Paula C. Weston
There are two weeks left before the Big Ten playoffs and there are only two teams contending for the regular-season title: Michigan State and Wisconsin. Last weekend, the Spartans were idle. Last weekend, the Badgers did themselves no favors. Second-place Wisconsin entered the weekend four points behind Michigan State with two games in hand. They … Read more
The Big Ten regular-season title is Michigan State’s to lose. What’s also true is that the Big Ten is Wisconsin’s to win. With three weeks remaining until conference playoffs, the Spartans remain at the top of the standings with 46 points after sweeping Michigan last weekend. The Badgers paced Michigan State with a sweep of … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: A good Tuesday to all of you out there, and an especially Happy Tuesday to those of us on the East Coast preparing for a battering ram nor’easter. We’re getting … Read more
A marathon with potential for a photo finish, run on a treadmill. That’s what this Big Ten season feels like. With a month to go before conference playoffs begin, the standings seem to be nearly standing still. Michigan State remains at the top, Ohio State at the bottom, and any movement in between seems nearly … Read more
“We need Badger hockey to be good. You do in college hockey, but more importantly, we need Gopher hockey to be better.” That sums up Bob Motzko’s mindset as Minnesota travels to Wisconsin to face the Badgers, a team that swept the Golden Gophers in Minnesota at the end of October. Sharing his take on … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Jimmy, the only place to start this week is with Boston College’s sweep of Boston University. In beating the Terriers 4-1 at home in the Conte Forum and 4-3 in … Read more
With six weekends remaining in the Big Ten regular season, it would be foolish to say that the conference title is anyone’s to win. Michigan State tops the league standings with 34 points, Wisconsin is in second place with 30, and no one else is capable of catching the Spartans with a single-series sweep at … Read more
A year can make a big difference in college hockey. Some things change. Some things change a lot more. In the Big Ten, the perception that things have changed dramatically is both accurate and deceiving. A year ago this week – more or less – Minnesota was in the process of running away with the … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Jim: Hello, Paula, and welcome back to TMQ as we are getting closer and closer to the end of this hockey season. It’s amazing to think that based on your program, … Read more
January begins the big push in Big Ten play, with midseason nonconference matches slowing giving way to nothing-but-B1G league series as students return to campuses by the third week of the month and classes resume. Last week, Wisconsin swept Notre Dame in South Bend to open the second half of the Big Ten season. This … Read more
There’s nothing like December hardware to kick off the second half of the college hockey season. With a pair of 3-0 wins, Wisconsin captured the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off in Milwaukee, extending the Badgers’ current win streak to seven games and bumping Wisconsin up one spot to No. 5 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Paula: Happy New Year, Jimmy! Every year when we reach the midway point of the season, I’m always surprised both by how quickly the first half went and by how the … Read more
It’s midseason, and here’s what we know about the Big Ten. Overall, it’s pretty impressive – but that may not matter next March. The league is 36-14-4 against nonconference foes for the best (.704) winning percentage among all leagues in interconference play. More good news: the Big Ten is 4-2-3 against the NCHC (.681) and … Read more
“The one thing you worry about right now is that it’s intense for a lot of our athletes in the classroom.” That, said Wisconsin coach Mike Hastings, is one piece of the focus puzzle as the first half of the season comes to a close. “They’re getting toward finals,” said Hastings. “There’s a lot on … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: A hearty and happy Tuesday to you all, and a special happy holiday season as we break into December. I’m sure, Paula, that Midwest winters are coming just as the … Read more
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Northeastern takes one from No. 1 Boston College The last time Boston College was ranked No. 1, the Eagles split a pair of road games with Maine and were bumped out of the spot they’d held … Read more
What a good weekend it was for Big Ten hockey – and what an interesting season this is already proving to be. B1G teams went 6-2-1 in nonconference play last week, bringing the league’s overall nonconference record to 36-14-4 on the season for the best win percentage (.704) among all conferences in nonleague play. Especially … Read more
What a difference a week makes. Last week, Wisconsin was the No. 1 team in the country, garnering 32 first-place votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Badgers, then 9-1-0 overall with a 4-0-0 record in conference play, had just come off a bye week and by virtue of the ever-changing landscape among … Read more
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. Dan: Happy short work week everyone, and an early Happy Thanksgiving. I’m sure everyone, like me, is venturing into a supermarket this week to load up on things that you don’t … Read more
The biggest story in college hockey this week is right here in the Big Ten: Wisconsin is the No. 1 team in the country for the first time since the USCHO.com 2005-06 preseason poll. While it’s been 18 years since the Badgers sat in that spot, it took Wisconsin less than a month to go … Read more