By Ryan Stieg Sometimes, it can take a while for a newer hockey program to build up a solid rivalry, but in its fourth season, the St. Thomas men’s team has a good one going with Minnesota State as the two squads split their four games last season. This weekend, it’s time for the […]
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS – On Friday night, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team found some leftover Halloween treats to feast on during its win over Augustana. However, Saturday was a different story as those treats might’ve given the Tommies some delayed indigestion. UST spent a good chunk of the game on the penalty
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS – Halloween may have been yesterday, but the St. Thomas men’s hockey team still found some tasty leftover treats in their bags Friday night. The Tommies got two goals from Matthew Gleason and a strong outing in net from Aaron Trotter to earn their first CCHA win of the
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By Ryan Stieg When I announced last week’s picks, I was feeling confident going into the weekend. I had a great Week 4 and even though it was a tougher slate of games to predict, I figured I could repeat my strong performance. I ended up not getting remotely close to the previous weekend’s
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By Ryan Stieg Heading into last weekend, I was looking to get back on track after a subpar Week 3 performance and thankfully, I managed to do so. I picked four of the six CCHA series correctly with all four being splits. The only two I missed on were Augustana at Omaha, which ended
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By Ryan Stieg Remember last week how I said I was feeling pretty good about my Week 2 predictions? Well, now I’m not feeling so great. I did okay last week, but far from my Week 1 performance. I only picked two of the six matchups correctly and they were the easiest ones to
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By Ryan Stieg The two St. Thomas hockey teams have both completed the first two weeks of their respective regular seasons and they’ll both be in different sports this weekend. First off, the UST women’s squad remains undefeated at 4-0 after coming off a home and home series sweep of WCHA rival Minnesota State
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS – For the past three games, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team has gotten off to a slow start and then had to attempt a desperate rally in the third period with mixed results. Saturday night was a different story as the Tommies scored just 38 seconds into the
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS – Slow starts can sometimes burn good teams and unfortunately for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team, it’s been making a habit of it. The Tommies fell behind early in their previous two games, but unlike the season opening loss to St. Cloud State last week, they were able
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By Ryan Stieg The college hockey season began last weekend and unlike some of the teams in the CCHA, I’m feeling pretty good right now. That’s because I got off to a great start with my predictions and only stumbled twice. I picked Michigan State to sweep Lake Superior State in the Soo and they
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