GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence men's hockey program hosts three games in three days to open the season. Puck drop is scheduled 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Great Falls Ice Plex.

"Ever since I accepted this position back in the summer, I've been counting down the days until our first game. This is an exciting opportunity, not just for our coaching staff, but for our entire team and program. We plan on playing a playoff-style brand of hockey and establishing our identity from the opening puck drop." Head coach Tim Vant stated, "We have many goals for this season, but our ultimate goal is bringing this program back to ACHA nationals. The boys have bought into that vision and have been hard at work preparing for this moment. Now it's time to put that work into action and get the season off to a good start."

Last Season
The Argos finished the 2025-2026 season with an 18-8-4 record picking up nine ranked victories and advanced to the ACHA West Regional where they fell to Utah State. UP saw senior Adam Husli set a new program record in career points with 126 and tied the program record for single season goals with 24.

Returners
The Argos return quite a few contributors from last season's team including seniors, Adam Husli, Fabian Vik, AJ Belanger, Jamal Kalaf, Chavez Constant, and Chris Fines. Husli led the team in goals with 24 and points with 46 in 2025-2026 and Vik was third in both categories with 12 and 33, while goaltender Chris Fines started 11 games with a save percentage of .886.  

MSU-Denver
The Roadrunners were ranked #20 in the final ACHA Rankings of 2025-2026 after finishing their season 7-21. The Argos are 2-0 in their history versus MSU-Denver with UP taking both matchups 7-2 and 6-4.

University of Denver
The Pioneers were ranked #15 in the final ACHA Rankings of 2025-2026 after finishing their season 13-15. The Argos are 1-1 in their history versus Denver with UP winning in 2024, 3-2 but falling in 2025, 5-3.

University of Colorado
The Buffaloes were ranked #7 in the final ACHA Rankings of 2025-2026 after finishing their season 22-7. This will be the second matchup in program history between the Argos and Colorado with UP taking the lone matchup 4-1 in 2025.

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