Category: Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Jaques 1st Black winner of Kazmaier Award as best in NCAA women's hockey
Ohio State UniversitySophie Jaques became the first Black winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award on Saturday.
Read moreMinnesota Gophers’ Josefin Bouveng Headlines NCAA Rookies
Josefin BouvengArguably the top women’s ice hockey conference in the NCAA, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is about to showcase one of the world’s best hockey players. Josefin Bouveng is…
Read moreAlabama Huntsville 'locked and loaded' to return but needs a conference
Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe University of Alabama in Huntsville, which had the only NCAA Division I men's hockey program in the southeast United States, is facing one obstacle in its goal to return to play.
Read moreOlson earned Lester Patrick Trophy with dedication to women's hockey
New York RangersAll Lynn Olson wanted was for her two young daughters to know the joys of playing organized hockey, the sport she first fell in love with when she began playing in 1979.
Read moreLooking at the Potential US Women’s Olympic Team
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockeyPhoto by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Since we haven’t even been able to do the 2020 Summer Olympics yet, it can be easy to forget that the 2022 Winter Olympics are fast approaching. But with the opening ceremonies set to begin on February 4, 2022 in Beijing, we’re now technica...
Read morePicking the Men’s NCAA Tournament Field: February 23rd Edition
Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationPhoto by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Updating from last week, various people on the NCAA Tournament Committee have further clarified/walked back the idea of using the Pairwise this year to specify that they meant they’ll use it within each conference to det...
Read moreWCHA Men Finalize Playoff Format
Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe WCHA men’s league officially announced their playoff format for the 2020-2021 season. While other leagues have gone to single-elimination formats in light of the challenges of the ongoing pandemic, the WCHA’s format looks remarkably similar to what we’re traditionally used to. Al...
Read moreBowling Green’s Will Cullen Suspended Three Games for Hit From Behind
Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockeyThe WCHA announced a three-game suspension for Bowling Green defenseman Will Cullen stemming from a hit on Saturday night in the Falcons’ 5-1 loss at Minnesota State. With 26 seconds remaining in the game, Cullen viciously drove Minnesota State forward Jared Spooner into the boards f...
Read moreMinnesota State Tops Bowling Green 4-0
GoaltenderMinnesota State head coach Mike Hastings has led the Mavericks to back-to-back WCHA titles. | Matt Christians/SBN College Hockey After a tense, tight first period, Minnesota State got a pair of power play goals in the second period, and eventually pulled away in the third per...
Read moreCan the Frozen Four Become March Madness?
Central Collegiate Hockey AssociationNew programs continue to spring up in the men's college hockey landscape and with them, hope for a bigger stage.
Read moreTaking a Guess at the Men’s NCAA Tournament Field: February 1st Edition
Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockeyThese guys are probably fine. We’re now down to just 50 days until the field is supposed to be selected for the 2021 men’s ice hockey tournament. Obviously it’s a weird year and the Pairwise can’t be used with almost zero interconference data points. But if this tournament is...
Read moreMinnesota State Cruises Past Northern Michigan with Big First Period
DefencemanIt was a rocky unofficial first portion of the season for Minnesota State. The Mavericks only managed to squeeze in five games between Covid cancellations and dropped a game to Michigan Tech and tied one with Bemidji State. But the WCHA preseason favorites looked ready to go in their...
Read moreMinnesota State Cruises Past Northern Michigan with Big First Period
Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationFiled under: It was a rocky unofficial first portion of the season for Minnesota State. The Mavericks only managed to squeeze in five games between Covid cancellations and dropped a game to Michigan Tech and tied one with Bemidji State. But the WCHA preseason favorites looked ready to go in their le...
Read moreMinnesota State Cruises Past Northern Michigan with Big First Period
Western Collegiate Hockey AssociationFiled under: It was a rocky unofficial first portion of the season for Minnesota State. The Mavericks only managed to squeeze in five games between Covid cancellations and dropped a game to Michigan Tech and tied one with Bemidji State. But the WCHA preseason favorites looked ready to go in their le...
Read moreBeavers, Mavericks Open Weekend Series with a Draw
GoaltenderMinnesota State and Bemidji State traded goals for two periods before a scoreless third period and overtime to end their Thursday afternoon matinee WCHA league match-up in Mankato in a 2-2 draw. Bemidji State took a 2-1 lead late in the second period off a goalie from Ellie Moser, b...
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