The WCHA announced Wednesday that it is introducing the Jeff Sauer WCHA Championship Trophy, to be awarded each season to the WCHA postseason tournament champion, beginning with the upcoming 2018 playoffs and championship (photo: WCHA).
There always seems to be some sort of drama in the final week of the WCHA’s regular season. This year is no different (photo: Candace Horgan).
Other teams might have found last weekend agonizing. Bowling Green, sitting in third place in the WCHA standings, had to sit and watch as both teams ahead of them in the race for the MacNaughton Cup title were in action (photo: BGSU Athletics).
Their win streak ended, but the Northern Michigan Wildcats are glad they’re still on top of the WCHA standings (photo: Jim Rosvold).
The WCHA announced Saturday announced a one-game suspension for Ferris State senior forward Andrew Mayer, effective for the Bulldogs’ next game.
Minnesota State was eager to set the record straight. After losing to St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth earlier this season, the Mavericks were eager to avenge those losses (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
There is more than a month remaining in the regular season, but time is running short for Lake Superior State and Alaska Anchorage (photo: Candace Horgan).
Last weekend in Bemidji, Santa Claus was in the building. That’s right. Kris Kringle himself, Jolly Old St. Nick, was at the Sanford Center on Friday and Saturday night as the Beavers hosted Alaska Anchorage. During the games, Santa let fans sit on his lap (or pose for pictures next to him) and rode on … Read more
The WCHA on Monday announced a two-game suspension for Alabama Huntsville senior forward Brennan Saulnier. The suspension is a result of Saulnier’s five-minute major penalty and game misconduct infraction for contact to the head-elbowing, which occurred at the 19:31 mark of the third period in Alabama Huntsville’s game of Saturday, Dec. 16, at Minnesota State. … Read more
A neophyte might have been a little confused when looking at the Minnesota State-Lake Superior State score from Saturday night in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich: 7-0. Are you SURE that’s not a football score? Alas, Minnesota State’s football team was eliminated from Division II playoff contention a few weeks ago. But the way the Mavericks … Read more
This season has been a bit of an consistency crisis for Ferris State. Dating back to their opening weekend series against Western Michigan, the Bulldogs have been hot and cold. They’ll lose back-to-back games, then win three straight, only to follow it up with a pair of losses. The search for consistency continues this weekend … Read more
The IIHF has announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2018 and among the players to be inducted include two former NCAA standouts. Defensemen Rob Blake (Bowling Green, 1987-90) and Chris Chelios (Wisconsin, 1981-83) have been selected to be enshrined. “Chris is one of the greatest players to ever wear a Team USA jersey” said … Read more
Twenty of the top NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as candidates Wednesday for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, … Read more
Bemidji State sophomore defenseman Zach Whitecloud and Northeastern senior forward Dylan Sikura are among a group of 25 players named to Hockey Canada’s National Team roster for the 2017 Karjala Cup, which will be held Nov. 8-12 in Biel, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland. Players in the event are eligible to play for Canada at the … Read more
Alabama Huntsville has one of the most difficult travel schedules in college hockey. Starting with a season-opening series against Notre Dame, a top-10 ranked team, the Chargers travel to Indiana, Michigan’s upper peninsula, upstate New York and Arizona before they play their first home game on Nov. 10. After returning home, the Chargers get a … Read more
The WCHA announced Saturday afternoon a one-game suspension for Alabama Huntsville junior forward Tyler Poulsen.The suspension is a result of Poulsen’s elbowing penalty, which came at the 11:11 mark of the third period in Alabama Huntsville’s game on Oct. 20 at Michigan Tech. Upon review, Poulsen made contact with the skater’s head in a manner … Read more
It might have been one of the best road weekends in the history of the program. Minnesota State waltzed into Agganis Arena on the campus of Boston University hoping for just a split. What they got was so much better: A decisive two-game nonconference sweep of the Hockey East powerhouse on their home turf. The … Read more
Michigan Tech deservedly grabbed national attention this week. The Huskies won the Ice Breaker tournament and picked up back-to-back wins against No. 16 and Union and No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth. Mark Auk was named WCHA Defensive player of the week and Justin Misiak was named the WCHA rookie of the week after scoring game-winning goal against … Read more
Ever since realignment in 2013, the WCHA has been the “Wild West” of college hockey conferences: It’s big. It’s volatile. And you never quite know what’s going to happen from one year to the next. Case in point: Bemidji State came from nowhere to win the MacNaughton Cup by 10 points last season. Nobody picked … Read more
Minnesota State is the top choice in both the preseason WCHA coaches’ poll and media poll. Both the coaches and media also chose preseason All-WCHA Teams and preseason Players of the Year. WCHA Preseason Coaches’ Poll WCHA Preseason Media Poll All-WCHA Preseason Team – Coaches’ The coaches voted Minnesota State teammates Daniel Brickley and Marc … Read more