Jack Hittinger

It’s officially December, which means it’s really not early in the season anymore. We’re in the thick of things now, and teams are starting to define themselves in relation to others. With four conference series this weekend, which programs will get some separation in the standings? Here’s what we think: Anchorage at Ferris State Sean: Ferris … Read more

1. Fit to split, again Three of the four conference series this weekend were splits. League leaders Minnesota State and Bowling Green split once again (the teams have never swept one another in WCHA play) with the Mavericks winning 6-1 Friday and the Falcons winning 4-1 Saturday. MSU is one point ahead of BG in … Read more

We’re a little late with the picks this week, so we don’t have much time for wasting. It’s the first weekend with all 10 teams playing WCHA series, so it will be fun. Here goes: Alaska at Ferris State Sean: This could be a big weekend for Alaska against Ferris. A sweep would help pull … Read more

An interesting weekend in the WCHA — not a single team swept. Nobody had a bad weekend, but here’s three things I noticed from the league this week. 1. Bowling Green gets five points The only team who came away from the weekend with more than three points was Bowling Green. The Falcons beat Michigan … Read more

Three things I noticed from the weekend that was in the WCHA: 1. WCHA already looks better in nonconference It may be early, and it may be a small thing, but the WCHA is currently 10-14-4 against nonconference foes. Like I said, it’s still early, but consider: Last season conference teams were 17-48-5 against nonconference … Read more

For the first time this season, everyone is in action at once! That’s always exciting! And, once again, we’ve got a bunch of solid early conference series to go with some nonconference action. How will we do this week? Here goes: Alabama Huntsville at Michigan Tech  Jack: I learned this week that the chargers have … Read more

So, it turns out we’ve missed picking a few games here. Guess it’s just those early-season kinks. This week, we have a couple early-season conference games right off the bat (all in the state of Michigan) coupled with a few nice nonconference rivalries. Enjoy the games this week! Northern Michigan at Ferris State Jack: The … Read more

It’s the first (real) weekend of the season, and it was a pretty entertaining one for the WCHA. Here’s three things I noticed from around the league: 1. Tech looked solid in Ice Breaker win Michigan Tech entered the weekend’s Ice Breaker tournament  in Duluth as the lowest-ranked team in the four-team field. The Huskies … Read more

Here are my three takeaways (from afar) from Michigan Tech’s 3-2 victory over Bowling Green in the WCHA title game. 1. Instant classic Maybe it’s cliche, but that’s the only way to describe this game. It was the first overtime game in the WCHA championship since North Dakota defeated Denver 3-2 in OT in 2001. … Read more

Well, it’s been a weird season in the WCHA but we’re now down to the two finalists who everybody thought would be here before the season started. Of course, the season didn’t exactly play out that way — both Tech and BG struggled out the gate before finding their footing in time to make playoff … Read more