Unranked; Miracle documentary on Netflix

 

Following two losses to Providence, this past weekend, BU is not ranked in either the USCHO Division 1 Poll or the USA Hockey Division 1 Poll. It's the first time this has happened in Head Coach Jay Pandolfo's tenure.

BU is unranked for the first time since April 11, 2022, ending a streak of 92 straight weeks ranked in the USCHO Poll, their longest streak in the poll's history pic.twitter.com/K7mXDKsYYB

— BU Hockey Stats (@BUHockeyStats) January 26, 2026       

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The 299th Battle of Comm Ave is officially sold out!

See you Friday at @AgganisArena! pic.twitter.com/NGUKyujje1

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 26, 2026   

Looking ahead 

 

Elite Prospects' profile of 2027 recruit Brady Knowling details his path from an injury-shortened NTDP U17 season to the turnaround that has made him NHL Central Scouting's top ranked North American goalie prospect, looking to emulate Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman. 

● EliteProspects.com How having fun helped Brady Knowling become top goalie prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft 

2026 or 2027 recruit Braidy Wassilyn scored a pair of goals and assisted in another as London blitzed Peterborough, 10-2. The 5'11" left wing has a 15-17-32 scoring line in 40 games. 

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Braidy Wassilyn can shoot the puck 🤩#NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/KAIxzw67Sw

— London Knights (@LondonKnights) January 25, 2026

2026 recruit Caleb Malhotra scored his 23rd goal in Brantford's 7-1 win against Barrie. With 61 points in 45 games, Malhotra is second in the OHL in scoring, one point behind the leader. 

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— Brantford Bulldogs (@BulldogsOHL) January 25, 2026

►TheHockeyWriters.com's Peter Baracchini opines: Caleb Malhotra Proving Why He Should Be First OHLer Selected in 2026 NHL Draft  

►The Athletic's Cory Pronman's midterm draft rankings (subscription) has Tynan Lawrence #5, Malhotra #7 and Egor Shilov #30. Pronman projects Lawrence and Malhotra each to be an "all-around top-line center" in the NHL.

►Elite Prospects posted a new top 20 draft ranking--a consensus of NHL scouts--has Lawrence at #5, Malhotra at #8 and Shilov as one of six honorable mentions. 

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Last week, we released our latest ranking for the #2026NHLDraft 🔥

But what do NHL scouts think of this year's class at the midseason mark? @Hockey_Robinson polled 10 NHL scouts for the latest Cam's Consensus 👀

Read the full breakdown now: https://t.co/q5lerpAA6z pic.twitter.com/Sz4lnUT63o

— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) January 26, 2026  

With 59 points in 42 games, Shilov is seventh in QMJHL scoring, while leading all rookies.

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For the third time this season, Egor Shilov is named Prospect of the Week! 🤩@TigresVicto | #NHLProspect https://t.co/yJ8xqEUIo1

— QMJHL (@QMJHL) January 21, 2026 

Looking back 

A new documentary on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team--Miracle: The Boys of '80--debuts this Friday on Netflix. A screening for 13 of the 20 team members was held at their recent reunion in Lake Placid. Check out the trailer with a few familiar BU faces. Mike Eruzione and Jim Craig, along with Robbie McClanahan and Buzz Schneider appeared on The Today Show this morning to discuss the documentary.

    

● NBCOlympics.com “Miracle on Ice” goalie Jim Craig revisits historic Olympic win 46 years later  

● wcax.com Lake Placid recreates "Miracle on Ice" with hologram show 

AHL 

Shane Lachance scored his seventh goal in Utica's 6-3 loss to Syracuse. 

Wilmer Skoog scored his 15th goal and assisted on Robert Mastrosimone's eighth tally in Charlotte's 5-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Skoog earned the game's first-star.