The NCAA is incredibly competitive early this season

Folks, we’re into November, which means that college hockey has been up and running for a month and change now. The 2025-26 season was the first year where Canadian junior players could head into the NCAA, which resulted in a frankly bonkers year of hockey.

The games were good, there were wild swings in the standings and the rankings, and it was a blast to follow.

Well, things are even nuttier this year. The Calgary Flames have even more college players than they did a year ago, and we’re seeing some really fun, competitive games and some impressive performances. Saturday night featured a neutral site game as North Dakota faced Michigan State in Austin, Texas in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of…