Matthew SemischSCSU 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
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