Tyler Buckentine

The home penalty box at Ralph Engelstad Arena does not have a revolving door, but it seemed like it for a stretch in the second period in Friday night’s game between North Dakota and Nebraska-Omaha. The Sioux gave UNO seven total power plays Friday night and the Mavericks scored on five. Of the 10 goals … Read more

With each Nebraska-Omaha loss, that hot start seems more and more distant. UNO was 9-2-1 at Thanksgiving but has gone 3-6-1 since the start of December starting when it was swept at Bemidji State. UNO’s slide came full circle when it picked up only a point in a home series against the Beavers this weekend. … Read more

After Denver came back to tie Minnesota State Friday night, Pioneers coach Geroge Gwozdecky talked about his team’s ability to play from behind. Saturday night, DU came back from three goals down and beat the Mavericks 4-3 in overtime at the Verizon Wireless Center. Junior Dustin Jackson scored 19 seconds into overtime on assists from … Read more

Sometimes good luck charms get the attention when a team goes on a hot streak, but in Minnesota State’s case, credit is due somewhere else. The Mavericks don’t stack up with many WCHA teams in straight talent but their outstanding leadership from their seniors and work ethic give MSU the chance to beat any team … Read more

One night after Minnesota State squeeked out a win despite a sloppy effort, Mavericks coach Troy Jutting seemed a lot more pleased after MSU’s 5-2 victory over American International Saturday at the Verizon Wireless Center. “Our effort was better,” Jutting said. “The execution wasn’t a whole lot better but the effort was. Our intensity level … Read more

Bad passing, errant stickhandling and overall sloppy play plagued Minnesota State against American International Friday night and somehow it didn’t even cost the Mavericks in the end. MSU did just enough, getting a first period goal from Rylan Galiardi in a 1-0 win at the Verizon Wireless Center. The Mavericks have now won seven of their last nine games dating … Read more

The World Junior Championships wrap up Wednesday, which means the tournament’s collegians will return to their NCAA teams’ lineups in time for the resumption of league play this weekend. Except for the two WCHA players on Canada’s roster: Colorado College’s Jaden Schwartz and Dylan Olsen of Minnesota-Duluth. The sophomore, Olsen, signed a professional contract with … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha is near the top of the WCHA standings and St. Cloud State is fighting to stay out of the cellar. Those are the biggest surprises, and meanwhile, North Dakota and Minnesota-Duluth are right where everyone thought they would be. College hockey is at the midpoint of its season and the WCHA has four teams … Read more

North Dakota found itself on Sunday in a hole against Minnesota State similar to the one it dug itself on Friday. The Mavericks got on the board early and the Fighting Sioux trailed at the end of the first period. And in the same fashion that UND bounced back late two nights earlier, the Fighting … Read more

When it came time for the top two teams in last season’s WCHA standings to wipe the slate clean and start over before this season, some doubted if Denver and Wisconsin would be able to find the offensive firepower they needed to retain prominence atop the league. Without 50-point scorer and Hobey Baker Award semifinalist … Read more

A broken stick, a little videotape, and an inch or two were a few things that kept Minnesota from scoring more than one goal Saturday. The Gophers peppered the Minnesota State net all night, but the biggest reason only one Minnesota shot crossed the goal line: MSU goaltender Phil Cook. Cook stopped 49 shots to … Read more

A goal and an assist might not qualify as a career game for most college hockey players, but for Minnesota State’s Adam Mueller, this performance went deeper than the box score. Mueller, a junior left wing who plays on the fourth line, found himself in the middle of a few scoring chances, saw one shot … Read more