Archive - College Hockey Insider by Mike McMahon

Notebook: Charlie Baker Pushes Families to Support the SCORE Act

Also: NCHC on CBS ends, player moves, Beaver Stadium hosting hockey, NIL bottlenecks, roster strategies, and more on Salve's situation

Aug 27 •

College Hockey’s Portal Winners: Gophers, Broncos, and Bulldogs Top the West

Also: Top prospect picks Michigan, staffing updates, and Salve Regina hits rock bottom

Aug 22 •

Mailbag: From NIL Deals to Streaming Dreams

This week’s podcast is a mailbag edition, with Mike joined by co-host Tyler McMahon to tackle reader questions on a wide range of topics:

Aug 20 •

31:48

College Hockey’s Portal Winners: Breaking Down the Biggest Adds in the East

Also: Three legacy commitments for BU, D-III Frozen Four going to neutral sites, and more staffing updates

Aug 19 •

College Hockey Notebook: NCAA Eyes Five-Year Eligibility, Ivy League Expands Schedule

Also: Gadowsky set to lead the U.S. Collegiate Selects, NCAA rolls out rule changes, and more

Aug 18 •

End of an Era: Allain Retires at Yale, Howe Steps In for 2025-26

Assistant coach Joe Howe will take over as interim head coach for 2025-26

Aug 9 •

10 things I'd like to accomplish as the fictional commissioner of college hockey

Also: Notes on Roger McQueen (PC) and Sean Barnhill (MSU) commitments, multiple assistant hires, jersey patch sponsors, Cole Spicer/ASU, and more

Aug 7 •

July 2025

Breaking down the Top '09 players eligible for college hockey recruitment on August 1

Also: Quinnipiac trending near an assistant hire, a new assistant at Bemidji, and Maryville taking more steps towards D-I hockey

Jul 29 •

What are realistic expectations for Gavin McKenna? (with Shane Malloy)

Shane Malloy joins the podcast to talk Gavin McKenna’s commitment to Penn State, how he’ll impact the team on the ice and the ramifications of his…

Jul 19

50:59

A full breakdown of college hockey schools opting in to the House settlement (#576)

Also: WHL commish Dan Near on CHL/NCAA, staffing updates, Hockey Canada exploring a November WJC camp, and more

Jul 17 •

How good is UND recruit Keaton Verhoeff? One scout says "he's a unicorn" (#575)

Also: Staff updates at RMU, Merrimack, and Quinnipiac, Tennessee State's launch, Howard signs NHL deal, Vermont will opt in, BGSU loses a recruit to the…

Jul 15 •

Gavin McKenna commits to Penn State (#574)

Also: Several top prospects discussing futures with NHL clubs, assistant hires, and BU officially commits Ryder Ritchie

Jul 8 •

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