Jack HittingerHappy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone who is reading this while ignoring their families is having a lovely time (and that those reading this after their meals won’t fall asleep two quickly after starting this sentence). Seven different WCHA teams are in action this weekend — including two conference battles. One to watch out for: … Read more
1. Bemidji State is really for real. Really! The doubters must keep dwindling week after week. After all, with more than a third of the season in the books, Bemidji State’s start is hard to ignore: The Beavers are the team to beat in the WCHA. They’ve played 12 league games and are 11-0-1. The … Read more
1. Bemidji State is really for real. Really! The doubters must keep dwindling week after week. After all, with more than a third of the season in the books, Bemidji State’s start is hard to ignore: The Beavers are the team to beat in the WCHA. They’ve played 12 league games and are 11-0-1. The … Read more
A few things that caught my eye this week in the WCHA: 1. Bemidji State, Alabama Huntsville sweep in Alaska Much of the time, no matter how good or bad either Alaska team is, it can often be very difficult to win two games on the road in either Anchorage or Fairbanks. This is partially … Read more
A few things that caught my eye this week in the WCHA: 1. Bemidji State, Alabama Huntsville sweep in Alaska Much of the time, no matter how good or bad either Alaska team is, it can often be very difficult to win two games on the road in either Anchorage or Fairbanks. This is partially … Read more
1. Ringy Dingy… Six Times A Game Lake Superior State’s hot offensive start continued this weekend, this time with a sweep of Alabama Huntsville. The Lakers, now 4-0, beat the Chargers 6-3 and 5-2 in Huntsville. LSSU has scored at least five goals in each of its four games this season — that’s six goals … Read more
1. Ringy Dingy… Six Times A Game Lake Superior State’s hot offensive start continued this weekend, this time with a sweep of Alabama Huntsville. The Lakers, now 4-0, beat the Chargers 6-3 and 5-2 in Huntsville. LSSU has scored at least five goals in each of its four games this season — that’s six goals … Read more
We’re starting to get into the normal groove of the season now — every team has played at least one series. And after this weekend, all but one WCHA team will have played at least one league series. We’ve got some pretty good matchups this weekend, including three WCHA series. The other three league teams … Read more
We’re starting to get into the normal groove of the season now — every team has played at least one series. And after this weekend, all but one WCHA team will have played at least one league series. We’ve got some pretty good matchups this weekend, including three WCHA series. The other three league teams … Read more
1. Standings upside-down If you had Bemidji State, Alabama Huntsville and Minnesota State on top of the league standings after the first two weeks of the season… wait, scratch that. You didn’t have those teams on top of the league standings (at least not two of them), so don’t say you did, because you’re certainly … Read more
1. Standings upside-down If you had Bemidji State, Alabama Huntsville and Minnesota State on top of the league standings after the first two weeks of the season… wait, scratch that. You didn’t have those teams on top of the league standings (at least not two of them), so don’t say you did, because you’re certainly … Read more
What will the WCHA look like in the near future? That seems to be the theme to the questions that curious fans and reporters continue to ask following a tumultuous offseason that saw the league announce a series of significant changes. First, the league announced that it was eliminating the neutral-site championship semifinals and finals. … Read more
Hi everyone! Happy almost-October! For most, that means carving pumpkins and watching even more football. But for many of us, that means another thing altogether: The college hockey season is about to begin. The women’s season started last week, and now it’s the men’s turn for their Oct. 1 openers. In the WCHA, we’ve got … Read more
Hi everyone! Happy almost-October! For most, that means carving pumpkins and watching even more football. But for many of us, that means another thing altogether: The college hockey season is about to begin. The women’s season started last week, and now it’s the men’s turn for their Oct. 1 openers. In the WCHA, we’ve got … Read more
Shane here … Greetings from Grand Rapids, Mich., the site of the WCHA Final Five, where there should be a few good games this weekend. Too bad Jack can’t be here to join me in this fine city. The top four teams in the conference are here, even if two of them needed to win … Read more
Shane here … Greetings from Grand Rapids, Mich., the site of the WCHA Final Five, where there should be a few good games this weekend. Too bad Jack can’t be here to join me in this fine city. The top four teams in the conference are here, even if two of them needed to win … Read more
Michigan Tech, Minnesota State, Bowling Green and Ferris State make up the league’s final four teams for the second straight year.
It was all chalk in this weekend’s WCHA quarterfinals, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some exciting series. Michigan Tech, Minnesota State, Bowling Green and Ferris State will be playing in Grand Rapids, Mich., in next weekend’s Final Five — the same group that played in St. Paul last season. Here’s what happened (and let … Read more
It was all chalk in this weekend’s WCHA quarterfinals, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some exciting series. Michigan Tech, Minnesota State, Bowling Green and Ferris State will be playing in Grand Rapids, Mich., in next weekend’s Final Five — the same group that played in St. Paul last season. Here’s what happened (and let … Read more
Shane here … The playoffs are here, and, as I’ve thought throughout the year, it’s a wide-open race for the Broadmoor Trophy. Based on the way teams have defended and tended goal this season, as well as the vast number of low-scoring, one-goal games (not to mention the ties, dear God, the ties!), it would … Read more