Jack Hittinger

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! What are we thankful for? Overtime games and ties, apparently. There were plenty of those last week in a league that seems to filled with parity but not necessarily a lot of goals. Perhaps that will change this weekend. Perhaps we should pick all ties and see if we come out any … Read more

There were 12 games involving WCHA teams this past weekend. Nine of them went to overtime. And seven ended in ties. By this reporter’s count there’s been 26 total overtime games involving WCHA teams (13 were in conference games, and nine of those ended in ties… I think…. math is hard). Aside from causing just about every … Read more

Shane here … These predictions are anything but easy. I called a couple of splits correctly last weekend but picked the wrong teams on the wrong days. Loss, loss. So it goes. Jack and I could have gone the easy route and simply picked sweeps and splits, but we don’t play that way. Go big … Read more

As we get to the “it’s early, but not too early” portion of college hockey’s schedule, the WCHA, as predicted, seems to have three teams separating themselves from the pack. Minnesota State and Michigan Tech are currently tied for first in the league. Bowling Green is the highest-ranked team in the league (15th) but is … Read more

1. Ferris finally beats Minnesota State C.J. Motte won 66 games in his outstanding Ferris State career. Unfortunately for him, it took until after he graduated for the Bulldogs to beat Minnesota State. On Friday night in Big Rapids, Mich., the Bulldogs beat the Mavericks in a convincing 7-4 victory. Freshman netminder Darren Smith made … Read more

Shane here … It’s the first weekend of November, and Jack and I are all square on our picks. I’d say great minds think alike, but you have to have some luck, too. For example, we both picked a split between Bowling Green and Alaska Anchorage last week but different winners on different days. Two … Read more

Shane here … Finally, Jack, we have a weekend in which all the WCHA teams are playing each other. It’s weekends like this that, I think, help the conference, as you have teams and fans all paying attention to what’s happening. It sure has been an interesting start to the season, and picking ain’t easy. … Read more

Pair of streaks snapped for Minnesota State Defending McNaughton Cup and Broadmoor Trophy champion (and predicted repeat winner) Minnesota State found itself in an odd spot coming into this weekend: A four-game losing streak to start the weekend, coupled with a three-game scoring drought (which came against two top-ranked teams in Omaha and St. Cloud, … Read more

We’re two weeks into the WCHA season and every team in the league has sustained at least one loss. Last season, this was not the case. Michigan Tech won its first 10 games. Both Alaska schools went unbeaten in the two tournaments up there. And Northern Michigan stayed undefeated in its first six tournaments. This … Read more