Jack Hittinger

Jack Hittinger has been covering college hockey since 2012, when he started as the Bemidji State beat writer at the Bemidji Pioneer. Since then he has covered both incarnations of the men's and women's WCHA as well as the new edition of the CCHA. He is currently the CCHA columnist for USCHO, where he has been writing since 2014. He lives in the Twin Cities area with his wife and dog.

Season opening picks, Oct. 9-13

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It’s opening weekend for just about everybody in the WCHA (Michigan Tech is the lone dissenter, as the Huskies have two exhibition games this weekend to get ready for their regular-season opener next week against Ferris State). With three of the league’s teams playing home-and-home series against nonconference instate rivals (along with the NMU/Wisconsin and … Read more

Season opening picks, Oct. 9-13

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It’s opening weekend for just about everybody in the WCHA (Michigan Tech is the lone dissenter, as the Huskies have two exhibition games this weekend to get ready for their regular-season opener next week against Ferris State). With three of the league’s teams playing home-and-home series against nonconference instate rivals (along with the NMU/Wisconsin and … Read more

Three thoughts from the Final Five

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After a fun Final Five back in St. Paul, here are my (late-arriving) three thoughts on the end of the WCHA season. 1. Mavs make it two, earn the No. 1 Minnesota State capped its stellar season in style, using a comeback victory to defeat Michigan Tech 5-2 and win the Broadmoor Tropy for the … Read more

Final Five picks, March 20-21

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Shane here. It’s Final Five time, after seeing the crowds at Joe Louis Arena for the first day of the Big Ten tournament, it will be interesting to see just how many people show up to the Xcel Energy Center to see the mighty WCHA. No matter who’s in the crowd, I’d expect some pretty … Read more

WCHA picks: Playoff edition!

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There are few phrases in the English language as appealing as “playoff hockey.” (“Free food,” “good beer” and “live music” may be the only ones that surpass said phrase.) Luckily, the WCHA begins its playoffs this weekend with four best-0f three series. The Final Five is back at the Xcel Center next weekend (just like … Read more

Three things from the end of the WCHA regular season

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1. At the 11th hour Minnesota State, at long last, won the MacNaughton Cup. But in true WCHA fashion, it took a win on the final day of the regular season to wrest the trophy away from Michigan Tech. The Huskies entered the weekend three points behind the Mavericks in the standings. Tech did its … Read more

WCHA picks: March 6-7

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Well, here we are. The final week of the regular season. And, like last year, there remains much to be decided, including the regular-season championship, the final home-ice spot for the league tournament as well as the final playoff spot. The theme of the weekend from the league coaches seems to be, “Everybody’s playing for … Read more

WCHA picks: March 6-7

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Well, here we are. The final week of the regular season. And, like last year, there remains much to be decided, including the regular-season championship, the final home-ice spot for the league tournament as well as the final playoff spot. The theme of the weekend from the league coaches seems to be, “Everybody’s playing for … Read more