How conference tournament attendance both rose and fell in 2015
There were fewer ticketing sessions for the events, so total attendance was down but per-session averages were up.
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Three thoughts from the Final Five
After a fun Final Five back in St. Paul, here are my (late-arriving) three thoughts on the end of the WCHA season. 1. Mavs make it two, earn the No. 1 Minnesota State capped its stellar season in style, using a comeback victory to defeat Michigan Tech 5-2 and win the Broadmoor Tropy for the … Read more
Gallery: Minnesota State overcomes Michigan Tech for WCHA title
Here are images from Minnesota State’s win over Michigan Tech in the WCHA Final Five championship game Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota State’s McClure: ‘The puck was on my stick at the right time’
The Mavericks freshman completed a five-goal weekend with a hat trick against Michigan Tech.
The field of 16 is set; now we work on the brackets
All the games are in, and here are the 16 teams that the PairWise Rankings show will be in the 2015 NCAA tournament, grouped by seeding: 1. Minnesota State 2. North Dakota 3. Boston University 4. Miami 5. Denver 6. Minnesota-Duluth 7. Michigan Tech 8. Omaha 9. Harvard 10. Minnesota 11. Boston College 12. St. … Read more
Backes on Minnesota State: ‘It’s pretty exciting to see where that program has come’
The former Mavericks player skated for the St. Louis Blues at the Xcel Energy Center hours before Minnesota State played Michigan Tech in the WCHA championship game.
Gallery: Friday at the WCHA Final Five
Here are images from Michigan Tech’s win over Bowling Green and Minnesota State’s win over Ferris State in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Five on Friday in St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota State again relies on scoring depth in WCHA semifinal
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Despite a slow start Friday night, Minnesota State coach Mike Hastings never seemed worried. After all, his team has tremendous scoring depth. Anyone on his team can score at any given time. And anyone can step up to make a play at any given time. [scg_html_wcha2015]Friday night’s 4-0 victory over Ferris … Read more
Happy homecoming for Michigan Tech’s Heinonen, who stays hot with two goals against Bowling Green
The Deleno, Minn., native scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Michigan Tech’s 5-2 WCHA Final Five semifinal victory over Bowling Green Friday afternoon.
Final Five picks, March 20-21
Shane here. It’s Final Five time, after seeing the crowds at Joe Louis Arena for the first day of the Big Ten tournament, it will be interesting to see just how many people show up to the Xcel Energy Center to see the mighty WCHA. No matter who’s in the crowd, I’d expect some pretty … Read more
With three top-10 teams, WCHA’s Final Five has some star power in return to St. Paul
Minnesota State and Michigan Tech could both be No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament, while Bowling Green is on the tournament bubble. Ferris State needs to win the Broadmoor Trophy to get into the NCAAs.
Seven forwards among 10 finalists for 2015 Hobey Baker Award
National scoring leader Jack Eichel of Boston University and five other players in the top 10 in scoring are on the list.
Five finalists chosen for 2015 Mike Richter Award
Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation announced Wednesday the five finalists for the 2015 Mike Richter Award, which honors the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey. The second annual award will be presented by Mike Richter himself at the 2015 Frozen Four in Boston. The five finalists are: St. Lawrence freshman Kyle … Read more
Join USCHO for a selection show watch event at Campus Pizza & Pasta in Minneapolis
Doors open at 10:30 a.m. CDT, with the show on ESPNU scheduled to start a half-hour later.
Just days out, and we can keep most of the Eastern teams in the East
The final installment of Bracketology before the conference championship weekend starts shows an opportunity to keep five of the six Eastern teams in the bracket in their region for the tournament.
An effort to narrow the Hobey list to 10 ahead of Thursday’s announcement
Candace Horgan and Chris Lerch make their picks for the players they think will be on the list of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.
Three thoughts from the first round
1. They could have played all night All four first-round series were done in two games. However, with two games going into triple overtime, it was almost as if Michigan Tech and Ferris State each had to win in three. According to USCHO’s list of longest games Michigan Tech’s 1-0 Game 1 victory over Alabama … Read more
Michigan Tech’s Kero tabbed WCHA Player, Student-Athlete of the Year
Michigan Tech’s outstanding year translated to Huskies’ senior forward Tanner Kero being named the WCHA’s Player of the Year after winning the league’s scoring crown with a 13-goal, 21-assist performance for 34 points in 28 conference games. Kero was also named Student-Athlete of the Year after maintaining a 3.72 GPA in mathematics with a concentration … Read more
WCHA picks: Playoff edition!
There are few phrases in the English language as appealing as “playoff hockey.” (“Free food,” “good beer” and “live music” may be the only ones that surpass said phrase.) Luckily, the WCHA begins its playoffs this weekend with four best-0f three series. The Final Five is back at the Xcel Center next weekend (just like … Read more
Playoffs begin for eight WCHA teams, but most have been in that mindset for a while
Minnesota State had to win on the final night to claim the MacNaughton Cup, while even the last teams to make the playoffs weren’t secure in their spot until the last weekend.