Brian HalversonWhat 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
Notre Dame forward Riley Sheahan had every right to be frustrated. Having been thwarted twice on glorious scoring chances – once by Minnesota goaltender Kent Patterson and once by the crossbar – Sheahan’s persistence finally paid off in the annual U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. Sheahan tallied twice in a 3:22 stretch late in … Read more
Happy Friday and welcome to this week’s edition of WCHA picks (brief pause to allow the applause to die down). Today we give you five of the weekend’s seven match-ups as we focus on the Friday-Saturday series. But wait, there’s more! As an added bonus, check back tomorrow for a special Saturday picks blog as … Read more
Happy Friday and welcome to this week’s edition of WCHA picks (brief pause to allow the applause to die down). Today we give you five of the weekend’s seven match-ups as we focus on the Friday-Saturday series. But wait, there’s more! As an added bonus, check back tomorrow for a special Saturday picks blog as … Read more
OK, it’s a trio anyway. But, be honest, would you be here if we hadn’t dressed up the headline a bit? If you haven’t hit the “Back” button yet, below you’ll find our first three thoughts of 2012. The WCHA takes a much-needed step forward in non-conference play With only a handful of games nationwide … Read more
OK, it’s a trio anyway. But, be honest, would you be here if we hadn’t dressed up the headline a bit? If you haven’t hit the “Back” button yet, below you’ll find our first three thoughts of 2012. The WCHA takes a much-needed step forward in non-conference play With only a handful of games nationwide … Read more
Garrett Vermeersch’s power-play goal by with 5:37 to go in the third period provided Northeastern with a two-goal cushion and the Huskies held on for a 3-2 win over Minnesota, earning them the Mariucci Classic title that came with it. “This was just a great victory for our team coming into this building and playing … Read more
It has been three years since the Minnesota Golden Gophers have won their own holiday tournament, but they earned another crack at it on Friday night. Behind Jake Hansen’s three points and Kent Patterson’s 20 saves, Minnesota rolled to a 5-1 victory over the Purple Eagles of Niagara in front of 9,844 at Mariucci Arena. … Read more
The advent of the shootout was, in theory, not only intended to ensure a concrete result, but to do so in a manner which electrifies the crowd. Only one of those objectives was met in Northeastern’s 4-3 win over Princeton to open the Mariucci Classic. After seven scoreless and nearly uneventful rounds, Northeastern junior forward … Read more
Michigan Tech (9-10-1, 6-7-1 WCHA) vs. Boston College (12-7-0, 9-4-0 HE) at Great Lakes Invitational — Friday Brian: Third-ranked Boston College ruined what should have been the most intriguing matchup of the weekend by losing to Michigan and robbing us of the first head-to-head meeting between Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson and his long-time mentor, Red … Read more
Michigan Tech (9-10-1, 6-7-1 WCHA) vs. Boston College (12-7-0, 9-4-0 HE) at Great Lakes Invitational — Friday Brian: Third-ranked Boston College ruined what should have been the most intriguing matchup of the weekend by losing to Michigan and robbing us of the first head-to-head meeting between Michigan Tech coach Mel Pearson and his long-time mentor, Red … Read more
After a one-week hiatus, the “ever-popular” picks blog makes its triumphant return today but only in sneak-peek fashion as we only have a pair of Thursday games. As an added bonus, however, we opted to pick Western Michigan and St. Cloud State as a series. No need to thank us. The rest of our apparently … Read more
After a one-week hiatus, the “ever-popular” picks blog makes its triumphant return today but only in sneak-peek fashion as we only have a pair of Thursday games. As an added bonus, however, we opted to pick Western Michigan and St. Cloud State as a series. No need to thank us. The rest of our apparently … Read more
With only four matchups this weekend, the biggest news in the past seven days came from off the ice. Nebraska Omaha coach Dean Blais dismissed senior forward Alex Hudson last week after his second violation of team rules. With Hudson gone, where does that leave the Mavericks up front? Hudson (4-6–10) was scoring on around … Read more
With only four matchups this weekend, the biggest news in the past seven days came from off the ice. Nebraska Omaha coach Dean Blais dismissed senior forward Alex Hudson last week after his second violation of team rules. With Hudson gone, where does that leave the Mavericks up front? Hudson (4-6–10) was scoring on around … Read more
Minnesota State scored more goals in one game than it had in nearly eight years as the Mavericks routed Alabama-Huntsville 9-1 on Saturday night. But that eight-goal blowout was an aberration in an otherwise thrilling weekend of WCHA action. Seven of the 12 games on the schedule were decided by one goal or less and … Read more
Minnesota State scored more goals in one game than it had in nearly eight years as the Mavericks routed Alabama-Huntsville 9-1 on Saturday night. But that eight-goal blowout was an aberration in an otherwise thrilling weekend of WCHA action. Seven of the 12 games on the schedule were decided by one goal or less and … Read more
Despite the nation’s two highest-ranked teams, Merrimack (by Providence) and Notre Dame (by Northeastern) each succumbing to sweeps over the weekend, perhaps the biggest shocker in college hockey occurred in, of all places, Nashville, Tenn. The Music City hosted winless Alabama-Huntsville and a Nebraska-Omaha team tied for second in the WCHA on Friday night in … Read more
Despite the nation’s two highest-ranked teams, Merrimack (by Providence) and Notre Dame (by Northeastern) each succumbing to sweeps over the weekend, perhaps the biggest shocker in college hockey occurred in, of all places, Nashville, Tenn. The Music City hosted winless Alabama-Huntsville and a Nebraska-Omaha team tied for second in the WCHA on Friday night in … Read more
Zach Lehrke scored twice on the power play for Minnesota State and goaltender Austin Lee turned aside 37 Minnesota shots, but it wasn’t enough as the Gophers held off the Mavericks’ comeback bid to complete a sweep with a 3-2 win in front of 9,710 on a snowy Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. JP Lafontaine … Read more