Paula C. Weston

There are now three Division I men’s ice hockey programs in Pennsylvania: Mercyhurst, Penn State and Robert Morris. The D-I team closest to Philadelphia is Penn State, roughly 200 miles away; Robert Morris, near Pittsburgh, is 300 miles to the west, and Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.) is another 100 miles farther away than that.

From the start of the 2013-14 season, Minnesota coach Don Lucia cautioned that this year’s Golden Gophers squad was different from what fans had seen previously.

PHILADELPHIA — Four years separate Minnesota senior captain Nate Condon, born in 1990, and sophomore defenseman Brady Skjei, born in 1994, but that age difference may be a cultural gap that cannot be bridged. “I always give Brady Skjei a hard time,” said Condon. “He’s my roommate on the road and he listens to One … Read more

With a single power-play goal by Gerald Mayhew and 35 saves by CJ Motte, Ferris State defeated Colgate 1-0 on Friday to advance to the Midwest Regional final.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Minnesota State junior Brett Stern’s first goal of the season became perhaps the biggest of his career. Scored at 13:50 in the first period, the goal that put the Mavericks ahead 2-0 over Ferris State held up to be the game winner as the Mavericks defeated the Bulldogs 4-1 on Saturday … Read more

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After jumping out 2-0 early in the first period, Ferris State watched as Alaska-Anchorage scored four unanswered to take a 4-2 lead by the middle of the second period. But goals by Garrett Thompson and Andy Huff evened the game before the second was over, and after a scoreless third period, … Read more

And we do come down to it. Drew Claussen, that upstart, edged ahead of me admirably in the final weekend of regular-season play. Last week Drew: 4-2-0 (.667) Paula: 2-4-0 (.333) That wrong-way split in East Lansing hurts my heart. Season Drew: 85-43-14 (.679) Paula: 86-41-16 (.657) This week This inaugural Big Ten Tournament will … Read more

EAST LANSING, Mich. — When a game begins and ends the way this 4-3 Wisconsin win over Michigan State did, it’s difficult to point to any one factor to define its outcome. Instead, it may be best to quote the winning coach, Mike Eaves. “It was an interesting night for sure,” said Eaves A four-goal … Read more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For a guy who had just scored the game-winning overtime goal to secure his team’s place in Big Ten hockey history, Minnesota junior Kyle Rau was pretty subdued after the fact. “It’s pretty cool, but when you come here, you don’t come here to win conference championships,” said Rau. “You come … Read more