Candace HorganMatthew and I correctly picked all the series, even if we didn’t do so hot in picking the games. Matthew only picked series, but he did give a game number, while I gave scores. Based on that, I went 5-4 while Matthew went 4-5, as we didn’t see Denver and St. Cloud needing three games, … Read more
It’s the final weekend of the season. Candace and Nicole pick the winners of the semifinals. Weekend picks: March 15
Last weekend, I went a middling 2-2 (.500), while Nicole was 3-1 (.750). On the year, I am 361-129-59 (.711), while Nicole is 352-138-59 (.694). It’s the final weekend, so let’s see how we do. Colgate versus Wisconsin Candace: After the way Wisconsin whitewashed Minnesota last weekend, I have trouble seeing them losing this weekend. … Read more
Last weekend, I went a middling 2-2 (.500), while Nicole was 3-1 (.750). On the year, I am 361-129-59 (.711), while Nicole is 352-138-59 (.694). It’s the final weekend, so let’s see how we do. Colgate versus Wisconsin Candace: After the way Wisconsin whitewashed Minnesota last weekend, I have trouble seeing them losing this weekend. … Read more
It’s down to four teams. Columnist Nicole Haase picks who will advance to the championship.
MINNEAPOLIS — In a back and forth game with multiple momentum shifts, the No. 1 St. Cloud State Huskies defeated the No. 14 North Dakota Fighting Hawks, 3-2, in overtime to advance to the NCHC championship game. Nick Poehling scored the game-winner at 1:47 of the extra session, rifling a shot top corner stick side … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — For the first time since 2014, the Denver Pioneers advanced to the NCHC championship game, care of a 3-1 win over Minnesota Duluth. It was the sixth straight win for the Pioneers against the Bulldogs, and Denver is 10-1-1 against Minnesota Duluth in the teams’ last 12 games. While tonight’s was a two-goal … Read more
Eight teams vie for a slot in the Frozen Four next weekend in Lake Placid, New York. Our D-III columnists, Brian Lester and Tim Costello, pick this weekend’s slate of games.
With last year’s two championship game participants and two teams that had never made the NCAA tournament before, this year’s Frozen Four has the opportunity to have some wildly different storylines. We could see a rematch of last year’s title game. Or we could continue to rewrite the history books. We featured Colgate last week, … Read more
North Dakota has been in this position before. In fact, it was just a few years ago, in the inaugural season of the NCHC (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
It’s the final weekend of the 2017-18 women’s Division I college hockey season. Candace and Nicole discuss the first round results of the NCAA tournament, the outlook for the four remaining teams, and the Patty Kazmaier Award final three.
Three of the four home teams advanced, though Clarkson needed overtime to get past a tough Mercyhurst squad. Ohio State proved the lone minor upset, blanking Boston College on the road. Ohio State will face Clarkson, and Colgate will face Wisconsin.
Hamline, Elmira, Norwich, and four-time defending national champion Plattsburgh advanced to next weekend’s Frozen Four, which will be hosted by top seed Norwich. Norwich will face Hamline, and Plattsburgh will face Elmira.
The quarterfinals are set. There were a couple of minor upsets on the weekend and plenty of stellar play. Our columnists break down the results.
Host Clarkson advanced to the ECAC Hockey final weekend by dominating Colgate. The Golden Knights jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period and never trailed, winning the team’s first-round best-of-three series after losing the first game. Jack Jacome, Nic Pierog and Sheldon Rempal each had a goal and an assist in … Read more
The host Crimson punched their ticket to Lake Placid behind a hat trick from Ryan Donato and 20 saves from Merrick Madsen. Dartmouth got on the board first at 4:43 of the first period on a goal by Collin Rutherford, but Donato tied it with a power-play strike on a one-timer from the top of … Read more
Troy Loggins scored at 15:53 of overtime to send host Northern Michigan to the WCHA championship game. Twice, Northern Michigan took a one-goal lead, only to see Bowling Green tie the game. Zach Diamantoni put the Wildcats up 1-0 with a goal at 18:55. However, Max Johnson scored on a power play just 52 seconds … Read more
St. Cloud State rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat Miami in overtime. Mikey Eyssimont was the hero for the Huskies. He and Patrick Newell raced in with two Miami defenders in hot pursuit. Newell carried the puck up the left side and passed through the slot to Eyssimont near the far post, and Eyssimont … Read more
A suffocating defensive performance by Air Force meant goalie Billy Christopoulos needed to make only 15 saves on the night. At the other end of the ice, Air Force kept Cole Bruns busy, firing 40 shots on net, but it took overtime for the Falcons to advance, as Bruns was outstanding. Tyler Ledford scored the … Read more
Behind 41 saves from Patrick Munson, the Michigan Tech Huskies defeated the host Minnesota State Mavericks in overtime to advance to the WCHA championship game against Northern Michigan next Saturday. Jake Jackson was the hero for the Huskies, scoring at 15:07 of the extra session. Jackson drove the slot and shot between two Mavericks defenders, … Read more