It’s the middle of the month and the hockey just keeps getting better. Several ranked teams are in action, including in a showdown featuring Adrian and Aurora. Let’s dive right in with a few game picks for this weekend. Friday UW-Eau Claire at Concordia The Blugolds (0-1-1) are searching for their first win. Max Dronen … Read more
Nicolas Pigeon gravitated to hockey when he was younger. Growing up in Canada, it made sense. “Oh for sure. I started playing when I was a kid,” Pigeon said. “We had outdoor rinks everywhere, but in the summer, I would play some soccer.” Pigeon’s passion for the game, and his consistent development in the game … Read more
St. Norbert took care of business at home over the weekend, sweeping Dubuque in an NCHA series. The fifth-ranked Green Knights won the opener 5-2 and capped the series with a 5-0 victory. In Saturday’s win, St. Norbert went 3-for-5 on the power play after going 4-for-5 in the first game. Gustav Portillo scored a … Read more
Week No. 2 of the college hockey season is here and one of the highlights will be Adrian’s weekend in New York. The Bulldogs play Cortland and Oswego in games that could go a long way for them come March. There are also a couple of conference matchups and some intriguing non-conference battles. Let the … Read more
Aurora is off and running, or should we say skating, in the 2024-25 season. The Spartans won the Key City Collegiate Classic at Dubuque, edging Augsburg 5-4 on Saturday for the title after knocking off nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point 7-2 the night before. Landry Schmuck delivered the game winner for the Spartans (2-0), scoring 37 … Read more
Here we go. The curtain raises on another Division III hockey season, and there is plenty of action going on during the first weekend. We got a few high profile matchups on tap, including St. Olaf battling St. Norbert and Utica taking on Adrian in a USCHO.com Top 15 matchup. Without further delay, let the … Read more
No surprise here. UW-Stevens Point is the favorite in the WIAC and a contender on a national level as well. While the Pointers are the favorite, UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout will take aim at being the team to beat in the conference. And you can never count out UW-River Falls. Northland is picked last but … Read more
Wisconsin-Eau Claire has announced the hiring of Mike Janda as an assistant coach for the men’s hockey team. Janda joins the Blugolds coaching staff after spending the past three seasons at UW-Stout where he helped the Blue Devils reach their first winning season since 2019 in 2023. “This is an unreal day for Blugold hockey,” … Read more
Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s hockey assistant coach Bryan Kromm has been named assistant coach and director of player development for the BCHL’s Trail Smoke Eaters. Kromm comes to Trail after spending the last three seasons with the Pointers. During that span, the team posted a record of 62-18-7 and qualified for the NCAA tournament twice. Prior … Read more
The Northland College Board of Trustees on May 1 voted to approve a refocused model for the college which will allow the institution to remain open. This decision follows a comprehensive effort to secure a future for the college, including a fundraising campaign and financial exigency process. The approved model draws from the proposals and … Read more
The Northland College Board of Trustees on April 4 voted to declare financial exigency, setting off a process designed to provide a final, good faith effort to save Northland College. The decision comes after a March 11 fundraising appeal to raise $12 million dollars by April 3 to avoid closure and instead continue programs and … Read more
One round of hockey is complete in the NCAA Division III tournament and two teams remain from the west region. Adrian and St. Norbert both took care of business in the opening round and now the NCHA rivals face off against each other next weekend for the right to go to the Frozen Four. Here’s … Read more
It was only natural, fitting really, that UW-Stevens Point’s Noah Finstrom decided to play hockey at a young age. After all, his dad was a pro for more than a decade, playing in few different leagues. “I was involved in lacrosse and a little bit of baseball, but hockey has always been my thing,” Finstrom … Read more
Defending champion Hobart, Trinity and Utica got spots in the quarterfinals as the brackets were revealed Monday for the 2024 NCAA Division III men’s hockey tournament. Thirteen teams were picked, including four at-large picks to go along with nine automatic qualifiers. Defending national runner-up Adrian, Curry, Elmira and Geneseo were chosen as the at-large teams. … Read more
‘We are the champions.’ Those four words are what St. Olaf, St. Norbert and UW-Stevens Point could say proudly after their respective conference tournament championship games Saturday night. Two teams won the title as underdogs, with the Oles winning the MIAC crown over nationally ranked Bethel as the fifth seed and the No. 2 seed … Read more
Hello conference championship weekend. This is what a lot of us have been waiting for, and it’s where NCAA tournament dreams are either going to come true or be dashed. The MIAC, WIAC and NCHA all have automatic bids on the line Saturday, and I expect all three championship games to be competitive as can … Read more
Nothing came easy for Bethel Saturday night. Not that it was expected to. Up against a tough and talented St. Scholastica squad, the second-seeded Royals knew if they were going to punch a ticket to the MIAC tourney final, they’d have to earn it. And they did. It just took a couple of overtime periods … Read more
By the end of the weekend we will know which teams out west in NCAA Division III hockey are playing for conference titles next weekend. The MIAC, NCHA and WIAC are all hosting their semifinal rounds, and keep in mind, for all three tournaments, not only is a title on the line, but an automatic … Read more
Augsburg is playing its best hockey at the right time of the year, adding up to a regular-season MIAC championship and ninth consecutive appearance in the conference tournament. The Auggies clinched their latest title with a 3-2 win over St. Scholastica, Kyler Yeo scored the game winner with 4:24 left in the final period. Samuel … Read more
It’s the final week of the regular season in the MIAC while conference tournament action gets underway in the WiAC and NCHA. Expect some exciting matchup, especially in the MIAC where Bethel and Augsburg are both vying for the right to win the regular season title and secure the top seed for the tournament. MIAC … Read more