Scott BrownIt wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t even vaguely attractive. But for eighth-ranked Minnesota, it was a win. Tuesday night at Mariucci Arena, Minnesota pulled out a 3-1 decision over visiting Brown thanks to Grant Potulny, who broke open a 1-1 deadlock with two late power-play scores. The rookie winger now has five goals in his last … Read more
There’s a reason they play the games. In a near-complete reversal of Friday night, Minnesota used a resurgent offense and improved defense to storm past visiting North Dakota, 5-1, Saturday at Mariucci Arena. “I think it starts with number one,” said Gopher head coach Don Lucia, referring to netminder Adam Hauser. Hauser stopped 20 shots … Read more
North Dakota lulled the Gophers to sleep in their own barn, and used a tight defensive game to win 4-1 behind 29 saves from Karl Goehring. It was the sixth straight win for the Sioux in Mariucci Arena.
Quinnipiac got a taste of the big-time in the first-ever matchup between teams from the MAAC and WCHA. Minnesota pounced on the Braves, winning 11-2 behind a hat trick from senior Stuart Senden.
One team is a perennial Division II power finding its way in D-I. The other was an NCAA qualifier, and perhaps the feel-good story of the year, in 1999-2000. One was the College Hockey America tournament runner-up. The other was its champion, thanks to a third-period rally that neither team has forgotten. One returns four … Read more
Reversal of fortune? Perhaps. Defending NCAA champion North Dakota has taken its lumps early this season, while rejuvenated Minnesota has soared to the nation’s number-one ranking. All bets are off this weekend as rivals clash in Grand Forks, N.D.; Scott Brown reports.
Backstopped by Adam Hauser’s 36 saves and propelled on offense by John Pohl’s two scores, the Minnesota Golden Gophers completed an impressive home sweep of the Wisconsin Badgers, 5-2 Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. The win kept undefeated Minnesota in second place in the WCHA standings, while Wisconsin must regroup from what is now a … Read more
In this age-old rivalry, No. 5 Minnesota avenged last year’s five losses with a shutout in Round 1 of the 2000-2001 series.
Archrivals face off in Ann Arbor as Michigan and Michigan State vie for CCHA bragging rights. Scott Brown reports.
It’s the first BroadcastSports.com Game of the Week, and it’s a doozy as No. 1 Wisconsin visits No. 2 Boston College in the rematch of last season’s NCAA quarterfinal. Scott Brown reports.
“Five Guys In Milwaukee,” which appears daily on USCHO during the NCAA championships, is Scott Brown’s travelog of a weekend at the Final Four. Friday, March 28 7:59 a.m. Today’s a relatively free day — no games, just the Hobey Baker presentation in the afternoon. We are taking full advantage of this fact to get … Read more
“Five Guys In Milwaukee,” which appears daily on USCHO during the NCAA championships, is Scott Brown’s travelog of a weekend at the Final Four. Thursday, March 27 8:03 a.m. It’s awful early to be up, as far as I’m concerned. Dave doesn’t seem to have a problem with it, though — I suspect he’s the … Read more
“Five Guys In Milwaukee,” which appears daily on USCHO during the NCAA championships, is Scott Brown’s travelog of a weekend at the Final Four. Wednesday, March 26 9:27 a.m. We planned on leaving early, so Tim is at my place already. Im unprepared, which Tim takes due note of as he stands around waiting for … Read more
Colorado College head coach Don Lucia earned his 200th career victory Dec. 27 as his Tigers beat the Vermont Catamounts 6-0 at the Badger Hockey Showdown. The win came in Lucia’s tenth season as a head coach, the last four at Colorado College, where he has won an unprecedented three straight WCHA regular-season crowns. The … Read more
It’s December already, hockey fans. The WCHA season is nearing its halfway point, and that can mean only one thing: media frenzy. That’s right. If there’s one thing media types love to do, it’s stop in the middle of a season and start pontificating — handing out laurels, wondering who’s going to do this and … Read more
Allegations of wrongdoing centered around Minnesota head coach Doug Woog intensified over the weekend. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Sunday that Woog concealed an illegal payment to a former player from officials in Minnesota’s athletic department, and that then-assistant coach Bill Butters knew about the payment, and hinted at that knowledge to his superiors, but … Read more
For the record, let me say this: I am a hockey purist. Now, the word “purist” means a lot of things. When a baseball fan says it, he means that he hates the DH and Astroturf. A football purist hates the forward pass, or something like that. There aren’t any basketball purists (apologies to Michael … Read more