Ethan Holmes

Video Producer | Manhattan | Tweets are my own | He/Him

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@maxmalec16 @PennStateMHKY UConn would be a 2025 regional final rematch*

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@BBGreatMoments Take your pick from the ‘04 team tbh 🤷🏼‍♂️🫡

[College Puck NXT @CollegePuckNXT]

EA… stop playing and drop this already.
A College Hockey video game would FEED generations. 🔥🎮

Make it happen @EASPORTSNHL & take my money! 😍

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

A unique time in college hockey with a flooding of CHL talent & the transfer portal creating what’s essentially free agency. Ben Barr & Maine go with a disciplined approach to their roster reset adding size, strength, & leadership. Could spark a bounce back season in Orono.

[College Puck NXT @CollegePuckNXT]

🔁College Puck Portal Frenzy Top 20 Team Rankings🔁

Based on: QUALITY, QUANTITY, and NEED after departures.

1. Minnesota〽️
2. Arizona State🔱
3. North Dakota🪶🟢⚫️
4. MaineⓂ️⚫️🐻
5. Wisconsin🦡
6. Quinnipiac😼🔵🟡
7. Michigan State🟢⚪️⚔️
8. Minnesota State🐂🟣🟡
9. New Hampshire😺🔵⚪️
10. Notre Dame☘️

11-20👇

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@bridgetteproulx @MikeMcMahonCHN @CollegeHockeyIN No big shocks here. Poirier & Marques seemed to be culture mismatches. Rousseau may surprise some, but G Mikus Vecvanags (MTL Pick) is committed for the fall (as of now), and Boija is returning for his SR season. The rest have either been cut, and/or are looking for playing time.

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

Not shocking given the crowded Maine blue line this season, and more talent in the pipeline.

[Frank Zawrazky @theminotaur267]

🚨TRANSFER ALERT🚨: A source tells me @MaineIceHockey D Simon Motew is entering the Transfer Portal. The Highland Park, IL native earned 2 assists in 10 games this past season. Motew previously attended @Capitals and @CanadiensMTL Development Camps.

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

Have to think this could have been on the table for Maine’s Albin Boija had his season not been so disastrous

[Joe Haggerty @HackswithHaggs]

The Boston Bruins have signed Merrimack College goaltender Max Lundgren to a one-year, entry-level contract for the 2026-27 season with an NHL cap hit of $952,500. Big goalie that had a great season for Merrimack

[‘Til the Rafters Ring @TilRaftersRing]

Albin Boija will return to Orono next season for his senior year.

(Photo: Anthony DelMonaco - UMaine Athletics)

[New England Patriots @Patriots]

BE HERE FOR PLAYOFF FOOTBALL AT @GILLETTESTADIUM 🗣️

Repost to win 2 tickets to #LACvsNE: https://t.co/n0zGdGVbVc

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@semikarmic @MarkDivver Guess this is what happens when they’re back on the national stage and teams aren’t happy that they’re being out-recruited 🤭 Gonna be an entertaining year in Hockey East!

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@MaineIceHockey sells out all 17 of their games at Alfond Arena in under 2 hours 😤

[College Puck NXT @CollegePuckNXT]

2025-26 College Puck Season Preview Series

Top 20 Power Rankings 💪🏼

1. Penn State🦁
2. Michigan State🟢⚪️⚔️
3. Boston University🅱️
4. Western Michigan🐴
5. Boston College🦅
6. Denver🪓
7. Maine⚫️🐻
8. North Dakota🟢⚫️🪶
9. MichiganⓂ️
10. Minnesota〽️

Ranking based on committee voting!

11-20👇🏼🧵

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

On my couch, jaw dropped, hands in the air. 🙌🏻

[Maine Men’s Ice Hockey @mainemhockey]

where were you when...

#BlackBearNation // #JourneyNorth

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@QuacktorDavis Two things can be true 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

An impressive coaching staff adding even more pedigree 👀

[Maine Men’s Ice Hockey @mainemhockey]

Rick Bennett joins our staff as an assistant coach Ⓜ️

📝: https://t.co/vKetOTO2rn

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

Love stories of growing the game. It takes a lot to build a program when you’re not a school that can have one bought for you.

[Ryan Kennedy @THNRyanKennedy]

Tennessee State hockey is a go for 2026-27: The NHL/NHLPA Industry Growth Fund will be providing a $250,000 grant towards the cause; College Hockey Inc. and the Nashville Predators are also collaborating on the plan

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@dantiffany30 I’ve been subscribed to this as well. Will be interesting to see if their on-ice product is greater than the sum of their parts. That will separate the true team building over the teams that are trendy.

[Maine Men’s Ice Hockey @mainemhockey]

Miguel Marques is a Black Bear Ⓜ️

Let's welcome the Nashville draft pick to Orono!

#BlackBearNation // #JourneyNorth

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

And no hardware to show for it 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Cameron Panase @Panase31]

Penn State is the only school in the country with a first round pick in the NFL NHL and NBA draft😮‍💨😮‍💨

[Ethan Holmes @eqholmes]

@MarkDivver Berzins hitting the portal seems to confirm this too

[Morning Joe @Morning_Joe]

.@jrpsaki: "For people who are feeling hopeless and powerless in this moment, you are not powerless. When Donald Trump was elected, he said he was going to get rid of the ACA. You know what happened? People got active. They called their members of Congress, they went to meetings, they said ‘Absolutely not, you cannot take away my health insurance.’ And guess what? It didn’t happen. Every fight will not be won and nobody sitting on their couch is powerless right now. There is a lot to happen. There are a lot of people to get excited about. There are people who are going to emerge we aren't even talking about right now. So as much as there needs to be reflection, there is power in this moment too."