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Have the Oilers become a ‘one-pair team’ on defence?

For the fourth year in a row, the Edmonton Oilers’ top defensive pair, featuring Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard, has been a dominant force. Since the Olympic break, the Oilers are plus-six in goals and plus-17 in shots when at least one of them is on the ice at five-on-five. They’ve even outscored the opposition…

Oilers Thoughts: Savoie should stay on the first line, teammates are stepping up for each other, and the Nurse–Murphy pairing is steadily rising

It’s never a dull moment in Oil Country with the Edmonton Oilers. After Saturday night’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the spotlight was on Connor McDavid, praising how well-coached the Lightning are, subtly turning attention toward his own coach — this while Leon Draisaitl is in Germany receiving treatment, with Oilers fans crossing their…

Monday Mailbag: How often do the Oilers play Tristan Jarry down the stretch?

Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing Leon Draisaitl’s injury, Tristan Jarry’s appearances, Matt Savoie’s scoring, and more. If you’ve got a question…

Larson Emerges as Leading Candidate at Minnesota

Current St. Cloud State coach Brett Larson is the leading candidate to be the next coach at Minnesota, and could be named in the next few days, according to CHN sources.Larson and Grant Potulny, who played and coached at Minnesota, were granted second interviews Sunday. Earlier, Augustana coach Garrett Raboin, a former Minnesota assistant and St. Cloud State alum, was contacted, but he decided to ...

2026 NCAA Tournament First Look

Our first look at the NCAA Tournament Regionals.Also check out the schedule, times and TV.And our 2026 CHN Bracket Contest is ready. Win prizes. Tell your friends.Albany RegionalFriday, March 27 and Sunday, March 291. Michigan (29-7-1) vs. 16. Bentley (23-11-5), 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN-U8. Minnesota Duluth (23-14-1) vs. 9. Penn State (21-13-2), 9 p.m. ET ESPN2Michigan comes in having rampaged its way through...

It's the Depth That Does it For Denver

When Denver has won its championships in recent years, 2022, 2024, it has usually been a slow build. Fits and starts to the season, followed by things eventually clicking. The games aren't usually blowouts, but Denver finds a way.The Pioneers reached into that formula again for this NCHC Tournament. After an overtime win last weekend against Western Michigan, the Pioneers did it again in the NCHC ...

Michigan Caps Ride to Top with Big 3rd Period

It’s rare that two Cinderellas face off in a championship final. But neither team that met in Saturday’s Big Ten final was meant to be there. The Cinderella of the season — Michigan — proved that it has evolved from a fairy tale into the king of the conference, the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And the Cinderella of this tournament — Ohio State — went home heartbroken, its carriage...

Bentley Does it Again

Bentley had a plan: get to the net consistently.After Sacred Heart’s Vitaly Levyy tied the game at one in the second period, the Pioneers found their game and tilted the ice in their favor, despite Bentley dictating play for much of the night. The momentum shift led to a 2-1 Sacred Heart lead on a power-play goal by Gavin Bryant.Even trailing entering the third period of Saturday’s Atlantic Hockey...

UConn's Roller Coaster Night

Connecticut will have another chance.Barely, but it will.The Huskies entered the Hockey East championship game controlling their own destiny. But for the second year in a row, and the third time in the last five years, UConn did not win. It lost to Merrimack, 2-1.With a loss, UConn needed both Dartmouth and Michigan to win in order to make the NCAA Tournament anyway. Dartmouth had already won the ...

'That Was Not Us': UMD Shows Its Mettle After Rough Start

Trailing 3-0 after an eyebrow-raising first 13 minutes of the first period, the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs could have perhaps easily accepted that Saturday night at Denver's Magness Arena was not going to be 'their' night.And truthfully, there would have been no shame in it. After all, to even tie the game at that point would have meant scoring at least three times against a goaltender — DU's freshman...

Bracket Breakdown: Final Projection

With the games done, we can project a bracket for this year's NCAA Tournament.This is the first year of using the NPI over the Pairwise, but not much has changed in terms of what to do once we know the final 16.The official Selection Show is on ESPN on Sunday at 3 p.m. (ET).This is the way things shake down, and note that there are a number of judgment calls here. The Committee may choose differently...