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By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – For the second straight weekend, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team played a Friday game where it held a lead in the third period and then things slipped away.   This time, the Tommies had a 2-1 advantage, but then defenseman Jake Ratzlaff was handed a questionable major penalty

By Ryan Stieg After a mediocre performance in Week 5, and frankly, sort of a depressing work week last week, I really needed a boost going into Week 6 and a perfect week might’ve done the trick. Well, I wasn’t perfect, but I came close as I went 2 for 3 during Week 6. Michigan

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS – To win games against quality opponents, teams have to play a full 60 minutes and on Friday night, the St. Thomas men’s team played around 45 minutes or so.  Early in the third period, the Tommies held a 3-1 lead over No. 16 Minnesota State, but then they started

By Ryan Stieg  Two weeks ago, I had the worst performance that I’ve had in a long time in making my CCHA predictions and only a sweep by Ohio State saved me from my first ever winless weekend. Thanks again to the Buckeyes for coming through and keeping me from looking completely foolish.   I

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

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

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

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

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

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