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Upton Named Next Brown Coach
Brown has named Tom Upton its new head coach, replacing Brendan Whittet, who stepped down last week.Upton is currently an assistant coach at Massachusetts. He will remain there through the end of the season, while Jason Smith continues as Brown's interim head coach."Tom's track record as a skillful and proven leader, a respected builder of programs and culture, and a strong connector made him the ...
Boston University Baffled By Inability to Pull Things Together
Consistency, and lack thereof, has defined the Boston University Terriers this season.“Our team’s having a tough time sustaining the same type of play for the whole game,” coach Jay Pandolfo said after BU’s 6-2 loss to Boston College in the Beanpot Final on Feb. 9.With three games left in the regular season, their record stands at a disappointing 14-15-2. Currently 28th on the NPI, the only...
Letters to the Editor: Loss in gold medal game aside, Canada was a better team than U.S.
It’s time to dig into this week’s Letters to the Editor. Want to join in the fun? Details about how to reach out are at the bottom of the article. Canada better despite loss Although Canada lost the gold medal game against the United States, it was quite evident that they were the better team….
The Rundown - Quarterfinals
Four teams took to the ice this weekend as we looked to narrow the field from six to four teams who are in pursuit of a Canada West banner and a berth to the U SPORTS National Championship in Elmira, Ontario. UBC and Mount Royal earned the byes this week by finishing atop their respective divisions while Saskatchewan, Regina, and MacEwan are already making plans for next season. That left Alberta, Calgary, Manitoba, and Trinity Western to sort out who would be moving on to the Canada West semi...
Manitoba Moose start strong, but cellar-dwelling Iowa Wild sweep weekend set
Recap of the game.
Team Canada can’t sit idle ahead of next best-on-best tournament
It’s easy to sit here right now and say, “What could’ve been?” for a Canadian team stacked with offensive talent, but not enough when it mattered most. After all, that was the difference between a win and a loss on Sunday in the 2026 Olympic gold medal game between the two countries that straddle the…
Oilers’ Connor McDavid named men’s Olympic MVP, best forward
It might not have been the fairytale ending, but there’s no question who the best player in the world is. Following Canada’s disappointing overtime loss to the United States in the gold medal game of the 2026 Winter Olympics, forward Connor McDavid was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Connor McDavid is the MVP of…
Missed opportunities will haunt Canada in Olympic Gold medal loss to U.S.: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
Maybe it was destiny for this men’s United States team to win the gold medal at the 2026 Olympics. After all, it was the 46th anniversary, to the day, of the last time the men’s team took home gold, winning the Miracle on Ice against the Soviet Union in Lake Placid. But that’s not how…
Ask Dubey: International hockey memories and do the Oilers need to make a big trade deadline shakeup?
Welcome back to another edition of Ask Dubey! With the Olympics winding down and the gold medal game between Canada and the U.S. on Sunday morning, we went down memory lane to talk international hockey this week, and whether or not the Oilers need a big deadline shakeup. What was your experience like representing Canada…
Ohio State Battling to Make Something of Tough Season
Despite Ohio State losing critical pieces over the offseason, its roster still looked solid on paper and good enough to keep up with any team in the nation. The Buckeyes' top-6 was solid, outside of losing their leading scorer, their back end was still steady and their goaltending had potential to be really good.“When you have some change over, you're not sure where it's going to come from. And ...
OGDB 6.0: Canada goes for gold medal against Team USA (6:00AM MT, CBC)
I know it’s only been a day and change since the win over Finland, but it feels like we’ve been waiting forever for this gold medal game between Canada and the United States. It’s two countries that don’t like each other out there, and a game that we’ll likely be talking about for years and…
Costly OT breakdown by Manitoba Moose allows Iowa Wild to come back and win in extra time
Recap of the game.
Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel declares Neal Pionk ready to go for Vancouver
The Minnesotan is ready to return after missing 11 games.
Pre-Scout: Quinn Hughes the biggest factor for U.S. to flip script vs. Canada in gold medal game
The dream matchup is here. Canada vs. the United States for Olympic gold. As Canada again employed late-game heroics to seal victory in their semifinal against Finland, the United States had a stress-free contest vs. Slovakia to advance to the gold medal game. Just like in 2002 in Salt Lake City and 2010 in Vancouver,…
Identifying the key differences between Team Canada and the U.S. ahead of Olympic Gold Medal Game
For the first time since the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, the gold medal in men’s hockey will come down to Canada and the U.S.. While the competition across the world has never been stronger, the two North American hockey powers have established themselves as the top teams in the world, and in this tournament….
Winnipeg Jets Practice Report
Another day on the ice in Winnipeg get ready for post-Olympic break.
2/21/26 Illegal Curve Hockey Show
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Team Canada Thoughts: McDavid adds to his legacy, future is bright with Celebrini, adjustments for Gold Medal Game and more
This 2026 Team Canada men’s hockey Olympic team is proving they’re a resilient bunch. Over the last couple of games, the Canadians have put themselves and their fans through two come-from-behind wins in elimination games, with their most recent being a 3-2 victory over Team Finland. They now have a date with Team U.S.A. for…
Why Keeping Records Matters
I spent more time that I probably should have in searching for information that shouldn't be this hard to find. As we know, Manitoba Bisons goalie Emily Shippam was credited with a goal last night in the Bisons' quarterfinal game against the Alberta Pandas in Edmonton, and I had put my stake in the ground that she may have been the first U SPORTS women's hockey netminder to have that honour. Both U SPORTS and Canada West have zero history of goalie goals posted anywhere, so I took a leap of fa...
Meet the Sellers: The Chicago Blackhawks struggle to remain afloat
It looks as if the Chicago Blackhawks will be in the postseason once again. After a solid start to their season, young superstar Connor Bedard went down with an injury, and the Hawks’ season went down the drain. At the Olympic break, the Blackhawks have a 22-26-9 record and 53 points, the sixth-fewest in the…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | Feb 21, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Staying Power
North Dakota fans themselves might not get too much sympathy from others for what may feel like longstanding suffering, but the reality for the Fighting Hawks is this: since winning the national championship a decade ago, UND hasn't returned to the Frozen Four, and in fact missed the NCAA Tournament entirely in two of the past three seasons.But up until 2016, North Dakota was no stranger to the big...
Maryville Set to Formally Announce Start of New Program
Maryville University has received approval to launch its new Division I hockey program. An official announcement is expected in the coming week.The school announced last year at the Frozen Four in St. Louis that it would upgrade to NCAA D-I if it could meet a fundraising goal of $5.5 million. The funding was needed to upgrade its facilities.Maryville recently closed in on $4 million towards its goal...
Bentley Captures Program's First Regular-Season Championship
Bentley defeated RIT on Friday, clinching the program's first regular-season championship.Bentley is up eight points on RIT with just two games remaining for each team.Last season, Bentley won its first-ever postseason championship, when it won the Atlantic Hockey Tournament and went on to the NCAA Tournament.After finishing 23-15-2 last season, the Falcons are currently 18-9-5 and No. 25 in the NPI...
Hagens, Martone In Sync From Across the Country
In a bit of college hockey synchronicity, blue chippers James Hagens of Boston College and Porter Martone of Michigan State scored hat tricks in games Friday, and in each case, the player reached his 20th goal of the season in doing so.Martone and Hagens were also the No. 6 and 7 overall picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.Martone, a freshman who made the jump from Major Junior to the NCAA after getting drafted...