NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

The two-game losing streak is history and one of the best seasons in program history continues for the Bethel Royals. Winners of just 10 games a season ago, Bethel is 11-4-2 overall and tied for first in the MIAC (5-2-1) after dominating Augsburg 5-0 Saturday night to salvage a split in their weekend series. The … Read more

NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Picks

Week two of January is here and we’ve got a full slate of games on tap, including some non-conference matchups. The weekend will be highlighted by a showdown of nationally ranked teams as St. Scholastica takes on UW-Eau Claire. Time to take a look at some of my predictions for the weekend. Friday Concordia (7-5-1) … Read more

NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Wrap-Up

Facing one of its biggest tests of the season, Concordia found a way to pass it. Up against the second-ranked team in the nation in St. Scholastica, which had lost only once all season, the Cobbers scored two second period goals that propelled them to a 2-1 win at home on Friday. Concordia had dropped … Read more

NCAA D-III West Weekend Hockey Picks

Here we go. The first first full weekend of hockey for 2024 and it should be an entertaining one to say the least. Friday and Saturday No. 2 St. Scholastica (10-1, 4-0) at Concordia (6-4-1, 2-2) The Saints lost their first game of the season last weekend but hope to shake that off and maintain … Read more

NCAA D-III West Hockey Weekend Wrap-Up

Remember when UW-Superior was 1-5? It seems like forever ago now as the Yellowjackets have been one of college hockey’s hottest teams lately, and they heated up a little during the final weekend of 2023, winning their own Superior Showdown Saturday. And the thing is they just didn’t win the event, they did so by … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Picks

Welcome to the final weekend of 2023. A handful of games are on tap in the west region of NCAA Division III hockey, including No. 2 St. Scholastica heading over to Wisconsin to take part in the Superior Showdown. Meanwhile, Aurora heads East to take on nationally ranked Norwich in one of the bigger games … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

It couldn’t have gone any better for Augsburg Friday night against No. 3 Adrian. The Auggies got a stellar performance from Cade Stibbe, who recorded his first collegiate hat trick and helped lead his team to a memorable 3-2 win in overtime. His biggest of the three goals came in 17 seconds into overtime as … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

It’s the last full weekend of hockey before Christmas and there are plenty of entertaining non-conference games on tap as well as one huge conference game that pits nationally ranked foes UW-Stevens Point and UW-Eau Claire against each other. So let’s dive into the picks and take a guess at how things might go down … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

It would have been easy for UW-Superior to come away from the weekend without a win. After losing 4-0 to nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire one night earlier, the Yellowjackets faced a tall order Saturday against UW-Stevens Point, which also happens to be ranked nationally. Rather than stumble, they seized the opportunity, knocking off No. 8 … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

We’ve made it to December and big conference matchups are on tap, with two nationally ranked WIAC teams both looking to remain in a good place in the standings. The always tight MIAC features games that could change things up quite a bit on where teams are in the standings by the end of the … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

Parker Gnos is only a freshman. But that didn’t matter Saturday at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica. Gnos came through the biggest goal of his collegiate career so far, scoring with a little over 11 minutes remaining to put the Johnnies up for good in their battle with No. 8 Oswego. Matt DeRosa added … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

The Thanksgiving food has been eaten. And now it’s time for hockey. Several games are on tap this holiday weekend, including a two-game series between nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire and St. Norbert. Can’t beat a matchup like that this early in the season. And two MIAC teams will square off against top five teams in … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

Aurora produced the win of the weekend and made a little history in the process. The Spartans had never beaten Adrian on the ice, and it looked as if it might stay that way after losing 3-2 on Friday to the second-ranked Bulldogs. Hope for a win remained dim on Saturday after the Bulldogs jumped … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

It’s a week before Thanksgiving and hockey fans are thankful another weekend of games is on tap. Conference play headlines the action out west and that always makes for interesting games, including a huge NCHA showdown between Adrian and Aurora. Here’s a look at some of the predictions for the weekend ahead. MIAC Friday and … Read more