Paula C. Weston

What a telling weekend of nonconference play. Three things: 1. The Badgers and Buckeyes can’t buy a goal. Okay, so that’s an exaggeration. Wisconsin did score once in two games in Green Bay against Northern Michigan, losing 2-0 and 4-1, and Ohio State scored once in each loss against Miami, but it’s clear that these … Read more

It’s not often that a losing coach sounds happier with his team’s performance than does the winner of the game, but that’s how it was after Michigan beat New Hampshire, 2-1, to salvage a split on the weekend after the Wildcats beat the Wolverines 5-1 Friday night. “It was a hard-fought weekend and obviously we … Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Massachusetts tied this one, 2-2, briefly in the second, but Michigan State scored three goals in the final 33 minutes and held on for a 5-3 win to open the 2014-2015 season. And while only two of the eight total goals scored involved unevenly matched sides, officially, special teams factored into several … Read more

Five Big Ten teams are in action this week. First, let’s see how Drew Claussen and I did picking last weekend. Last week Drew: 3-4-1 (.437) Paula: 2-5-1 (.313) Season Drew: 4-4-1 (.500) Paula: 3-5-1 (.368) So there’s that. At least I called the split in Columbus … with the Buckeyes winning in nights opposite … Read more

Both Drew Claussen and I began the season on a high note, each choosing Ferris State for the win over Michigan last week, so we’re each 1-0-0. This week There are two nonconference series and two tournaments. Four Big Ten teams are playing this weekend. IceBreaker Tournament Notre Dame hosts the 18th annual IceBreaker Tournament … Read more

Hey! There’s hockey this weekend! Once again, Drew Claussen and I will be covering the Big Ten for USCHO.com. Once again, I’m sure that my partner-in-writing will shame me in the picks category. As a reminder, here’s how each of us did during the 2013-14 regular season: Drew: 85-43-14 (.679) Paula: 86-41-16 (.657) This week … Read more

Sometimes, the big stage creates big stars out of previously unknown players.

When Justin Holl’s shot from the slot beat Zane Gothberg to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead over North Dakota with 0.6 seconds left in regulation, the entire Minnesota bench reacted with predictable emotion, pouring onto the ice and piling on top of the team’s unlikely hero.

Before Minnesota took the ice for its Friday practice, Don Lucia was frank about what the Golden Gophers need to do in Saturday’s national title game.