Michigan State hockey makes its way to Rochester, NY to take on the RIT Tigers this weekend.

Every weekend, FloHockey has some incredible college hockey action, but some weekends are just a little bigger than others. That’s especially true when the No. 3 team in the nation is heading to Atlantic Hockey America country for a one-off showdown.

College hockey is in the spotlight more than ever with top players choosing to spend their time in the NCAA rather than the typical junior professional league route.

The Montreal Canadiens continue to develop young talent throughout their prospect pipeline, with players progressing at different stages of their careers.

Trey Augustine is coming to the American Hockey League. The Detroit Red Wings signed their promising goalie prospect after a brilliant three-year career at Michigan State. Augustine's entry-level deal with the Red Wings won't begin until next season, so he has signed an ATO with the Grand Rapids Griffins, which is where he will complete the 2025-26 season.

The 2025-26 college hockey season shifts to the second half, as four teams head to Palm Springs, Calif. this week to compete in the second annual Cactus Cup. The two-day tournament features four teams from four different conferences – Minnesota State, St. Cloud State, UMass Lowell and Yale. UMass Lowell won the inaugural event last January and is the host team this year.

Ryan Rucinski brought plenty of USHL experience into this season. The Ohio native played 53 games during the 2023-24 campaign, followed by 49 last winter, along with 10 career playoff games – all for his home state Youngstown Phantoms.

The U.S. National Junior Team is beginning to take shape for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship, which opens Dec. 26 in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn. Team USA will be going for its unprecedented third-straight gold medal on home ice and now we have an idea of who will take on that challenge.

Stephen Halliday is slated to make his NHL debut Thursday night for the Ottawa Senators, according to a report from the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch. Halliday's is a story about the value of patience, sticking with it and how development is not always linear.

The World Junior Championship is now just six weeks away. This is the time when decision makers are narrowing down their list for who will get an invite to camp and who is ultimately going to be on the final roster.

When is it OK to start worrying about a top prospect in their draft year? Normally, November is not the time for those concerns to surface. But the questions can certainly start.

Perhaps the most anticipated collegiate debut in NCAA hockey history is in the books. Top 2026 NHL Draft prospect Gavin McKenna played his first two college hockey games this weekend as he helped No. 5 Penn State earn a season-opening road sweep of the No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils.

MINNEAPOLIS – Porter Martone has not had a lot of down time this summer. After being selected sixth overall by the Philadelphia Flyers, he went to development camp and a short time later revealed that he had made a major decision about his hockey development.

The U.S. will begin its quest for an unprecedented three consecutive gold medals at the World Junior Championship in late July. USA Hockey announced the 42-player roster for its annual World Junior Summer Showcase event, which will help the decision makers evaluate the players in the running to be on Team USA’s roster at the 2026 World Juniors held in the Twin Cities.

The reigning Hobey Baker Award winner will not be returning to school after all. Would-be Michigan State senior forward Isaac Howard had his rights traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Edmonton Oilers and signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Western Conference champions.