Thursday, November 27, 2025

Red Hot Hockey Approaches; Terrier recruits shine at CHL-USA Prospects Challenge

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Red Hot Hockey


If you are going to Saturday's Red Hot Hockey match-up against Cornell, be sure to join BU fans for a pre-game party from 6 to 8 p.m. at nearby Tara Moq NYC at 150 W. 30th Street. The event was organized by the Terrier Rally Crew.

Details and a link for reservations are here.

For those unable to attend, ESPN+ will live-stream the game. Game Day links to be posted on Saturday.


Looking ahead

2027 recruit Brady Knowling's 42-save performance led Team USA to a 4-2 win over the CHL in first game of the CHL-USA Prospects Challenge in Calgary. The NTDP U18s' Jamie Glance, also a 2027 recruit, was a factor throughout displaying speed and a wicked shot that rang iron. His 65-foot empty-netter clinched the win. 2026 recruit Luke Schairer, a 6'3" right-shot defenseman, played a strong two-way game and assisted on Team USA's second goal.

Knowling, a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen who committed to BU in October, earned Player of the Game honors.  

Five-⭐️prospect Caleb Malhotra put on a passing show for Team CHL, which he captained, and set up their first goal with a slick maneuver. 

● USA NTDP Hockey Knowling's 42 Saves Helps Propel U.S. over CHL Prospects, 4-2

● NHL.com Knowling makes 42 saves, US holds off CHL in Prospects Challenge.

● Video highlights

In game 2 of the Challenge, won by the CHL 4-3 in overtime, Team USA built a 3-1 lead including a blast from Glance, assisted by Schairer.

Malhotra began the CHL's rally with a shorthanded breakaway 

To settle the Challenge championship, a 20-minute, 3-on-3 Super Overtime was  played and Team USA came out on top.

FloHockey's Chris Peters' top performers in the two games starts with Schairer, Malhotra and Knowling. 

● FloHockey.tv CHL USA Prospects Game: Takeaways, Top Performers

●The Hockey News What We Learned in Game 2 of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge

● USA Hockey recap

UPDATE: The Athletic on Malhotra 

The bright spots for Team CHL

I thought captain Caleb Malhotra was Canada’s best player (particularly in the second game, where he was excellent) and that Remparts forward Maddox Dagenais was their most consistent.

Malhotra played with poise, held onto pucks and found his way out of trouble when many of his teammates didn’t on this stage, which I think is usually telling at these events. His line with Adam Novotny and Mathis Preston, which was put together for the third period of Game 1, was the only one that created good looks for long stretches of both games; Preston’s maneuverability on the puck and Novotny’s strength and competitiveness were both largely positive. Malhotra also made some skill plays. Belchetz is still the top forward prospect from this CHL group for the draft despite his quiet two games, but Malhotra looked like the No. 2.


►►Prior to the Challenge, Malhotra was the subject of a 2026 NHL Draft prospect profile by Scott Wheeler of The Athletic. A 6'1" center and the second leading rookie scorer in the OHL with a 10-19-29 scoring line for Brantford Bulldogs, he is the son of 16-season NHLer Manny Malhotra and the nephew of two-time NBA champion coach Steve Nash. His skills coach at Brantford, Leland De Langley said:

 Malhotra has developed “phenomenal” touch and “great ability to control pucks in tight without losing.” He calls his best attribute — “what separates him and why he’s going to have a long career” — his hockey IQ and the way it allows him to use his technique in pressure situations to make good reads. He lauds his puck protection down low and his work in puck battles as something Malhotra has always had. He’s fundamentally sound, de Langley said, describing him as like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nico Hischier that way, but also with “a little more bite to his game” and the pace, aggression and relentlessness of Sam Bennett, another of his clients.

2026 recruit Tynan Lawrence, also a 5-⭐️ prospect, returned to the Muskegon lineup after missing all but two prior games and scored a goal and added an assist in the Lumberjacks' 6-4 win over the NTDP U17s. 2027 recruit Carter Meyer had an assist for Team USA.

Looking back

Tom Willander recorded his fourth and fifth assists in Vancouver''s 5-4 win over the Ducks. 


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