Matthew SemischWell, 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
DU retains the Gold Pan The roll that Denver continues to ride is the envy of the rest of the college hockey world. A 14-game unbeaten streak (11-0-3) will make that happen. Second-ranked DU is the toast of college hockey in Colorado, too, after sweeping Colorado College in a home-and-home series this last weekend by … Read more
DU retains the Gold Pan The roll that Denver continues to ride is the envy of the rest of the college hockey world. A 14-game unbeaten streak (11-0-3) will make that happen. Second-ranked DU is the toast of college hockey in Colorado, too, after sweeping Colorado College in a home-and-home series this last weekend by … Read more
Many college hockey teams are idle over Thanksgiving weekend. With the season’s midway point approaching, the fourth week of November is as good a time as any to recharge the batteries. Western Michigan’s are working pretty well so far this season. The Broncos entered an off week carrying a 7-3-2 record that includes a win … Read more
History gets made in St. Cloud Many people believe life is better for bacon’s presence therein. The list of true believers apparently doesn’t stop at the door to North Dakota’s dressing room. The eighth-ranked Fighting Hawks made history this weekend, defeating No. 12 St. Cloud State 4-0 on Friday night in St. Cloud, Minn., before … Read more
History gets made in St. Cloud Many people believe life is better for bacon’s presence therein. The list of true believers apparently doesn’t stop at the door to North Dakota’s dressing room. The eighth-ranked Fighting Hawks made history this weekend, defeating No. 12 St. Cloud State 4-0 on Friday night in St. Cloud, Minn., before … Read more
The more often Omaha has played on the road this season, the more head coach Dean Blais has liked what he’s seen. That’s a good thing for the Mavericks, especially with a road-heavy schedule leading up to their holiday break. Before that, what Blais hopes to see come around are UNO’s results while playing at … Read more
Misery at Mariucci continues Many fans around the NCHC miss rivalries from their teams’ previous conferences. North Dakota fans got to live one out this weekend as the third-ranked Fighting Hawks played twice on the road against old WCHA foe Minnesota. Coming out of the series, UND fans might feel thankful their team no longer … Read more
Misery at Mariucci continues Many fans around the NCHC miss rivalries from their teams’ previous conferences. North Dakota fans got to live one out this weekend as the third-ranked Fighting Hawks played twice on the road against old WCHA foe Minnesota. Coming out of the series, UND fans might feel thankful their team no longer … Read more
In-season polls don’t mean as much to Omaha coach Dean Blais as other perhaps more quantifiable things do. Take league points, for instance. Earning plenty of those automatically takes care of other potential concerns. A team that’s strong in its own conference is bound to pick up national attention. As UNO prepares to open NCHC … Read more
A few of the bigger talking points from around the NCHC landscape this weekend. UND digs out of early holes again We’re talking about a small sample size just five games into the season, but North Dakota doesn’t seem to have much trouble erasing early deficits. The top-ranked Fighting Hawks have now given up the … Read more
A few of the bigger talking points from around the NCHC landscape this weekend. UND digs out of early holes again We’re talking about a small sample size just five games into the season, but North Dakota doesn’t seem to have much trouble erasing early deficits. The top-ranked Fighting Hawks have now given up the … Read more
After North Dakota defeated visiting nonconference foe Rensselaer 5-2 on Saturday, UND freshman forward Ludvig Hoff joked about a “Euro connection” forming on the Fighting Hawks’ roster. Earlier that night, the on-ice chemistry showing between Hoff and linemate Joel Janatuinen was no laughing matter for RPI. Janatuinen, a sophomore forward from Espoo, Finland, recorded his … Read more
Title defense starts brightly North Dakota began its quest for a ninth national championship and second in two years strongly. Atlantic Hockey’s Canisius was the Fighting Hawks’ first test this past weekend in Grand Forks, and UND ran into few problems while winning both games of the teams’ series by a combined 10-1. UND’s offense … Read more
Title defense starts brightly North Dakota began its quest for a ninth national championship and second in two years strongly. Atlantic Hockey’s Canisius was the Fighting Hawks’ first test this past weekend in Grand Forks, and UND ran into few problems while winning both games of the teams’ series by a combined 10-1. UND’s offense … Read more
The NCHC was a difficult enough conference to succeed in before one of its member teams won a national championship. Don’t expect that to change in the wake of North Dakota’s title success earlier this year. If anything, the grind is likely to now become even more brutal. Half of the eight-team league qualified for … Read more
The Fighting Hawks rebounded from a poor weekend in the NCHC tournament to roll through the Midwest Regional.
The senior defenseman, one of five finalists for the 2016 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, helped to found Do It For Daron after her sister’s suicide.
Our NCHC weekend wrap-up typically goes over three of the bigger talking points from recent action. So as to not slight one of the fourth playoff quarterfinal series that took place this week, however, we’ll go over each series. North Dakota rolls past CC Thanks to 7-1 and 5-1 victories this weekend over Colorado College, … Read more