pre-determined travel partner with an even number of teams (10).
NCHC teams will continue to play 12 home and 12 away conference games in the 2025-26 regular season and face each team in at least one series during the regular season. The NCHC’s nine-team schedule model consists of three, three-team pods based on geography with teams guaranteed to play home and away series against the other two teams in their pod (eight games). The three-team pods are: Arizona State, Colorado College and Denver; Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota and St. Cloud State; and Miami, Omaha and Western Michigan. The remaining 16 conference games are played against the six ‘non-pod’ teams, with four opponents only being played in one series and two ‘non-pod’ opponents being played in both home and away series.
The Julie and Spencer Penrose Memorial Cup is awarded to the NCHC regular-season champions, won by Western Michigan for the first time last season. The winner of the NCHC Tournament receives the Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, also won by the Broncos for the first time in 2025. The day for the 2026 NCHC Championship Game (March 20 or March 21) will be announced at a later date prior to the season.
All dates listed for the 2025-26 NCHC schedule are subject to change and times are still to be announced. To see the complete conference schedule, click here. The non-conference portion of the 2025-26 schedule will be added once all NCHC teams announce their own non-conference schedules.
KEY DATES IN 2025-2026
- Friday, Oct. 3 – NCAA Official Start Date
- Friday, Oct. 31 – First NCHC conference games
- Saturday, Dec. 13 – Final NCHC conference games in 2025
- Friday, Jan. 9 – NCHC conference play resumes in 2026
- Saturday, Feb. 28 – NCHC regular season concludes
- Friday-Sunday, March 6-8 – NCHC Quarterfinals (campus sites)
- Saturday, March 14 – NCHC Semifinals (campus sites)
- Friday, March 20 OR Saturday, March 21 – NCHC Championship (campus site)
- March 26-29 – NCAA Regionals
- Thursday, April 9 – Frozen Four Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
- Saturday, April 11 – National Championship (Las Vegas, NV)
–#NCHChockey–
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Trio of Southgate Anderson student-athletes make college signings official – The News Herald
Within the past week, three student-athletes at Southgate Anderson High School signed national letters of intent to finalize their respective college decisions. On May 14, Melody Ballinger was recognized as she signed on to continue her basketball-playing career at Indiana Tech University next school year. Then earlier this week on May 19, Jozie Armos penned […]

Within the past week, three student-athletes at Southgate Anderson High School signed national letters of intent to finalize their respective college decisions.
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WCHA releases its 2025-26 schedule
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association released its composite league schedule for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, May 21. The schedule has 112 conference games as the WCHA enters its 27th season of women’s hockey competition. Game days and times of each two-game series will be determined by the host institution, with the WCHA online composite schedule […]

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association released its composite league schedule for the 2025-26 season on Wednesday, May 21. The schedule has 112 conference games as the WCHA enters its 27th season of women’s hockey competition.
Game days and times of each two-game series will be determined by the host institution, with the WCHA online composite schedule being updated accordingly. While the weekends are assigned, teams may opt to play Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, or for an agreed-upon home-and-home series.
Nonconference games will also be updated on the composite schedule upon announcements from each WCHA member. The WCHA league schedule features 28 games for each of its eight teams, playing in two, two-game series against each of the other seven member institutions.
The WCHA has won 22 national championships since 2000. Wisconsin won the WCHA’s 21st NCAA championship title in March with a 4-3 overtime victory over WCHA foe Ohio State.
The battle for the Julianne Bye Cup (regular season champion) begins on the fourth weekend Sept. 26 when reigning WCHA regular season champion, WCHA Final Faceoff champion, and NCAA champion Wisconsin travels to Bemidji State.
The first full weekend of WCHA competition takes place the weekend of Oct. 10-11 as Ohio State hosts Bemidji State, Minnesota welcomes St. Cloud State to Minneapolis, Minnesota State faces St. Thomas and Minnesota Duluth travels to Wisconsin.
The final weekend of the regular season takes place the weekend of Feb. 20-21 as Bemidji State hosts Ohio State, Minnesota Duluth is at Minnesota on the road, Minnesota State is at St. Thomas and St. Cloud State is at Wisconsin.
Fans can watch all WCHA home games via the B1G+ on-demand streaming service. To subscribe to B1G+ for the 2025-26 season, visit
www.bigtenplus.com
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2025-26 Composite WCHA Schedule
Date | Games |
Sept. 26-27: | Wisconsin at Bemidji State |
Oct. 10-11: | Bemidji State at Ohio State |
St. Cloud State at Minnesota | |
St. Thomas at Minnesota State | |
Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin | |
Oct. 17-18: | Ohio State at Minnesota |
Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth | |
St. Thomas at St. Cloud State | |
Oct. 24-25: | Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth |
Minnesota State at Wisconsin | |
St. Cloud State at Ohio State | |
Oct. 31-Nov.1: | Bemidji State at Minnesota State |
Minnesota at Wisconsin | |
Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State | |
Ohio State at St. Thomas | |
Nov. 7-8: | St. Thomas at Bemidji State |
Nov. 14-15: | Bemidji State at Minnesota |
Minnesota State at Ohio State | |
Minnesota Duluth at St. Thomas | |
Wisconsin at St. Cloud State | |
Nov. 21-22: | St. Cloud State at Bemidji State |
Minnesota at Minnesota State | |
Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth | |
St. Thomas at Wisconsin | |
Dec. 5-6: | Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State |
Minnesota at St. Thomas | |
St. Cloud State at Minnesota State | |
Wisconsin at Ohio State | |
Jan. 9-10: | Bemidji State at St. Thomas |
Minnesota State at Minnesota | |
Ohio State at St. Cloud State | |
Wisconsin at Minnesota Duluth | |
Jan. 16-17: | Minnesota at Bemidji State |
Ohio State at Minnesota State | |
St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth | |
Wisconsin at St. Thomas | |
Jan. 23-24: | Bemidji State at Wisconsin |
Minnesota at St. Cloud State | |
Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State | |
St. Thomas at Ohio State | |
Jan. 30-31: | Minnesota State at Bemidji State |
Wisconsin at Minnesota | |
Minnesota Duluth at Ohio State | |
St. Cloud State at St. Thomas | |
Feb. 6-7 | Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth |
St. Thomas at Minnesota | |
Minnesota State at St. Cloud State | |
Ohio State at Wisconsin | |
Feb. 13-14: | Bemidji State at St. Cloud State |
Minnesota at Ohio State | |
Wisconsin at Minnesota State | |
St. Thomas at Minnesota Duluth | |
Feb. 20-21: | Ohio State at Bemidji State |
Minnesota State at St. Thomas | |
St. Cloud State at Wisconsin | |
Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota |
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Alayna Taylor – Women’s Soccer
As a Sophomore (2024): BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Played in 18 matches and made four starts. Scored BIG EAST Championship clinching goal in second overtime against Xavier (11/10). Made first career start in BIG EAST Semifinals vs. Georgetown (11/7). Played career-high 74 minutes in BIG EAST Championship game (11/10). Tallied season-high four shots at Villanova (10/20). Registered […]

As a Sophomore (2024): BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Played in 18 matches and made four starts. Scored BIG EAST Championship clinching goal in second overtime against Xavier (11/10). Made first career start in BIG EAST Semifinals vs. Georgetown (11/7). Played career-high 74 minutes in BIG EAST Championship game (11/10). Tallied season-high four shots at Villanova (10/20). Registered three shots in NCAA First Round at Rutgers (11/16). Recorded 72 minutes in NCAA Second Round vs. Stanford (11/22).
As a Freshman (2023): Played in five games in her debut season with the Huskies. Made her collegiate debut against Boston University (8/20). Scored her first career goal vs. Marist (9/6).
Before UConn: Played club at Farmington Sports Arena ECNL. Lettered four years for Mark Landers at Glastonbury High School. Helped lead her Glastonbury squad to the 2019 Class LL State Championship. During her time at Glastonbury her team posted 1 56-6-6. Named an All-Conference performer in 2021 and 2022. Also was an All-State performer in indoor track. She won States in the Sprint Medley Relay.
Why UConn: I chose UConn because it has been my dream school to play soccer at since I was young and the second I stepped on campus I knew it was the perfect place for me. UConn offers everything I love about a college, especially the competitive soccer program with an outstanding coaching staff. I’m very excited to be a part of this talented team.
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PWHL Turns To Turner To Lead New Seattle Women’s Team
With the new PWHL Seattle expansion franchise just two weeks away from being able to sign free agents, they needed someone to do the signings. Now they have her. The league, which owns all of its teams, has appointed Meghan Turner as PWHL Seattle general manager. Turner, who’s 30, spent the past two seasons as […]

With the new PWHL Seattle expansion franchise just two weeks away from being able to sign free agents, they needed someone to do the signings. Now they have her.
The league, which owns all of its teams, has appointed Meghan Turner as PWHL Seattle general manager. Turner, who’s 30, spent the past two seasons as assistant GM with the Boston Fleet. She played in college for Quinnipiac University and professionally in two prior women’s leagues.
Fleet general manager Danielle Marmer predicted this advancement back in 2024, when she named good friend Turner as her second in command. “She’s going to take my job one day,” Marmer said to the New Hampshire Union Leader. “She’s going to be so good at this. I won’t be surprised if she’s the GM of an NHL team at some point in the future.”
Marmer once told Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney she would trust her life to Turner. “Even through college, we cared about being successful in the classroom, cared about being successful on the ice and cared about being good teammates and good friends. She was always someone I went to for advice in college. When I moved in with her, every day we would talk about everything and I got to watch her work ethic first hand.”
Smart players are often lauded for having “high hockey IQ.” Turner has high IQ, period. She used an MBA from Quinnipiac in her consultant’s role at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
For Turner, moving into a hockey front office meant not only leaving a successful career, but one that paid more, too. “It’s really hard to have (hockey) be a big part of your identity and move on from it,” Turner said. “With everything happening in women’s sports in general, I think it was a tough transition away at first but I knew this (PWHL) league was coming and I was always hopeful that I would be able to have some role in supporting it – whatever that looked like – but I could not have envisioned this role, for sure.”
Jayna Hefford, PWHL executive VP of hockey operations, lauded Turner in a press release as a “big-picture thinker who quickly earned the respect of players and staff alike.”
From Associated Press: “Turner enjoyed a glimpse of Seattle’s support for women’s hockey in the Fleet’s 3-2 shootout win over Montreal on Jan. 5 at Climate Pledge Arena, which will serve as the PWHL team’s home. The game was the PWHL’s first of nine ‘Takeover Tour’ games this season and attracted a crowd of 12,608.”
Her latest challenge is building a new team in a new city from the ground up. And there’s a whole lot to do in the next month. In addition to the June 4 opening window for expansion teams in Seattle and Vancouver to sign free agents, other key dates for Turner are the PWHL Expansion Draft on June 9 and the 2025 PWHL Draft on June 24.
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Michigan State hockey adding Travis Shoudy
Ferris State D Travis Shoudy, originally scheduled to transfer to Colorado College, will instead go to Michigan State and play with his brother, Tiernan. The Spartans recently lost Tyson Jugnauth, a defenseman commit from the WHL, to a pro deal. — Brad Elliott Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) May 20, 2025 Michigan State hockey has made a massive […]

Michigan State hockey has made a massive addition to the 2025-26 roster, especially this late in the process. After Tyson Jugnauth made the move to sign a professional contract, forgoing his college career, the Spartans were left with finding a defenseman to take his spot on the roster.
To fill that massive hole in the roster, Michigan State turned to someone familiar with the program. Tiernan Shoudy’s twin brother, Travis, has committed to Adam Nightingale and the Spartans. The 5’10”, 175 pound defenseman was committed to Colorado College before flipping to MSU.
Starting his career, Shoudy spent three seasons in Big Rapids with Ferris State, with him being the captain during the third season with the Bulldogs. A left handed shot defenseman, Shoudy scored 14 goals, adding 35 assists for a total of 49 points in 104 career games.
Shoudy is a massive addition to the Spartans defense room, giving a veteran presence that will be able to make an immediate impact this season.
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Ryan St. Louis, son of Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis, invited to Capitals development camp as undrafted free agent
The Washington Capitals have begun preparations for their 2025 development camp, inviting a couple of undrafted college free agents to the typically week-long summer event at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. According to New England Hockey Journal reporter Mark Divver, one of those college players has a very familiar last name and a familial connection to a […]

The Washington Capitals have begun preparations for their 2025 development camp, inviting a couple of undrafted college free agents to the typically week-long summer event at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
According to New England Hockey Journal reporter Mark Divver, one of those college players has a very familiar last name and a familial connection to a Hockey Hall of Famer. Ryan St. Louis, a forward from Brown University, is the son of legendary NHL winger and current Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis and will be among the attendees.
Ryan, 21, was previously part of the US National Development Team Program before heading to Northeastern University for the 2021-22 season. He then spent the 2022-23 campaign with the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints before playing at Brown the last two years.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound forward has led the Brown University Bears in scoring in both seasons at the school. He recorded 29 points (11g, 18a) this past year in 23 games, was an honorable mention on the All-Ivy League Team, and was a semifinalist for the Walter Brown Award, handed out to New England’s best American-born college hockey player.
Divver also reports that Michigan State forward Daniel Russell will join St. Louis at the Capitals’ camp. Russell has played on the Spartans’ top line for the past two seasons, recording 50 points (26g, 24a) in 75 games.
The Michigan native finished the 2024-25 season third in the nation in game-winning goals (7) and assisted on Isaac Howard’s double-OT game winner in the Big Ten Championship game against Ohio State.
The Capitals usually hold their development camp after the draft each year. The 2025 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 27-28 in Los Angeles, California.
Members of the Capitals’ newest draft class will join college free agents and other previously drafted prospects at the camp.
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