Paula C. WestonThe Spartans put 52 shots on net but Northern Michigan goaltender Jared Coreau was up to the task for 50 of them, as the Wildcats beat Michigan State, 4-2, snapping a four-game losing streak in the process. “We came out the first period and definitely played like a fragile, lot of mistakes,” said NMU head … Read more
So, I don’t make a habit of simply re-releasing PR pieces by individual teams, but this video from Michigan deserves a bigger audience. Senior Louie Caporusso is hilarious, and according to my esteemed colleague Jeff Arnold, this was done in one take. Caporusso looks so slick and silly at the same time. I don’t know … Read more
So, I don’t make a habit of simply re-releasing PR pieces by individual teams, but this video from Michigan deserves a bigger audience. Senior Louie Caporusso is hilarious, and according to my esteemed colleague Jeff Arnold, this was done in one take. Caporusso looks so slick and silly at the same time. I don’t know … Read more
We’re getting down to it and the league is becoming less predictable – for me at least, apparently. Last week: 2-7-1 (.250) Season to date: 87-60-21 (.580) With three weekends left in the regular season, every series this week is bound to be hotly contested. Every team plays this weekend; Ferris State welcomes Alabama-Huntsville for … Read more
We’re getting down to it and the league is becoming less predictable – for me at least, apparently. Last week: 2-7-1 (.250) Season to date: 87-60-21 (.580) With three weekends left in the regular season, every series this week is bound to be hotly contested. Every team plays this weekend; Ferris State welcomes Alabama-Huntsville for … Read more
This weekend is the closest of the season to Valentine’s Day, and every longtime reader of this column knows what that means: a bitter, divorced, middle-aged woman is doing the writing this week. Of course, that differs very little from any other week in the season, but at this time of year, the Ghosts of … Read more
Streaks and ends of streaks of note: Western Michigan carries a 13-game (8-0-5) unbeaten streak, the best in the nation, four shy of the school record of 17, set in 1973-74. Bronco senior goaltender Jerry Kuhn (8-1-5, 1.94 GAA, .921 SV%) has been the goalie of record during that streak. Kuhn’s win percentage (.750) eclipses … Read more
Streaks and ends of streaks of note: Western Michigan carries a 13-game (8-0-5) unbeaten streak, the best in the nation, four shy of the school record of 17, set in 1973-74. Bronco senior goaltender Jerry Kuhn (8-1-5, 1.94 GAA, .921 SV%) has been the goalie of record during that streak. Kuhn’s win percentage (.750) eclipses … Read more
The landscape looks a little different this morning in the CCHA. Of course, the landscape looks different in this league every Monday morning. The big winner? The Miami RedHawks, who recapture first place in the league, for now – and that’s a commentary on the league rather than Miami – and climb a few precious … Read more
The landscape looks a little different this morning in the CCHA. Of course, the landscape looks different in this league every Monday morning. The big winner? The Miami RedHawks, who recapture first place in the league, for now – and that’s a commentary on the league rather than Miami – and climb a few precious … Read more
I don’t know what the weather was like this week in your part of the world, but here in Flint, Mich., we got a real winter storm, part of what the meteorologists are calling an “inland hurricane.” When I was growing up in Syracuse, N.Y., we just called it “winter.” I hope you are all … Read more
I don’t know what the weather was like this week in your part of the world, but here in Flint, Mich., we got a real winter storm, part of what the meteorologists are calling an “inland hurricane.” When I was growing up in Syracuse, N.Y., we just called it “winter.” I hope you are all … Read more
When Michigan and Michigan State faced off for their last regular-season battle last Saturday, two legendary coaches were facing off for perhaps the last time in their careers. MSU’s Rick Comley and UM’s Red Berenson are two of the best in the business and Comley’s hiring at MSU heightened what was already one of the … Read more
The first-year Western Michigan coach has spent most of his hockey career in the league, learning from notable mentors. Paula C. Weston reports.
As I await the Snows of Doom ™ here in Flint, Mich., a few things – some random, some not so – pop out at me from this past weekend’s CCHA action. Worthy efforts in losing games Spartan Drew Palmisano’s 27-save performance in a 2-1 loss to Ferris State Thursday night. Wolverine Shawn Hunwick’s 28-save … Read more
As I await the Snows of Doom ™ here in Flint, Mich., a few things – some random, some not so – pop out at me from this past weekend’s CCHA action. Worthy efforts in losing games Spartan Drew Palmisano’s 27-save performance in a 2-1 loss to Ferris State Thursday night. Wolverine Shawn Hunwick’s 28-save … Read more
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about the CCHA this season, it’s that league play in any given weekend is unpredictable. This week, no one knows that better than I. Last week: 2-5-2 (.333) Season to date: 85-53-25 (.598) Ouch. I knew the Lakers and Falcons would split, but I thought each team would win … Read more
If there’s one thing we’ve learned about the CCHA this season, it’s that league play in any given weekend is unpredictable. This week, no one knows that better than I. Last week: 2-5-2 (.333) Season to date: 85-53-25 (.598) Ouch. I knew the Lakers and Falcons would split, but I thought each team would win … Read more
After the Michigan State Spartans beat the Michigan Wolverines, 2-1, Saturday night in front of 17,577 fans in Joe Louis Arena, four days after announcing that he’s retiring at the end of this season, Michigan State coach Rick Comley made the game sound as though it was routine. “That was good,” said Comley. “Big, fun … Read more
What a week. Rick Comley announces his retirement at the end of the season, Jim Roque is fined on top of his one-game suspension from last weekend. And I am barely above .500. Last week: 5-3-2 (.600) Season to date: 83-48-23 (.614) Here are my picks for games this week. I did not pick for … Read more