Miami releases 2025-26 roster

Miami will carry 28 players in 2025-26, 21 of which will be first-year RedHawks. Sixteen forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies comprise the upcoming season's roster, which MU released Wednesday. Of the newest RedHawks, 12 are freshmen -- including three from the OHL. Seven transferred from other NCAA schools and two more came from U … Continue reading Miami releases 2025-26 roster

Miami HOFer Rick Kuraly passes away

Miami Hall of Famer and all-time leading goal scorer Rick Kuraly passed away after a short battle with cancer on Sept. 4. Rick Kuraly (photo by Miami athletics). Kuraly, 65, scored 101 goals in 1979-83 -- 11 more than anyone in school history -- including a Miami-record 36 on the power play. His 179 career … Continue reading Miami HOFer Rick Kuraly passes away

Miami’s original grad senior gives back to hockey

In the post COVID era, graduate seniors in college hockey are seemingly more plentiful than Zambonis at a rink. But 13 years ago, when Marc Hagel came to Oxford, the concept was foreign to most NCAA fans. Hagel at the outdoor game at Soldier Field on Feb. 17, 2013 (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFG). For the … Continue reading Miami’s original grad senior gives back to hockey

Noreen: Morozov is coming this season

Miami's top-rated NHL prospect will join the RedHawks this fall as a 17-year-old. That's what Miami coach Anthony Noreen told Matthew Buhrmann of Thehockeywriters.com earlier this week. Ilia Morozov, who played for USHL Tri-City last season, isn't even NHL draft eligible until 2026, and some publications have him projected as a first-round pick next year. … Continue reading Noreen: Morozov is coming this season

View From the Glass Q&A, Part II

We're answering questions from our mail bag during this most chaotic off-season. Part I, which can be viewed here, dealt more with NCAA changes and how they will impact Miami. In our second segment, we respond to questions that we received from Twit-X, email and the site regarding the program's quest to return to relevance. … Continue reading View From the Glass Q&A, Part II

View From the Glass Q&A, Part I

With NILs, potential roster limits and the transfer portal, this college hockey off-season has already been the craziest in the entity’s history by a wide margin, and we're still four months from puck drop in 2025-26. Throw in Canadian university and juniors athletes being allowed to play for NCAA teams starting this fall, and many … Continue reading View From the Glass Q&A, Part I

Miami adds goalie; loses forward signee

Miami is set in net for the upcoming season. The RedHawks signed Benjamin Motew from Corpus Christi of the North American Hockey League, giving them a full complement of three goalies. Motew played 20 games for Maryland of the NAHL last season before being traded in late January for future considerations to Corpus Christi, where … Continue reading Miami adds goalie; loses forward signee

Miami inks U Sports D-man Lalonde

A week after signing its first-ever player from U Sports, Miami added a second to its 2025-26 roster. Defenseman Owen Lalonde will join the RedHawks this fall, following a four-year career at Queens University in Kingston, Ont. U Sports is the Canadian version of the NCAA. Almost all U Sports athletes filter in from top-tier … Continue reading Miami inks U Sports D-man Lalonde

Cisek joins Ferris State coaching staff

Former Miami assistant coach Zack Cisek is headed to a familiar site and getting a promotion. Zack Cisek (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFG). Ferris State announced Cisek is joining its staff as associate head coach, a title reserved for a team's top assistant. Cisek was hired by first-year up-and-coming FSU head coach Brett Riley, whose expansion … Continue reading Cisek joins Ferris State coaching staff

Two incoming RedHawks win Clark Cup

A pair of incoming Miami freshmen lifted the USHL's top prize on Tuesday. RedHawks signees Shika Gadzhiev and David Deputy helped Muskegon capture its first-ever Clark Cup championship on Tuesday, capped off by a 4-3 overtime win at Waterloo in the decisive fifth game of the best-of-5 series. The final three games of the series … Continue reading Two incoming RedHawks win Clark Cup

Bruveris transferring to RPI

Both Miami goalies that entered the transfer portal have found new homes, and both have joined teams that will face the RedHawks in 2025-26. Bruno Bruveris (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFG). Junior-to-be goalie Bruno Bruveris signed with RPI, becoming the seventh MU portal player to ink with a new team. Bruveris was 3-25-3 with a 4.15 … Continue reading Bruveris transferring to RPI

Miami signs U Sports goalie Drobac

Chalk up another recruiting first for Miami hockey. University of Western Ontario goalie Matteo Drobac has signed with MU, becoming the first-ever player from U Sports -- Canada's version of the NCAA -- to join the RedHawks. U Sports hockey funnels its talent almost exclusively from the Canadian Hockey League, whose players were previously ineligible … Continue reading Miami signs U Sports goalie Drobac

Demsey, Carogioiello transfer to new teams

Over half of Miami's transfer portal entries have found new homes. Zane Demsey (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFG). Juniors defenseman Zane Demsey and forward Frankie Carogioiello are the latest former RedHawks to sign with different programs. Demsey is headed to Northern Michigan -- where his older brother graduated -- for his senior year. He played 79 … Continue reading Demsey, Carogioiello transfer to new teams

Smith new RedHawks NHL playoff points king

Saturday night was one of the most memorable of Reilly Smith's NHL career. Reilly Smith (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFG). The Vegas forward and former Miami standout scored twice, including a dramatic game winner with 0.4 seconds left in regulation, lifting the Golden Knights to a 4-3 win in the Stanley Cup conference semifinals. It was … Continue reading Smith new RedHawks NHL playoff points king

Miami 2025-26 roster nearly set

The Miami coaching staff has been garnering commits for the upcoming season since being hired last spring, and incoming members of the RedHawks' 2025-26 class are attracting national attention. Between traditional recruits, Canadian Hockey League commits and portal transfers, 14 forwards, seven defenseman and a goalie have signed as the newest members of the MU … Continue reading Miami 2025-26 roster nearly set

GLI, overseas tourneys highlight MU schedule

Miami hasn't participated in an in-season tournament since 2018, but the RedHawks will play in a pair next season. MU -- along with Sacred Heart, Union and RIT -- is traveling to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the Friendship Four over Thanksgiving weekend and the hockey program's first-ever games outside of the U.S. The RedHawks are … Continue reading GLI, overseas tourneys highlight MU schedule

Miami lands Florida 4th-rounder from MSU

Florida Panthers fourth-round rick Vladislav Lukashevich has committed to Miami. The freshman defenseman, who was selected 120th overall in 2021, entered the transfer portal yesterday after going 1-6-7 in 29 games for Michigan State last season. Prior to MSU, Lukashevich racked up 11 goals and 32 assists for 43 points in 54 games playing for … Continue reading Miami lands Florida 4th-rounder from MSU

Miami adds two sophomores from portal

Miami will have a junior class in 2025-26. Sophomore forwards Matteo Giampa and Doug Grimes were signed by the RedHawks from the transfer portal, the fourth and fifth players inked by MU from other Division I schools this off-season. Giampa played the last two seasons at Canisius, scoring 18 goals as a freshman and going … Continue reading Miami adds two sophomores from portal