NCAA News & Stories

About halfway through the NCAA season, who has the inside track for their conference titles and NCAA tournament spots?

Mitch Brown highlights the biggest names on the move from the NCAA's ruling on CHL players, updated throughout the season.

NCAA Stock Watch is back, featuring Capitals prospect Ryan Leonard, a pair of 2025 draft eligibles, and more.

Our scouts have convened for the second time this season and produced a December top-50 prospects for the 2025 Draft.

As the holiday break approaches, what are we seeing out there?

The presumptive No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft had a slow start to his college career, but he seems to have turned a corner.

With a path to the NCAA suddenly open for CHLers, Gavin McKenna could quickly become the game's most sought-after recruit. Cam Robinson breaks down all the potential paths and pitfalls.

People thought the Big Green would be good. But not this good.

You know I had to look at xG numbers!!!!

In this week's roundup, Sebastian High highlights Denton Mateychuk, Seamus Casey, and more.

Jackson Blake has experienced a meteoric rise since being drafted in 2021. Now he's proving worthy of his NHL spot. Victor Nuńo checks out his path and ultimate upside.

Sean Shapiro opens up the scout's notebook to look at what's happening with some of the more notable goalie prospects during the 2024-25 season.

We already know the vast majority of March's NCAA tournament participants. It's just a matter of the order in which they finish.

Impressive performances by Matthew Schaefer, Simon Edvinsson, Jacob Fowler, Andrew Cristall, and Luca Pinelli feature in this week's Rinkside Roundup.

Starting next season, former CHL players will be allowed to play college hockey. Here's what it means.

In the first NCAA Stock Watch of the season, Daniel Gee highlights Michael Hage, Zeev Buium, James Hagens, and Matthew Wood.

Denver has a lot of success, year after year. How do they keep it up?

After a hot start in non-conference play, can the ECAC get three or more teams into the NCAA tournament again?

Three weeks in, how do we feel?

Arizona State's NCHC journey begins this season, and it's a big jump from the independents.

In this week's Roundup, Hadi Kalakeche looks at NHLer Logan Stankoven, as well as prospects Cameron Schmidt, Caleb Desnoyers, and more.

In this week's Rinkside Roundup, Sebastian High looks at a top 2027 prospect, Sam Dickinson's hat trick, and more.

With multiple elite players and an exciting roster, the Tigers have a real shot to make the NCAAs for the first time in more than a decade.

You know we had to do the dang NCAA power rankings!

It's not often a team loses two players as good as Macklin Celebrini and Lane Hutson, but Boston University seems to have reloaded.

In this week's Rinkside Roundup, Hadi Kalakeche looks at the impressive starts from Michael Hage, Isaac Howard, Carson Rehkopf, and more.

Elite Prospects' first 2025 NHL Draft ranking has arrived, headlined by James Hagens, Roger McQueen, and Michael Misa.

We go conference by conference to examine who's expected to finish in a strong position.

Who has the inside track to win the major college hockey awards?

With transfers more important than ever, who did the best at bringing them to campus this summer?

With a stellar college tenure in his back pocket, Gavin Brindley is looking to transition smoothly to the NHL. Victor Nuño has the details.

Cam Robinson is back and he's ranking the top fantasy hockey defensemen for the 2024-25 NHL season.

Cam Robinson is back and he's ranking the top fantasy hockey forwards for the 2024-25 season.

Cole Hutson was drafted 43rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2024 NHL draft. That is 19 spots earlier than his brother Lane Hutson went in the 2022 NHL...

Zeev Buium, Adam Kleber, and Sam Rinzel highlight this year's most improved players from the USHL and NCAA.

Cam Robinson takes you through the Vancouver Canucks' 21st-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season, with scouting reports and tools grades on its 16 best players.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Ottawa Senators prospects and Univ. of Michigan commit Gabriel Eliasson.

Many college hockey coaches believed a lawsuit that would challenge eligibility rules for former CHL players was only a matter of time. That time is now.

Adam Benák is breaking records at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, but he's got his eyes set on revenge and a gold medal.

The adjustment to the NCAA game wasn't easy for Tom Willander, but there are signs that he could develop into an elite shutdown defenceman as soon as next season.

Frank Nazar just had a comeback season for the ages. This is how he did it.

While he's not the biggest name goalie prospect from the 2023 draft class, Hampton Slukynsky has been impressing at World Junior Summer Showcase.

Trade negotiations between the Winnipeg Jets and the rest of the NHL for Rutger McGroarty’s rights seem to be at a stalemate. McGroarty wants an NHL spot; teams don’t want to...

The presumptive No. 1 pick in this week's draft tore college hockey apart this season. EP Rinkside spoke with coaches who took him on, and the one who coached him, to see what made him so hard to handle.

Michael Hage could be the steal of the first round in the 2024 NHL Draft.

Zeev Buium had the best first-time draft-eligible season in college hockey in recent memory.

EJ Emery could be one of the premier shutdown defencemen to emerge from the 2024 NHL Draft.

Macklin Celebrini isn't your typical first-overall talent -- he's better.

Sacha Boisvert is one of the most talented and exciting players you're likely to find outside the first half of the first round in the 2024 NHL Draft.

David St-Louis and Lassi Alanen compare the top defencemen available in the 2024 NHL Draft.

Director of Film Scouting Cam Robinson provides his personal ranking for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

Cam Robinson and David St Louis combine to breakdown Cole Eiserman's skills, outlook, and historical comparisons.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with 2024 NHL Draft prospect Aidan Park.

The Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide is now available for download with an Elite Prospects Premium subscription!

The draft order has been decided and now we wait for the picks to be made. Cam Robinson takes his turn at predicting who goes where and when.

James Hagens is marching his way towards history at the U18 World Hockey Championships. But his focus remains squarely on bringing another gold medal home. Cam Robinson has the story.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with 2024 NHL Draft prospect Dean Letourneau

The University of Denver Pioneers have won their 10th national championship, defeating the Boston College Eagles 2-0 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Sean Shapiro and J.D. Burke team up to bring you the three stars from the NCAA Championship game.

Boston College and Denver University meet in the NCAA Championship game.

Macklin Celebrini has won the Hobey Baker and Tim Taylor Awards, while Kyle McClellan took home the Mike Richter Award.

Sean Shapiro brings you the three stars from Thursday's Frozen Four results.

The Boston College Eagle have advanced to the NCAA Championship game after a commanding 4-0 win over the Michigan Wolverines.

Denver has advanced to the NCAA Championship game with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Boston University.

Youngstown Phantoms defenceman and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Tory Pitner goes in-depth on how the best defensive defencemen in the game go about their craft.

Four of the winningest programs in college hockey history will go head-to-head in today's Frozen Four semifinals.

It's a neck-and-neck battle between Macklin Celebrini and Cutter Gauthier for the Hobey Baker Award, but don't take Jackson Blake's candidacy for granted.

Cam Robinson is back to satisfy your mock draft needs. With the release of EP Rinkside's April draft rankings, it's the perfect time to spin the randomizer and see who ends up where.

Sean Shapiro takes a look around the NHL with the No. 1 teams in both the East and the West jockeying for top position.

For the first time in a long time, the three finalists for the Mike Richter Award are an interesting group.

The Elite Prospects scouting team has ranked the top 96 players in the 2024 NHL Draft ahead of the U18 World Hockey Championship in Helsinki, Finland.

You had college hockey questions, I had college hockey answers.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with USNTDP U18 centre and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Lucas Van Vliet.

What makes Tory Pitner tick? Who does he model his game after, and why? What does his future hold? All that more in this exclusive Q&A.

It wasn't easy, but BC is going back to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2016.

J.D. Burke and Sean Shapiro team up to bring you the three stars from the Providence and Sioux Falls regional finals.

Denver didn't have any 2-1 games all year until this weekend, when they won 2-1 twice in three days.

Ryan Lambert recaps Day 2 of the 2024 NCAA men's hockey tournament regionals from St. Louis and Providence.

Sean Shapiro and J.D. Burke bring you the three stars from the second day of action at the 2024 NCAA men's hockey tournament.

Sean Shapiro brings you the three stars of the night from Day 1 of the NCAA tournament.

Ryan Lambert recaps the first day of action from the Springfield and Sioux Falls regionals in the NCAA tournament.

Artyom Levshunov is the odds-on favourite to go No. 2 overall in the 2024 NHL Draft, and this article looks at his meteoric rise as the top defenceman in his class.

Sean Shapiro takes a look around the league and how the Lightning forward is carrying an old dynasty.

The Boston College Eagles are widely considered the best team in college hockey, not just this year, but in any of the past several, at a bare minimum. Can anyone stop their momentum?

Ryan Lambert tees up the selection Sunday bracket for the NCAA Tournament

Five championship games tonight will determine who rounds out the field of NCAA tournament teams.

The bubble is down to just two teams vying for one spot. Neither of them is playing tonight.

Multiple NCAA teams' tournament fates will be decided tonight.

Cam Robinson has an eye toward the future while he outlines a fistful of youngsters who are showing clear signs of things to come.

Ryan Lambert previews the NCAA Conference Championship weekend.

With his nomination for the Hobey Baker Award, Macklin Celebrini continues to re-write the history books in college hockey.

Sean Shapiro sits down with the 2024 NHL Draft prospect to discuss his season and his chase for Cole Caufield's goal record with the NTDP.

There was a time when the Wisconsin Badgers were among the most dominant team in the country. But now they're already out of the Big Ten tournament, and just .500 since mid-January.

J.D. Burke, Mitch Brown, Greg Balloch, and Ryan Lambert team up to break down the top college free agents in the 2023-24 NHL season.

Victor Nuño takes a look at the Nashville Predators' prospect who should be stepping into the league very soon.

Ryan Lambert looks at the NCHC on its path to the NCAA tournament.

Joey Padmanabhan checks in with his USHL stock watch, headlined by the Fargo Force forward.

College hockey used to be dominated by players aged 22-24. Seems like that's no longer the case.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Chicago Steel centre and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Michael Hage on EP Rinkside.

An unfortunate long-term injury to a Hobey frontrunner just blew the race wide open.