Neal JensenThe MIAC will host NCHA teams this weekend in nonconference action. The games will be the final warm-up before teams head into the second half of the conference schedule. After starting out hot last Friday, going 4-0, I came crashing down in predicting the rest of the games, going 0-3. That makes me 17-11 for … Read more
Big things will be happening in the MCHA when teams resume action January 13. For starters, the Stanley Cup will be making an appearance at the Ozaukee Ice Center as Concordia (Wis.) hosts Finlandia. Then, the top four teams in the conference will be in action against each other in the first two weekends of … Read more
A handful of nonconference games finished off the calendar year and signaled the beginning of the second half of the 2011-2012 season. Three MCHA teams took to the road, and Hamline represented the MIAC at a tournament in Oswego, N.Y. A much anticipated matchup between No. 7 Adrian and a surprisingly-tough Wisconsin-Stevens Point team lived … Read more
A handful of nonconference games finished off the calendar year and signaled the beginning of the second half of the 2011-2012 season. Three MCHA teams took to the road, and Hamline represented the MIAC at a tournament in Oswego, N.Y. A much anticipated matchup between No. 7 Adrian and a surprisingly-tough Wisconsin-Stevens Point team lived … Read more
When the puck drops on the 2012 portion of the schedule, Bethel will try to keep its recent success rolling. Every college team wants positive energy going into the winter break, and Bethel has it. Consider Bethel the surprise team in the MIAC this season. It is locked into a tight race in the conference … Read more
Some teams will be having a shorter winter break this year, as college hockey games will be played the last weekend of 2011. Hamline will travel to Oswego for a tournament. Lake Forest will spend the New Year’s Eve weekend in New England. Augsburg will host Lawrence, and Adrian travels to Wisconsin-Stevens Point to round … Read more
Some teams will be having a shorter winter break this year, as college hockey games will be played the last weekend of 2011. Hamline will travel to Oswego for a tournament. Lake Forest will spend the New Year’s Eve weekend in New England. Augsburg will host Lawrence, and Adrian travels to Wisconsin-Stevens Point to round … Read more
Now that the first half of the 2011-2012 hockey season has been hung by the chimney with care, let’s take a look at how the competition is shaping up in the MCHA/MIAC/NCHA conferences. Also, I will guess as to what the coaches would want from Santa Claus for the start of 2012. MCHA Adrian and … Read more
With a majority of teams already in winter break, there were only four games during the past week to mark the finishing point of the first half of the 2011-2012 hockey season. All four contests featured exciting nonconference action, with three one-goal games and one tie. Concordia (Minn.) scored all its goals on the power … Read more
With a majority of teams already in winter break, there were only four games during the past week to mark the finishing point of the first half of the 2011-2012 hockey season. All four contests featured exciting nonconference action, with three one-goal games and one tie. Concordia (Minn.) scored all its goals on the power … Read more
Last week, St. Scholastica put a stop to St. Norbert’s undefeated streak at home of 27 games and kept me from sweeping my picks, but I will take a five-of-six weekend, as it was my most successful weekend of picks this year. Now, I am 11-7 for the season, nicely above my early season start … Read more
Last week, St. Scholastica put a stop to St. Norbert’s undefeated streak at home of 27 games and kept me from sweeping my picks, but I will take a five-of-six weekend, as it was my most successful weekend of picks this year. Now, I am 11-7 for the season, nicely above my early season start … Read more
Although the NCHA was the only conference in action, there was plenty of other hockey this weekend in the MCHA/MIAC/NCHA conferences. In the NCHA, St. Scholastica did something apparently only it can do at St. Norbert, while Wis.-Eau Claire did something everyone else had been trying to do against Wis.-River Falls. NCHA St. Scholastica did … Read more
Although the NCHA was the only conference in action, there was plenty of other hockey this weekend in the MCHA/MIAC/NCHA conferences. In the NCHA, St. Scholastica did something apparently only it can do at St. Norbert, while Wis.-Eau Claire did something everyone else had been trying to do against Wis.-River Falls. NCHA St. Scholastica did … Read more
So far this season, I am picking half (6-6) the games correctly, which is not bad, I guess, but there are teams that surprise me every weekend. Bethel delivered the biggest surprise by sweeping Hamline in the MIAC, and Wisconsin-River Falls proved it is the most improved team in the NCHA with a pair of … Read more
So far this season, I am picking half (6-6) the games correctly, which is not bad, I guess, but there are teams that surprise me every weekend. Bethel delivered the biggest surprise by sweeping Hamline in the MIAC, and Wisconsin-River Falls proved it is the most improved team in the NCHA with a pair of … Read more
In my preseason review of the MIAC, I picked Concordia (Minn.) to win the MIAC. I made that prediction because the Cobbers had the luxury of two solid goaltenders returning and played good team defense and special teams. Although the Cobbers finished fourth in the MIAC last season, the team made it to the title … Read more
The first weekend in December saw clutch goaltending, as Concordia (Minn.) moved to within a point of St. Thomas in the MIAC. In other Midwest action, Wisconsin-River Falls sits atop the NCHA standings alone after sweeping Wisconsin-Superior, and Adrian comes back in the MCHA after a disappointing Thanksgiving tournament. MIAC Concordia (Minn.) remained unbeaten in … Read more
The first weekend in December saw clutch goaltending, as Concordia (Minn.) moved to within a point of St. Thomas in the MIAC. In other Midwest action, Wisconsin-River Falls sits atop the NCHA standings alone after sweeping Wisconsin-Superior, and Adrian comes back in the MCHA after a disappointing Thanksgiving tournament. MIAC Concordia (Minn.) remained unbeaten in … Read more
The Thanksgiving tournaments are now memories, and conference battles are back on tap for this weekend. In the MIAC and NCHA, there are some head-to-head match-ups that could tip the balance of power in this season’s standings. MCHA Marian at Northland, 3:05 p.m. Saturday Northland’s Colin McIntosh was a one-man wrecking crew last week against … Read more