A bit of college hockey history will be made on Saturday night in Austin, Texas, as two powerhouse programs go head-to-head in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. The University of North Dakota, with Calgary Flames first-rounders Cole Reschny and Carson Carels, face off against Michigan State University, featuring Flames first-rounders Cullen Potter and Jack Hextall.

With 13 first-rounders in the same game, it’s the most prospect-filled game in collegiate history.

The game kicks off just after 6 p.m. MT and is available on streaming for a fee on NCHC.TV.

North Dakota enters this game with a 4-2-0 record and are ranked eighth in the USCHO national poll. They lost both games against Minnesota last weekend, losing by identical 5-3 scores on Friday and Saturday on the road.

Here’s how the Fighting Hawks lined up last game:

#29 Hudson Malinoski [TOR] – #17 Cole Reschny [CGY] – #15 Jack Kernan
#7 Mac Swanson [PIT] – #8 Ollie Josephson [SEA] – #9 Will Zellers [BOS]
#19 Cody Croal – #20 Gavin Lindberg – #3 Connor Davis [VAN]
#27 Anthony Menghini – #11 Ashton Schultz [BUF] – #10 Kasper Magnussen

#4 Carson Carels [CGY] – #6 E.J. Emery [NYR]
#5 Brasen Boser – #18 Keaton Verhoeff [SJS]
#13 Sam Laurila [NYI] – #2 Garrett Lindberg
#25 Ethan MacKenzie [TOR]

#35 Jan Spunar
#30 Caleb Heil [TBL]
#32 Alexander Scheiwiller

The Fighting Hawks feature four first-round picks: Emery (30th overall to NY Rangers in 2024), Reschny (18th overall to Calgary in 2025), Carels (6th overall to Calgary in 2026) and Verhoeff (9th overall to San Jose in 2026). Their roster features 14 NHL draft choices overall.

North Dakota has three players scoring at a point-per-game pace or higher: Reschny (8 points in 6 games), Malinoski (6 points in 6 games) and Will Zellers (6 points in 6 games). Goaltender Jan Spunar is 2-2-0 with a 3.57 goals against average and .857 save percentage, but backup Caleb Heil has played twice so far and posted a pair of shutout wins.

Michigan State enters the game with a 4-1-0 record and are fourth in the USCHO national rankings. They’re entering this game off a split last weekend against New Hampshire; they were shut out 1-0 on Friday, but rebounded with a 2-1 win on Saturday.

Here’s how the Spartans lined up last game:

#28 Gavin O’Connell – #21 Cullen Potter [CGY] – #18 Ryker Lee [NSH]
#16 Ethan Belchetz [UTA] – #26 Eric Nilson [ANA] – #15 Anthony Romani [VAN]
#23 Shane Vansaghi [PHI] – #28 Cayden Lindstrom [CBJ] – #17 Jack Hextall [CGY]
#10 Tommi Mannisto – #7 Jimmy Clark [MIN] – #9 Mason West [CHI]

#2 Patrick Geary [BUF] – #22 Tommy Bleyl [NSH]
#4 Brady Peddle [PIT] – #27 Chase Reid [SEA]
#11 Owen West – #3 Sean Barnhill [NYR]
#14 Matt Lahey [TOR]

#31 Joshua Ravensbergen [SJS]
#1 Quentin Sigurdson
#32 J.J. Salajko

The Spartans feature nine first-round picks: Lindstrom (4th overall to Columbus in 2024), Lee (26th overall to Nashville in 2025), West (29th overall to Chicago in 2025), Ravensbergen (30th overall to San Jose in 2025), Potter (32nd overall to Calgary in 2025), Reid (7th overall to Seattle in 2026), Belchetz (17th overall to Utah in 2026), Hextall (30th overall to Calgary in 2026) and Bleyl (31st overall to Nashville in 2026). Their roster features 17 NHL draft picks overall.

Michigan State has four players scoring at point-per-game pace or higher: Romani (8 points in 5 games), Lee (6 points in 5 games), Nilson (5 points in 5 games) and Reid (5 points in 5 games). Ravensbergen is 3-1-0 with a 1.26 goals against average and .957 save percentage, while backup Siguardson is 1-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and .957 save percentage.

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