Matt Wellens

With all but Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan involved in WCHA play this weekend, here are the three things I think I learned from around the league. Saturday was a must win for Minnesota State, no matter what the Mavericks say No goal this season may have been more important for the Mavericks up until … Read more

Matt: I was robbed of perfection a week ago by Lake Superior State’s tie with Wisconsin on Friday, plus the Bemidji State’s win over Minnesota State that night as well. Don’t expect a repeat this week, let alone the rest of the season. Shane: Well done, Matt. Let’s go to Vegas! I think if last week’s results … Read more

All right, Matt, it’s for real now. The WCHA schedule began last week with two league series. This weekend there are four conference matchups and a couple of intriguing nonconference series, but I see more sweeps than splits.   Alaska Anchorage at Bowling Green Shane: The Seawolves and their new attitude under coach Matt Thomas … Read more

The WCHA dropped the puck on conference play this weekend at Alabama-Huntsville and in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Alaska also hosted Mercyhurst in its final nonconference series of the weekend. With Bowling Green still to play Tuesday at Ohio State, here’s what I think I learned this weekend in the WCHA. 1. Home is where the … Read more

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Playing in its first WCHA game in 15 years, the Northern Michigan Wildcats scored a 2-0 victory on Friday over Upper Peninsula archrival Michigan Tech in front of a sellout crowd of 4,260 at the Berry Events Center in Marquette. The two sides meet again Saturday in Houghton at 7:07 p.m. in … Read more

After three weekends of nonconference play in the WCHA, the 2013-14 conference slate begins for Alabama-Huntsville, Bemidji State, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan. Alaska hosts one more nonconference series while Bowling Green plays Tuesday night. Alaska-Anchorage, Ferris State, Lake Superior State and Minnesota State are all off this weekend, though the Lakers have a Tuesday home exhibition against Laurentian. … Read more

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Northern Michigan took advantage of 12 Nebraska-Omaha penalties for 32 minutes, scoring four goals on 10 power-play opportunities to defeat the Mavericks, 6-3, on Saturday at the Berry Events Center in Marquette. The Wildcats were whistled for 10 penalties themselves that spanned 20 minutes, but only gave up two goals on nine … Read more

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Close calls was the theme of the third period Friday in Northern Michigan’s regular-season home opener against former CCHA rival Nebraska-Omaha. For instance, Omaha senior forward Ryan Walters had to make a game-saving deflection on the penalty kill with his stick to keep a puck out of an open net. Then Mavericks … Read more

It’s week two, and for six of the WCHA teams, they get to open their home schedule. Should be fun in those barns this weekend. It’s also been fun trying to figure out this new league, getting to know different programs and players. It will take some time, that’s for sure. So with one weekend … Read more

Every team in the WCHA now has two games under its belt after two weekends of hockey, with both games still to be played Tuesday night by Ferris State at Mercyhurst and Bowling Green against Ohio State at the BGSU Ice Arena. Minus those two games, here are three things I think I learned from … Read more