Joe PaisleyMinnesota was only 20 minutes from reclaiming a spot atop the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings as it headed into its holiday break with a road sweep of Colorado College on Saturday night. The Tigers would have none of that. The never-say die Tigers rallied with three unanswered goals to stun No. 4 Minnesota and … Read more
No. 4 Minnesota kept up the pressure and the Colorado College defense finally cracked, with hometown boy Tom Serratore scoring on a shot through traffic with 6:37 remaining in the third period to lift the visiting Gophers to a 4-2 victory on Friday night. “For Tom, it’s big to score the game-winner in his hometown,” … Read more
Here are our predictions for this weekend: No. 6 Denver at No. 9 North Dakota Joe: The key for UND will be reviving its 37th-ranked power play (15.1 percent) against a solid DU penalty kill (86.4 percent overall). They will at home against a DU squad motivated to pick up some of the points lost … Read more
Here are our predictions for this weekend: No. 6 Denver at No. 9 North Dakota Joe: The key for UND will be reviving its 37th-ranked power play (15.1 percent) against a solid DU penalty kill (86.4 percent overall). They will at home against a DU squad motivated to pick up some of the points lost … Read more
North Dakota left World Arena with a sense of satisfaction after Dillon Simpson’s goal with 13.2 seconds left in regulation and freshman Drake Caggiula’s goal 51 seconds into overtime capped a comeback to salvage a road split against Colorado College with a 3-2 overtime win Saturday night. The No. 18 Tigers (8-7-1, 5-3 WCHA) were … Read more
Colorado College senior Scott Winkler finished off a strong November with an exclamation point on Friday night. The senior center from Asker, Norway, recorded two goals and two assists to power No. 18 Colorado College past No. 7 North Dakota 5-3 before an announced crowd of 6,695 fans at Colorado Springs World Arena. Winkler, who … Read more
Here are three observations from this past weekend: Wisconsin’s Kerdiles, Zulinick cannot suit up soon enough No disrespect to Minnesota State intended, but the fact that the Mavericks marched into Madison and left with a league road sweep shows how far the Badgers have fallen while missing three of its better offensive players. Top-tier freshman … Read more
Here are three observations from this past weekend: Wisconsin’s Kerdiles, Zulinick cannot suit up soon enough No disrespect to Minnesota State intended, but the fact that the Mavericks marched into Madison and left with a league road sweep shows how far the Badgers have fallen while missing three of its better offensive players. Top-tier freshman … Read more
Yale completed a memorable road trip through Colorado, following up a 2-1 overtime win on Friday over No. 2 Denver with a 6-5 victory in the extra frame at Colorado College on Saturday before an announced crowd of 6,654 fans at Colorado Springs World Arena. Yale senior Josh Balch scored his first goal of the … Read more
The never-say-die Colorado College Tigers mounted a furious comeback in the final 3:32 of regulation to forge a 4-4 tie against No. 3 New Hampshire on Friday night. The 14th-ranked Tigers (7-5-1) had looked as done as Thursday’s turkey when down 4-0 to the best defensive team in the country midway through the second period … Read more
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Is it any surprise this Front Range rivalry game featured huge momentum swings and ended with pileups in front of the net and a scuffle as time expired? No. 2 Denver appeared to have clinched a road win over No. 14 Colorado College when an unassisted goal by Shawn Ostrow made it 6-2 only 1:22 … Read more
Most agreed No. 20 (for now) Minnesota-Duluth would not be as strong as recent years past, but few expected the Bulldogs (2-5-1, 0-3-1 league) to be in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s basement at this point. Last-place UMD’s inconsistency continued during a road sweep at the hands of Nebraska- Omaha that concluded with a 6-3 … Read more
Most agreed No. 20 (for now) Minnesota-Duluth would not be as strong as recent years past, but few expected the Bulldogs (2-5-1, 0-3-1 league) to be in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s basement at this point. Last-place UMD’s inconsistency continued during a road sweep at the hands of Nebraska- Omaha that concluded with a 6-3 … Read more
Colorado College captain William Rapuzzi slammed the door shut by scoring two goals 6:30 apart and assisting on the final score during the third period to help the No. 19-ranked Tigers pull away for a 6-3 home win over Bemidji State. The home win before 7,152 fans at Colorado Springs World Arena was the Tigers’ … Read more
No. 2 Minnesota (5-2, 2-2 WCHA) at Alaska-Anchorage (2-2-2, 0-1-1) Tyler: Minnesota travels north to the Last Frontier needing a win more than any other team in the league. The Gophers haven’t proven the preseason hype, but it is common for even the best teams in the WCHA to go through a rough patch. The … Read more
No. 2 Minnesota (5-2, 2-2 WCHA) at Alaska-Anchorage (2-2-2, 0-1-1) Tyler: Minnesota travels north to the Last Frontier needing a win more than any other team in the league. The Gophers haven’t proven the preseason hype, but it is common for even the best teams in the WCHA to go through a rough patch. The … Read more
This time last season, Denver coach George Gwozdecky was looking to the student section for goaltending help. He’s fortunate to have better options this season. So far, junior Sam Brittain started each Friday game for the third-ranked Pioneers with five goals allowed. Senior Adam Murray started the first two Saturdays with 2011-12 All-WCHA Rookie Team … Read more
Two WCHA programs — Colorado College and Wisconsin — that owe a lot to the late Bob Johnson will get an opportunity to pay respect to the coaching great when UW names its ice sheet at the Kohl Center as the “Bob Johnson Rink.” Johnson passed away Nov. 26, 1991, at age 60 in Colorado … Read more
Here are three observations from this past weekend in the WCHA: Denver forwards are producing plenty of goals After preseason questions about their ability to score regularly, the Denver forwards have recorded 12 of the team’s 20 goals in the Pioneers’ 4-0 start, including victories against No. 11 Massachusetts-Lowell and an improved Michigan Tech team, … Read more