Brian HalversonFor the second consecutive year, former Nebraska-Omaha players will suit up and take to the ice with current National Hockey League players in an effort to raise money and awareness to aid in the battle against a particularly cruel form of muscular dystrophy which has touched the life of a former Mavericks player. The second … Read more
For the second consecutive year, former Nebraska-Omaha players will suit up and take to the ice with current National Hockey League players in an effort to raise money and awareness to aid in the battle against a particularly cruel form of muscular dystrophy which has touched the life of a former Mavericks player. The second … Read more
Mike Hastings would leave Omaha only for the right opportunity, and he says he has that in Mankato. Brian Halverson reports.
The Gophers are 12-1-1 this season when the sophomore scores a goal, and he’s ready for the big stage. Brian Halverson reports.
Minnesota’s seniors were faced with being the first class since 1970 to go without an NCAA tournament appearance, but now they’re headed to Tampa. Brian Halverson reports from the West Regional.
Goals by Seth Helgeson and Jake Hansen 29 seconds apart late in a penalty-marred second period for Minnesota snapped a 2-2 tie with Boston University and the Gophers kept the Terriers at bay for a 7-3 win in their NCAA West Regional semifinal on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center. With just under five minutes … Read more
A disallowed goal and a bad bounce were among the troubles for the Broncos. Brian Halverson reports from the West Regional.
Aaron Dell is 12-0 with three shutouts in March starts with the Fighting Sioux. Brian Halverson reports.
North Dakota boarded its team bus in Bemidji on Nov. 20, following a 1-0 loss to the Beavers, carrying the weight of a tie for 10th in the WCHA standings and the burden of a 4-7-1 overall record with it on its trip home to Grand Forks. Ahead of them lie a date with Colorado … Read more
North Dakota boarded its team bus in Bemidji on Nov. 20, following a 1-0 loss to the Beavers, carrying the weight of a tie for 10th in the WCHA standings and the burden of a 4-7-1 overall record with it on its trip home to Grand Forks. Ahead of them lie a date with Colorado … Read more
An old adage says the two-goal lead is the most dangerous margin in hockey. A day after it appeared inflation had raised that number to three, the North Dakota Fighting Sioux accomplished what no other team had in the 2012 WCHA Final Five. North Dakota utilized a steady, yet opportunistic attack to lead the Denver … Read more
With his team behind 3-0 on the scoreboard and 23-4 on the shot chart with 5:53 to play in the second period, North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol called a timeout and gathered his troops. Although Hakstol will say otherwise, that one moment in time ushered in an extraordinary shift in momentum that will be enshrined … Read more
The first of two Brock Nelson goals for North Dakota broke a second-period period tie with St. Cloud State and propelled the Fighting Sioux to a 4-1 win over the Huskies in front of 15,133 rowdy spectators at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night. “We had a little bit of a slow start,” said … Read more
St. Cloud State (17-16-5, 12-12-4 WCHA) vs. No. 9 Denver (23-12-4, 16-8-4 WCHA) Tyler: Mike Lee’s past against UND, which includes zero wins in six starts, is going to rattle him Thursday. He never had a shot against UND this year (out with injury in four games vs. UND) and he’s red hot since he … Read more
St. Cloud State (17-16-5, 12-12-4 WCHA) vs. No. 9 Denver (23-12-4, 16-8-4 WCHA) Tyler: Mike Lee’s past against UND, which includes zero wins in six starts, is going to rattle him Thursday. He never had a shot against UND this year (out with injury in four games vs. UND) and he’s red hot since he … Read more
Watch any hockey game and they are not difficult to identify. At times it seems they are constantly on the ice dazzling us with feats of skill and creativity which sets them apart from the rest. You hear their names called out over the P.A. system with far greater frequency than most and, long after … Read more
Watch any hockey game and they are not difficult to identify. At times it seems they are constantly on the ice dazzling us with feats of skill and creativity which sets them apart from the rest. You hear their names called out over the P.A. system with far greater frequency than most and, long after … Read more
Hobey Baker Award candidate Jack Connolly is on the list of elite Bulldogs players, but he has the national title that none of the others can claim. Brian Halverson reports in our series profiling likely finalists for the 2012 Hobey Baker Award.
It wasn’t until the clock neared midnight (ET) Sunday when Michigan Tech found out it will play Denver Thursday afternoon and North Dakota learned it will play St. Cloud State in primetime when Luke Salazar’s wrap-around goal in overtime sent the Pioneers to St. Paul for the Final Five. After a typically dramatic weekend of … Read more
It wasn’t until the clock neared midnight (ET) Sunday when Michigan Tech found out it will play Denver Thursday afternoon and North Dakota learned it will play St. Cloud State in primetime when Luke Salazar’s wrap-around goal in overtime sent the Pioneers to St. Paul for the Final Five. After a typically dramatic weekend of … Read more