By Ryan Stieg So how was everybody’s weekend? If you enjoy big college hockey upsets, you probably had a blast. I liked the national upsets, but the ones in the CCHA caused me to have mixed results and helped me reach an important conclusion. It’s getting harder to win college hockey games and even more difficult to sweep a series. On the […]
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By Ryan Stieg ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s Year 5 of “the process” for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team and three games into the season, it’s had mixed results. After opening the season with a road win over St. Cloud State last week, the No. 19-ranked Tommies stumbled at No. 10 North Dakota Friday, and in the series finale Sunday, they fell again to the Fighting Hawks 5-2, this time at Grand Casino Arena. Even though the Tommies
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By Ryan Stieg Well, Week 1 in the CCHA is in the books, and I’m feeling pretty good about my performance as I got four out of my six predictions right. I’m especially proud with my correct split between Michigan Tech and Minnesota. The Huskies are off this weekend, so they’re probably still on an emotional high, just like me. This week brings new challenges as teams that
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By Ryan Stieg What does it take to be a great goalie? It depends on who you ask. However, for the St. Thomas netminders and their recruits, they have a good person to consult as former University of North Dakota goaltending coach, and Fighting Hawks record holder, Karl Goehring takes over goaltending coach duties this season in St. Paul. After
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By Ryan Stieg The long wait is over everyone. The men’s college hockey season returns this weekend and I’m just as excited as you are. There’s a lot of questions going into this season. Can Western Michigan repeat? Will the Big Ten finally win a national title? Will the NCHC remain the strongest conference? What will the Frozen Four
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By Ryan Stieg ST. PAUL, Minn. — There have already been several firsts for the St. Thomas men’s and women’s hockey programs during their massive move from Division III to Division I over the past four seasons. The Tommies have already achieved their first victories and first sweeps as programs, while the men have earned two CCHA Playoff series victories and came just short
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By Ryan Stieg Year 4 of what has been deemed “The Process” for the St. Thomas men’s hockey program is complete and the Tommies have progressed in a big way since their inaugural Division I season in 2021-22. After a tough first half, UST caught fire after the winter holiday break and made a
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By Ryan Stieg The biggest weekend of the college hockey season has finally arrived and it should be a blast in St. Louis. I know I’ll be enjoying it even though my predictions weren’t as successful as they were during the CCHA Tournament. I only picked one of this year’s Frozen Four participants correctly,
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By Ryan Stieg In fall 2021, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team entered its Division I era, and ever since, the Tommies have added a new big accomplishment with each passing season. A few days ago, UST added another one as junior forward Cooper Gay became the program’s first player to sign NHL entry level
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By Ryan Stieg It’s that magical time again. We’ve already had our eyes practically glued to our televisions or laptops watching the NCAA basketball tournaments and now, men’s hockey has joined in the fun. After a strong season of making CCHA predictions, I’m feeling pretty good about my chances going into this weekend. I
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