Earlier this week, we dove into which teams are looking strong at the start of the 2025-26 season. Now, it’s time to check out each conference and the players who are poised to steal the show.

We broke down each conference by position and highlighted some of the players who are worth the price of admission on a daily basis.

Here are the players to watch for the 2025-26 hockey season.

Girls hockey

Big North Conference

CVC

GMC

Gordon Conference

MCSSIHL

NJIIHL

Shore Conference

Skyland Conference

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