WCHA weekend rewind: Feb. 13, 2012

The jockeying for position in the WCHA standings raged forward this weekend with a dramatic leap, a couple of tweaks, and a pair of harmful sweeps. Only six conference games remain on the docket for all but Minnesota State and Alaska-Anchorage leaving minuscule room for error over the next three weekends. Two points is all … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind: Feb. 13, 2012

The jockeying for position in the WCHA standings raged forward this weekend with a dramatic leap, a couple of tweaks, and a pair of harmful sweeps. Only six conference games remain on the docket for all but Minnesota State and Alaska-Anchorage leaving minuscule room for error over the next three weekends. Two points is all … Read more

WCHA Picks: Feb. 10-11

Nebraska-Omaha (12-11-5, 9-7-4 WCHA) at Michigan Tech (13-13-2, 10-8-2 WCHA) Tyler:  The hotels will be full in Houghton this weekend with the annual Winter Carnival, but the Mavericks won’t be lodging in them. UNO will stay 45 minutes away in Baraga, Mich., according to the Omaha World Herald. The Huskies haven’t exactly derived any kind of an … Read more

WCHA Picks: Feb. 10-11

Nebraska-Omaha (12-11-5, 9-7-4 WCHA) at Michigan Tech (13-13-2, 10-8-2 WCHA) Tyler:  The hotels will be full in Houghton this weekend with the annual Winter Carnival, but the Mavericks won’t be lodging in them. UNO will stay 45 minutes away in Baraga, Mich., according to the Omaha World Herald. The Huskies haven’t exactly derived any kind of an … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind: Feb. 6, 2012

From top to bottom, the only sure thing is that there are no sure things in the WCHA Especially considering the WCHA’s bottom three teams heading into the weekend ended up going 3-2-1 with wins over the second (Minnesota-Duluth by Alaska Anchorage), sixth (Nebraska-Omaha by Bemidji State) and seventh (Michigan Tech by Minnesota State) place … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind: Feb. 6, 2012

From top to bottom, the only sure thing is that there are no sure things in the WCHA Especially considering the WCHA’s bottom three teams heading into the weekend ended up going 3-2-1 with wins over the second (Minnesota-Duluth by Alaska Anchorage), sixth (Nebraska-Omaha by Bemidji State) and seventh (Michigan Tech by Minnesota State) place … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind: Jan. 30, 2012

As always, we leave you with a few things which stood out from the weekend’s action across the WCHA. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard Cliché as it is, the adage applies to Michigan Tech’s dismantling of Minnesota-Duluth over the course of the final 100 minutes of their series in Duluth this … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind: Jan. 30, 2012

As always, we leave you with a few things which stood out from the weekend’s action across the WCHA. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard Cliché as it is, the adage applies to Michigan Tech’s dismantling of Minnesota-Duluth over the course of the final 100 minutes of their series in Duluth this … Read more

Hansen notches two points as Minnesota edges St. Cloud

Clinging to a one-goal lead over St. Cloud State with less than six minutes to play, No. 3 Minnesota gave its guests every opportunity to score the equalizer. But the Huskies were not the capitalists their hosts were on this night. Not only did St. Cloud State (10-13-4, 7-9-3 WCHA) fail to score on either … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind, Jan. 23, 2012

The following are a few things (among many) which stood out over the weekend in the WCHA. Anyone have fingernails left? With this past weekend’s slate of games behind us, only six weekends remain on the schedule to sort out postseason positioning. As the race is heating up, the games are getting tighter. Of the … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind, Jan. 23, 2012

The following are a few things (among many) which stood out over the weekend in the WCHA. Anyone have fingernails left? With this past weekend’s slate of games behind us, only six weekends remain on the schedule to sort out postseason positioning. As the race is heating up, the games are getting tighter. Of the … Read more

Patterson notches 17th win on season as Minnesota edges Colorado College

Although a bevy of offensive firepower was on hand at Mariucci Arena in the form of Minnesota’s Nick Bjugstad and Kyle Rau, along with the brothers Schwartz (Jaden and Rylan) for Colorado College, it was, ironically, a pair of unlikely heroes who were the difference makers on Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. Nate Condon scored … Read more

WCHA picks Jan. 20-21

Nebraska-Omaha (11-9-4, 8-5-3 WCHA) at Minnesota State (7-16-1, 3-12-1 WCHA) Tyler: The goaltending job at UNO should be Ryan Massa’s to lose going into this weekend after his last two performances, holding Quinnipiac to one goal on 25 shots and Minnesota-Duluth to one goal on 44 shots. Minnesota State’s offense is not all that explosive … Read more

WCHA picks Jan. 20-21

Nebraska-Omaha (11-9-4, 8-5-3 WCHA) at Minnesota State (7-16-1, 3-12-1 WCHA) Tyler: The goaltending job at UNO should be Ryan Massa’s to lose going into this weekend after his last two performances, holding Quinnipiac to one goal on 25 shots and Minnesota-Duluth to one goal on 44 shots. Minnesota State’s offense is not all that explosive … Read more

WCHA picks: Jan. 13-14

No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth (14-3-3, 10-2-2 WCHA) at Nebraska-Omaha (10-8-4, 7-4-3 WCHA) Tyler: The CenturyLink Center is a big building that’s going to be packed and wild this weekend to greet the nation’s No. 1 team. So was Western Michigan’s barn but the Bulldogs went in and pushed the Mustnags around in UMD sweep last weekend. UNO’s top … Read more

WCHA picks: Jan. 13-14

No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth (14-3-3, 10-2-2 WCHA) at Nebraska-Omaha (10-8-4, 7-4-3 WCHA) Tyler: The CenturyLink Center is a big building that’s going to be packed and wild this weekend to greet the nation’s No. 1 team. So was Western Michigan’s barn but the Bulldogs went in and pushed the Mustnags around in UMD sweep last weekend. UNO’s top … Read more

WCHA weekend rewind, Jan. 9, 2012

What Huntsville really exposed Alabama-Huntsville shocked the college hockey world once again when it upset Denver, 3-2, Friday night. No one saw that coming. Not anyone who looked at the matchup going into the weekend, not George Gwozdecky and neither did us when we picked Denver to sweep the series. The Chargers did it by erasing a … Read more