It doesn’t get any better than the top two teams in the nation going at it, and top-ranked Adrian’s showdown with No. 2 St. Norbert lived up to the hype and then some Friday night. The Bulldogs defeated the Green Knights in thrilling fashion, rallying for a 3-2 overtime win. Cory Dunn struck for the … Read more
Friday, Jan. 26 No. 2 St. Norbert at No. 1 Adrian It doesn’t get any better than the top two teams squaring off on the ice. Adrian fell 4-3 in the last meeting in November and odds are Friday night’s game will be just as close. The Green Knights are in a rare position where … Read more
What is that expression? I think I just went from the penthouse to the outhouse relative to my picks this past weekend! After a week of perfection, I strayed severely the other way and finished with a miserable 1-3-4 (.313) record last weekend, where surprise results abounded. That brings the season total to 59-28-8 (.663), … Read more
Resiliency — a trait all coaching staffs seek for their teams as the season progresses. Not every weekend or game is going to go your way, so how a team bounces back is a defining characteristic for success. This weekend saw a number of bounce backs, including Hobart, Endicott, and a number of NESCAC schools … Read more
The biggest upset of the weekend belonged to St. Scholastica. In a showdown with top-ranked St. Norbert, the Saints recorded a win for the ages, stunning the Green Knights, 4-3. The win is their second over a No. 1 team in program history. Parker Mismash helped pave the way, scoring twice for the first multi-goal … Read more
Stop the world I want to get off!! They say that even a blind squirrel can find an acorn, and so too it must be true that one week of the season I would get it right and have a perfect week. Yes, I write proudly that my picks last week finished at 10-0-0 (1.000), … Read more
Friday, Jan. 19 No. 4 Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wisconsin-Eau Claire A big road test awaits the nationally ranked Pointers as they hit the road to take on the Blugolds in a crucial WIAC matchup. Wis.-Stevens Point has lost only once in its last 11 and features a high-powered offensive attack that has cranked out 71 … Read more
Saint Scholastica is in the midst of a special season. The Saints trailed by a goal entering the final period of play against the Milwaukee School of Engineering Saturday night, but managed to escape with a 3-2 victory. It’s the third time this year that the Saints have won a game after trailing going into … Read more
Four-point games are huge! The chance to pick up two points for a win against a key conference rival who doesn’t get them, that is a four-point game. Several big ones this weekend, but none more important than for Babson and Massachusetts-Boston visiting Hobart, where the visitors stunned the usually reliable hosts. Worcester State also … Read more
Friday, Jan. 12 No. 3 Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Augsburg This is a matchup worthy of March. The Pointers skate into town riding a five-game win streak. They have scored 65 goals and allowed just 32. They are also unbeaten on the road. Four players have scored at least five goals. Tanner Karty leads the way … Read more
This season has been filled with surprises, as reflected by the ever-changing polls and teams running hot and not. Certainly part of that has been the stellar play of many goaltenders across the East who have stepped up and, on some nights, stolen a game for their team. Middlebury’s Stephen Klein, UNE’s Ben Churchfield, and … Read more
Filling out the field for a holiday tournament never assures a host a home-ice trophy presentation, and this past weekend saw several ranked teams bitten by underdogs on their own ice as the host of their tournament. The University of New England and Manhattanville played spoiler this weekend against nationally ranked teams as the season … Read more
Adrian prevailed in a battle of top 10 teams Saturday night as the Bulldogs continued an impressive stretch of hockey. The eighth-ranked Bulldogs knocked off the No. 10 Utica Pioneers, 2-1, for their second win over a nationally ranked opponent in the last three games. They have won three in a row overall. Matt Thompson … Read more
Friday, Jan. 5 Gustavus Adolphus at Wisconsin-Eau Claire The Gusties are playing the Blugolds for the 17th time and are looking to maintain momentum after losing just once in their last seven games. Caleb Anderson has been phenomenal, scoring nine points. He has the most points of any freshman in the MIAC and leads the … Read more
This weekend finds most teams back at it, and while there are some great holiday tournaments lined up in the region, so too are there some great conference games in both MASCAC and NESCAC play. Last week on the limited schedule I went completely wrong on the Codfish Bowl tournament, which contributed heavily to my … Read more
Happy New Year! Some teams got right back to action this weekend in either holiday tournament or nonconference match-ups that included some teams from the West trekking into the frozen tundra that has been the East Coast for the past week. A couple of teams seemed to pick up right where they left off, while … Read more
Nearly two months after playing its first game in program history, Trine finally has a win. In fact, it has two after sweeping Chatham in a series over the weekend. The Thunder won their first game in program history Friday, taking down the Cougars 4-1, and followed that up with another 4-1 Saturday. Prior to … Read more
Friday, Dec. 15 St. Scholastica at Wisconsin-River Falls The Saints have won their last two games, outscoring the opposition 8-1, and Mark Whiteley leads the team with three goals and five assists. Seven others have scored at least two goals, and the Saints have depth at goaltending with all three netminders playing in at least … Read more
Well, here it is. The semester break is here, and after this past weekend there are no unbeaten teams remaining in the East. Yes, there are several teams unbeaten in conference play remaining, but overall, Trinity and Williams went down this weekend so there are no teams left without at least a one in the … Read more
Augsburg and St. Norbert squared off in a pair of nonconference showdowns Friday night, and the No. 7 Auggies came up short in their bid for an upset of the top-ranked Green Knights. St. Norbert skated to a 3-1 win Friday night and closed out the series with a 4-0 win Saturday. Both games were … Read more