Paula C. Weston

What did the Thanksgiving tournaments teach us about the CCHA? As feared, parity doesn’t mean equally good. The top three teams – three of the best in the country, arguably – took hits in semi-predictable ways. Two of the three played nonconference opponents, and that provided a good barometer of where the league stands in … Read more

Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving from the Peach State, y’all, home of the University of Georgia Ice Dogs and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, both of the ACHA. Would I love D-I hockey in these here parts, where the club-level sport is so well supported. Closer to home, this is how I’m doing: Last week: 7-1-2 Overall: … Read more

You knew this was coming. You had to know, too, that I wouldn’t end that headline with a preposition. Carter Camper. I know I’ve been beating his drum all season, but the Miami senior has singlehandedly reminded us of how collegiate players used to play, how they used to score. Thirty points in 13 games … Read more

I had to laugh when I read USCHO’s front page after Friday night’s games. “Freaky Friday,” the headline proclaimed, because there were upsets all over the place in College Hockeyland. Except for in the CCHA. Friday was, in fact, the least freakiest night of the CCHA season, I thought, as the top teams beat the … Read more

With seven goals by seven different players, the Wolverines have broken their four-game winless Friday night streak, beating Lake Superior State, 7-2, the first night of this two-game home set. By way of explaining the cup of coffee he brought to the post-game press conference, Michigan’s head coach quipped, “I’ve got to stay up and … Read more

Thank goodness there were no tied games this week. Why, you ask? Because I’ve been calculating my win percentage wrong … and I knew that I had to have been doing so all season. I am surprised that no one wrote to correct me until this week. Frankly, I’m just as surprised that someone claiming … Read more

After Notre Dame lost to Michigan, 5-3, Saturday night, ND head coach Jeff Jackson said, “They scored three goals that must have bounced off 15 things.” That got me thinking about all the little things that make a difference — or don’t — in college hockey. Keep in mind that small is a relative term. … Read more

I’ve checked the planets and can’t find anything to explain this. All I can do is believe Rick Comley, who told me Saturday that there is parity in the CCHA. Who knew? Going into last weekend’s play, the top five CCHA teams were as follows, points totals in parentheses: Notre Dame (14) Michigan (13) Miami … Read more

After taking a two-goal lead into the third period and losing 4-3 in overtime Friday, Michigan State rebounded with a 4-0 shutout to split the weekend series against visiting Ohio State. MSU captain Torey Krug, who scored his second goal of the season at 9:00 in the first period, said that tonight’s game was a … Read more

After Notre Dame and Michigan exchanged goals nine seconds apart in the first period, the Fighting Irish added two more in the third to beat the Wolverines, 3-1. Three different players scored for Notre Dame, and freshman Kevin Lind’s first career goal was the game-winner at 1:35 in the third. “It was a weird game,” … Read more