CHN Insiders - 2026 National Championship Show

About this episode

The episode features a live breakdown of the NCAA national championship game and discussions with various guests about college hockey and the NHL Draft.

Recorded live from the concourse of T-Mobile Arena before the NCAA national championship game in Las Vegas, it's our annual 'State of the Game' shows. We break down the national final between Denver and Wisconsin, plus get into all the issues with numerous guests. Among them, Frozen Four veterana Neil Koepke, formerly of the Lansing State Journal, and Bernie Corbett of BU radio, share old stories. Then David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a Wisconsin alum who has been covering the Golden Knights, talks the Vegas sports scene. And Scott Wheeler of The Athletic breaks down the upcoming NHL Draft with some of the top names in college hockey, including Gavin McKenna. 9:50 Andrew Mahoney, Boston Globe 27:50 Neil Koepke, Bernie Corbett, Frozen Four veterans 47:38 David Schoen, Las Vegas Review-Journal 1:00:48 Scott Wheeler, The Athletic 1:25:25 Nick Tremaroli, Lets Go DU & Kedrick Stumbris, Badger Breakaway 1:45:50 CHN Staff Please send feedback or questions to our BlueSky feed @collegehockeynews.com, or X feed @chnews. And check out all of the articles referenced in today's show, plus stats, standings, live scoreboard and much more at College Hockey News…

People in this episode

Guests: Neil Koepke, Bernie Corbett, David Schoen, Scott Wheeler, Andrew Mahoney, Nick Tremaroli, Kedrick Stumbris

Topics covered

• NCAA Championship
• College Hockey
• NHL Draft
• Sports Analysis
• Guest Interviews

Keywords

• NCAA
• National Championship
• College Hockey
• NHL Draft
• Las Vegas
• Frozen Four
• Sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston Globe, Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Athletic, College Hockey News

Places: Las Vegas, Wisconsin, Denver

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