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

Sheahan’s two goals give Notre Dame Hall of Fame Game win at Minnesota

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

WCHA picks Jan. 6 and (most of) 7

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

A tremendous trio of talking points to begin the year

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

Hansen, Patterson help Minnesota romp over Niagara

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

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Northeastern tops Princeton in eight-round shootout

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

WCHA picks Dec. 30-31

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

WCHA picks Dec. 30-31

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

WCHA New Year’s weekend picks (beta version)

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

UNO’s forward corps will be working overtime in season’s second half

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

WCHA’s weekend not for the faint of heart

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

Blais sings decidedly different tune after UNO’s latest loss to Alabama-Huntsville

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

Blais sings decidedly different tune after UNO’s latest loss to Alabama-Huntsville

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