Matthew SemischBulldogs 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
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
The Broncos host the Mavericks in a best-of-three NCHC first-round series.
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
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
Say this for Western Michigan head coach Andy Murray: He doesn’t like to get ahead of himself, and he works to make sure his players don’t either. These are undoubtedly heady days for the Broncos’ hockey program. Western is 4-1-1 in its last six games and is fresh off its first-ever series sweep of North … Read more
SCSU sweeps at home Not much is guaranteed in meetings between two teams that have struggled much of the season to find consistency. Such a series took place this weekend when Miami visited St. Cloud State, but the home team came away with two wins. SCSU began the weekend set with a 4-2 win Friday … Read more
SCSU sweeps at home Not much is guaranteed in meetings between two teams that have struggled much of the season to find consistency. Such a series took place this weekend when Miami visited St. Cloud State, but the home team came away with two wins. SCSU began the weekend set with a 4-2 win Friday … Read more
Good work can always get better. That appears to be the mantra at the NCHC conference office in Colorado Springs, Colo., almost four full seasons into the league’s playing existence. That the NCHC is experiencing another strong season compared to other conferences around the country is nothing new. If anything, it’s expected any more. Two … Read more
UMD wins final North Star College Cup Minnesota-Duluth became a trivia answer Saturday when the Bulldogs downed St. Cloud State 2-1 in overtime in the championship game of the fourth and final installment of the North Star College Cup. UMD largely has freshman goaltender Hunter Miska to thank, as he was named the tournament’s most … Read more
UMD wins final North Star College Cup Minnesota-Duluth became a trivia answer Saturday when the Bulldogs downed St. Cloud State 2-1 in overtime in the championship game of the fourth and final installment of the North Star College Cup. UMD largely has freshman goaltender Hunter Miska to thank, as he was named the tournament’s most … Read more
The grind of playing in the NCHC becomes even more taxing following the holiday period, leaving momentum gained after New Year’s equating to gold dust. Don’t bother telling Dean Blais, though. He already knows. Two seasons ago, the Omaha head coach’s Mavericks couldn’t have picked a better time to catch fire than when they did. … Read more
UND’s 3-1 redux A two-goal lead is only what the leading team makes of it. North Dakota entered Friday’s home series opener against Miami riding an 82-game unbeaten streak when leading after two periods. The seventh-ranked Fighting Hawks looked poised to keep that going, too, leading Miami 3-1 after 40 minutes. The last 20 flipped … Read more
UND’s 3-1 redux A two-goal lead is only what the leading team makes of it. North Dakota entered Friday’s home series opener against Miami riding an 82-game unbeaten streak when leading after two periods. The seventh-ranked Fighting Hawks looked poised to keep that going, too, leading Miami 3-1 after 40 minutes. The last 20 flipped … Read more
The North Dakota-Omaha rivalry isn’t exactly as old as time. The teams’ first meeting came in November of 2010, during their first season together in the WCHA. The series quickly picked up steam, though, and has been known over the last six-plus years for tight, entertaining games. Imagine, then, a two-game set in which one … Read more
A few of the bigger talking points from recent games as we open 2017: UND wins important non-conference game Maybe North Dakota should play in New York State more often. Less than a month after the eighth-ranked Fighting Hawks defeated No. 3 Boston College at New York’s Madison Square Garden, UND traveled back to the … Read more
A few of the bigger talking points from recent games as we open 2017: UND wins important non-conference game Maybe North Dakota should play in New York State more often. Less than a month after the eighth-ranked Fighting Hawks defeated No. 3 Boston College at New York’s Madison Square Garden, UND traveled back to the … Read more
Well, Minnesota-Duluth’s win on Saturday against Bemidji State right before the holidays gave me another game on Matthew. I went 1-0-1 (.750) in that series, and Matthew went 0-1-1 (.250). On the year, I am 51-33-16 (.590) while Matthew is 41-43-16 (.490). Let’s see how we do as we end 2016. Wednesday, Dec. 28 Florida … Read more
Well, Minnesota-Duluth’s win on Saturday against Bemidji State right before the holidays gave me another game on Matthew. I went 1-0-1 (.750) in that series, and Matthew went 0-1-1 (.250). On the year, I am 51-33-16 (.590) while Matthew is 41-43-16 (.490). Let’s see how we do as we end 2016. Wednesday, Dec. 28 Florida … Read more
Fresh off a road split in this season’s second national No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup, top-ranked Minnesota-Duluth is in a good place, but knows there is still plenty of work to be done. The Bulldogs enjoyed a successful trip to second-ranked Denver last weekend and ended it Saturday with a 3-1 win that snapped … Read more