Three things from the first round of the B1G Tournament

The first round of the Big Ten Tournament is in the books and, even though there were plenty fireworks along the way, all three series ended with the home team sweeping. Here’s how things played out: Ohio State swept Michigan State Penn State swept Minnesota Michigan swept Wisconsin And here are my three thoughts from … Read more

No. 4 Minnesota State clinches third MacNaughton Cup in four years

MANKATO, Minn. — For the third time in four seasons the WCHA’s MacNaughton Cup belongs to Minnesota State. The Mavericks defeated Bemidji State 2-1 Friday night at Verizon Center to officially claim the cup as their own. They went into the weekend needing two conference points to clinch the hardware. “That trophy’s hard to win,” … Read more

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Three things from the Big Ten’s penultimate weekend

The Big Ten regular season is nearing the finish line. Six of seven teams were in action this weekend, with Wisconsin having the weekend off. Here’s how things played out: Michigan swept its home-and-home series with Notre Dame Michigan State and Penn State split their series at East Lansing Minnesota downed Ohio State on Friday … Read more

Three things from the Big Ten’s penultimate weekend

The Big Ten regular season is nearing the finish line. Six of seven teams were in action this weekend, with Wisconsin having the weekend off. Here’s how things played out: Michigan swept its home-and-home series with Notre Dame Michigan State and Penn State split their series at East Lansing Minnesota downed Ohio State on Friday … Read more

Three things about the weekend that was

Greetings from a frigid Southern Minnesota, a state that everyone now knows is cold in February thanks to all the Super Bowl coverage. Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in action against each other this weekend with Minnesota taking the weekend off. Here’s how things turned out: Ohio State and Michigan State split … Read more

Three things about the weekend that was

Greetings from a frigid Southern Minnesota, a state that everyone now knows is cold in February thanks to all the Super Bowl coverage. Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in action against each other this weekend with Minnesota taking the weekend off. Here’s how things turned out: Ohio State and Michigan State split … Read more

Two sweeps and a streak stopped

Greetings from the land of lost playoff football games, where we got a lot of rain last night that is going to freeze and be covered by six to 12 inches of snow today. When it rains, it pours. A predictable, and yet still disheartening, Vikings’ loss aside, six of the Big Ten’s seven teams … Read more

Irish and Buckeyes continue to roll

Greetings from a slightly-less cold Minnesota, where is warmed up to 30 degrees today and I busted out the grill. All seven Big Ten teams were in action this weekend, with six playing head-to-head in three conference series. Here’s how things ended up: Notre Dame swept Michigan Ohio State swept Michigan State on the road … Read more

Irish and Buckeyes continue to roll

Greetings from a slightly-less cold Minnesota, where is warmed up to 30 degrees today and I busted out the grill. All seven Big Ten teams were in action this weekend, with six playing head-to-head in three conference series. Here’s how things ended up: Notre Dame swept Michigan Ohio State swept Michigan State on the road … Read more

Ohio State looks to end up-and-down first half on positive note against Minnesota

Ohio State’s last two weekends have been the perfect example of the type of roller coaster-type highs and lows teams can experience during the season. Two weekends ago, the Buckeyes went into Ann Arbor and swept Michigan, winning 3-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday. A week later, things didn’t go as well. Penn State … Read more

Notre Dame keeps rolling and an entertaining Border Battle

Good evening, everyone. Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in official action this weekend in three conference series. Michigan played an exhibition game against the U.S. Under-18 Team. Here’s how the weekend’s games ended. Notre Dame swept Michigan State on the road Minnesota and Wisconsin split a series in Minneapolis Penn State took … Read more

Notre Dame keeps rolling and an entertaining Border Battle

Good evening, everyone. Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in official action this weekend in three conference series. Michigan played an exhibition game against the U.S. Under-18 Team. Here’s how the weekend’s games ended. Notre Dame swept Michigan State on the road Minnesota and Wisconsin split a series in Minneapolis Penn State took … Read more

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Nonconference sweeps and a four-point weekend for Wisconsin

Good evening, everyone. Six of the seven Big Ten teams were in action this weekend. Michigan and Wisconsin played a conference series and the rest played nonconference foes. Here’s how the cookie crumbled: Michigan State swept Ferris State in a home-and-home series Minnesota swept Harvard at home Notre Dame swept RPI on the road Penn … Read more