Three things: Dec. 4

Denver sweeps on the road… Top-ranked Denver will likely hold onto that ranking through Monday after picking up a pair of road wins this weekend against No. 16 Minnesota Duluth. Both games were tight, but in the end UMD came away empty-handed from a NCHC series for the second time this season. Logan O’Connor scored … Read more

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Three things: Nov. 20

Denver, UND share spoils It was difficult to imagine anything other than a split when top-ranked Denver hosted No. 3 North Dakota last weekend, and while that’s what we got, we had an interesting ride along the way. In Friday’s opener, UND dug out of a 3-0 hole and took a 4-3 lead six minutes … Read more

Three things: Nov. 20

Denver, UND share spoils It was difficult to imagine anything other than a split when top-ranked Denver hosted No. 3 North Dakota last weekend, and while that’s what we got, we had an interesting ride along the way. In Friday’s opener, UND dug out of a 3-0 hole and took a 4-3 lead six minutes … Read more

Omaha coach Gabinet honors ‘Gramps’ at Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony

It’s been an extraordinarily rewarding week for Mike Gabinet and his family. After Omaha completed a road split last weekend against Colorado College, the Mavericks’ coach caught a plane Sunday headed for Toronto. On Monday, when Clare Drake was among seven new inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Gabinet was there to honor his … Read more

Three things: Nov. 5

Broncos sweep No. 1 Denver I’m personally hesitant to talk about upsets in the first month or so of the season, but what Western Michigan did this weekend will certainly turn heads. Denver will be knocked off its perch at the top of the national rankings early next week thanks to a pair of road … Read more

Three things: Nov. 5

Broncos sweep No. 1 Denver I’m personally hesitant to talk about upsets in the first month or so of the season, but what Western Michigan did this weekend will certainly turn heads. Denver will be knocked off its perch at the top of the national rankings early next week thanks to a pair of road … Read more

Three things: Oct. 29

Shepard steals the show Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin told USCHO earlier this week that he didn’t know if either Hunter Shepard or Nick Deery had made the Bulldogs’ No. 1 goaltender job their own six games into the season. Eight in, we might have a better idea. Shepard played a key role this weekend … Read more

Three things: Oct. 29

Shepard steals the show Minnesota Duluth coach Scott Sandelin told USCHO earlier this week that he didn’t know if either Hunter Shepard or Nick Deery had made the Bulldogs’ No. 1 goaltender job their own six games into the season. Eight in, we might have a better idea. Shepard played a key role this weekend … Read more

St. Cloud State aspiring to stay on even keel, Huskies ‘don’t want to look too far into anything’

Bye weeks can come in handy for teams on the mend, but being idle is less helpful for a healthy team that’s rolling. Second-ranked St. Cloud State is off this weekend after opening the season with five consecutive wins, three of them against top-20 teams. The two most recent games came at home last week … Read more

Three things: Oct. 8

Power play units start slowly Six NCHC teams opened their regular season slates this weekend (Omaha won an exhibition game Friday), and didn’t usually set the world alight while playing with a numerical advantage. The conference’s teams that played counter games Friday finished with a combined two wins, a tie and two losses. Part of … Read more

Three things: Oct. 8

Power play units start slowly Six NCHC teams opened their regular season slates this weekend (Omaha won an exhibition game Friday), and didn’t usually set the world alight while playing with a numerical advantage. The conference’s teams that played counter games Friday finished with a combined two wins, a tie and two losses. Part of … Read more

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Three things: March 12

Bulldogs put Miami to bed Second-seeded Minnesota-Duluth found No. 7 Miami to be a tough out this weekend in the teams’ best-of-three NCHC first-round series, but UMD did enough to end the RedHawks’ season. On Friday, Duluth used a Dominic Toninato goal 7:24 into overtime to lift the Bulldogs to a 5-4 Game 1 win. … Read more

Three things: March 12

Bulldogs put Miami to bed Second-seeded Minnesota-Duluth found No. 7 Miami to be a tough out this weekend in the teams’ best-of-three NCHC first-round series, but UMD did enough to end the RedHawks’ season. On Friday, Duluth used a Dominic Toninato goal 7:24 into overtime to lift the Bulldogs to a 5-4 Game 1 win. … Read more

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Three things: Feb. 26

Omaha, North Dakota split The tight race at the middle of the NCHC standings keeps becoming more interesting. Fourth-place North Dakota and fifth-place Omaha remain tied on 29 points heading into the final week of the regular season after the teams split a two-game set this weekend in Grand Forks, N.D. Two late goals from … Read more

Three things: Feb. 26

Omaha, North Dakota split The tight race at the middle of the NCHC standings keeps becoming more interesting. Fourth-place North Dakota and fifth-place Omaha remain tied on 29 points heading into the final week of the regular season after the teams split a two-game set this weekend in Grand Forks, N.D. Two late goals from … Read more