ICYMI: Team USA wins gold at World Juniors against Canada
The U.S. National Junior Team won the gold medal against the Canadian National Junior team in an incredible finish. The journey for the U.S. National team first began with an exhibition game against F...
Focus Remains Key for Cornell Men’s Hockey
As the regular season of college hockey winds down, many fans have their eyes on next Saturday’s tilt between the Cornell and Clarkson men’s teams. After all, it is a matchup between the N...
Cornell Tops Clarkson in Battle of ECAC Best
In a rematch of last season’s ECAC Championship, the Cornell men’s hockey team defeated the Clarkson Golden Knights by a score of 4-2 in Potsdam on Friday night. Cam Donaldson scored the g...
Union College Splits Rivalry Weekend with RPI
The Union College Dutchmen and RPI Engineers men’s hockey teams squared off this past weekend for a 2-game set, as the latest chapter in the storied rivalry. The upstate New York teams faced off...
SU Hockey Recap: Party Like it’s 2006
Hockey is baaaaaaack and the best time of year is officially underway. October is the best month for sports. College football is into the thick of things, the Nationals are two wins away from going to...
Western Michigan Hockey Splits Ice Breaker Tournament
The 14th ranked Western Michigan Hockey team saw their first real test this weekend in the Ice Breaker Tournament against 12th ranked Ohio State. Friday Night The Buckeyes got on the board early to ta...
Purdue Hockey Puts Up Video Game Numbers This Weekend
October is the best sports month of the year. College football every Saturday, the NFL is in full swing, The NHL and NBA have just gotten underway, MLB playoffs are heating up, and college basketball ...
Adam Fox inks with the Rangers
The stud defenseman from Harvard has signed a three year deal worth $925k a year with his childhood team. Before the trade that sent him from Carolina to New York, all indications were that Fox would ...
Don’t sleep on Josh Norris
Michigan’s Josh Norris was drafted in the first round by the San Jose Sharks. Last summer, he was one of the pieces involved in San Jose’s blockbuster trade that landed them prized defense...
A Potential Mountain West Hockey Conference
In my first article I looked at what a potential NCAA Division 1 PAC-12 Conference would look like. Now I’ll do the same for the Mountain West Conference. Adding NCAA D-1 Ice Hockey would help t...
Did the NCAA Miss Big With Their “Life of a Student-Athlete” Video?
Last week, the NCAA put a video on Twitter that took the internet by storm. The video showed a “student-athlete” going through his daily routine. The video received a lot of criticism from...
NCAA East Region Preview
Minnesota State The Mavericks are one of the two best teams in college hockey along with St. Cloud State. They went 32-7-2 and their reward is traveling all the way to Providence to play… Provid...
NCAA Northeast Region Preview
Massachusetts UMass has been unbelievable all season. This is one of the best teams in program history. Cale Makar has plenty to prove before he heads off to NHL stardom. Getting upset by a mediocre B...
NCAA Hockey Tournament Midwest Regional
The NCAA unveiled the 2019 hockey tournament bracket this weekend and we’re poised for another action-packed tourney. Here at Student Union Hockey, we’re bringing you all the coverage you ...
NCAA Hockey Tournament West Regional Preview
The NCAA unveiled the 2019 hockey tournament bracket this weekend and we’re poised for another action packed tourney. Here at Student Union Hockey, we’re bringing you all the coverage you ...
American International College is IN
American International College is heading to the NCAA’s for the first time in program history. The Yellow Jackets will represent the Atlantic Hockey Conference as undisputed league champions aft...
St. Cloud State Gets Two Top 10 Hobey Baker Finalists
On Wednesday night, the announcement rang that two Huskies found themselves as top ten finalists for college hockey’s most prestigious award, the Hobey Baker. Three-year captain Jimmy Schuldt, r...
WMU’s Colt Conrad Signs With Toronto Marlies
After Toronto failed to snag Michigan State’s Taro Hirose, they went out and got another Michigan star In WMU’s Colt Conrad. The former Bronco just reached an agreement with the Toronto Ma...
NCHC Frozen Faceoff Semifinal Recap
After last weekends quarterfinal action, the conference took all four winners up to St Paul, Minnesota to compete in one game series final four of the conference tournament. The #1 team in the country...
Enrico Blasi Out at Miami
Miami University relieved longtime head coach Enrico Blasi of his duties on Tuesday morning. He had served as head coach since 1999, when he was hired at the age of 27. Miami provided Blasi’s on...
NCHC Tournament Preview
With the regular season finally wrapped, it’s time for the conference tourney. Where teams who are out of contention look to earn an auto bid for the NCAA Tournament, and the conference powerhou...
Taro Hirose Signs With Red Wings, Foregoes Senior Season
College hockey’s leading scorer has officially signed a pro contract. After leading the nation in points and assists, Michigan State’s Taro Hirose will sign with the Detroit Red Wings and ...
The Men Behind the Miracle: Where Are They Now?
February 22nd, 1980. Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. Just over two weeks ago, we celebrated the anniversary of a day that will never be forgotten. A seemingly impossible sequence of e...
International Women’s Day: A Look at Some of College Athletics Most Prominent Females
Today is International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate all of the strong women in our lives and remind each other about how much progress women have made. What better way to celebrate than to lo...
Minnesota’s Sweep of Michigan: By The Numbers
The Gophers banished Michigan to the shadow realm and earned themselves a day off on Sunday. Instead of playing in a win-or-go-home Game Three, they’ll get to drink a few beers, watch some golf ...
National Game of the Week: #3 Minnesota Duluth at #1 St. Cloud State
It’s the last week of the regular season in the NCHC and all eyes are on the conference as two national juggernauts square off on the ice. The defending national champion Bulldogs of Minnesota D...
NCHC Weekend Recap
This was the second to last weekend before the NCHC tournament. We saw a few teams trying to lock up home ice for the tournament and had a battle of top 10 teams. As always it made for a lot of great ...
Big Ten Quarterfinal Preview: Wisconsin @ Penn State
Wisconsin could have finished last in the conference were it not for their monumental sweep of Michigan last weekend. Their reward is a trip to Hockey Valley to play against the Big Ten’s (and t...
Big Ten Quarterfinal Preview: Michigan @ Minnesota
Michigan absolutely bombed their regular season finale against Wisconsin. Two OT losses saw the Wolverines slip all the way to second-to-last place above only Michigan State. That’s a major red-...
Big Ten Quarterfinal Preview: Michigan State @ Notre Dame
Michigan State limped into a last-place finish in Big Ten play after splitting their last series with Ohio State. The Spartans needed to sweep the Big Ten champs to even hope to avoid a road trip to a...
Big Ten Season Grades
The regular season is over. Handing out grades for each team’s season before we dive into the conference tournament....
#1 SCSU Bucks #10 Broncos On The Road
On Thursday we previewed this marquee matchup in NCHC conference play between the St. Cloud State Huskies and Western Michigan Broncos. Coming in the Huskies were on a hot streak and didn’t look...
Cornell Women’s Hockey Puts Up INSANE Stat Line in OT Win
Friday night, Cornell and Rensselaer squared off on the ice in an ECAC tournament matchup. What looked to be a regular Friday night hockey game turned out to produce the most ridiculous box score I...
American International College Captures Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Title
There’s a first time for everything. American International College clinched their first Atlantic Hockey championship with a 4-1 victory over Sacred Heart. The Atlantic Tournament is still loomi...
NCHC Beware, Andy Murray Announces Long Term Contract With WMU
Western Michigan Hockey head coach Andy Murray announced he has a long term deal in place to remain WMU’s head coach. He announced this in his weekly press conference. The details of the extensi...
What is the Best Uniform in College Hockey?
There’s a lot of great looks in college hockey. What’s the best one?...
#10 WMU Seek Home Ice Energy against #1 St. Cloud State
St. Cloud has already locked up their second straight NCHC title, but with three weeks still to play in the regular season, this top 10 matchup is huge for momentum going into the conference tournamen...
NCAA Alumni of the Week: Sean Kuraly
Sean Kuraly was a fifth round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft. The former Miami (OH) standout is currently a grinder on the Boston Bruins fourth line and has played a key role in a few wins for the Bruins ...
Former Ohio State Forward Ryan Dzingel Dealt to Columbus
Ryan Dzingel is back in Columbus. That’s good for everyone involved....
Purdue Fans Drooling Over New Hockey Unis
Purdue Hockey plays in the ACHA, and on December 21st they teased some new unis on their Twitter page. Rebirth Sports is the maker of these FIRE jerseys and did the official unveiling of them today on...
Big Ten Wrap-up: Wrapped up
Ohio State ran away with the Big Ten regular season crown. Are they a lock for the conference tournament?...
NCHC Weekend Recap
With three weeks left in the regular season, all eight teams in the NCHC returned to the ice over the weekend. St. Cloud State needed a weekend sweep and a Minnesota Duluth loss to capture their secon...
Ryan Miller: most wins by American goalie in NHL History
Now that he’s the winningest American goalie in NHL history, let’s do some reminiscing....
The legacy of Lake Placid thirty-nine years later
Everyone know the story of the Miracle. It’s legacy is still affecting USA Hockey today, nearly 40 years later....
NCAA Hockey Hair Team: WCHA Edition
There are so many things to love about the game of hockey. The blistering speed, the bone-jarring body checks, and the mind-meltingly dirty dangles, not to mention the fact that these athletes are lit...
Illinois is (most likely) rejoining the NCAA Ranks
All indications point toward Illinois putting out a D1 hockey team for the first time in decades....
Hobey Baker Finalist: Jimmy Schuldt
The Hobey Baker Award is college hockey‘s Heisman Trophy. Named after American hockey hall of famer, Hobey Baker, the award is given annually to the nations best player. St. Cloud State’s,...
American International Did it Again
The Jackets are buzzzzzzzin’. Since we talked about American International a few weeks ago, they are undefeated after consecutive sweeps of Niagara and Army West Point. They’re playing the...
Alternate History: Auston Matthews in College Hockey
Auston Matthews just signed a monster extension which will make him the second-highest paid player in the NHL behind only Edmonton’s Connor McDavid. Matthews is a franchise center, three-time al...
NCHC Weekend Recap
Another weekend has come and gone which means we have more NCHC action to recap. A lot of the conference had a bye week, but we were still able to get two really good matchups. Let’s dive i...
NCAA Alumni of the Week: Danny DeKeyser
Danny DeKeyser was a force for the Western Michigan Broncos during his three seasons in Kalamazoo. The defenseman was a favorite of Bronco fans and hockey fans in general. His NHL career started slowl...
Big Ten Recap, Preview
Big Ten Hockey Hockey season is winding down making every weekend absolutely crucial. The Big Ten is going to come right down to the wire and it’s gonna be a wild ride. Wisconsin @ Michigan Stat...
NCHC Weekend Recap
This past weekend, the best conference in college hockey, the NCHC, was back in action with some great matchups. Let’s dive into how each team fared. #8 Western Michigan at Nebraska-Omaha Last F...
Nebraska-Omaha Looks For Upset Against #8 Western Michigan
It’s Friday, February 1st, which means another college hockey weekend is upon us. Let’s take a look at this NCHC matchup between the Mavericks from Nebraska-Omaha and the Western Michigan ...
Club Hockey is College Hockey: Miami University’s Noah Klinsky
Miami University is a hotbed for hockey in an unlikely place. Kids from around the nation flock to southwest Ohio thanks to its now-great hockey culture. Miami has had varied success at the NCAA level...
NCAA Alumni of the Week: Johnny Gaudreau
Johnny Gaudreau has been terrorizing NHL netminders and defensemen all season. His play making ability is up there with the likes of Connor McDavid and Mitch Marner. The Flames are an absolute wagon t...
American International is on the Warpath
American International College is a relatively unheralded hockey program. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Hockey Association. They’ve never...
Western Michigan Finds Themselves Back in Top 10 After Weekend Sweep
After two losses last weekend, Western Michigan returned home to Lawson Arena to take on the 4th ranked University of Denver. It was a matchup between two nationally ranked conference opponents as Den...
Beanpot SZN
The Beanpot Tournament is one of my absolute favorite traditions in college sports. Every year Northeastern, Boston College, Boston University & Harvard get together for the four-team tournament o...
Providence Sweeps Northeastern
The Hockey East is probably college hockey’s deepest conference this year. Even With Boston University and Boston College struggling early the rest of the conference has been strong. As we inch ...
B1G Hockey Splits to Close January
I thought this weekend would separate the top of the B1G from the bottom of the conference. The only decisive series was Notre Dame’s sweep of their ol’ rival Michigan State. Michigan &...
The Winter Classic: Coming to a College Stadium Near You
The National Hockey League has announced its venues for both the Winter Classic and Stadium Series for the 2019-20 season. The Winter Classic will head down to Dallas for a matchup between the Nashvil...
Johnny Walker the Hometown Kid
Arizona State is a program that is still in its infancy. They play their home games in a community rink that seats a couple hundred. That hasn’t deterred them from a 10-3-0 home record. It also ...
Super Saturday at the Garden
The B1G will be taking over Madison Square Garden for a Super Saturday basketball-hockey doubleheader. At noon EST, Maryland and Illinois will tip off at center court to open the day. The primetime ev...
St. Cloud State Ends Western Michigan’s Unbeaten Streak
Last week we previewed the matchup between the NCHC’s top 2 teams, second-ranked St. Cloud State and 10th-ranked Western Michigan. The matchup didn’t live up to the hype as the Huskies too...
Big Ten Roundup
February is right around the corner and that means that conference tournaments are right around the corner. The Big Ten put three teams in the Frozen Four last season(Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame)...
A Potential PAC-12 Hockey Conference
A few years ago, the Arizona State Sun Devils moved up to become an NCAA Division 1 hockey club and they’re now ranked 13th in the nation. There’s one issue the Sun Devils are facing right...
Taro Hirose’s Case For the Hobey Baker
The Hobey Baker is college hockey’s Heisman Trophy. The award goes to the most outstanding player in the nation and cares not for a player’s professional prospects. Michigan State’s ...
#10 Western Michigan Takes Unbeaten Streak on the Road against #2 St. Cloud State
The WMU Broncos are the hottest team in hockey. They’re 9-0-1 in their last 10 games which is their longest unbeaten streak since 2010-11 and currently the longest unbeaten streak in the country...
2018 Great Lakes Invitational Preview
The Great Lakes Invitational is a tradition in the state of Michigan. For year, the weekend after Christmas, Michigan & Michigan State occupy Detroit hockey with an annual tournament. Traditionall...
Quinn Hughes to Sign With Vancouver at the Conclusion of Michigan’s season
After being selected seventh overall by the Vancouver Canucks, Michigan defenseman Quinn Hughes decided to return for his sophomore season in Ann Arbor. Hughes currently has three goals and seventeen ...
Twilight of the Gladiators
The days of fighting in hockey are coming to an end. The sport is moving on from what was its heart and soul for so long....
College Hockey is About to Get B1Gger.
The legitimacy of the account is in question without a blue checkmark and some questionable posts in the past, but this tweet is certainly getting plenty of attention in the college hockey universe. W...
NCAA Alumni Team
College hockey is leaving an increasingly bigger footprint in the National Hockey League. A good amount of the young guns in the NHL are coming through the college ranks and I could not be more excite...
College Hockey: Postgame Presser Week Four
We are about a month into the season and there is not much time left before conference play gets fully underway. All two of our pollsters (myself and Patty Norton) have our say after an action-packed ...
Big Ten Hockey Expansion
Wayne Gretzky being traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings was heartbreaking for Oilers fans and Canadian hockey fans alike. The move helped grow the game not only on the west coast,...
Quinn Hughes Returning to Michigan is a B1G Deal
Quin Hughes was drafted seventh overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The uber-talented freshman defenseman lead Michigan to a Frozen Four berth. Furthermore, he set a record f...
Will Uber’s Announcement Lead to More Coaches Being Fired?
Everyone knows that to be an elite coach for pretty much any college program you need to be good at two things: recruiting and dealing with/covering up crimes. I’m not saying all athletes are crimin...
Everything Went Wrong for Minnesota
This isn’t basketball. It’s not Virginia losing to the Retrievers-like madness, but as a hockey fan, this is utter insanity. Looking at the facts, University of North Dakota had their 15 YEAR NCAA...
College hockey bubble watch: crowning conference champs
This weekend in college hockey will see the crowning of six conference champions and the end of the road for many more. The weakest teams have all been more or less bounced for good, as we’re al...
College Hockey Bubble Watch: Conference Tourneys Week 2
With NCHC teams playing their final regular season games, it’s finally true — the college hockey postseason is finally in full swing. Several teams in the other five conferences have already s...
Good Guys and Bad Boys in College Hockey
This is a very important topic, I’m going to focus more on the bad boys since it’s more fun. The criteria for the bad boys are going to be: 1. Penalty minutes, easy one. More penalty minutes=more ...
Student U’s Guide to College Hockey: Week 2
This isn’t for those who are the dedicated hockey fans, you guys already understand how college hockey works, you can stop reading here. Now that the big fans have left, I’m writing to the footbal...
College hockey bubble watch: conference tourneys in sight
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — bubble season. While college basketball pundits are debating whether or not to let Nebraska into a legitimate post season tournament, college hockey...
Student U’s Guide to College Hockey: Week 1
Here it is; this is dedicated to the ones who do not know anything about college hockey, so you football fans and basketball people, this one is for you. This is for all the people who have never even...
College Hockey Wrap-up
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are getting to the end of college hockey The NCAA Hockey tournament is on the horizon and with it comes the Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minnesota. College hockey has been full of...
College hockey makes a big impression at the Olympics
For American hockey fans, the men’s hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics became a disappointment long before any teams took the ice. When it was announced that no NHL players would be p...
Minnesota Upsets #1 Notre Dame, Inconsistencies Still a Concern
Flashback to December, Minnesota is slumping heavily in the B1G, fans are spitting out their usual talk of “#FireLucia” and voicing their complaints of the less-than-ideal in-state record the Twin...
No Break for the NCAA Stars
Colleges around the country have reached their halfway point and now send their students home for the holidays. However, a select handful of college hockey players receive the call to represent their ...
Underdogs in College Hockey
Halfway through the college hockey season, there are clear leaders in the polls and rankings. Teams like St. Cloud, Clarkson, and Denver are putting up serious numbers and their fan bases are preparin...
Conference Scoring College Hockey
We have reached the middle of the year for college hockey and people are starting to look towards the standings of divisions. They have separated out, giving indications to what might occur the rest o...
Best Goalies in College Hockey
The backbone to any college hockey team is the goalie. If your team doesn’t have a goalie that can cover the net, you won’t win games. The best teams have a goalie that’s not just average, they ...
Border Battle of College Hockey
St. Cloud and the University of North Dakota are going to be in the NCAA tournament. They aren’t just going to make it, they’re going to go far. I am convinced now and you should be, too. The...
Storm brewing in the NCHC
Today we are talking cawlidge hockey, the NCHC explicitly. The National Collegiate Hockey Conference is heating up this weekend with all eight teams playing one another. Conference points and bragging...
St. Lawrence Scandal
A big story for college hockey came out today. It wasn’t that they might pull more college hockey players for the Olympics, with the KHL considering not allowing its players to attend. It also wasn...
College Hockey Playoffs are Better than Football
Okay, so “selection day” for College Football came, and for some strange reason, everyone football fan in the nation is upset. As a hockey fan, I’m mostly confused, and frankly concerned. I’m ...
Moving Up in B1G College Hockey
The newly strong Big Ten Conference (B1G) is moving up in college hockey. The conference has had quite an impressive start to the season. They have 4 teams ranked in the latest USCHO top 20 poll. With...
Unexpected Things in College Hockey
College hockey arrived over a month ago and we have seen some truly incredible things come out of that month. We have also seen a lot of unexpected things. So, here is my top “Unexpected in Coll...
Mankato Rising in College Hockey
The most southern team in the State of Hockey, the Mankato Mavericks, have made a strong showing in the first part of the season. Coming out with an 8-3-0 record in the 2017-18 season. The WCHA team l...
Beautiful club hockey uniforms, for your viewing pleasure
Here at Student Union, our hockey crew has decided definitively that club hockey IS college hockey. One of the many factors that makes club hockey fun is the uniforms, especially for schools without a...
Worst Teams in College Hockey
This blog is for you boys, the guys who aren’t ever talked about. When I say “the worst teams” I’m going to talk about the teams at the verrrry bottom of the stats. The teams that make...
BREAKING NEWS: NCHC Is Still Good At Hockey
After this weekend, the conclusion is still… that the NCHC can play hockey at a high level. They have 5/8 teams ranked in the Top 20, and would have more if those teams did not face the Elite...
Best Team in College Hockey
St. Cloud State University was voted the undisputed number 1 in the nation this week in the latest USCHO poll. With a very impressive 7-0-0 record, they are proving to be the best team in college hock...
NCHC Outlook: St. Cloud St. Huskies, New Number 1
Denver Pioneers: The Old After a very interesting week in the NCHC, National Collegiate Hockey Conference, there is now a new Top Dog in Cawlidge Hawkey. The Denver Pioneers were absolutely stunned by...
Club Hockey is College Hockey: Virginia Tech’s Stephen Gerke
The American Club Hockey Association is one of the coolest leagues in all of sports. Club hockey is indeed college hockey. Most college hockey teams fall in the ACHA. Hockey is superbly competitive an...
College Hockey Rivalries
Big college hockey rivalries aren’t just the NHL’s typical “Wednesday Night Rivalry Night.” It’s a passionate affair that starts months before they even play a game. College hockey rivals ar...
What We’ve Learned in a Month of College Hockey
After a month of hockey played we know 3 things. We have seen a month of college hockey played so far in the 2017-2018 season.There hasn’t been a lot to base opinions on yet, but we have been ...
This Past Week in Cawlidge Hawkey
There were a ton of key matchups this weekend in Cawlidge Hawkey. As many as there were, here were the five biggest ones. Nebraska-Omaha @ Notre Dame Nebraska Omaha went on the road to Notre Dame and ...
Big Ten Hockey Rundown, Power Rankings
Week five is officially in the books. The Big Ten mostly stayed out of conference, save for Michigan and Penn State playing each other to a split in Hockey Valley. In non-conference play, the Big Ten ...
What does Arizona State do?
By: Joel Carlson Arizona State University (ASU) moved their hockey team from club level to the NCAA D1 level and played its first full season against D1 teams in 2016-17. They weren’t good, but they...
The Only Goalie to Win the Hobey Baker
College Hockey annually awards its most outstanding player the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. College hockey’s version of the Heisman, this is a prestigious award that recognizes not the ‘MVP...
College Hockey Traditions
By: Joel Carlson College hockey is a very traditional sport. The fans are crazy about literally everything relating to their teams. Ask any student who attends hockey games on regular basis what is ...
College puck for dummies, because this is a hockey website now
It was a big week for Student Union Sports. Not only did we pick up a handful of new contributors in the span of a few days, the executives up top made the decision to expand into college hockey just ...