Todd D. Milewski

They took care of what mattered most, but there were a lot of little things that weren’t up to the third-ranked Wisconsin Badgers’ expectations. Wisconsin scored twice in a 2 minute, 37 second span covering parts of the first and second periods Friday, and opened a best-of-three WCHA first-round playoff series with a 4-1 victory … Read more

A few random (and not-so-random) thoughts after the 22nd week of the season: * I’m guessing there’s going to be a little bit of fire in two series next weekend. North Dakota hosts Minnesota in a WCHA first-round series, and Michigan State hosts Michigan in a CCHA quarterfinal series. You don’t really need to say … Read more

You can’t help but being a little bit heartbroken if you’re an American hockey fan, but I’ll preface this week by saying this: The two best teams were in the gold-medal game, and I don’t think it was coincidence that it needed overtime to separate them. With that done, here’s this week’s edition: * I’m … Read more

I do not know Aaron Marvin. I can’t speak to his personality, nor to his intent when he takes the ice for St. Cloud State. What I do know, however, is that he’s getting quite a reputation around the WCHA, and it’s not something to be proud of. I heard one longtime WCHA observer use … Read more

This is why I don’t get emotionally involved in sports any more. When I do, I end up dinged up. A fist pump with Ryan Kesler’s incredible empty-net goal for the United States against Canada on Sunday night, and my head swings enough to push the glasses from my face and across my eye. Yeah, … Read more

Some random (and not-so-random) thoughts after the 19th week of the college hockey season: * I didn’t think I’d ever have to invest this much thought into Minnesota’s future; it always seemed fairly solid. But when the Gophers’ present is as muddy as it is now, you can’t help but think about what’s ahead. After … Read more

Before I get into the trivial stuff, condolences to everyone in the Miami hockey family after the loss of student assistant Brendan Burke. You had to be struck by Burke’s courage, which a lot of us came to realize in an ESPN.com article. He’s gone far too soon, but I’m guessing there are a lot … Read more

Some random (and not-so-random) thoughts after the 17th week of the season: * I keep telling myself that the PairWise means nothing at this time of the year. I don’t listen. * I’m very interested to see where North Dakota comes up in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll on Monday. For the last two … Read more

A few random (and not-so-random) thoughts after the 16th week of the season: * The lead of this blog really should be about how great a weekend of hockey we just saw, but I just feel compelled to repeat what I learned this weekend. Speaking after his team beat Lake Superior State 6-1 on Friday, … Read more