Jack Hittinger1. 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
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