Todd D. MilewskiThe tales of this Minnesota-Duluth postseason run won’t need much in the way of embellishment. The honest truth is pretty amazing on its own. The latest entry involves a pair of goals in the last 40 seconds of regulation to force overtime and a power-play goal to win it and earn a spot in the … Read more
It’s easy to look at the box score and flush out that Minnesota-Duluth’s power play made the difference in its 5-4 overtime victory Friday over Princeton in the West Regional. The Bulldogs scored one of their two final-minute goals with the man advantage (actually a two-man advantage because goaltender Alex Stalock was on the bench) … Read more
When Miami’s representatives arrived for their news conference with the media on the day before the NCAA tournament, they had to talk to themselves because no one showed up to listen. People are listening now. An enthusiastic start, a solid defense and an unusual bounce Friday made the RedHawks the second No. 4 seed to … Read more
By this time, we’re all looking ahead to the NCAA regionals next weekend, but there were some amazing things that took place in the conference tournaments this weekend that need to be revisited. ** Of the 19 games played, eight were shutouts. Four of those came in Saturday’s championship games, with Minnesota-Duluth, Yale, Boston University … Read more
By this time, we’re all looking ahead to the NCAA regionals next weekend, but there were some amazing things that took place in the conference tournaments this weekend that need to be revisited. ** Of the 19 games played, eight were shutouts. Four of those came in Saturday’s championship games, with Minnesota-Duluth, Yale, Boston University … Read more
There were two forms of consolation that Wisconsin could enjoy after a second-period surge sparked a victory in the WCHA Final Five third-place game Saturday. The Badgers could walk out of Xcel Energy Center with heads high a day after they were pretty low. Jordy Murray scored twice, the first one part of a three-goal … Read more
Two heroes, one award. That was the conundrum at the WCHA Final Five, where UMD goaltender Alex Stalock and his teammate MacGregor Sharp both put in starring performances. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Patrick Wiercioch nearly became a Wisconsin Badger. Saturday, the Denver freshman helped his Pioneers roll past UW into the WCHA final.
Denver’s line chart for today’s semifinal game against Wisconsin at the WCHA Final Five is a little thin down the middle. With Tyler Bozak and Tyler Ruegsegger out injured, the Pioneers have only three centers listed, and one of them is hurting, too. Jesse Martin, who’s listed on the top line between Rhett Rakhshani and … Read more
Denver’s line chart for today’s semifinal game against Wisconsin at the WCHA Final Five is a little thin down the middle. With Tyler Bozak and Tyler Ruegsegger out injured, the Pioneers have only three centers listed, and one of them is hurting, too. Jesse Martin, who’s listed on the top line between Rhett Rakhshani and … Read more
The formula is seemingly not complicated. The success is not exactly overwhelming. But Minnesota-Duluth keeps plugging away in the WCHA playoffs, and it has earned a chance at becoming the league’s ultimate bracket buster. Alex Stalock celebrates UMD’s semifinal win over North Dakota (photo: Jason Waldowski). Already having dispatched the WCHA’s fourth and fifth seeds … Read more
Wisconsin’s defensive talent was best displayed all season in that it could dress five first- or second-round NHL draft picks among its six blueliners. Now there’s another way to quantify how good the Badgers’ defensive corps is: One of their own is the WCHA’s player of the year. Junior Jamie McBain got that award Thursday … Read more
A quick update on the WCHA awards: Wisconsin defenseman Jamie McBain is the league’s player of the year, and North Dakota’s Dave Hakstol is the coach of the year. The first team includes McBain and North Dakota’s Chay Genoway on defense; Minnesota’s Ryan Stoa, Colorado College’s Chad Rau and St. Cloud State’s Ryan Lasch at … Read more
A quick update on the WCHA awards: Wisconsin defenseman Jamie McBain is the league’s player of the year, and North Dakota’s Dave Hakstol is the coach of the year. The first team includes McBain and North Dakota’s Chay Genoway on defense; Minnesota’s Ryan Stoa, Colorado College’s Chad Rau and St. Cloud State’s Ryan Lasch at … Read more
A team that entered the postseason looking quite the opposite of a a threat to the WCHA’s top five teams took down another one Thursday. Up next for No. 17 Minnesota-Duluth: the top seed. The Bulldogs tacked two more days onto their stay at the WCHA Final Five with a heartstopping 2-1 victory over No. … Read more
This is a great time of the year for college hockey, with conference playoffs, NCAA regionals and the men’s Frozen Four dotting the landscape. But this coming weekend is my favorite of them all, and here’s why: ** Men’s conference tournaments and all the PairWise banter that comes with them. I’ve only ever been to … Read more
This is a great time of the year for college hockey, with conference playoffs, NCAA regionals and the men’s Frozen Four dotting the landscape. But this coming weekend is my favorite of them all, and here’s why: ** Men’s conference tournaments and all the PairWise banter that comes with them. I’ve only ever been to … Read more
No overtimes in the first round of the WCHA playoffs? It seems like a rarity, but it happens. No Game 3s? Same deal. Until this season, however, those two things have never happened together since the league went to best-of-three series in 1988. The five first-round series this weekend combined for no overtimes and no … Read more
No overtimes in the first round of the WCHA playoffs? It seems like a rarity, but it happens. No Game 3s? Same deal. Until this season, however, those two things have never happened together since the league went to best-of-three series in 1988. The five first-round series this weekend combined for no overtimes and no … Read more
The voting process for the WCHA awards was a little more rushed than usual — I didn’t know I was going to be voting until last Friday night, and the ballots were due less than 48 hours later — but I managed to pull together all of my statistical research in good time. This year, … Read more