A Maverick Spirit
Nebraska-Omaha’s first-ever NCAA tournament appearance owes much to the Mike Kemp, the only head coach UNO has ever had. Paula C. Weston reports.
Men’s D-I: NCHC
Deja Sioux All Over Again
When the season began, some said North Dakota was too young to challenge for titles. Suddenly, the Sioux don’t look so inexperienced, Patrick C. Miller finds.
Matt Carle Signs With San Jose
Junior defenseman Matt Carle of Denver will forgo his senior season at Denver to sign with the San Jose Sharks. Carle was named the WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All WCHA. This season Carle had 11 goals and 41 assists. “We are excited about Matt … Read more
Ryan, Nathan, Nino and Frank
Miami’s rise this season has been supported by youth, including the line of Jones-Davis-Musitelli. Paula C. Weston reports on the RedHawk sophs’ contributions.
Impeccable Timing
Rylan Kaip hadn’t scored a goal for 59 straight games. But when North Dakota needed him Friday, he was there, Eric Schmoldt found.
St. Patrick’s Day Shootout
A Friday barnburner put St. Cloud State in the WCHA title game, where Tom Reale says the Huskies can become the first play-in team to take the Broadmoor Trophy.
A Dream Season Rolls On
St. Cloud State’s hopes to begin the season might have seemed modest. But Tom Reale says the Huskies still have the spark.
Past, Future UMD Stars Topple U.S. Women
Five years after Maria Rooth made history as the first NCAA Women’s Frozen Four MVP, the former Minnesota-Duluth star has made history again — with the help of future UMD star all the way. Rooth (UMD ’03) scored both Swedish goals and the shootout clincher to defeat the U.S. in the Olympic semifinals. The win … Read more
Pioneering Spirit
Denver’s Matt Carle has been through the fire, and as the Pioneers prepare for Minnesota, Dave Starman says the junior defenseman is poised for the ultimate individual honor.
UMD Alums Star in Women’s Olympic Openers
The opening day of Olympic women’s hockey action provided a showcase of recent Minnesota-Duluth stars, no matter which nations were on the ice. The onslaught started with current UMD freshman Mari Pehkonen scoring the first goal of the Olympics for Finland in a 3-0 win over Germany, and the Bulldog success never let up. Maria … Read more
UMD Women’s Team Disciplines Four Players
Minnesota-Duluth women’s coach Shannon Miller has asked one player to leave the team, disciplined three other players, and decided to select new captains, according to the Duluth News Tribune. The Tribune reports that junior Becky Salyards has been asked to leave the team and junior Juliane Jubinville, freshman Mari Pehkonen and junior Jill Sales will … Read more
CC Signs Head Coach Owens Through 2012-13
Colorado College head coach Scott Owens, who sports one of college hockey’s best records in his tenure as the Tigers’ bench boss, isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Owens, whose .652 winning percentage is third nationally among active Division I men’s coaches, signed a seven-year contract renewal which carries him through the 2012-13 campaign, CC … Read more
Prairie Dawn
The rise of the St. Cloud State women’s squad began with a simple experiment, but Tom Reale finds that the results go beyond the Huskies’ top line.
Twin Towers
Miami’s ascent through the CCHA and the national rankings has been a team effort, but Zach Silberman finds a lot of credit going to the RedHawks’ youthful goaltending duo.
This Week in the SUNYAC
Bizarro World Last week I mentioned there was perfect symmetry for the start of the second half of conference play as the travel partners squared off coincidentally giving us the match ups of 1st vs. 8th, 2nd vs. 7th, and so on. With that symmetry, one would have expected some of the outcomes to be … Read more
UMD To Retire NHL Great Hull’s Jersey
Surefire NHL Hall of Famer and former Minnesota-Duluth forward Brett Hull will have his No. 29 jersey retired by UMD in a ceremony Feb. 3 between the first and second periods of the Bulldogs’ WCHA contest against Wisconsin at the DECC. “Retiring Brett’s jersey is a fitting and lasting tribute for the tremendous impact he … Read more
USCHO Women’s Game of the Week:
Minnesota at Minnesota-Duluth
Women’s college hockey’s top rivalry between Minnesota and UMD makes its first appearance on the broadcast schedule, come Saturday night.
Grimaldi Leaves UNO For OHL
Sophomore defenseman Joe Grimaldi has left the UNO Mavericks in order to play major junior hockey for the Ottawa 67s in the Ontario Hockey League, UNO coach Mike Kemp announced today. Grimaldi, a native of Long Island, N.Y., had no goals and four assists and 51 penalty minutes in 19 games this season for the … Read more
Sioux Name, Logo Out Of Jeopardy For Now
The battle is far from over, but the University of North Dakota has won a small victory against the NCAA in its effort to retain the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo used by the university’s athletic teams. The NCAA put off until April 27 the enforcement of its policy penalizing UND and 12 other college … Read more
‘Interim’ No Longer: Motzko Officially Named At SCSU
Bob Motzko has been named men’s ice hockey coach at St. Cloud State, thus lifting the “interim” status from his title, SCSU athletic director Dr. Morris Kurtz announced Monday. “We are delighted to have Bob Motzko running the Husky hockey program,” Kurtz said. “He is a man of integrity, who is committed to academic and … Read more