Joe Paisley

Fourth-ranked North Dakota controlled the ice in front of both nets and gritted out a 6-4 road win over Colorado College on Saturday. The Fighting Hawks fought their way to the front of the Tigers net, from where they scored all four of their goals during a run-and-gun second period that put UND ahead 5-3 … Read more

MADISON, Wis. – The team posters given away at the gate listed Friday as Wisconsin’s eighth game of the season. Whether he wanted to admit it or not, it meant a touch more to Badgers senior goalie Kyle Hayton, who called UW’s opponent – St. Lawrence – his home for the previous three seasons. With … Read more

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Preseason tune-ups were tossed in favor of fully fledged rotations as travel partners Yale and Brown opened the ECAC Hockey slate with a 4-1 Bears victory. The party in New Haven, Conn. was halted on Friday as the preseason’s last place Bears blocked the Bulldogs’ victory on the back– or glove … Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Coming into Friday night, the last time that Ohio State defeated Minnesota, the Buckeyes were led by Olympians Tessa Bonhomme and Lisa Chesson, and another future Olympian, Natalie Spooner, had yet to don the scarlet and gray. “I didn’t know how long it had been,” winning coach Nadine Muzerall said. “I didn’t know if they … Read more

// Parker Mackay scored 105 seconds into overtime to lift host No. 6 Minnesota Duluth over No. 3 Minnesota, 4-3. The goals seemed to come in bunches in the showcase semifinal of the Icebreaker. The Gophers were seeking their first win over the Bulldogs since the 2014 Icebreaker game, but came up short, despite 40 … Read more

LOWELL, Mass. – New Hampshire head coach Dick Umile knew a lot about his team coming into Friday’s season opener against fifth-ranked UMass Lowell. When the final buzzer sounded, he could confidently say he knows one more thing: this team has heart, character and leadership. The Wildcats went toe-to-toe with the River Hawks, dominating play at … Read more

Three pull away from pack St. Cloud State, Minnesota and North Dakota all separated themselves from the pack in the race for the MacNaughton Cup. With Saturday’s win, St. Cloud State maintained its lead atop the WCHA. St. Cloud leads North Dakota by three points and Minnesota by five. St. Cloud State showed it belongs … Read more

Colorado College freshman Hunter Fejes scored what he called the “biggest goal of my life” when he tallied with 10.5 seconds left to lift the Tigers past rival Denver in a 6-5 overtime thriller Saturday night. “I looked up and saw 22 seconds were left, so I knew I had to do something,” Fejes said. … Read more

Here are three observations from this past weekend: St. Cloud State makes a statement A 1-3 mark in four nonconference home games suggested the Huskies were tailing off.  A home sweep of a depleted Denver squad with 12 available forwards was a good start. But getting three points at North Dakota was more convincing.That shows … Read more

Colorado College found itself in an unfamiliar situation; they were comfortably ahead at home and there were no white-knuckle moments to be had during the third period. The Tigers (10-14-2, 7-10-1) could get used to that feeling. “It was huge for us,” said CC sophomore Peter Stoykewych, who scored his first college goal, which proved … Read more

Colorado College was hoping to build off its road split at No. 6 North Dakota when it hosted Minnesota-Duluth Friday for its first home game in 41 days. Instead, the Tigers reverted to their troublesome pattern of committing turnovers in their own zone and watching them lead to back-breaking goals. The Bulldogs, now tied for … Read more

Wisconsin’s confidence, home playoff chances continue to grow The league’s No. 2 team defense is finally getting support from the offense with players like John Ramage (eight career goals entering weekend) stepping up with OT goals both nights in the program’s first road sweep at Minnesota State. Wisconsin, now tied for sixth with Minnesota-Duluth after … Read more

Impressive wins for Michigan Tech and Minnesota Wow. No. 4 Minnesota routed No. 1 Boston College 8-1 in the weekend’s marquee matchup on Sunday night in what many billed as a preview of a Frozen Four semifinal. I chuckled a bit when I first read that – UM is tied for fifth place after all … Read more

Minnesota State deserves to be ranked With their sixth win in a row and third league sweep in as many weeks, Minnesota State, picked by most to be a bottom-three team in the WCHA, now sits in a tie for third place headed into the final weekend before the holiday break. It would be a … Read more