Paula C. WestonWith two shorthanded goals and another strong performance by goaltender Brian Stewart, 10th-seeded Northern Michigan Wildcats upset the No. 7 seed Ohio State Buckeyes,3-2, to win this best-of-three series and advance to the second round of the CCHA playoffs. “We have a saying we say in our locker room all the time,” said NMU head … Read more
Apparently, the 10th time is the charm. The Northern Michigan Wildcats played their 10th game in Columbus since rejoining the CCHA and earned their first win in Ohio’s capital city when it counted, beating Ohio State in overtime, 3-2, to force a third game in this best-of-three CCHA first-round playoff series. Dusty Collins had the … Read more
The Buckeyes may not be hosting the first round of the CCHA playoffs in the Schottenstein Center, but a 6-2 win over Northern Michigan certainly made the OSU Ice Arena feel like home. “What do you think about our new rink?” junior forward Tommy Goebel asked the press post-game. “We’re 1-0 in it.” Goebel had … Read more
Awards, Part 2 Last week I had a little on-air chat with Jim Hunt, Michigan’s amiable radio color man, about this season’s year-end awards. As one would expect from Mr. Hunt, I was put on the spot — on the air — immediately. Which three forwards, he asked, would I choose for the All-CCHA First … Read more
With three offensive defensemen, the Ohio State women’s hockey team can beat its opponents in many dimensions.
Who better to sum up Ohio State’s high-scoring, come-from-behind, 6-5 win over Michigan than the senior who scored the game-winning goal with 1:30 left in regulation? “It was Ohio State-Michigan,” said Mathieu Beaudoin, who opened and closed the scoring for the Buckeyes. “It is what it is.” So what was it? A sleepy first period … Read more
It was a game that easily could have been considered quirky, except that when the Wolverines meet the Buckeyes, anything out of the ordinary is perfectly normal-and a Brandon Naurato goal with 1:08 left in regulation to give Michigan a 4-3 win was as logical a conclusion as any other. After Kyle Hood and Andrew … Read more
Congratulations, Notre Dame! With their 1-0 win over Alaska in Fairbanks last Friday night, the Irish captured their first-ever CCHA regular-season title. That it came in the form of a shutout was fitting; senior goaltender David Brown has had the season of his life. “Winning a title is a huge, huge accomplishment and I’m fortunate … Read more
No, Really, It’s All Right To my ear, nothing captures the essence of unrequited love like Roxy Music’s 1982 masterpiece, Avalon. From the nihilistic lyrics of “More than This” to the urgency of the overture to “Take a Chance with Me,” nothing speaks to my inner 14-year-old — the one that Robert Sullivan left crushed … Read more
Backstopped by Joseph Palmer’s 30-save performance, the Buckeyes earned a 4-1 win over the Wildcats to sweep the weekend with their first four-point home performance of the year and settle into an uncomfortable tie for fifth place in the CCHA standings with their next opponent, Nebraska-Omaha. “In the third, I thought Joe Palmer came to … Read more
Sometimes, when you need to get something done, you have to put your back into it. Sometimes, when you need to score a game-winning goal, you need to put someone else’s back into it. At 7:18 in the third, Buckeye senior Mathieu Beaudoin banked the puck into the Wildcat net off the backside of Northern … Read more
Who’s Your Father? Perhaps the more appropriate question, given that we’re talking about Notre Dame here. For the first time ever, the Irish are ranked first in the nation — and not just by USCHO, but by the other guys who poll, too. It is not, apparently, enough for some of the Irish faithful … … Read more
Down but Not Out “It’s miserable not winning. There’s no other way to say that.” With just four league wins and seven overall this season, Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels isn’t mincing words. But even with the Bulldogs hovering near the bottom of the CCHA standings, Daniels doesn’t want anyone to think that Ewigleben … Read more
Big Night for the CCHA Sure, the NHL All-Star game is a big night for hockey at every level, but this year’s game was good for the CCHA as well. Four league alumni played, including Spartan goaltender Ryan Miller (Buffalo), Michigan goaltender Marty Turco (Dallas), Bulldog forward Jason Blake (Islanders), and Laker forward Brian Rolston … Read more
A one-goal game between the Buckeyes and RedHawks? Who knew? Miami beat Ohio State, 2-1, taking three points from the Buckeyes in this weekend’s home-and-home series and capping the regular-season, four-game set with a 2-0-2 record. It was actually the fifth game between the two teams in 45 days, dating back to their first home-and-home … Read more
For the fourth straight game, Ohio State played from behind and came back, tying No. 9 Miami and extending the Buckeye unbeaten streak to six games. “That’s a great comeback,” said junior OSU Tommy Goebel, who scored the second-period goal that led to the Buckeye rally. “I’m still disappointed that we didn’t get the win. … Read more
Midseason Slump It’s January in central Ohio. Yes, it’s January everywhere but it feels even more so in Ohio. In recent years, we have not been guaranteed snow and actual winter around these parts. Instead, for months on end we are trapped in a wet purgatory, so un-hockey-like that the smell of the rink hits … Read more
He might not be the first Michigan player the casual fans thinks of, but make no mistake: David Rohlfs is a big part of the Wolverines’ story. Paula C. Weston reports.
Robert Morris?! Okay. I’m over it. Sort of. It’s clear that Jeff Jackson’s Fighting Irish are. “It’s over.” That’s Jackson, directly. “They played hard, they played desperate, and we didn’t.” You know, for a woman who’s still haunted by the sting of four consecutive Super Bowl losses, closure can sometimes be an issue. But in … Read more
For the second time in as many games, the Ohio State Buckeyes came from behind to beat the Alaska Nanooks, earning a 3-2 win, their fourth consecutive victory, and their first home sweep of the 2006-07 season. But in spite of the four league points earned this weekend, Ohio State head coach John Markell was … Read more