2023 March Madness Final Four All-Star Team

Mar 28, 2023
Last year’s Final Four was a battle of the Blue Bloods. We saw Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, and Villanova battle it out for a National Title. Now this year, it’s one big chaotic clash. No...

Bet of the Night: 10/27/2022

Oct 27, 2022
Are you new to gambling? A veteran? A numbers nerd or always trusting your gut? No matter who you are, you’re looking for a bet to cash tonight. I have that bet for you. If you took yesterday&#...

I’m Not Going to Make Fun of the Coyotes Anymore

May 5, 2022
Way back in 2016ish I had a ton of optimism for the Arizona Coyotes. Arizona State was a brand new division 1 NCAA hockey program. The Coyotes had just been pretty competitive as recently as 2012. It ...

We Can’t Keep Ignoring the Arizona Coyotes

Jan 28, 2022
The Arizona Coyotes have been a perpetual doormat in the National Hockey League. Aside from a few stellar seasons that occurred almost ten years ago, the franchise has lived without much success, let ...

NWHL Is Back To Finish 2021 Season

Mar 9, 2021
After the league was put on hold due to a large number of COVID-19 cases. The NWHL returns to attempt on finishing off the 2021 season. Earlier this month on March 8th, the NWHL released a statement t...

Toronto Six Clinch #1 Seed In NWHL Playoffs

Feb 2, 2021
After a slow start to the beginning of the season, the Toronto Six found their footing and haven’t looked back. Sunday was no exception as the team went on to crush the Whale with six goals in t...

In spite of schedule change, Toronto Six stand ground

Jan 29, 2021
After already making history with their win on Tuesday night, the Toronto Six shocked the masses again, finding another significant performance deep within.. The team fired on all cylinders throughout...

Toronto Six stun Pride, Clinch 1st Franchise Victory

Jan 27, 2021
When the NWHL dropped the puck on the 2021 Isobel Cup, the talk of Lake Placid surrounded the Boston Pride and Minnesota Whitecaps, the powerhouses of the league. As for the Toronto Six, the league...

NWHL Officially Kicks Off Season In A Bubble Format

Jan 27, 2021
For well-established leagues, logistics of competition in the midst of a pandemic is no easy task. For the National Women’s Hockey League entering its sixth season of formation, a pandemic means...

Lecture Hall 12/29: Take Out a Second Mortgage

Dec 29, 2020
Welcome to Lecture Hall presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. In this week’s syllabus, we have the San Diego Padres trading for everyone, week one ...

NHL Qualifiers: Six Elimination Games & Picks

Aug 7, 2020
Backs against the wall, Friday sets up as an exhilarating slate full of eliminators in the NHL Qualifiers. All six games today, starting with Florida-New York at 11 am (CST) in Toronto, could result i...

Cornell Tops Clarkson in Battle of ECAC Best

Nov 17, 2019
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...

Western Michigan Hockey Splits Ice Breaker Tournament

Oct 13, 2019
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

Oct 13, 2019
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

May 6, 2019
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

May 6, 2019
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

Apr 15, 2019
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...

NCAA East Region Preview

Mar 31, 2019
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

Mar 29, 2019
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 West Regional Preview

Mar 28, 2019
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

Mar 25, 2019
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

Mar 23, 2019
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

Mar 23, 2019
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

Mar 23, 2019
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

Mar 19, 2019
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

Mar 13, 2019
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...

The Men Behind the Miracle: Where Are They Now?

Mar 11, 2019
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...

Minnesota’s Sweep of Michigan: By The Numbers

Mar 10, 2019
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 ...

Big Ten Quarterfinal Preview: Wisconsin @ Penn State

Mar 5, 2019
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

Mar 5, 2019
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-...

#1 SCSU Bucks #10 Broncos On The Road

Mar 3, 2019
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...

NCAA Alumni of the Week: Sean Kuraly

Feb 28, 2019
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 ...

Purdue Fans Drooling Over New Hockey Unis

Feb 26, 2019
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

Feb 26, 2019
Ohio State ran away with the Big Ten regular season crown. Are they a lock for the conference tournament?...

NCHC Weekend Recap

Feb 26, 2019
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...

NCAA Hockey Hair Team: WCHA Edition

Feb 18, 2019
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...

Hobey Baker Finalist: Jimmy Schuldt

Feb 15, 2019
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

Feb 15, 2019
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

Feb 14, 2019
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

Feb 13, 2019
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

Feb 10, 2019
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

Feb 7, 2019
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

Feb 5, 2019
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...

NCAA Alumni of the Week: Johnny Gaudreau

Jan 31, 2019
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

Jan 29, 2019
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...

Beanpot SZN

Jan 28, 2019
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

Jan 27, 2019
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

Jan 27, 2019
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 &...

Johnny Walker the Hometown Kid

Jan 24, 2019
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 ...

Big Ten Roundup

Jan 21, 2019
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

Jan 21, 2019
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

Jan 15, 2019
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 ...

2018 Holiday Bowl Preview

Dec 31, 2018
Northwestern Wildcats (8-5) vs. Utah Utes (9-4) Monday, 12/31, 7pm EST, FS1 – SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA Happy holidays! This New Year’s Eve, we all get a special treat as there are actu...

2018 Great Lakes Invitational Preview

Dec 30, 2018
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...

Twilight of the Gladiators

Nov 28, 2018
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....

NCAA Alumni Team

Nov 1, 2018
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...

Big Ten Hockey Expansion

Sep 20, 2018
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,...

Good Guys and Bad Boys in College Hockey

Mar 6, 2018
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 1

Feb 25, 2018
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...