Unforgettable Hockey Weekend Already Off to Golden Start: Puck Drop

We know that there are going to times when one should step aside and let the hockey do the talking for itself, and this is one of them.

Thursday, Aerin Frankel was again clutch in goal, Hilary Knight delivered a late game-tying goal in her sendoff game, and Megan Keller buried the shot in overtime, what will forever be known as the golden goal, ito lift the U.S. past Canada in the final game of the women's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy.

Can the men's team top it? We'll have to wait and see. But it isn't the only team playing this weekend. Here's a full look at the schedule, both at the Olympics and at the collegiate level:

Men's College Hockey Schedule

Friday, February 20, 2026
AHA
Robert Morris at Canisius, 7 p.m. ET
Niagara at Mercyhurst, 7 p.m. ET
Bentley at RIT, 7 p.m. ET
Holy Cross at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. ET
Army at Air Force, 7 p.m. MT

Big Ten
Notre Dame at No. 1 Michigan State, BTN, 6 p.m. ET
No. 2 Michigan at No. 13 Wisconsin, 7 p.m. CT
Ohio State at No. 6 Penn State, BTN, 8:30 p.m. p.m. ET

CCHA
Lake Superior at Northern Michigan, 7 p.m. ET
No. 18 Augustana at No. 15 St. Thomas, 7 p.m. CT
No. 17 Minnesota State at Bowling Green, 8 p.m. ET

ECAC
Yale at Clarkson, 7 p.m. ET
Colgate at Princeton, 7 p.m. ET
No. 11 Cornell at No. 5 Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. ET
No. 14 Dartmouth at RPI, 7 p.m. ET
Brown at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m. ET
Harvard at Union, 7 p.m. ET

Hockey East
Merrimack at Maine, 7 p.m. ET
Northeastern at UMass Lowell, 7 p.m. ET
New Hampshire at No. 19 Massachusetts, 7 p.m. ET
No. 7 Providence at Vermont, NESN, 7 p.m. ET
No. 10 Connecticut at No. 12 Boston College, 7 p.m. ET

NCHC
No. 9 Minnesota Duluth at No. 20 Miami, 5:30 p.m. p.m. ET
No. 4 Western Michigan at Colorado College, 7 p.m. MT
Omaha at Arizona State, 7 p.m. MT
St. Cloud State at No. 3 North Dakota, 7 p.m. CT

Non-Conference
Alaska at Alaska-Anchorage, 7 p.m. AT
Long Island at Stonehill, 7 p.m. ET

Saturday, February 21, 2026
AHA
Robert Morris at Canisius, 4 p.m. ET
Army at Air Force, 5 p.m. MT
Holy Cross at Sacred Heart, 6 p.m. ET
Mercyhurst at Niagara, 7 p.m. ET

Big Ten
No. 2 Michigan at No. 13 Wisconsin, 6 p.m. CT
Ohio State at No. 6 Penn State, BTN, 8 p.m. ET

CCHA
Lake Superior at Northern Michigan, 6 p.m. ET
No. 17 Minnesota State at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. ET
No. 18 Augustana at No. 15 St. Thomas, 7 p.m. CT

ECAC
Brown at Clarkson, 4 p.m. ET
No. 14 Dartmouth at Union, 5 p.m. ET
No. 11 Cornell at Princeton, 7 p.m. ET
Colgate at No. 5 Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. ET
Harvard at RPI, 7 p.m. ET
Yale at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m. ET

Hockey East
No. 12 Boston College at No. 10 Connecticut, 3 p.m. ET
Northeastern at UMass Lowell, 6 p.m. ET
Merrimack at Maine, 7 p.m. ET
No. 19 Massachusetts at New Hampshire, NESN, 7 p.m. ET
No. 7 Providence at Vermont, 7:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. ET

NCHC
Omaha at Arizona State, 5 p.m. MT
Western Michigan at Colorado College, 6 p.m. MT
No. 9 Minnesota Duluth at No. 20 Miami, 6 p.m. ET
St. Cloud State at No. 3 North Dakota, TSN2, 6 p.m. CT

Non-Conference
Alaska at Alaska-Anchorage, 5 p.m. AT
Long Island at Stonehill, 7 p.m. ET

Exhibition
US Under-18 at Lindenwood, 7:10 p.m. CT

Sunday, February 22, 2026
Exhibition
US Under-18 at Lindenwood

Michigan State's Porter Martone, right, scores an open-net goal as Notre Dame's Paul Fischer, left, defends on Feb. 19, 2026 — Michigan State's Porter Martone, right, scores an open-net goal as Notre Dame's Paul Fischer, left, defends during the third period on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at the Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Women's College Hockey Schedule

Friday, February 20, 2026
ECAC Tournament
Opening Round
Union at Clarkson, 3 p.m. ET
Rensselaer at Colgate, 6 p.m. ET

Hockey East
New Hampshire at Boston College, 2 p.m. ET
No. 5 Northeastern at No. 6 Connecticut, ESPNU, 5:30 p.m. p.m. ET
Providence at Boston University, 6 p.m. ET
Vermont at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. ET

NEWHA
Saint Anselm at Franklin Pierce, 3 p.m. ET
Post at Long Island, 3 p.m. ET
Saint Michael's at Stonehill, 5 p.m. ET
Sacred Heart at Assumption, 7 p.m. ET

WCHA
No. 15 Minnesota State at St. Thomas, 2 p.m. CT
No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 3 Minnesota, 6 p.m. CT
No. 2 Ohio State at Bemidji State, 6 p.m. CT

Saturday, February 21, 2026
Non-Conference
AHA Tournament
Quarterfinals
Robert Morris at Lindenwood
Syracuse at RIT

ECAC Tournament
Opening Round
Dartmouth at Brown, 3 p.m. ET
St. Lawrence at Harvard, 3 p.m. ET

Hockey East
Vermont at New Hampshire, 2 p.m. ET
Merrimack at No. 6 Connecticut, 3 p.m. ET
No. 5 Northeastern at Providence, 4 p.m. ET
Boston University at Boston College, NESN, 4 p.m. ET

NEWHA
Assumption at Sacred Heart, 1 p.m. ET
Franklin Pierce at Saint Anselm, 1 p.m. ET
Saint Michael's at Stonehill, 2 p.m. ET
Long Island at Post, 2:45 p.m. ET

WCHA
St. Cloud State at No. 1 Wisconsin, 1 p.m. CT
No. 10 Minnesota Duluth at No. 3 Minnesota, 2 p.m. CT
No. 15 Minnesota State at St. Thomas, 2 p.m. CT
No. 2 Ohio State at Bemidji State, 3 p.m. CT

Sunday, February 22, 2026
WCHA
St. Cloud State at No. 1 Wisconsin, 11 p.m. CT

SEE ALSO: The Latest Bracketology

Puck Drop: Monday, October 6, 2026

• The NCAA approved the $303 million settlement in the case regarding compensation for DI volunteer coaches. Over the next three years, DI revenue distributions will cover $60.6 million per year and the national office will cover the remaining $40.4 million per year, with $10 million coming from Division II and Dvision III. “The $60.6 million in annual Division I contributions will be funded by reducing the division's overall revenue distribution budget, resulting in the impact on conferences being proportionate to their annual revenue distributions.”

• UMass received a $1 million gift from Chuck and MaryAnn Sherwood to support the UMass Hockey Excellence Endowment, established to assist with scholarships, coaching resources, equipment, training facility enhancements and overall program development.

• MSU Hockey Pieces Together Big Win over Notre Dame

Men's College Hockey Thursday Scores

Big Ten
No. 1 Michigan State 4, Notre Dame 2

Women's College Hockey Thursday Scores

AHA Tournament
Robert Morris 3, Delaware 2

Hockey East
Maine 2, Merrimack 0

Games between ranked opponents are bolded. All times are local to where the game is being played.

Olympics Hockey Update

• Megan Keller’s Masterful Goal Makes the U.S. Queens of Hockey Once Again

This goal in OT, captured by a drone? Cinema. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/wcVqsOEV2f
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) February 20, 2026

• How U.S. Women's Hockey Captured Gold Medal in Win Over Canada

• Megan Keller’s Heroics Highlight Boston College Women’s Hockey Contributions to Team USA’s Olympic Gold Medal

THE GOAL-DEN MOMENT. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/3CE1qkEdHL
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) February 19, 2026

Olympics Hockey Scores, Schedule

Thursday's Scores
WOMEN
Bronze Medal Game
Switzerland 2, Sweden 1 (OT)

Gold Medal Game
United States 2, Canada 1 (OT)

Friday's Schedule
MEN
Semifinals
Canada vs. Finland, 10:40 a.m. ET
Team USA vs. Slovakia, 3:10 p.m.

GOLD IN MILAN 🥇🇺🇸

Megan Keller is the overtime hero as Team USA defeat Canada 2–1 to claim the 2026 Olympic title in women’s ice hockey!#Olympics #IceHockey #MilanoCortina2026 pic.twitter.com/wYW1IhRTTa
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) February 19, 2026

Hockey Quote of the Day

“So, zoom, zoom, zoom, went to the hospital and had a ruptured spleen and had to be rushed to emergency surgery to get it removed. I lost two pints of blood and almost died. Yeah, it wasn’t the best time.”
Connor Hellebuyck on a roller hockey

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GOLDEN reactions to a GOLDEN moment 🥹🥇#OlympiansMadeHere #NCAAHockey pic.twitter.com/bFBFT2hmHC
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) February 20, 2026

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