WIAC men’s semifinal between UW-Superior, UW-River Falls canceled; Superior advances to tournament final Friday
Tonight’s WIAC semifinal game between UW-Superior and UW-River Falls has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
Men’s D-II/III: WIAC
Weekend wrap-up in D-III West Hockey
Senior night turned out to be pretty special for St. Thomas, particularly for Spencer Zwiener, who scored a pair of goals, including the game winner in a 4-3 victory over St. Mary’s Friday. Zwiener scored his second and final goal with 4:39 to play in the third to snap a 3-3 tie and catapult the … Read more
Weekend Wrap-up in D-III West Hockey
It proved to be fantastic finish to the regular season for the Milwaukee School of Engineering despite the challenges faced during a season played amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Raiders crushed Lake Forest 6-1 in their finale Saturday. A night earlier, MSOE rolled to a 4-1 win. They close the regular season unbeaten in their … Read more
Weekend wrap-up in D-III West Hockey
Lawrence and Marian split their Battle of Highway 41 rivalry series over the weekend, but Marian managed to keep the trophy by winning Saturday’s finale by a 5-1 score and then taking care of business in a five-round shootout against the Vikings. Ty Enns and Gianni Vitali both scored in the shootout and Colby Muise … Read more
Weekend wrap-up in D-III West Hockey
Two thrilling games, both of which went to overtime, was among the highlights of the weekend schedule in the NCHA. The Milwaukee School of Engineering and Aurora battled through a hard-fought series that resulted in the Raiders winning 5-4 on Friday before the Spartans bounced back with a 2-1 win on Saturday. In the finale, … Read more
West Region Weekend Hockey Wrap: Pointers, Blugolds split series
Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Wisconsin-Eau Claire played a pair of games this week, and in the end, the two rivals split their series. The Blugolds won the opener Wednesday by a 7-3 score but were tripped up 2-1 by the Pointers on Friday. In the finale, the Pointers scored twice in 29 seconds during the second … Read more
NCHA releases details on restarted 2021 season for men’s, women’s hockey teams
After months of planning for a safe return-to-play, the NCHA will drop the puck on a revised league schedule this weekend.
WIAC Hockey Preview: Blugolds, Pointers once again frontrunners for title
As the first season of hockey amid the COVID-19 pandemic begins in the WIAC, teams are looking at a decidedly different schedule than in years past. Each team will play 10 games against conference opponents and Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Stevens Point are the frontrunners for the conference title. The two shared the regular-season championship a … 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
WIAC votes to resume winter sports – including men’s, women’s hockey – with precautions on Feb. 1, 2021
The WIAC Council of Chancellors announced Dec. 11 that it has voted to resume winter sports competition for the 2020-21 season in February, contingent upon the securing of ongoing COVID-19 testing. The plan requires all WIAC institutions to secure testing for student-athletes, support staff and game officials in order to provide safe competition environments during … Read more
Curry assistant MacDonald chosen new head coach at Wisconsin-Stout, succeeds longtime coach Watkins
Mike MacDonald has been selected as the sixth head coach in Wisconsin-Stout history. MacDonald, an assistant coach at Curry the last four years, follows Terry Watkins, who was Stout’s varsity coach for 24 seasons and club coach for eight years (photo: Curry College Sports Information).
After 24 seasons, Wisconsin-Stout coach Watkins to retire, says ‘this is an opportune time’
Wisconsin-Stout head coach Terry Watkins, who has been behind the bench of the Blue Devils’ NCAA program for the past 24 seasons and the club team eight years before that, will officially retire at the conclusion of the academic school year (photo: UW-Stout Athletics).
Wisconsin-River Falls blueliner Hausinger tabbed WIAC Player of Year after 36-point season in ’19-20
Wisconsin-River Falls junior defenseman Christian Hausinger has been named the WIAC Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season (photo: John Pesavent/UW-River Falls Athletics).
This Week in College Hockey: Cusin coming through with stellar senior season
Ryan Cusin has always been a hockey guy. There was that one season he played lacrosse at Adrian, but other that, hockey has been his game. He transferred into Wisconsin-River Falls last season and started playing for the Falcons midway through it. But this has been the season where he’s really been able to showcase … Read more
Northland-Finlandia men’s game for Nov. 30 postponed due to travel conditions
Due to travel conditions in Wisconsin, the Finlandia men’s game against Northland scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 30, has been postponed.
West roundup: Green Knights, Pointers split weekend series
In a matchup fitting for the postseason, St. Norbert and Wisconsin-Stevens Point squared off in a battle of nationally ranked teams over the weekend in the season-opening series for both teams. The Green Knights grinded out a 3-2 overtime win over the Pointers Friday night, ending the reigning national champion’s 31-game unbeaten streak, before falling … Read more
WIAC Preview: Pointers favorite heading into the season
The WIAC always tends to be one of the more competitive conferences in NCAA Division III hockey and is the home of the 2019 national champion in Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The league has a new look this year as Northland is now part of it. Below is a look at the season ahead in the conference. … Read more
Geneseo leads way on All-USCHO Men’s D-III teams, while several other programs place two players
There are 15 schools represented on the 2019 All-USCHO Men’s D-III teams. Geneseo placed four players on the teams, while six schools placed two players on the teams.
Men’s D-III: Tyler Krueger of Wisconsin-Stevens Point named USCHO Coach of the Year
After guiding his team to an unbeaten season and national championship in just his second season as head coach, Tyler Krueger of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been named the USCHO Coach of the Year for 2019.
Wisconsin-Stevens Point completes unbeaten season, captures men’s D-III national championship in OT over Norwich
Steven Quagliata has scored overtime goals before in his hockey career but none bigger than the registered Saturday night (photo: Kylie Bridenhagen).