Mercyhurst and Army West Point wrap up the fall semester with a head-to-head series this week, as both teams look to skate into the break after taking advantage of their games in hand.

The dash to the 2023 MacNaughton Cup is not a horse race, it’s an obstacle course with hazards at every turn. We are closing in on the halfway point with six contenders jockeying for position—with a dangerous floater in St. Thomas and a sleeping giant up in the Soo.

Several USHL rosters will be impacted this weekend as 22 of the league’s top players will represent Team USA at the World Junior A Challenge.

One of the great college hockey rivalries takes center stage this week as Michigan Tech takes on Northern Michigan. Elsehwere, the Tommies continue to ascend, these days frightening opponents on a weekly basis, and Bowling Green clashes with Lake Superior State.

With a busy Thanksgiving weekend in the rearview mirror, the calendar has flipped to December.

Thanksgiving, a weekend where true hockey fans shrug at the flying pigskins and hunker down to watch the college season sprint through the first turn.

With Thanksgiving just days away, it’s shaping up to be a busy week ahead for millions around the country. The same could be said for those in the USHL.

There is no friendly rivalry in the CCHA, and this week Northern Michigan takes on a Minnesota State squad who have regained their footing. The tale of the tape says it may come down to goaltending. Meanwhile, St. Thomas continues to frustrate teams before ultimately losing games--could they take a game from Michigan Tech this weekend?

A dozen teams will get very familiar with their opponent as this weekend’s slate features six back-to-backs. Fifteen of the 16 USHL teams will be in action and as we’ve hit the quarter mark of the season, teams are looking to separate themselves. Let's take a look at some of the top series to watch this weekend.

Hockey is different in Michigan's upper peninsula, and that will be on full display when Lake Superior State takes on white-hot Michigan Tech in Houghton. Elsewhere, a battle-of-the-netminders between Bemidji State and Northern Michigan and St. Thomas tries to right the ship after a miserable, but competitive, start.

It’s an action-packed weekend in the USHL as 16 games will be crammed into three days. Friday and Saturday’s slates both feature seven games, while a pair of games will close out the action on Sunday.

It’s November, and that means league play dominates the college hockey landscape, the CCHA in particular. All eight schools will be matched up with one another, each series containing its own unique history and drama.

All 16 teams have at least eight games under their belt and from Wednesday to Sunday, 15 more games are on the USHL schedule. Although there’s still a long, long way to go in the 62-game regular-season, the calendar has already flipped to November.

The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge has long been an event that showcases future NHL stars a season or two before the NHL Draft spotlight gets turned on them. Over the years, some of the best and brightest of the NHL have played in this tournament and it’s offered a glimpse of some of the future stars we'll be seeing go atop the drafts a little further out.

This week in the CCHA: a glamor matchup that spells trouble for the visitors, a crucial test for Rico Blasi, and a gigantic opportunity in Minnesota.