Jack HittingerShane 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
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
The Huskies got a share of the WCHA regular season title and the No. 1 playoff seed on the final day of the regular season.
Woah, it’s March! The final weekend of the regular season. That came by quick. You know what that means: It’s the WCHA, so literally* everything is still up for grabs (*OK, not exactly LITERALLY, but you get the idea). Strap in, because these ones should be fun. Bemidji State at Minnesota State Shane: The Mavericks … Read more
Woah, it’s March! The final weekend of the regular season. That came by quick. You know what that means: It’s the WCHA, so literally* everything is still up for grabs (*OK, not exactly LITERALLY, but you get the idea). Strap in, because these ones should be fun. Bemidji State at Minnesota State Shane: The Mavericks … Read more
The Mavericks lead Michigan Tech and Bowling Green by two points with two games to play.
Once again, the MacNaughton Cup won’t be decided until the final weekend of the regular season. It’s becoming the norm in the new-look WCHA: In 2013-14, Ferris State claimed the league title by just one point — the Bulldogs swept Lake Superior State then got help from Michigan Tech, who tied second-place Minnesota State in the … Read more
Once again, the MacNaughton Cup won’t be decided until the final weekend of the regular season. It’s becoming the norm in the new-look WCHA: In 2013-14, Ferris State claimed the league title by just one point — the Bulldogs swept Lake Superior State then got help from Michigan Tech, who tied second-place Minnesota State in the … Read more
This is Shane … No more bye weeks. No more nonconference games. It feels like a NASCAR race after a late caution. A restart before the final two laps. Four games remain, two weekends. Everything yet to be decided. How will things look with one lap to go? Ferris State at Bowling Green Shane: The … Read more
This is Shane … No more bye weeks. No more nonconference games. It feels like a NASCAR race after a late caution. A restart before the final two laps. Four games remain, two weekends. Everything yet to be decided. How will things look with one lap to go? Ferris State at Bowling Green Shane: The … Read more
Hey guys, Jack checking in. Home stretch here, and there are some great series this weekend. However, one weird thing I’ve noticed that I don’t like: Too many teams have off weekends in the last month of the season. This week, Minnesota State takes is idle and Ferris State plays a single nonconference game. Last … Read more
Hey guys, Jack checking in. Home stretch here, and there are some great series this weekend. However, one weird thing I’ve noticed that I don’t like: Too many teams have off weekends in the last month of the season. This week, Minnesota State takes is idle and Ferris State plays a single nonconference game. Last … Read more
Three league series this past weekend, and all ended up with splits (or the equivalent two ties). Let’s go over them: 1. Weird weekend in Huntsville keeps UAH hopes alive One likely won’t come across a weirder series than the one between Alabama Huntsville and Minnesota State this weekend in Alabama. On Friday, the Mavericks … Read more
Three league series this past weekend, and all ended up with splits (or the equivalent two ties). Let’s go over them: 1. Weird weekend in Huntsville keeps UAH hopes alive One likely won’t come across a weirder series than the one between Alabama Huntsville and Minnesota State this weekend in Alabama. On Friday, the Mavericks … Read more
Despite a lineup depleted by injuries this season, the Wildcats have hung around in the WCHA standings and are in fifth place with eight games to play.
Shane here … Jack and I visited Splitsville, and I ended up on the right side of the tracks, while Jack found out what the wrong side looked like. I not only got the North Star College Cup games right, but nailed two of the scores and was an empty-netter away from getting three, maybe … Read more