Paula C. Weston

This is a season through the looking glass, isn’t it? I’ve been saying all along that Michigan State doesn’t look like a second-to-last place team. It’s hard to argue against parity when the 10th-place team beats the ranked third-place team and the seventh-place team knocks the first-place team out of the top spot, in the … Read more

After a nail-biting third period of play, Michigan squeaked by Alaska, 4-3, to earn an important CCHA sweep and emerge from the weekend as the new No. 1 in the league, but the Wolverines had to work every minute to earn it. Leading 4-3 with less than five minutes left in regulation, Michigan (17-6-4, 14-4-1-0 … Read more

Another weekend slightly above .500. I should be grateful. Why don’t I feel grateful? Last week: 5-3-2 (.600) Season to date: 78-45-21 (.615) Here are my picks for games this week. There’s a full slate of CCHA play. Bowling Green is the team on the sidelines this weekend. All games are Friday-Saturday. Start times are … Read more

Two goals a minute apart in the middle of the first set off a seven-goal night for Michigan State as the unranked Spartans upset No. 11 Miami, 7-4, to open this weekend’s series. “We scored,” said MSU head coach Rick Comley.  “The puck went in.  They’re a threat, really, to take over at any time, … Read more

As the second half of the season begins to simmer and the nature of the league’s real parity begins to emerge, I found the reactions to last weekend’s games especially interesting. My favorite quote isn’t from a player or coach, but from an impassioned sports writer at Western Michigan University’s student paper. Here is some … Read more

Given the state of college hockey this season, perhaps I should be grateful for any week I pick that’s over .500. Last week: 5-3-2 Season to date: 78-45-21 No. 8 Notre Dame remains in first place in the CCHA by a point because of a split with No. 20 Alaska and No. 7 Michigan’s sweep … Read more

Nothing like a weekend slightly above .500. Given the nature of the CCHA, my success rate from last week may be as good as it gets for me from here on out. Last week: 5-4-1 (.550) Season to date: 73-42-19 (.616) Here are my picks for games this week. There’s a full slate of CCHA … Read more

The new year is here and I already feel as though I’m behind. With Mott’s semester ending Dec. 22, the very quick holiday break – and delightful stay at Hacienda Weston in frigid (no kidding) Florida – and the quick return to classes at MCC, there have been a few things that I’ve missed in … Read more

Now that was a weekend of CCHA hockey. Two intense rivalries, four definitive series. Ohio State Arguably the biggest story of the weekend in D-I hockey, period. The Buckeyes swept the RedHawks for the first time since 2004, and in doing so became the first team to shut out Miami since Feb. 27, 2010, when … Read more

When Torey Krug scored his third goal of the night at 14:09 in the third period for his first career hat trick — the first hat trick of his life — he gave Michigan State a 3-1 lead over the Wolverines that had all the makings of sure thing. Then Michigan’s Luke Moffatt scored at … Read more