Theresa Spisak

Like they have all season, the Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks played hard and tough against a top team. Like they have more often than not however, the Mavericks fell to the University of Denver Pioneers, 3-2, Saturday night thanks to Jason Zucker’s overtime game-winning shot. “Tonight’s game probably summarized our whole season,” said MSU … Read more

… Which is obviously why I’m writing a random, rambling Saturday night post. First of all, as it appears right now, I really dropped the ball on my picks. Of course, the last few weeks had been pretty good so go figure. While the law of averages didn’t catch up with the Beavers this weekend, it obviously … Read more

It is always said that playoff hockey is exciting, and Friday night’s game between the Air Force Academy Falcons and the Sacred Heart University Pioneers definitely was. The teams combined for 12 total goals, as Air Force won, 7-5. “When you don’t play good defensively from the top of the circles in against a team … Read more

Last week Theresa: 8-3-1 Season Theresa: 137-77-25 Last week Tyler: 10-1-1 Season Tyler: 141-54-21 Two more weeks of picks to go. This week, we’re talking about playoffs. Well, I am. Tyler’s on a beach somewhere for Spring Break, so you only get my wonderfully fabulous insight (*coughcough*). 1 vs. 12: Michigan Tech (4-28-4, 2-24-2 WCHA) … Read more

Given the new Final Five format, the league decided to forgo its annual awards banquet where it typically announces all of the awards. As a result, we have them now. Therefore, random Thursday blog post! WCHA Player of the Year Matt Frattin, UND WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Chay Genoway, UND WCHA Defensive Player … Read more

As the final weekend always is, that was a fun weekend of hockey. It’s also enjoyable when it comes down to the last games in play to figure out seeding for the playoffs … which of course we now know. Let’s recap, shall we? Minnesota took three from Bemidji State – On Friday, Brad Hunt … Read more

Last week Theresa: 9-2-1 Season Theresa: 129-74-24 Last week Tyler: 9-2-1 Season Theresa: 131-53-20 Oh hey look, everybody – it’s the last weekend of the regular season which means everybody plays everybody else. This year is also especially fun because we’re essentially deciding spots 2-11. All we know is that UND and MTU will play … Read more

Well, I never like to call things before they happen (unless I’m made to predict weekend series, of course), but it turns out Tyler was right – it ended up being a foregone conclusion and North Dakota did clinch (at least a share) of the MacNaughton Cup. As for what else happened this past weekend? … Read more

Sometimes, it’s the shot chart that tells the story of the game. Other times, it can be either the penalties or the final score. Saturday night, the Colorado College Tigers outshot the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 42-23 and gave up a five-minute major, but the final 3-3 score was the true story of the contest. … Read more

In a game that had playoff implications on the line, it was only fitting that it had a playoff tone. With their 4-2 victory over the Robert Morris Colonials, the Air Force Academy Falcons came one step closer to earning a first round bye in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs. A tie or win in tomorrow’s … Read more

Last week Theresa: 7-2-3 Season Theresa: 120-72-23 Last week Tyler: 6-3-3 Season Tyler: 124-51-19 Bemidji and Tech threw us both for a tiny loop last weekend, but hey, I’ll gladly take the prediction loss for that MTU win. This weekend: MSU gets one last weekend off, UAA plays a late non-conference series and UND/BSU play … Read more