Off the Top of My Head • It’s a great time to be a fan of the WCHA. The league currently boasts three of the nation’s top five unbeaten streaks thanks to Minnesota (14), Denver (7) and St. Cloud State (7). • Speaking of which, how goofy is the College Hockey Showcase? Michigan and Michigan … Read more
Off the Top of My Head • What a weekend for Alaska-Anchorage. Not only did the Seawolves sweep a top-five team, but the two wins gave them six on the year — matching the number they put up all of last year. • Michigan Tech has to be pleased that it won’t have to make … Read more
Off the Top of My Head • Two games, 16 goals and two ties? I thought that was crazy enough for the series between Minnesota and St. Cloud State, but a quick look at the box scores shows 15 different scorers! Congratulations to Minnesota’s Jay Barriball, the only one to find the back of the … Read more
When Wisconsin steps on the ice this weekend against Minnesota, a wide range of emotions will be felt.
Robbie Bina may best be known for suffering a hit from behind that sidelined the UND forward for over a year. Now Bina is back, and Todd D. Milewski finds he wants to keep the focus forward.
The NCAA said Monday that it will not appeal a preliminary injunction that halts enforcement of the association’s policy penalizing the University of North Dakota for its use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. The preliminary injunction enables UND to host an NCAA Division II football playoff game against Winona State University in Grand … Read more
The Grand Forks Herald reported Sunday that Judge Lawrence Jahnke has granted a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of an NCAA policy against American Indian nicknames, mascots and imagery. The Herald said that Jahnke contacted North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in Florida on Saturday night to tell him that he had approved the injunction. … Read more
Judge Lawrence Jahnke said Thursday he would rule “as soon as possible” on North Dakota’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop the NCAA from enforcing its policy against American Indian nickname, mascots and imagery. During a hearing in Northeast Central District Court in Grand Forks County, Jahnke heard arguments on North Dakota’s motion for … Read more
Off the Top of My Head Just when you thought you might be starting to figure things out… • Colorado College turns the tables on Michigan Tech, handing the Huskies their first sweep of the season. • Alaska-Anchorage goes from losing 9-0 to Tech one Friday night to defeating defending national champion Wisconsin eight days … Read more
Coming off a split with Alaska-Anchorage, Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves says his team is in search of an identity.
Minnesota lost plenty of firepower during the offseason, but Scott Brown finds the Gophers’ highly-regarded freshman class up to the task.
Off the Top of my Head • What has gotten into the water up in Houghton? Four straight wins has pushed Michigan Tech into the rankings, and the Huskies’ five October wins matches the number they had in the last four Octobers combined. • And what has gotten into the water in Colorado Springs? It … Read more
He’s The Wanderer — Yeah, the Wanderer Winter may be setting in around the WCHA, but Minnesota-Duluth rookie goaltender Alex Stalock is heating things up with his best impression of the Beach Boys’ Wanderer. If you had penciled in your team’s series with the Bulldogs as one that you could miss if you have to, … Read more
A hearing to halt enforcement of an NCAA policy penalizing the University of North Dakota for its use of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo is scheduled for Nov. 9 in Northeast Central District Court in Grand Forks County. The hearing is tentatively scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. before Judge Lawrence Jahnke. Attorneys … Read more
For a lot of high school graduates, college is a welcome chance to get as far away from their parents as possible. Not for Tony Lucia.
Allow me to introduce myself. Those of you who came here expecting to see Todd Milewski’s usual weekly WCHA column, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but he has passed the baton. If you are an avid reader of the site, you may remember me as the arena reporter for Wisconsin for the past few seasons. … Read more
The state of North Dakota on Friday filed a civil lawsuit against the NCAA over the association’s policy against the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. At a morning news conference, North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced that the suit had been filed in Grand Forks County District Court on behalf … Read more
Colorado College head coach Scott Owens didn’t pull any punches when he said this might be a retooling year for his Tigers. Losing one of the best one-two scoring punches in the league in former Hobey Baker winner Marty Sertich and linemate Brett Sterling, as well as veteran blueliner Brian Salcido, this team has perhaps … Read more
Although they are the reigning national champions and have been placed at the top of the polls by preseason voters, it seems that repeating is not the word on UW head coach Mike Eaves’ mind. “A lot of talk has been about repeating,” Eaves said. “I don’t know if repeating is the right term in … Read more
Like many other teams in the WCHA, Denver head coach George Gwozdecky is staring into the face of a whole new offense, so his plan is to build from the back line of defense, up to the front. The Pioneers platooned goalies last season with Peter Mannino and Glenn Fisher, and their opportunities will not … Read more