Michigan native Megan Keller scored one of the biggest goals in the history of U.S. women's hockey on Thursday in Milan.

Several former Michigan Wolverines are helping Team USA during its hockey run at the 2026 Winter Olympics

While the world's attention is naturally on the Olympics right now, the NCAA men's hockey season is getting into the stretch run. Oh, and there is one current college player in Milano, as Minnesota-Duluth's Adam Gajan,

To better understand what opponents face when they visit, MLive stepped into the belly of the beast for a firsthand experience.

Michigan is four points ahead of Michigan State but the Spartans have two games at hand. Both team, however, are trying to ignore the title noise.

After defeating Michigan 5-2 in Detroit, Michigan State hockey hopped its biggest rival in the latest USCHO rankings.

The second-ranked Wolverines had limited practice time leading into Friday's 4-4 tie, which Michigan later took the extra Big Ten point in a shootout.

The Spartans are hunting a third consecutive Bg Ten title, but they have to keep winning.