(#672) Yale officially hired Jeff Hamilton as its new head coach.
Plus: Who might Anchorage target for its opening? Breaking down all of the day's transfer portal transactions (including a link to my tracker), a notebook, and more.
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(#671) 10 thoughts on the transfer portal after one week. Who are the early winners?
Plus: Yale is getting close to a new coach, the FF drew record ratings for ESPN, and a full notebook.
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BU defenseman Sascha Boumedienne (WPG 1st-round pick) is expected to enter the transfer portal.
RIT with two commitments from Hockey East.
(F) Nick Peluso and (D) Nick De Angelis are both joining the Tigers out of the portal.
Full list:
www.collegehockeyinsider.com/p/2026-ncaa-...
Portal Entries by League (per team):
Ind - 7.4
CCHA - 5.4
HEA - 5.3
AHA - 4.9
NCHC - 4.3
B10 - 3.6
ECAC - 2.6
Some Wednesday morning transfer portal stats.
Total players: 288
Commits: 84 (29.2%)
F: 142
D: 105
G: 41
4 YOE: 4.2%
3 YOE: 36.1%
2 YOE: 37.8%
1 YOE: 21.9%
Full list:
www.collegehockeyinsider.com/p/2026-ncaa-...
Three Alaska Anchorage defensemen enter the portal this morning. That brings the total up to 287 players. One of the entries is Joey Potter, who had 10 pts and logged 20+ minutes for UAA the last two seasons.
Full list:
www.collegehockeyinsider.com/p/2026-ncaa-...
Two portal commits for Ferris State.
(D) Luke Coughlin (FLA pick) from Maine and (D) Austin Zemlak from Arizona State.
Cornell goalie Alexis Cournoyer is expected to enter the portal.
Same!
And finally, the top available goaltenders
Teagan Kendrick
Quentin Sigurdson
Dylan Silverstein
Matej Marinov
Tyler Shea
Charlies-Edward Gravel
Full list (free):
www.collegehockeyinsider.com/p/2026-ncaa-...
Top available defensemen:
David Helledy
Alex Pineau
John Druskinis
Joel Kjellberg
Nicholas Bernardo
Nolan Seed
Just like the last few years, the top defensemen in the portal go very quickly.
Full list (free):
www.collegehockeyinsider.com/p/2026-ncaa-...
Settling down, here are my top available forwards:
JJ Wiebusch
Jack Stockfish
Barrett Hall
Ben Muthersbaugh - QPac possible here
Kasper Magnussen
Full list (free):
www.collegehockeyinsider.com/p/2026-ncaa-...
I was told yesterday that Justin Poirier (Maine) will enter the portal. He hasn't posted yet, but Le Soleil's Mikaël Lalancette reports the same. Says that Poirier also recently underwent hip surgery.
Some Tuesday transfer portal thoughts. Early winners? Why are we seeing so many early entrants? Are roster cuts driving this year's portal more than other years?
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Denver just went over 13 minutes without a shot on goal. Sam Harris registered a SOG with 7:07 left in the first period, and the Pioneers didn't register another SOG until Samu Salminen's shot 6:03 into the second period.
Portal news: Cameron Garvey has committed to Vermont for next season out of the portal. Of the early entrants, I had Garvey as the top-ranked available skater. He had 25 points in 40 games for Robert Morris last season. Good 2-way player.
PODCAST
@mikemcmahon.bsky.social talks Frozen Four, Hobey, transfer portal, and more
omny.fm/shows/the-br...
A thank you to @bruceciskie.bsky.social and @mikemcmahon.bsky.social for this pod episode to satisfy those of us wanting informed #CollegeHockey chatter after yesterday's games.
(#670) The NCAA is proposing a 5-year eligibility rule across all sports. But how will that impact hockey at the NCAA, junior, and prep levels? It's another ripple-effect change.
Plus, notes on UMass, portal entries, and will Atlantic Hockey expand?
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(#669) President Donald Trump's executive order on college sports, issued late Friday, will likely get struck down in court. However, it serves as a roadmap for what could be coming Congressionally.
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(#668) What's the latest at St. Cloud? Who is emerging as a candidate? Plus, can players who sign ATOs return to the NCAA? Is Landon Dupont considering NCAA hockey? And a lot more notes that I needed to catch up on from last week.
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Ep. 21: This week, @TylerMcMahon28 and I discuss the regionals, and Mercyhurst's decision to drop its hockey program.
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Merrimack goaltender Max Lundgren will sign an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins. 6-foot-5 Lundgren played every minute for the Warriors this season and posted a .920 save percentage and was ranked 8th in the nation on GSAx.
(#666) Here's what I know about Mercyhurst dropping its hockey program. It never looks good on an administration when decisions like this are made, but Mercyhurst managed to make itself look worse than usual.
Read more: snip.ly/xmf9qk
Get ready for the NCAA men's hockey regionals with me and @TylerMcMahon28
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I think my heart rate has finally slowed down.
Final Bracket Projection: I don't believe there is much for the committee to decide here. However, will they completely break from precedent to maximize attendance amidst a push for on-campus regionals?
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