Matthew Mayich Is Still Fighting and ASU Went Quiet
Matthew Mayich remains hospitalized after an Aug. 20 heat collapse at ASU. Family prayer services continue while the university offers little beyond boilerplate silence.
Category: College Hockey
Zhilkin Followed Lazary and Michigan Just Won 2027
Dima Zhilkin’s Michigan pledge is the Lazary pipeline in action: a top-10 2027 talent, 75-point captain, and compete demon choosing Ann Arbor after one more OHL year.
College Hockey’s Junior Pipeline Just Got a Five-Year Death Clock
The NCAA’s age-based eligibility model kills hockey’s 21-year-old rule and squeezes the junior pathway that built the sport’s physical, late-blooming identity.
Four Days Later, ASU Hockey Still Has No Public Answers
An ASU hockey player remains hospitalized after a heat collapse on day one of classes. Privacy rules explain the silence. They do not erase the outdoor-training questions
College Hockey Just Became a Mini-Pro League and the Draft Proved It
Record 19 first-round NCAA picks and McKenna’s $700k leap show NIL and CHL eligibility turned college hockey into a paid development league the old model can’t match.
Michigan’s Depth Chart Just Became College Hockey’s Hardest Problem
DuPont, Nesbitt, Reid and Hurlbert turn Michigan’s 2026-27 roster into the deepest in Naurato’s tenure, with four lines of NHL pedigree and a CHL pipeline that rewrites t
BU Locked Adrian Aucoin’s Kid While Everyone Glazed Pavelski
While programs race to hire NHL stars as development directors, Boston University quietly locked a top 2009 blueliner whose father already wore the sweater.
Northeastern Just Scheduled 33 Road Games and Called It a Season
Northeastern’s 2026-27 slate is 33 road games after Matthews Arena’s demolition, a two-year home gap until 2028 that tests fans, rankings, and program identity.
The NCAA Just Put a Hard Clock on Every Junior Path
CHL eligibility plus the new five-year age clock just compressed junior timelines, flooded rosters with Canadians, and ended the free ride past 19.
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.