Paula C. WestonSpreading the Love Around Last week was Valentine’s Day, and you know I can’t resist a holiday for a column gimmick. Well, I received more email addressing last week’s column than I had cumulatively for the entire season. Thank you, readers, for letting me know that I don’t exist in a vacuum here in Columbus, … Read more
Michigan gets motivated — and just in time to take on scalding-hot archrival Michigan State; CCHA schools go Cup Crazy (no, not Lord Stanley’s) this weekend; and Paula C. Weston salutes St. Valentine himself.
When Vince Bellissimo tied the game for Western Michigan with less than four minutes left in the third, it looked as though the Broncos and Buckeyes would see overtime for the second night in a row — until Miguel Lafleche responded just 14 seconds later to give Ohio State the go-ahead goal and eventual victory. … Read more
It was a game of singular interest. One post hit early in the first. One third-period shot, the go-ahead goal. One shot in overtime. Two points for Ohio State. RJ Umberger scored 31 seconds into overtime to salvage the game for the Buckeyes, giving OSU a 3-2 win over Western Michigan, keeping the Buckeyes in … Read more
Bowling Green shows improvement, even if the numbers don’t agree; UAF struggles in net; Western Michigan visits Ohio State in the Games of the Week; and Paula C. Weston offers up news and notes from around the CCHA.
Slump? Whatever You Do, Don’t Call It That After bolting out of the gate at the start of the season, going 12-3-1 through October and November, the Miami RedHawks were 1-3-0 in December and have been 2-5-1 in January. But it’s not a slump. Just don’t call it a slump. “We’ve been playing all right,” … Read more
The Broncos head to Fairbanks to begin a battle for first-round playoff home ice, UNO’s injury woes continue, and the Buckeyes are very, very scary. Paula C. Weston has these stories, plus wedding bells.
Michigan State looks ready to make its move — and just in time for the Games of the Week against Nebraska-Omaha, Paula C. Weston says. Also: the Ohio Cup games continue, while Bowling Green and Western Michigan pay visits to Upset City.
At 3:45 in the second period, Buckeye Paul Caponigri scored his seventh goal of the season to give Ohio State a 3-0 lead over visiting Bowling Green — and at that point the Buckeyes had more goals than the Falcons had shots. That’s the way it went. The Buckeyes beat the Falcons, 6-3, a score … Read more
The PairWise Rankings add perspective; age ain’t nothing but a number; the Voros Watch is on; bobbleheads proliferate; and the Spartans host the Nanooks in Paula C. Weston’s Games of the Week.
The CCHA produces mixed results at tournament time; BGSU coach Scott Paluch makes changes; MSU loses a defenseman; GLI co-founder Michigan Tech gets no respect; and more. Paula C. Weston reports.
As the CCHA swings back into effect, Paula C. Weston grades out the first half and previews holiday tournament action.
R.J. Umberger netted two, including the game-winner, as Ohio State beat Nebraska-Omaha 3-1 to complete a weekend sweep of the Mavericks. Umberger’s 12 and 13th goals of the season were his third and fourth of the weekend in an effort that saw OSU outshoot UNO 40-20 tonight, 82-35 for the series. “I thought it was … Read more
Former WMU coach Bill Wilkinson may have left the CCHA, but he didn’t go far; Miami takes its turn in the crosshairs; Paula C. Weston anoints UNO-OSU the Game of the Week; and more.
Ohio State made its 4-1 win over Nebraska-Omaha look easy, and UNO head coach Mike Kemp knew why. “I don’t think we came out with any kind of enthusiasm at all.” R.J. Umberger picked up where he left off one week ago by notching the first two goals of the game, including the game winner, … Read more
The CCHA runs out of (league-) unbeaten teams; Lake Superior and Western Michigan share some Game of the Week love; and Michigan and Michigan State do battle in the College Hockey Showcase. Paula C. Weston reports.
It’s Michigan Week in Columbus, Ohio, which means several things to a certain USCHO.com writer. Paula C. Weston details the CCHA Games of the Week — not to mention a number of Grudges — and more.
With goals by Doug Andress, Daymen Bencharski, and Paul Caponigri, Ohio State beat Michigan State 4-1 to complete a two-game sweep of the Spartans in Value City Arena. To put this weekend in perspective for both hockey programs, consider that coming into this series Michigan State was 69-13-7 all-time against Ohio State, and 7-1-2 against … Read more
The 6,703 fans at Value City Arena witnessed a reversal of fortune as Ohio State beat Michigan State 5-2 in the Buckeyes’ CCHA home opener. The last time the Buckeyes beat the Spartans, 1,500 rabid fans packed the OSU Ice Rink in Ohio State’s last stretch in its old barn before moving into the Schottenstein … Read more
Michigan State might have expected transition jitters coming under the tutelage of Rick Comley — but not to be out of the USCHO.com poll after narrowly splitting with Niagara. Paula C. Weston reports, on the eve of MSU’s confrontation with rising Ohio State, in the CCHA Games of the Week.