St. Cloud State sophomore forward Andreas Nodl has decided to give up the final two years of his collegiate eligibity to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers Nodl is expected to be assigned to the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. A 6-1, 196-pound forward, Nodl recently completed his sophomore season with the St. … Read more
Wisconsin freshman forward Kyle Turris signed a pro contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and will forgo his final three years of collegiate eligibility. Turris, the third overall choice in the 2007 draft, left for Phoenix today. “From the very start, I had told Phoenix that when they thought I was ready and when they wanted … Read more
For a week, Wisconsin had an angel sitting on its shoulder as the Badgers marched to the Midwest Regional final. That ended Sunday, Eric Levine finds.
Wisconsin probably couldn’t have found a better time to have its most prolific offensive period of the season. And it’s no surprise that it came in the third period. The Badgers turned a close game into a runaway victory Saturday, scoring a season-high four times in the final 20 minutes of a 6-2 victory over … Read more
The Wisconsin power play hasn’t always been a strength this season, but it was in the regional semifinals Saturday. Eric Levine reports.
Heavy favorite North Dakota could have overlooked Princeton in the opening game of the Midwest Regional. Didn’t happen, says Scott Brown.
For North Dakota seniors Rylan Kaip and Robbie Bina, potentially career-ending injuries became transformative experiences. Patrick C. Miller reports.
The Denver Pioneers are steeped in tradition, but this title-winning edition has built its own legacy. Scott Brown reports.
Banged up or not, T.J. Oshie is providing a needed spark to North Dakota as the Sioux head for the NCAA tournament. Theresa Spisak checks in on the Sioux star.
The Denver Pioneers are still, so far, unbeatable at the Xcel Energy Center. Unfortunately for them, they’re not around enough for that to really become a feared fact. As successful as the Pioneers have been since the tournament moved back to St. Paul in 2001 — seven consecutive 20-win seasons, three national tournament appearances and … Read more
Minnesota has seen more than its share of overtime games this season, and until recently they hadn’t gone the Gophers’ way. That’s changed, says Tom Reale.
They say opposites attract, and it’s hard to find a defensive pairing more opposite than North Dakota’s Chay Genoway and Joe Finley. Patrick C. Miller reports.
Thanks to Alex Kangas, Minnesota has a steady hand in net for the stretch run. Scott Brown assesses the freshman goaltender’s contributions.
Chris Butler can score — of that there’s no doubt. But the Denver blueliner is equally at home on defense, where he leads by example. Theresa Spisak reports.
Well, folks, this here is the end of the WCHA “season,” so to speak — the WCHA Red Baron Final Five starts today. So here’s a little something to chew on while waiting for the games. Putting the ‘Student’ in Student-Athlete The league released the 2007-08 All-WCHA Academic Team last Friday and 45 of the … Read more
Colorado College freshman goaltender Richard Bachman was named WCHA Player of the Year and WCHA Rookie of the Year — only the second player in the 56-year history of the conference to win both awards in one season — in honors announced Thursday at the conference’s annual awards banquet in St. Paul, Minn. Bachman, a … Read more
When Wisconsin’s Jessie Vetter is in net, the puck stops here — with “here” being about three feet in front of the goal line. Mike Scandura profiles the Badgers’ record-breaker.
Minnesota senior Tom Pohl is in intensive care following surgery resulting from an injury suffered in the Golden Gophers’ double overtime victory over Minnesota State on Sunday in Mankato. POHL (photo: gophersports.com) Pohl sustained a skull fracture when his head hit the boards in front of the team’s bench at 6:09 of the second period. … Read more
We’re talkin’ ’bout playoffs this week. While I have a lot to say this week, I think Denver’s George Gwozdecky sums it up best — “The first round playoffs are going to be as close and competitive as they’ve ever been in this format.” Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA … Read more
Here we are, everybody — the final season of the regular season. We’ve got playoff spots to be decided with everybody except Wisconsin and Alaska Anchorage having a hand in their final fate. Red Baron Pizza WCHA Players of the Week Red Baron WCHA Offensive Player of the Week: Jack Hillen, CC. Why: Became the … Read more