Arlan MarttilaMinnesota Top-ranked Minnesota got first-period goals from Hannah Brandt and Mira Jalosuo in a 2-0 win at Wisconsin on Friday. The shutout was Noora Räty’s 10th of the season, and it stretched the Gophers’ unbeaten string to 33 games, bettering the streak of 32 achieved twice by the Badgers. On Sunday, the spotlight was on … Read more
Minnesota Top-ranked Minnesota got first-period goals from Hannah Brandt and Mira Jalosuo in a 2-0 win at Wisconsin on Friday. The shutout was Noora Räty’s 10th of the season, and it stretched the Gophers’ unbeaten string to 33 games, bettering the streak of 32 achieved twice by the Badgers. On Sunday, the spotlight was on … Read more
Many of the least pleasant days of Noora Räty’s career at Minnesota have come versus Wisconsin. Fittingly enough, the Badgers were part of one of her biggest career highlights. The top-ranked Gophers (26-0-0, 20-0-0-0 WCHA) beat No. 8 Wisconsin 5-1 on Sunday, and the victory brought Räty to the century mark in wins for her … Read more
When you head to the rink to watch your favorite team on the ice versus a conference rival or a team from another league, there is always a third team that takes the ice first, although sadly, seldom to cheers. However, it is tough to have much of a game without on-ice officials. The supervisors … Read more
Trading punches Several top contenders faced off over the weekend, and each proved capable of inflicting some damage on the other. No. 4 Cornell gained revenge for its loss to No. 6 Clarkson back in November with a 3-1 win on home ice by limiting the Golden Knights to 17 shots on goal. That completed … Read more
Trading punches Several top contenders faced off over the weekend, and each proved capable of inflicting some damage on the other. No. 4 Cornell gained revenge for its loss to No. 6 Clarkson back in November with a 3-1 win on home ice by limiting the Golden Knights to 17 shots on goal. That completed … Read more
Nearly every time out, Minnesota is achieving some type of milestone. Saturday’s 6-0 win over Minnesota State ran the Gophers’ unbeaten streak to 32, matching the NCAA record accomplished by Wisconsin twice. “It seems crazy to think that even last year we still have a streak going, but our team last year and our team … Read more
Amanda Kessel apparently likes playing on Friday nights. For the second consecutive week, she had at least a hat trick in the opening game of a series, this time a pure hat trick in the second period of Minnesota’s 8-1 win at Minnesota State. “Three complete periods, 60 minutes of hockey, which we’ve really been … Read more
When Brian Idalski became the head coach at North Dakota prior to the 2007-08 season, he inherited a team that hadn’t won a conference game the year before. “When I took the job, I thought four recruiting classes, we could be competitive,” he said. “Now looking back at that, I don’t think that was off … Read more
Action heating up All of the teams have returned to the ice in 2013, with the exception of New Hampshire; the Wildcats make their first appearance on Tuesday at Union. The rest of the clubs provided much to discuss, particularly near the top of the rankings, so that’s where we’ll start this week. How the … Read more
Action heating up All of the teams have returned to the ice in 2013, with the exception of New Hampshire; the Wildcats make their first appearance on Tuesday at Union. The rest of the clubs provided much to discuss, particularly near the top of the rankings, so that’s where we’ll start this week. How the … Read more
Minnesota has trailed only twice this season, both times versus North Dakota, and the second deficit lasted considerably longer than the first. The Gophers (22-0-0, 16-0-0 WCHA) experienced their first intermission of the year while down on the scoreboard, drew even in the second period, and emerged with a 6-3 victory after a back-and-forth final … Read more
Teams can display a little rust coming out of the holiday break as Minnesota was, while North Dakota had played a series last weekend. There was some rust, but Amanda Kessel and Hannah Brandt didn’t look rusty, and they propelled Minnesota (21-0-0, 15-0-0 WCHA) to a 6-3 victory. “A great win against a good club, … Read more
Many columnists do an article at about this point of the season predicting events that they believe will happen. Those that read our weekly picks contest already have an idea of just how much value there is in any prediction of mine. So rather than tell you what I think we’ll see by the time … Read more
RIT enjoys signature weekend RIT put together a more than respectable 2012 portion of the season. The Tigers entered the break with a 7-9-3 mark, including 2-3-3 in the CHA. Their worst defeat was a 7-0 setback versus Mercyhurst, but that came in the first weekend. However, a summation of their season would likely have … Read more
RIT enjoys signature weekend RIT put together a more than respectable 2012 portion of the season. The Tigers entered the break with a 7-9-3 mark, including 2-3-3 in the CHA. Their worst defeat was a 7-0 setback versus Mercyhurst, but that came in the first weekend. However, a summation of their season would likely have … Read more
At Vermont, the end of the Hockey East regular season has always meant one thing: the start of the offseason. With the expansion of the league tournament to eight teams, the Catamounts are assured of their first taste of the postseason at the D-I level. However, under new head coach Jim Plumer, UVM likely … Read more
As we close the books on 2012, let’s look ahead to games or series that will go a long way toward deciding conference pecking orders and the teams likely to get a nod from the NCAA Selection Committee. One could easily compose another such list from games that don’t appear here. For example, Clarkson entertains … Read more
As we close the books on 2012, let’s look ahead to games or series that will go a long way toward deciding conference pecking orders and the teams likely to get a nod from the NCAA Selection Committee. One could easily compose another such list from games that don’t appear here. For example, Clarkson entertains … Read more
A year ago, I wrote to Santa with suggestions of what each of the Division-I coaches might be wanting for Christmas, and he was kind enough to reply. Or at least his legal counsel did, although admittedly, cease and desist were about the only words I understood. Anyway, I got the idea that the gang … Read more