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Remember when UW-Superior was 1-5? It seems like forever ago now as the Yellowjackets have been one of college hockey’s hottest teams lately, and they heated up a little during the final weekend of 2023, winning their own Superior Showdown Saturday. And the thing is they just didn’t win the event, they did so by … Read more
Happy New Year!! While we ring in 2024, there was a lot of great hockey action closing out calendar 2023 across the east including a pair of tournaments that saw Stevenson and the University of New England emerge victorious against two pretty solid groups of contenders. There was also some great non-conference action and dare … Read more
Ben Stewart was born without most of his right arm, and yet, it hasn’t stopped Northland’s rising hockey star from playing the game he loves, and perhaps more importantly, thriving in it. The thing about the missing arm is that Stewart has never seen it as a roadblock to anything he has done in life, … Read more
Merry Christmas Everyone! As we nearly find ourselves in the second half of the season, we’ve reached a point in time in which many look forward to, the holiday season. However, there’s some of us that just want D-III hockey back, so Santa, you can have your day of fame, but you better head back … Read more
Julia Dessart is a little busier than normal as a coach. She’s also busy making a little history. Not only is she an assistant coach on the women’s hockey team at Lawrence, but this year, her second at the school, marks the first time she’s also working as an assistant on the men’s team. Some … Read more
Before Santa makes his arrival and before players, coaches and fans start opening up presents, it’s time to take a look back at the first half of the college hockey season. It’s been an interesting ride so far, one that has featured competitive games, big-time upsets as well as a glimpse of who might be … Read more
The winter break has now begun, but we had some great action including another matchup between #1 & #2. Let’s go through your recent week out west! #1 UW-River Falls vs #2 Gustavus – Saint Peter, MN (UWRF 3-2) It seems like every week these two find themselves in an intriguing matchup, but for the … Read more
Dear Santa – we really have already received an abundance of presents in the great first half of action displayed by D-II/III hockey in the east. So, with all due respect to songwriters Edward Pola and George Wyle and their holiday classic released back in 1963, let me lead into the hockey wishes with a … Read more
What a weekend out east, we saw a team get their first ever ranked-win, the Norwich East-West Classic had a first-timer winner, and to add to all that, we had a top-ten matchup in Clinton, NY. Here’s your weekly review from the east! Norwich East-West Classic – Kreitzberg Arena – Northfield, VT One of the … Read more
It couldn’t have gone any better for Augsburg Friday night against No. 3 Adrian. The Auggies got a stellar performance from Cade Stibbe, who recorded his first collegiate hat trick and helped lead his team to a memorable 3-2 win in overtime. His biggest of the three goals came in 17 seconds into overtime as … Read more
And then there were none… It was a tough weekend for ranked teams in the East, as Plattsburgh, Utica, Skidmore, and Trinity all dropped games over the weekend leaving no unbeatens in the east and making for some interesting polling to come on Monday. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the competition continues to be … Read more
Minnesota State at (1) Ohio State Four of Ohio State’s six goals were scored by defenders as the Buckeyes took a 6-1 win over Minnesota State on Saturday. Hannah Bilka led OSU with three assists. Jenn Gardiner, Jenna Buglioni, Cayla Barnes, Lauren Bernard, Hadley Hartmetz and Stephanie Markowski each lit the lamp for Ohio State. … Read more
For Plymouth State sophomore forward Will Redick, the first ten games of the season have been a bonanza of points and statistical brilliance. Catapulting off his successful freshman season and playing on a line with last year’s MASCAC Player of the Year, Myles Abbate, Redick has shown maturity and poise beyond his years in helping … Read more
It’s the last full weekend of hockey before Christmas and there are plenty of entertaining non-conference games on tap as well as one huge conference game that pits nationally ranked foes UW-Stevens Point and UW-Eau Claire against each other. So let’s dive into the picks and take a guess at how things might go down … Read more
We had a wild weekend out west, including a non-conference top-10 matchup where twelve goals were scored… while we had some intriguing matchups amongst conference foes, we focused on a few highly competitive top-ranked teams. This all comes just before we get ready for the first semester/winter break where all teams would like to finish … Read more
Nearing closer to the semester break, teams are making their final push to end the first half on a high note. We had some great games out east this past weekend, including some highly ranked matchups. CCC Two teams that have come out swinging this year, looking to make that next leap are Western … Read more
(10) St. Cloud State at (1) Ohio State SCSU went into Columbus and did what no other team has been able to accomplish this season – defeat Ohio State at home. It was the Huskies’ first win over OSU since 2017. The Buckeyes came out firing, outshooting St. Cloud 21-6 in the first (and 46-15 … Read more
And then there was just one… With Oswego knocking No. 1 ranked Plattsburgh from the ranks of the undefeated, it is just Skidmore remaining with an unbeaten record (shootout loss in Skidmore Invitational reflects as an overtime tie) and a very few weekends remaining in the first half of the season. Competition continues to be … Read more
It would have been easy for UW-Superior to come away from the weekend without a win. After losing 4-0 to nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire one night earlier, the Yellowjackets faced a tall order Saturday against UW-Stevens Point, which also happens to be ranked nationally. Rather than stumble, they seized the opportunity, knocking off No. 8 … Read more
Golf is a challenging game, so perhaps it’s not exactly a stress reliever. But playing the sport does give UW-Stevens Point hockey standout Fletcher Anderson something else to do to stay active when he’s not on the ice. “I wouldn’t say it’s relaxing, but it definitely takes my mind off hockey. It’s good to that … Read more