WIAC Hockey Preview: Blugolds, Pointers once again frontrunners for title

As the first season of hockey amid the COVID-19 pandemic begins in the WIAC, teams are looking at a decidedly different schedule than in years past. Each team will play 10 games against conference opponents and Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Stevens Point are the frontrunners for the conference title. The two shared the regular-season championship a … Read more

NCHA announces men’s, women’s hockey conferences to resume play with 2021 schedule due out early January

In an announcement Wednesday, NCHA membership has endorsed a plan for a resumption of competition during the 2021 winter season. “The NCHA is committed to doing its best to provide a quality student-athlete experience in a manner that is safe for student-athletes, coaches, administrators, campuses, and local communities,” reads a statement from the conference. A … Read more

St. Norbert announces school will not play men’s, women’s hockey during 2020-21 season due to COVID-19

St. Norbert announced Monday that the school will not participate in the 2020-21 men’s and women’s hockey seasons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation of the hockey seasons follows the college’s overall decision to not play fall and winter sports as a whole during the current academic year. St. Norbert officially cancelled its … Read more

WIAC votes to resume winter sports – including men’s, women’s hockey – with precautions on Feb. 1, 2021

The WIAC Council of Chancellors announced Dec. 11 that it has voted to resume winter sports competition for the 2020-21 season in February, contingent upon the securing of ongoing COVID-19 testing. The plan requires all WIAC institutions to secure testing for student-athletes, support staff and game officials in order to provide safe competition environments during … Read more

Minnesota State men’s hockey adds home series with NCAA D-III Milwaukee School of Engineering Dec. 12-13

Minnesota State announced today that it would host Milwaukee School of Engineering in a two-game home nonconference series, Dec. 12-13 in Mankato, Minn. The series replaces the previously scheduled nonconference home series with Northern Michigan set for Dec. 11-12 that was canceled last week. The first game of the series with MSOE will be played … Read more

Bulldogs battle Lakers tough in weekend series

Adrian played Lake Superior State tough in a two-game series over the weekend. The Bulldogs dropped the opener 5-3  on Friday and lost 2-1 in the finale Saturday. Andrew Bellant came through with a goal and an assist in Friday’s game while Nic Tallarico recorded a career-best 34 saves.  Ryan Butler and Sam Ruffin also … Read more

Most teams remain off the ice rather than on it in Division III

While most NCAA Division III hockey teams have had their seasons put on ice for now because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a handful of teams in the west region have actually gotten onto the ice. Though no official conference games have been played, schools were given the chance to schedule games at their own discretion. … Read more

COVID forces NEHC to cancel men’s, women’s regular season, 2021 postseason tournament

The directors of the NEHC have come to the difficult decision to cancel the league’s regular-season schedule and 2021 NEHC championship tournament – for both the men and women – due to the coronavirus pandemic. The conference had previously announced the postponement of the 2020 portion of this season’s schedule in July. Member institutions – … Read more