Jack HittingerShane 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The MacNaughton Cup and Governor’s Cup will be decided, while locked-into-third-place Bowling Green looks to boost its NCAA tournament credentials.
Two weeks left. Four games to go in the regular season. No team has clinched anything but home ice. No team has been eliminated from contention. Welcome to the WCHA. This weekend all 10 teams are in action with plenty on the line — the MacNaughton Cup, the final home ice slot, the final playoff … Read more
Two weeks left. Four games to go in the regular season. No team has clinched anything but home ice. No team has been eliminated from contention. Welcome to the WCHA. This weekend all 10 teams are in action with plenty on the line — the MacNaughton Cup, the final home ice slot, the final playoff … Read more
1. Still Crazy After All These Weeks Down to two weeks (and four games) remaining in the regular season and nothing has yet been decided. What else did you expect from the wild WCHA? This week featured… nothing, really. That is to say: No teams clinched anything and nobody was eliminated from anything,. Both first-place … Read more
1. Still Crazy After All These Weeks Down to two weeks (and four games) remaining in the regular season and nothing has yet been decided. What else did you expect from the wild WCHA? This week featured… nothing, really. That is to say: No teams clinched anything and nobody was eliminated from anything,. Both first-place … Read more
Three weeks left in the regular season and…. four teams are off this week. Not sure why it worked out what way because it definitely would have been more exciting to have all 10 teams in action for ever game in the final month of the season. Oh well… C’est la vie. Six teams are in … Read more
Three weeks left in the regular season and…. four teams are off this week. Not sure why it worked out what way because it definitely would have been more exciting to have all 10 teams in action for ever game in the final month of the season. Oh well… C’est la vie. Six teams are in … Read more
After a wild swing of emotions in their last two series, the Chargers are in eighth place in the WCHA.
Jack here. We’re at the month mark of the regular season, and six of the 10 WCHA teams have eight games to play in that time. In other words: Get ready for a sprint to the finish line. Minnesota State and Michigan Tech have already clinched home ice and Bowling Green can this weekend if … Read more
Jack here. We’re at the month mark of the regular season, and six of the 10 WCHA teams have eight games to play in that time. In other words: Get ready for a sprint to the finish line. Minnesota State and Michigan Tech have already clinched home ice and Bowling Green can this weekend if … Read more
A few things from the weekend that was in the WCHA: 1. Ho hum: Mavericks keep on rolling It’s starting to get almost boring: Minensota State got another conference sweep this weekend, and once again they scored a ton of goals in the process. MSU beat Alaska Anchorage 5-2 and 4-0 for wins No. 22 … Read more
A few things from the weekend that was in the WCHA: 1. Ho hum: Mavericks keep on rolling It’s starting to get almost boring: Minensota State got another conference sweep this weekend, and once again they scored a ton of goals in the process. MSU beat Alaska Anchorage 5-2 and 4-0 for wins No. 22 … Read more