Wisconsin-Eau Claire looks to get back to NCAA tournament

Wisconsin-Eau Claire coach Matt Loen was asked about the thing that has surprised him most about this college hockey season. He didn’t bring up anything regarding his team in particular, but pointed out the biggest surprise of this season might just be the parity in NCAA Division III hockey. A total of 32 teams have … Read more

Entmaa and Adrian looking for big things

Kevin Entmaa was asked to play goalie for his team when he was only 8 years old. He gave it a shot and has stuck with it ever since. It turned out to be the right position for him as Entmaa, only a sophomore at Adrian, has developed into one of the top netminders in … Read more

Colvard and Wisconsin-Stout off to fast start

Riley Colvard is on track to have the best season of his college hockey career at Wisconsin-Stout. The senior already has as many goals as he scored last season (four) and he has tallied three assists as well. If you ask the senior forward what has changed, however, he says it’s pretty much about being … Read more

Augsburg and St. John’s are favorites in MIAC

Last year’s champion Augsburg won the regular season and conference tournament titles last year. The Auggies topped St. John’s 5-4 in a triple-overtime thriller in the MIAC title game and went on to play in the NCAA tournament, where they fell to St. Norbert 6-1 in the quarterfinal round. Favorites Augsburg, St. John’s, and St. … Read more

St. Thomas, Hamline, St. Mary’s look to be top MIAC teams in ’15-16

Last Year’s Champion: St. Thomas won the regular-season crown but Hamline prevailed in the conference tournament and earned the league’s automatic NCAA tournament bid. Favorites: St. Thomas, Hamline and St. Mary’s are the favorites in the conference this year. Dark Horse: St. John’s should be a much-improved team and has a great chance of returning … Read more

Concordia (Minn.) chasing first place

In my preseason review of the MIAC, I picked Concordia (Minn.) to win the MIAC. I made that prediction because the Cobbers had the luxury of two solid goaltenders returning and played good team defense and special teams. Although the Cobbers finished fourth in the MIAC last season, the team made it to the title … Read more

Concordia looks to close out more games, playoffs

After finishing three points shy of a MIAC playoff berth last season, the Concordia Cobbers will work on closing deal this time around. That’s because the Cobbers had their fate decided by two goals or less in 14 of 25 contests, which included a league-record five ties. The lack of crucial goals was reflected in … Read more