Paula C. WestonOne 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
Two ranked teams, two great netminders, two goals for each team. This game had everything a big-time Division I match should have — except a clear winner and two happy coaches. After Colorado College won the inaugural Ohio Hockey Classic in a shootout having skated host Ohio State to a 2-2 overtime tie, CC head … Read more
Nathan Davis and the Miami RedHawks surprised the No. 2 Colorado College Tigers with two early goals, but CC battled back to score the winner in the final minute of the game Wednesday, beating Miami 4-3 to set up a title game in the Ohio Hockey Classic with No. 11 Ohio State. Trailing 3-2 going … Read more
A balanced scoring attack and nearly perfect goaltending propelled Ohio State past Minnesota State, 5-1, in the opening game of the inaugural Ohio Hockey Classic at Nationwide Arena Wednesday. Tom Fritsche led the Buckeyes with a goal and assist. OSU goaltender Dave Caruso made 31 saves in his 10th win of the season. “It was … Read more
Bowling Green goaltender Jordan Sigalet tells CCHA fans not to let up on him; Lake Superior State enjoys some hard-earned success; and Paula C. Weston lets readers in on a family specialty for the holidays.
Michigan leads the CCHA in selections to the World Juniors — by default; and two are better than one as Paula C. Weston doubles up on her picks for the Games of the Week.
With a three-goal second period, four points from Sean Collins and 37 saves from Dave Caruso, Ohio State came from behind to beat Alaska-Fairbanks, 5-2, completing a two-game sweep of the Nanooks in Value City Arena and preserving a perfect home record on the season. “We can thank Dave Caruso for that game,” said OSU … Read more
It was a case of a team winning in spite of itself. Ohio State extended its six-game home undefeated streak by downing Alaska-Fairbanks, 2-1, killing off nine penalties — including two five-on-three advantages and a six-on-four for the closing seconds of the game — in the process. “They’ve got good goaltending, and when we had … Read more
The CCHA takes it on the chin in the College Hockey Showcase; Miami continues to fall victim to injury; and the inexplicable-but-entertaining Ohio State vs. Alaska-Fairbanks rivalry returns. Paula C. Weston reports.
Brent Walton says he’s a regular guy. His coach agrees. But there’s nothing ordinary about the season the Western Michigan junior is having.
It’s the spirit of giving this week in the CCHA, as new names capture attention in the early going; Nebraska-Omaha and Ohio State mix it up after last weekend’s on-ice battle; and the controversy at Yost Arena continues. Paula C. Weston reports.
Lake Superior State picks up the scoring, while Notre Dame gets off the schneid in the CCHA … and there’s more fallout from the Yost Arena shenanigans. And, of course, there are a couple of games between archrivals Michigan and Michigan State. Paula C. Weston reports.
After a scoreless first period, the Ohio State Buckeyes erupted for five goals in the second period, including three in a two-minute span — two by freshman Sam Campbell 1:02 apart — en route to their 5-1 win and series sweep of the Northern Michigan Wildcats. “We expected them to come out hard,” said OSU … Read more