Northeastern Univ. News & Stories

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

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

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?

Ryan Lambert was in Boston, Massachusetts to cover the 2024 Beanpot, and these are the standout performers from the event.

Ryan Lambert previews the Beanpot tournament, set to start tonight at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachussetts

Hockey East (six teams), the NCHC (five), and the Big Ten (three) currently dominate the NCAA tournament field. Can anyone else make a case?

The NCAA Stock Watch highlights the play of Gabe Perreault, Aiden Fink, Zeev Buium, Jackson Dorrington, and Charlie Stramel.

J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown rank the 20 best freshmen classes going into the 2023-24 NCAA men's hockey season.

The goalie spoke to EP Rinkside this week in an exclusive conversation.

A deep dive on the stats behind determining the top goaltender in college hockey.

This month's NCAA Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Alexander Campbell, Gavin Brindley, Mason Lohrei, Wyatt Kaiser, and Sam Colangelo.

Wow, Northeastern and Harvard in the final. That's never happened before!

Ryan Lambert previews the 2023 men's Beanpot, one that could finally see Harvard and Northeastern meet in the championship match for the first time in tournament history.

The NCAA Stock Watch zeroes in on Alex Laferriere, Ryan Chesley, Jayden Struble, Tyler Kleven, and Erik Portillo.

This week's edition of the Scout's Notebook has Elite Prospects crossover scout offering updates on the Canucks top prospects.

Ryan and Lucas St. Louis are teaming up for the first time in their hockey-playing lives with the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Russ Cohen spoke to Martin St. Louis' kids about that experience.

Get an inside look at the Los Angeles Kings thought process as they drafted Northeastern centre Jack Hughes with the 51st overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.

EP Rinkside goaltender expert Catherine Silverman looks at 2022 NHL Draft prospect T.J. Semptimphelter's decision to transfer from Northeastern to Arizona State University, and whether it will pay off.

How can a goalie be the most outstanding player in the country, but not the most outstanding goalie? Well, as EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert writes, it's complicated.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert profiles the candidates for the Mike Richter Award, and makes his case for each.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are hoping Brandon Hagel can fill the role of Blake Coleman in another playoff run. Mitch Brown takes a look at candidates in the 2022 NHL Draft class who could fit that role.

EP Rinkside's college hockey expert Ryan Lambert recaps the second day of action at the NCAA tournament.

You had questions, and Ryan Lambert had answers. This is the EP Rinkside mailbag. This week, Lambert answers questions concerning Jason Robertson, the Hobey Baker, the salary cap, and the trade deadline.

It's playoff time in college hockey, and NCAA tournament seeding is on the line every night.

This week's Scout's Notebook has J.D. Burke offering his thoughts on a set of players from the Massachusetts prep school scene. He had the chance to see each of them live during his trip to Boston for the Beanpot, and these are his findings.

EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief J.D. Burke was in Boston for both days of the 2022 Beanpot tournament, and these are his observations on the top prospects for each team that participated.

Dylan Peterson's breakaway goal helped secure Boston University's first Beanpot title since 2015. EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief has more on the play from Boston.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert sets the stage for the 2022 Beanpot, set to take place at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts on February 7th and 14th.

The Montréal Canadiens' prospect is one of the best rush defenders in the NCAA with his agility, four-way mobility and stick work. What does his path to the NHL look like?

Ryan Lambert goes conference-by-conference to look at the NCAA tournament picture after the holiday break.

Things are about to get interesting in Hockey East, where four of the five best teams are set to play each other in a pivotal weekend of action. Ryan Lambert sets the stage on EP Rinkside.

There's another Jack Hughes on the way, ready to take the NHL by storm, this one eligible for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, set to take place in Montréal next summer.

Winning hockey games is the most important thing a hockey team can do, but in the NCAA, winning certain games matters for very different and particular reasons.

Jayden Struble's game is a mixture of grace and brute force. In his latest, EP Rinkside lead scout David St-Louis takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at the Montréal Canadiens second-round pick, 46th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

The Montréal Canadiens boast the NHL's sixth-best prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.

The Nashville Predators boast the No. 10-ranked prospect pool in the NHL according to our team of scouts at Elite Prospects. They're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool countdown.

We're finishing off our series of roster previews with a look at the American's offering for the U18 World Hockey Championships, a tournament they're set to host in Texas. Joey Padmanabhan has more.

Patrick Williams reports on Alexander Holtz, the seventh overall pick this past October, becoming the 13th first-round pick from the 2020 NHL Draft to play in the AHL this season.

J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown are binge-watching tape, exhausting their long-distance minutes, and running the numbers to provide the most thorough guide to this year's crop of NCAA free agency available in the public sphere.

Team Canada hasn't surrendered a goal in two consecutive games at the World Juniors, and they've yet to surrender one at even strength all tournament.They have Devon Levi to thank...

The Anaheim Ducks and their 12th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL might be as unfairly maligned a team as you’ll find in this entire process. The future is Orange County...

For more than a decade, there was never any doubt about Nashville’s goaltending. It was Pekka Rinne’s net — full stop. As Rinne’s illustrious career winds down, though, questions concerning...

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman authored a statement about this time a month ago detailing the new direction that the franchise was charting, departing from their stated goal of...

Longtime NHL executive Brian Burke said it best when he described signing an undrafted free agent as a lot like finding a discarded wallet on the street. Most of the...

No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...

No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. More than a year spent tracking the progress of hundreds of players, consulting with industry insiders, running the numbers, and it all...