Paula C. Weston
BOSTON — When teams take the ice for practice the day before the Frozen Four semifinal games, everyone watches to gauge each team’s demeanor. Are the players tight? Nervous? Intense? Loose? The consensus is that loose is a good sign, and during Omaha’s practice Wednesday at the TD Garden, the Mavericks looked relaxed. In a … Read more
BOSTON — When teams take the ice for practice the day before the Frozen Four semifinal games, everyone watches to gauge each team’s demeanor. Are the players tight? Nervous? Intense? Loose? The consensus is that loose is a good sign, and during Omaha’s practice Wednesday at the TD Garden, the Mavericks looked relaxed. In a … Read more
The Mavericks goaltender stopped all 40 shots he faced in a win over RIT in the Midwest Regional final.
The Mavericks beat Harvard in the Midwest Regional semifinals to improve to 1-2 in the tournament.
Josh Mitchell’s score with 5:51 left was waved off on the ice but overturned on replay.
The Gophers kept Michigan from getting an NCAA tournament bid.
DETROIT — Michigan had one strategy in this game, a strategy that wore down archrival Michigan State and solved the Big Ten player of the year, Spartans goaltender Jake Hildebrand: shoot the puck, shoot the puck, shoot the puck. In their 4-1 win Friday, the Wolverines attempted 93 shots and registered 49 shots on Hildebrand, … Read more
In the last three games, junior Adam Wilcox registered two shutouts and allowed two total goals, both in last Saturday’s 6-2 win over Penn State.
With four goals from the line of Zach Hyman, Dylan Larkin and Justin Selman, Michigan beat Wisconsin 5-1 on Thursday to advance to Friday night’s Big Ten semifinal game against second seed Michigan State.
Defenseman Justin DaSilva scored the game-winning goal in Thursday’s Big Ten quarterfinal victory over Penn State.
After last weekend’s regular-season photo finish, this weekend’s tournament should prove to be just as exciting. I love both first-round matches and the idea that anyone can win this year’s autobid. First, how Drew Claussen and I finished the regular season in picks. Last week Drew Claussen: 3-2-1 (.500) Paula Weston: 3-2-1 (.500) Season Drew: … Read more
After last weekend’s regular-season photo finish, this weekend’s tournament should prove to be just as exciting. I love both first-round matches and the idea that anyone can win this year’s autobid. First, how Drew Claussen and I finished the regular season in picks. Last week Drew Claussen: 3-2-1 (.500) Paula Weston: 3-2-1 (.500) Season Drew: … Read more
Congratulations to the Golden Gophers on their second consecutive Big Ten regular-season title! The last weekend of regular-season Big Ten play was very exciting and each series revealed quite a bit about the teams involved heading into next week’s championship tournament in Joe Louis Arena. 1. Minnesota took care of business. The end. Heading into … Read more
Congratulations to the Golden Gophers on their second consecutive Big Ten regular-season title! The last weekend of regular-season Big Ten play was very exciting and each series revealed quite a bit about the teams involved heading into next week’s championship tournament in Joe Louis Arena. 1. Minnesota took care of business. The end. Heading into … Read more
On the scoreboard, the difference between Michigan State and Michigan tonight was a single goal, but the score of the Spartans’ 2-1 win over the Wolverines tells only a fraction of the story. It was the first win for Michigan State in Yost Ice Arena since Nov. 13, 2009. It was a win that secured … Read more
EAST LANSING, Mich. — With the Big Ten regular-season title for the taking this weekend and these teams a point apart at the top of the standings at the start of the night, Michigan and Michigan State delivered heart-stopping hockey, with the Wolverines prevailing 5-3 to leap ahead of the Spartans by two points in … Read more
The season comes down to this weekend of play. It shouldn’t surprise you that Drew Claussen and I are disagreeing about how it will end — and it won’t surprise you a bit come Sunday if he’s the one who had it right all along. First, our picks so far. Last week Drew Claussen: 3-3-0 … Read more
The season comes down to this weekend of play. It shouldn’t surprise you that Drew Claussen and I are disagreeing about how it will end — and it won’t surprise you a bit come Sunday if he’s the one who had it right all along. First, our picks so far. Last week Drew Claussen: 3-3-0 … Read more
Michigan State holds a one-point lead, but Minnesota, Michigan and Penn State are right on the Spartans’ heels.
It’s the penultimate week of the regular season. Yes, I wait all year to be able to use that word. Last week Drew Claussen: 2-4-0 (.333) Paula Weston: 4-2-0 (.666) Season Drew: 71-61-10 (.535) Paula: 63-66-11 (.496) I can still hold out some hope for hitting .500 before the regular season ends. And poor Drew … Read more