NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Picks

Welcome to the final weekend of 2023. A handful of games are on tap in the west region of NCAA Division III hockey, including No. 2 St. Scholastica heading over to Wisconsin to take part in the Superior Showdown. Meanwhile, Aurora heads East to take on nationally ranked Norwich in one of the bigger games … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

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

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

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

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

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

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

We’ve made it to December and big conference matchups are on tap, with two nationally ranked WIAC teams both looking to remain in a good place in the standings. The always tight MIAC features games that could change things up quite a bit on where teams are in the standings by the end of the … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

Parker Gnos is only a freshman. But that didn’t matter Saturday at the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica. Gnos came through the biggest goal of his collegiate career so far, scoring with a little over 11 minutes remaining to put the Johnnies up for good in their battle with No. 8 Oswego. Matt DeRosa added … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

The Thanksgiving food has been eaten. And now it’s time for hockey. Several games are on tap this holiday weekend, including a two-game series between nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire and St. Norbert. Can’t beat a matchup like that this early in the season. And two MIAC teams will square off against top five teams in … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

Aurora produced the win of the weekend and made a little history in the process. The Spartans had never beaten Adrian on the ice, and it looked as if it might stay that way after losing 3-2 on Friday to the second-ranked Bulldogs. Hope for a win remained dim on Saturday after the Bulldogs jumped … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

It’s a week before Thanksgiving and hockey fans are thankful another weekend of games is on tap. Conference play headlines the action out west and that always makes for interesting games, including a huge NCHA showdown between Adrian and Aurora. Here’s a look at some of the predictions for the weekend ahead. MIAC Friday and … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Wrap-up

A little history was made over the weekend for nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point as it won the 700th game in the modern era of the program.  The No. 13 Pointers did it with a 5-2 win over Saint Mary’s on Friday and then capped things off with a hard-fought 4-3 win in overtime against St. … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

Here we go. Week three of the college hockey season is underway and we have some interesting matchups to pay attention. St. Scholastica against Gustavus should be fun to watch and St. Olaf has a big test against UW-Stevens Point. In the NCHA, two of the better games of the weekend feature St. Norbert up … Read more

D-III West Hockey Weekend Wrap-Up

The offense came to life for Gustavus in the final period of a showdown with nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point Friday night. The Gusties scored five times in the final 20 minutes of action, and at the end of the night, they were celebrating a 6-4 win over the fifth-ranked Pointers. It was a night to … Read more

D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

Week two is here and another busy slate of games is ahead, including a matchup worthy of the postseason when St. Scholastica takes on UW-Stevens Point while Lake Forest tries to keep its momentum going when it opens NCHA play against St. Norbert.  Friday Saint John’s (0-1) vs. No. 10 UW-Eau Claire (1-0) The Johnnies … Read more

NCAA D-III West Men’s Hockey Weekend Picks

The first weekend of the 2023-24 D-III West hockey season is here. And we have a handful of ranked teams in action, headlined by a USCHO.com poll top 10 battle between Adrian and Utica. Dubuque also makes its debut in NCAA hockey. We’re picking seven games this week, and those aforementioned top 15 battles are … Read more