Matt WellensEight of the league’s 10 teams are involved in conference play this weekend, meaning the standings are once again due to be shuffled. Meanwhile, Minnesota State participates in the North Star College Cup and Alabama-Huntsville gets a week off. Here are the picks: Lake Superior State at Bowling Green Shane: These two teams are going … Read more
The Mavericks and Bulldogs combined for 216 penalty minutes in last Saturday’s game.
Here is what I think I learned after what turned out to be a crazy weekend in the WCHA, specifically in Mankato. The race is on for the MacNaughton Cup Just when we thought the WCHA regular season championship was destined for Ferris State, Minnesota State came along this weekend and made the conference title … Read more
Here is what I think I learned after what turned out to be a crazy weekend in the WCHA, specifically in Mankato. The race is on for the MacNaughton Cup Just when we thought the WCHA regular season championship was destined for Ferris State, Minnesota State came along this weekend and made the conference title … Read more
MARQUETTE —- The Alaska Nanooks snapped a nine-year winless skid in Marquette, Mich. on Saturday by holding on for a 4-3 victory over the Northern Michigan Wildcats in WCHA play at the Berry Events Center. It’s only the program’s second win ever on the Wildcats’ home ice, with the first coming Feb. 2, 2005, when … Read more
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Alaska outshot Northern Michigan, 32-17, on Friday night at the Berry Events Center in Marquette. The Nanooks converted on three of their six power plays, compared to the Wildcats’ one goal on two advantages. One of Northern’s top offensive threats in junior Reed Seckel was even tossed from the game late in … Read more
Six WCHA teams are involved in conference play this week while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State play nonconference series. Michigan Tech and Bowling Green both are on the bye. Here are the picks. Alaska at Northern Michigan Shane: The fun thing about the WCHA this year is that there’s not just a race for … Read more
Six WCHA teams are involved in conference play this week while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State play nonconference series. Michigan Tech and Bowling Green both are on the bye. Here are the picks. Alaska at Northern Michigan Shane: The fun thing about the WCHA this year is that there’s not just a race for … Read more
The all-WCHA preseason first-team selection missed the Falcons’ first 24 games because of two separate injuries.
Alaska-Anchorage’s four-day delay in getting home is just one of the issues teams have faced.
The entire WCHA returned to action this week with eight of the 10 teams in league play. Here is what I think I learned after the first weekend of WCHA games in 2014. Ferris State and C.J. Motte are beatable In the first half of the season, a tie against the Ferris State Bulldogs and … Read more
The entire WCHA returned to action this week with eight of the 10 teams in league play. Here is what I think I learned after the first weekend of WCHA games in 2014. Ferris State and C.J. Motte are beatable In the first half of the season, a tie against the Ferris State Bulldogs and … Read more
All 10 WCHA teams are back in action now after the holidays, though not every school is in league play yet. Michigan Tech is coming off a shootout win and overtime loss in the Great Lakes Invitational at Comerica Park in Detroit, Bowling Green split at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh and Alabama-Huntsville was … Read more
All 10 WCHA teams are back in action now after the holidays, though not every school is in league play yet. Michigan Tech is coming off a shootout win and overtime loss in the Great Lakes Invitational at Comerica Park in Detroit, Bowling Green split at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh and Alabama-Huntsville was … Read more
The WCHA has put together a five-member search committee and hired Parker Executive Search out of Atlanta to find a replacement for commissioner Bruce McLeod, who is retiring at the end of his contract on June 30.
Happy holidays and a welcome back to college hockey after a short break. Three WCHA teams are in action this weekend with Michigan Tech hosting the Great Lakes Invitational outdoors at Comerica Park in Detroit and Bowling Green participating in the Three Rivers Classic at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Here are Matt and … Read more
Happy holidays and a welcome back to college hockey after a short break. Three WCHA teams are in action this weekend with Michigan Tech hosting the Great Lakes Invitational outdoors at Comerica Park in Detroit and Bowling Green participating in the Three Rivers Classic at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Here are Matt and … Read more
WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod said he knew over a year and a half ago the 2013-14 season would be his last as head of the 62-year-old hockey league.
The league is better and perhaps deeper than many people thought entering the season.
The Chargers lost their first 15 games of the season before beating Bowling Green last Saturday.