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Tim Williams takes you through the world of college hockey every week.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Puck University connects college hockey results, statistics and program history to explain how teams and conferences change.
Puck University treats college hockey as a network of teams, conferences and histories that constantly shape one another. Chris Lynch moves between solo previews and conversations with guests such as Josh Cummins and Eric Burton, using current results as a route into roster…
A Beanpot student section sings 'Stacey's Mom'; your hockey brain gets power-play percentages too.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A useful season-opening guide to western college hockey's shifting balance of power.
This college hockey preview takes a wide western sweep of the season's balance of power, from Minnesota Duluth and the NCHC's expected dominance to the Big Ten shakeups and the WCHA's flux.
A Beanpot recap that widens into a history-rich look at Boston college hockey.
This episode uses the Beanpot Championship as a starting point, then opens out into a longer look at college hockey history. Northeastern’s title run gives it a clear anchor, and the band-and-student-section ritual around Stacey's Mom adds a local detail that sticks.
A practical Beanpot preview with enough hockey-writer detail to feel useful.
Puck University delivers a focused Beanpot preview, with Chris Lynch steering the discussion through the teams, the possible games, and the matchups tied to one of college hockey's strongest traditions.
A North Dakota hockey check-in centered on attendance, special teams, and the UND-Duluth matchup.
North Dakota hockey gets a focused, practical look here, with Eric Burton weighing in on UND fan support, attendance, and the drop in play that has shaped the crowd.
Daily Cardinals roster radar.
Chris Lynch's Puck University analyzes the first week of the 2020-21 college hockey season, when Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, and Arizona State played while other teams faced COVID-19 cancellations.
Puck University's Western Edition preview focuses on the WCHA's 2019-20 instability, naming seven programs — Ferris State, Lake Superior State, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, Bemidji State, Bowling Green, and Minnesota State Mankato — that are exploring a new conference for 2021-22.
Puck University centers on the 2019 Beanpot final, where Northeastern beat Boston College and the hosts open with the student section singing "Stacey's Mom" at the Garden.
Chris Lynch and Josh Cummins preview the 67th Beanpot at TD Garden, where the building’s renovations and the tournament’s local traditions are part of the setup.
Chris Lynch talks with Eric Burton, a Grand Forks writer and University of North Dakota fan, about UND’s 2019 season, NCHC standings, and why North Dakota’s scoring has lagged at 2.52 goals per game.