St. Olaf, UW-Eau Claire, Adrian claim conference crowns in hockey

One, two, three.  Those are the seeds St. Olaf beat during a remarkable run through the MIAC tournament that ended Saturday night with a stunning win over top-seeded and nationally ranked Augsburg. Already riding the high of road wins over second-seeded Concordia and third-seeded Saint John’s, the seventh-seeded Oles rose to the occasion once again, … Read more

St. Norbert’s Bates collects NCHA men’s player of year honors, while Green Knights’ teammates Fraser top freshman, Adrian’s Krug repeats as best coach

The NCHA men’s conference has announced the 2021-22 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2021-22 player of the year is Peter Bates, a senior forward at St. Norbert. He not only paced the conference in scoring but … Read more

NCHA announces men’s, women’s hockey conferences to resume play with 2021 schedule due out early January

In an announcement Wednesday, NCHA membership has endorsed a plan for a resumption of competition during the 2021 winter season. “The NCHA is committed to doing its best to provide a quality student-athlete experience in a manner that is safe for student-athletes, coaches, administrators, campuses, and local communities,” reads a statement from the conference. A … Read more

COVID cancels Lake Superior State-Ferris State series; Lakers will now play home-and-home with Adrian this weekend

Ferris State and Lake Superior State announced Wednesday that their upcoming home-and-home nonconference series scheduled for Nov. 27 and Nov. 29 has been cancelled. The cancellation is due to confirmed positive test results within the Ferris State men’s hockey program. The Bulldogs’ testing regimen has followed both state of Michigan guidelines and WCHA return to … Read more

Men’s D-III West weekend picks March 1: St. Norbert-Adrian, Wisconsin-Stevens Point looks to remain unbeaten, Augsburg faces Saint John’s

Luke Dietsch of Augsburg (Kevin Healy Kevin Healy for Augsburg University/Kevin Healy for Augsburg University)

Augsburg is seeking its fourth consecutive MIAC crown, but Saint John’s looks to stop the Auggies. St. Norbert is seeking its third straight NCHA title, but faces a familiar rival in Adrian, and Wisconsin-Stevens Point has its unbeaten record on the line when it faces Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Brian Lester picks the weekend’s games.

Men’s D-III West weekend wrap Feb. 25: St. Norbert and Adrian to clash again, Wis.-Stevens Point remains unbeaten

Tanner Karty of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Kylie Bridenhagen)

St. Norbert and Adrian won to advance to their fifth straight NCHA championship game matchup. Wisconsin-Stevens Point remained unbeaten while sweeping Wisconsin-River Falls to advance to face Wisconsin-Eau Claire. St. John’s beat St. Thomas to set up a MIAC championship game match against Augsburg.