Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) look back at an opening weekend in college hockey that lived up to the hype. They discuss Gavin McKenna’s impressive series, Penn State’s depth around him, Canisius’ good start, Michigan Tech’s split at Minnesota, Quinnipiac’s impressive opener at Boston College, Austin Elliott’s victorious collegiate debut, a pair of wins that were a long time coming for Miami, and plenty more.

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After a non-stop offseason of news, it’s time to drop the puck on the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men’s hockey season. Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) discuss some of the biggest storylines entering the season, including the influx of CHL players and the record number of new head coaches.

They also talk about the NCAA’s shift away from the PairWise system, the new United Collegiate Hockey Cup, and the Spengler Cup before ending the show with a quick look at each conference.

Articles:

• What’s behind college hockey’s record-setting number of coaching changes (Grand Forks Herald) - https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/whats-behind-college-hockeys-record-setting-number-of-coaching-changes
• In a era of change, one college hockey coach has been a fixture (Grand Forks Herald) - https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/in-an-era-of-change-one-college-hockey-coach-has-been-a-fixture
• The NPI is replacing the PairWise, but what does that mean for college hockey? (USCHO) - https://www.uscho.com/2025/09/29/the-npi-is-going-to-replace-the-pairwise-but-what-does-that-mean-for-college-hockey/
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Brad Schlossman (Grand Forks Herald) and Jayson Hajdu (College Hockey Inc.) return to recap a newsy offseason, including Gavin McKenna’s commitment to Penn State, Isaac Howard’s departure to the NHL, college hockey entering the Spengler Cup, the impact of the House settlement on college hockey, coaching dominoes at Michigan Tech and Lindenwood, and more.

The guys also give their thoughts on the NHL Draft, and Schloss pulls back the curtain on his summer prep work ahead of the 2025-26 season.