Tyler BuckentineSt. Cloud State’s offense went through struggles in 2010-11, but the main concern for Huskies coach Bob Motzko this season is the defense. “If we have a spot on our team where we’re going to start with an unknown, it’s on defense,” said Motzko, who returns for his seventh season behind the SCSU bench. “We … Read more
When Jaden Schwartz temporarily left Colorado College to play for Canada in the World Junior Championship last December, his absence was supposed to be only as long as the tournament. Then he suffered a fractured ankle in a preliminary-round game, sidelining him until mid-February. The Tigers went 8-7 in the stretch without Schwartz but when … Read more
On teams full of stars, it was the unsung players who were the factor in the NCAA title tilt between Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Matt Frattin admitted the sting of North Dakota’s 2-0 semifinal loss to Michigan still lingered as he faced the media for the last time as a college hockey player. “Obviously, I’m disappointed about the loss last night where a few bounces didn’t go our way,” Frattin said at the press conference following the Hobey Baker … Read more
Matt Frattin admitted the sting of North Dakota’s 2-0 semifinal loss to Michigan still lingered as he faced the media for the last time as a college hockey player. “Obviously, I’m disappointed about the loss last night where a few bounces didn’t go our way,” Frattin said at the press conference following the Hobey Baker … Read more
North Dakota players and coaches didn’t envision their season ending like this. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Minnesota-Duluth junior forward Mike Connolly talks about his team’s play in a 4-3 win over Notre Dame in the 2011 Frozen Four: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug1J2cU7nd0 Notre Dame senior forward Ben Ryan comments on his team’s power play performance and second period play: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgK6oaauKC4
Minnesota-Duluth junior forward Mike Connolly talks about his team’s play in a 4-3 win over Notre Dame in the 2011 Frozen Four: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug1J2cU7nd0 Notre Dame senior forward Ben Ryan comments on his team’s power play performance and second period play: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgK6oaauKC4
Dave Hakstol is back in the Frozen Four after a two-year hiatus, making his fifth appearance since he took over North Dakota’s hockey program. He reflected on his coaching career at Wednesday’s press conference. “I got into coaching, not knowing if I had any ability in that area or not or what it was all … Read more
Dave Hakstol is back in the Frozen Four after a two-year hiatus, making his fifth appearance since he took over North Dakota’s hockey program. He reflected on his coaching career at Wednesday’s press conference. “I got into coaching, not knowing if I had any ability in that area or not or what it was all … Read more
Walking into the Xcel Energy Center front gate for the first time in three weeks Wednesday afternoon, I was surrounded by clusters of North Dakota fans, settling in to watch the Fighting Sioux practice session. The crowd was somewhat sparse, but it reminded me how dedicated Sioux fans are. The same arena was near full for … Read more
Walking into the Xcel Energy Center front gate for the first time in three weeks Wednesday afternoon, I was surrounded by clusters of North Dakota fans, settling in to watch the Fighting Sioux practice session. The crowd was somewhat sparse, but it reminded me how dedicated Sioux fans are. The same arena was near full for … Read more
The Fighting Sioux may be the favorites, but they’re not looking past Michigan. Tyler Buckentine reports.
In five postseason games, Denver had outscored its opponents 13-1 in the third period, but on Sunday, North Dakota made sure there would be no magical Pioneers comeback. The Fighting Sioux used three third-period goals to turn a two-goal game after two periods into what looked like a rout looking at the final score: 6-1 … Read more
The Pioneers have grown accustomed to falling behind and needing third-period rallies.
Everyone seemed to agree. Danny Kristo’s goal 8:03 into the second period shifted the momentum completely to North Dakota’s side for good and drained the spark from Rensselaer’s game. The top-seeded Fighting Sioux scored three more times and blanked RPI 6-0 in the Midwest Regional semifinals Saturday at the Resch Center. UND goaltender Aaron Dell … Read more
Everyone knows Matt Frattin has the most goals in all of Division I and, lately, they’ve been coming at the best times. The senior right wing scored his sixth game-winning goal of the season 5:11 into the second overtime period of the WCHA Final Five championship game Saturday. The night before, Frattin scored with 5:40 … Read more
With around five minutes left in the third period, the “Hobey Baker” chants began to fill the Xcel Energy Center. North Dakota senior Matt Frattin, one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, scored the game-winning goal to beat Colorado College 4-3 in a WCHA Final Five semifinal game Friday night. “For the first … Read more
Killing a five-on-three power play at the start of the third period gave the Pioneers the momentum.
Just like that, Joe Marciano’s career goals total tripled. The sophomore defenseman scored two second-period goals, the second a game-winner as Colorado College beat Alaska-Anchorage in the WCHA Final Five quarterfinals Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center. Marciano was soft-spoken about his night. “It felt pretty good,” Marciano said. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000igbDAxb7F5I’ g_name=’20110317-Anchorage-ColoradoCollege’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ … Read more