Paula C. WestonThis week, it’s the continuation of Paula C. Weston’s Girl Reporter awards, and, of course, a long look at the first round of the CCHA playoffs. Will Michigan cruise to Detroit? Can Ohio State keep up its season-long strong play? Has Michigan State come together just in time? This weekend will tell.
With less than four minutes left in regulation, the Ohio State Buckeyes scored two goals 14 seconds apart to send their game against the Miami RedHawks into overtime, and that’s the way it ended, a 2-2 decision that capped a three-point weekend for the Buckeyes. Rod Pelley had the goal that evened things up and … Read more
In a gritty, penalty-filled contest, the Buckeyes and RedHawks duked it out through two tight periods before Ohio State turned up the heat midway through the third, forcing JB Bittner’s game-winning goal at 12:38 in this 3-1 decision. Buckeye Rod Pelley and RedHawk Matt Christie exchanged power-play goals in the first, and Miami’s Brandon Crawford-West … Read more
Once again, Paula C. Weston is on the spot to deliver her CCHA Girl Reporter awards. Who walks away with the hardware this year? Also: a complete look at the CCHA playoff situation — with all 12 teams detailed as we reach the regular season’s last weekend.
An unwelcome visit translates into CCHA musings for Paula C. Weston, who looks at which teams have made the most of their opportunities this season. Also: TV coverage is kind to Ohio for a change, and there’s a Bowling Green-Space Ghost — Space Ghost? — connection.
This week, Paula C. Weston’s CCHA musings go strictly by the numbers — including a look at second-place Ohio State, the finish of the four-game NMU-MTU season series, the race for sixth place in the league, and the performance of Michigan’s 10-member senior class.
It was the second consecutive 3-2 win over Bowling Green for Ohio State, and Saturday’s boxscore was nearly identical to Friday’s: two power-play goals and a 3-0 lead by the midway point in the second, goals in the middle and last periods for BGSU, and Buckeyes Matt Beaudoin and Kyle Hood and Falcon Jonathan Matsumoto … Read more
The Buckeyes scored three unanswered before the Falcons found their bearings to return a pair of their own, as Ohio State squeaked by Bowling Green, 3-2. OSU had its high-octane power play and forwards Matt Beaudoin and Kyle Hood to thank in large part for Friday’s win. The Buckeyes connected on their first two power … Read more
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is in the air in Paula C. Weston’s weekly muse on the CCHA. Also: Michigan’s third-period brinksmanship comes to a head against Michigan State, Ferris State has more than one problem to address, and Northern Michigan meets head caoch Walt Kyle’s high standards.
The state of Michigan fares poorly over the weekend in the CCHA; Lake Superior continues its rise under cautiously-optimistic head coach Frank Anzalone; the CCHA prepares bids for the Super Six and the NCAA tournament — and the venues may surprise you; and a little series between Michigan and Michigan State makes up the Games of the Week. Paula C. Weston reports.
Three Buckeye power-play goals — two by Matt Beaudoin — and a pair of negated Bronco tallies were enough to tip the scales in Ohio State’s favor for a 4-3 win over visiting Western Michigan. “Both teams played hard,” said WMU head coach Jim Culhane. “We came in here expecting to win. What I feel … Read more
Time is slipping away on the 2004-05 season, and the national picture isn’t as pretty for the CCHA as coaches, fans and players might hope, Paula C. Weston notes. Also: the Ohio State-Michigan series in review, and your Game of the Week pits NCAA contenders Michigan and Northern Michigan.
One day after losing 4-1 to the Buckeyes in Value City Arena, the Michigan Wolverines returned to form, exploding for five goals in the second period and skating to a 6-3 win to lengthen their lead over OSU at the top of the CCHA standings. After a scoreless first period, the Wolverines looked to make … Read more
After all the pre-game hype about a sellout crowd, a championship game rematch, and a long-standing rivalry, the Wolverines and Buckeyes did play hockey in Columbus, and the contest was decided on special teams. With four power-play goals and near-perfect penalty killing, No. 10 Ohio State defeated No. 3 Michigan, 4-1, in front of the … Read more
It’s Ohio State versus Michigan, and this time the stakes are just a little bit higher. Paula C. Weston previews the rematch of the 2004 CCHA Super Six championship, and looks over the rest of the league as well.
January brings with it the waiting, which is, as Tom Petty says, the hardest part — so Paula C. Weston’s ready for the Games of the Week, which feature rising Ferris State and surprising Nebraska-Omaha. Also, we have a substitution in net for Miami; and the cauldron that is Yost gets another stir.
At 3:01 in overtime, Andrew Winnik did something that no one has been able to do in Value City Arena in nearly a year –- score the game-winning goal for the visiting team. Winnik’s second marker of the season gave Ferris State a 3-2 win over Ohio State, snapping OSU’s 13-game home unbeaten streak and … Read more
Matt Beaudoin had two goals and an assist and Dave Caruso weathered an early storm to backstop the No. 10 Buckeyes to a 3-1 win over the visiting Ferris State Bulldogs. With the win, Ohio State (13-5-2, 10-2-1 CCHA) is now 8-0-0 at home and unbeaten in 13 games at the Schottenstein Center. The loss … Read more
Paula C. Weston starts the speculation on the second half with musings on Michigan State and Notre Dame, among other topics; Ferris State and Michigan State pump up their resumes; the officiating stirs emotions in Columbus; and college hockey loses a friend with OSU AD Andy Geiger’s retirement.
The goals Jeff Marler, Brad Thompson, and Brock Becker scored in this one won’t show up on any official stats sheet, but the three markers gave Minnesota State-Mankato a win over Miami in this Ohio Hockey Classic game that ended 3-3 after overtime. After the Mavericks took a 2-0 lead at the end of the … Read more