Cory Laylin talks about this season's UST team, which opens this weekend against St. Cloud State. He also discusses coaching at the junior, high school, pro, NCAA Division III and Division I levels and his playing career, which included playing in Europe from 1992-98, on The Rink Live podcast

This week on the Bulldog Insider Podcast, Minnesota Duluth junior wing Blake Biondi tells us what it was like to have his senior year at Hermantown High School documented by a film crew for the documentary, 'Hockeyland'; and what it was like to go back and relive that part of his life three years later.

Every WCHA team except Ohio State played their first games of the season, and all teams except St. Thomas will be back in action for week two.

Even with the Hobey Baker Award winner no longer in goal and a handful of key players gone, Minnesota State still has plenty left in the tank and is up for the challenge to be the CCHA's top team once again.

Broncos won 26 games, advanced to their first NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship game and first NCAA regional championship game under Pat Ferschweiler in 2021-22. To get close to that season, WMU will have to do it with a number of new players in key roles.

Nolan Roed led the Bears with 40 points last season as a sophomore. His older brother, Lleyton, is a freshman forward for Bemidji State this fall.

After 40 years as a college hockey coach, Mel Pearson will not be on a campus this season, having been dismissed from the University of Michigan in August. The claims against him and others there were numerous and thoroughly investigated. In an exclusive hour-long interview with The Rink Live where no topics were off limits, Pearson offered his side of the story regarding the case made against him and his hockey program.

Midco will now host a 30-minute pregame show from inside Ralph Engelstad Arena before the start of each home weekend.