Paula C. Weston

Raise your hand if you thought you’d see Ferris State, Lake Superior, and Ohio State Nos. 1, 2, and 3 — in that order — at any point in the season. Put it down. Liar. No. 1? Really? Apparently it’s a curse. In the preseason USCHO.com Division 1 Men’s Poll, Notre Dame was the top … Read more

After being shut out by Michigan State, 3-0, to open this series Thursday night, the Buckeyes rebounded with a 5-2 win to earn their second weekend road CCHA split of the young season. “We’re looking for the consistency,” said Ohio State head coach Mark Osiecki. “And that may be hard with having so many young … Read more

Hey! I’m 2-for-2 in Thursday night picks! Last Weekend (including Thursday): 9-6-2 Season to date: 24-13-3 Win percentage: .705 When your pick percentage is as stunning as mine is over the course of a season, you cling to the little things. This Week The CCHA’s 41st season continues with five conference series and one nonconference … Read more

These Thursday quick picks so far this season have a Ryan Dzingel-specific theme. Last week, I apologized for calling Dzingel “Danny” in my column. This week, Dzingel is popular with the ladies. The 12-year-old ladies. In the eye of the adolescent beholder A message came my way via email that’s too good not to share. … Read more

Last Monday, we were looking back at the first weekend of Division I play. This week, we had a taste of CCHA action and a second look at some opening weekend trends. First, there’s nothing like a fast start. Five CCHA teams are still undefeated after four games, but it’s which teams that haven’t lost … Read more

So I had a feeling that the Wolverines would beat St. Lawrence last night, but 10-3? Not surprisingly, someone had a hat trick. Senior Luke Glendening — who had eight goals in 44 games last season — recorded his first career three-goal game. Including last night’s win, here’s how I’m doing so far with the … Read more

Two things, CCHA fans: 1. A big apology to Ryan Dzingel, who is clearly not Danny Dzingel, as I originally wrote in today’s column. Dzingel is a freshman forward for Ohio State. I am a middle-aged columnist-slash-teacher living in Flint. I hope that clears things up. 2. There’s a game tonight, so there must be … Read more

Well, that was interesting. With 18 nonconference games featuring CCHA teams, we were given a good early look at the league, top to bottom. Three things stand out. 1. No one is invincible. No. 1 Notre Dame opened its season with a 4-3 loss to Minnesota-Duluth … which is the same way the Irish ended … Read more

It was a good week for the CCHA, with three nonconference wins and a bunch of exhibition victories (and one notable exception — congratulations, Ontario IT) but this week really kicks off the regular season. Last week: 3-0 Season to date: 3-0 Hey, that was easy! Click on any team’s name to see its season … Read more