Donovan’s Denver Flip Exposed Who Still Believes in Soft Commits
Alex Donovan’s flip from Denver to Providence is not betrayal. It is the CHL-NCAA pipeline punishing soft commits and rewarding the staffs that move first.
Category: College Hockey
Pavelski Brings the Seventh-Round Syllabus Back to Wisconsin
Wisconsin hired its 2006 title scorer and NHL late-round blueprint as player development director after a national final loss. The hire is operational, not ceremonial.
Saint Anselm Just Shrunk a Winning DI Hockey Program
Saint Anselm’s move to DIII ends a founding NEWHA run after real success, and women’s DI hockey can ill afford the contraction dressed up as mission.
Denver Hired a Chief of Staff Because Eleven Titles Still Wasn’t Enough
Amanda Kremer becomes college hockey’s first pure chief of staff as Denver turns 11 titles into a blueprint the rest of the sport ignored for decades.
Rassey Hired a Verdict, Not Two Assistants at Harvard
Ronan and Davis under Rassey are not quiet August hires. They are proof Harvard is done settling for respectable Ivy hockey and wants March noise.
College Hockey Should Steal Saturday Afternoons, Not Flee to Thursday
Carle wants Thursday-Friday to dodge football. Cavanaugh wants Saturday afternoons and a branded night. Abandoning the weekend is the wrong growth plan for college hockey
MSU Bought the Operator, Not the Hockey Halo
Michigan State hired Dan Bartholomae for a four-year multi-sport operating record, not a single hockey banner. The 2025 title was proof the model works.
BC Didn’t Hire Nostalgia. It Hired Ben Smith’s Receipts
Ben Smith’s BC return is staff construction, not reunion theater: Cup winner, Calder captain, Bruins development year, and two NCAA titles under the same coach he now wor
Kelly Didn’t Demote Himself. He Left College for the Real Pipeline
Matt Kelly’s jump from Providence to BK Selects U-19 exposes a stalled Friars program and a shifting power center in women’s hockey development.
Ben Smith Is Not a Nostalgia Hire for Boston College
Ben Smith’s return to Boston College as assistant coach is less reunion than upgrade, pairing championship pedigree with a full season of Bruins player development work.