Daver Karnosky
It is tough to remain competitive through all of the adversity the 2020-21 season has thrown at teams.
Yet, Bob Daniels’ Ferris State squad is trying to do just that. The Bulldogs are 1-8-0 on the season after earning a win on Saturday over Trine.
Right now, his team’s record is the least of what Daniels is trying to focus on.
More conference action this weekend as Minnesota State takes its hot start on the road back to the U.P. of Michigan to face the Lake Superior State Lakers, who are also still playing well. In the other series, we see the Northern Michigan Wildcats hit the road to face the Bowling Green Falcons, which could … Read more
We hit the second weekend of WCHA action with the Bowling Green Falcons looking awfully good so far. They are continuing to impress with a high-flying offense led by their top line. Also in action this weekend are the Lake Superior State Lakers who have, by all accounts, gotten off to a very strong start, … Read more
By this point last season, Lake Superior State was coming off a split with Alaska Anchorage that included its seventh win of the season in their 26th game of the season.
However, that win was part of a second-half turnaround of their fortunes that saw them win seven more times, including a win to force a third and deciding game in the WCHA quarterfinals.
A big reason for that turnaround, then-sophomore Ashton Calder scored a goal and added an assist in the 5-3 win over the Seawolves. The 6-foot-1 forward added seven more goals over the Lakers’ run, helping propel them into the playoffs and force that third and deciding game.
Well well well, with the New Year, we get some games with points on the line as the WCHA regular season kicks into gear with three conference matchups and one nonconference one between two teams searching to improve on their fortunes quickly. With Bowling Green playing as well as it is offensively and with Michigan … Read more
It remains difficult to pick games this season. While Daver is off to a great start, there is no promise it will remain that way. Jack is working his way back, so all we need are some consistency to the schedule and he will be right where he wants to be. Daver this season: 15-2-2 Jack … Read more
As Michigan Tech and No. 6 Minnesota State took the ice Sunday, neither team had played a game in at least two weeks, which appears to be part of a new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mavericks lost the chance to play the second game of their season-opening series with Bemidji State due to … Read more
Well, 2020 continues to give us lemons and we try to do the best we can to make lemonade. The three series this weekend have all gone through some changes, and Ferris finally makes its debut on a Tuesday. However, those are the breaks as we move forward with the 2020-21 season. Daver this season: … Read more
What a weird road it has already been for the WCHA to this point with teams getting started, some playing non-traditional opponents, and others seeing things stop before they even get started. Daver last week: 6-0-1 Jack last week: 1-4-1 Bowling Green at Robert Morris Jack: There have been so few games to pick that … Read more
Even without a global pandemic, the 2020-21 WCHA season was already destined to be a weird one. Seven of the league’s ten members had already announced way back in June of 2019 that they would be leaving the conference to reform the CCHA after the conclusion of this year. It was already going to be … Read more
Hey there WCHA hockey fans, we finally made it to another season. This will be a year like no other, and not just because of the global pandemic. This will be the final season of the WCHA as we know it, as seven schools have banded together to move on next season to a new … Read more
Alaska Anchorage head coach Matt Curley will lead the Seawolves in their final season after the state announced that men’s hockey is among four programs that will be eliminated on the Anchorage campus after the 2020-21 season (photo: UAA Athletics)
When the playoffs start in hockey, some players find an extra gear, an extra level, that they use to become heroes when their teams need them to. For Michigan Tech, that player is Tommy Parrottino (photo: Michigan Tech Athletics).
There are still some playoff races in discussion with two weekends left in the regular season. With eight of the league’s 10 teams in action, the playoff picture should be a lot clearer by the time the dust settles on Sunday. Keep an eye on Alaska Anchorage and Ferris State this weekend. Both teams enter … Read more
To say that Alaska Anchorage has seen it all would be understatement of nearly epic proportions (photo: Alaska Anchorage Athletics).
As we close in on the end of the season, it seems like nothing is safe. A handful of WCHA teams have claimed playoff spots, but their positioning is not set yet. It feels the same for nearly the entire rest of the league as every game this weekend feels like it carries some significance … Read more
When the month of October ended, Lake Superior State was 2-6-0, having lost consecutive games to Denver, Michigan and Notre Dame. The Lakers followed that up with a sweep of Ferris State to open November only to drop 11 of their next 14 games and find themselves on the outside looking in as 2019 ended (photo: LSSU Athletics).
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature (photo: Riley Trujillo/Sun Devil Athletics).
Playoff implications abound as teams get into the final four weeks of the season. I, for one, am curious to see exactly how this weekend goes because there are multiple series where it appears it should be obvious what should happen, however, at this time of year, anything is possible. Ferris State at No. 15 … Read more
One bright spot for Ferris State has been the play of freshman defenseman Jake Willets. Through 27 games this season, Willets leads the team in assists (17) and points (19) (photo: Ferris State Athletics).