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By Ryan Stieg  ST. PAUL, Minn. — It took a little longer than they probably wanted it to, but the St. Thomas men’s hockey team finally got its first win at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena.   After blowing leads twice against Providence during the arena’s opening weekend and another lead against rival Minnesota State the following week, the Tommies managed to finish the job Tuesday night

By Ryan Stieg  It’s now Week 7 in the CCHA and so far, the season has gone better than expected for me. Even last weekend went okay for me as I went .500 with my picks, but not good enough to earn a Harvey Wallbanger to celebrate Saturday night. Maybe next year, I’ll try one for the first time.   Seeing as I didn’t get to partake in a Wallbanger since I didn’t pick better than .500,

By Ryan Stieg  The world of college hockey is frequently changing, and a big one is occurring this season as Canadian Hockey League players are allowed to play at the NCAA Division I level for the first time.   For St. Thomas, that meant it could sign talented forward Nathan Pilling out of the Western Hockey League to their roster. Not only was it a great fit for the

By Ryan Stieg  Last Friday was Halloween, and like most people, I was hoping for more treats than tricks over the weekend. The good thing was, unlike previous seasons, my Halloween bag had some nice treats in it by the time Saturday’s games ended.   Out of the six series, I only missed two of them. I thought Ferris

By Ryan Stieg  I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m feeling pretty good right now. After a terrible Week 3, I had a good Week 4, so I think I’m back on track with my CCHA predictions.   That’s a good thing too as Halloween is Friday and that’s usually a bad sign for me despite it being my favorite holiday. It’s a day full of fun and frights for

By Ryan Stieg  ST. PAUL, Minn. — When a team is facing a quality, nationally-ranked opponent, one of the worst things that it can do is fall apart mentally when facing adversity. However, that’s what happened to the St. Thomas men’s hockey team Saturday night.   After tying No. 15 Providence 2-2 the previous night, the Tommies held a 4-1 lead during the second period of

By Ryan Stieg  ST. PAUL, Minn. — More than two years ago, the St. Thomas athletics department announced that it had received a massive donation for a new on-campus arena for the men’s and women’s hockey and basketball programs.   After a long wait, the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena finally opened its doors and hosted its first men’s hockey game Friday

By Ryan Stieg  It’s late October, but the St. Thomas men’s hockey team are finally going to play a home series at its own rink, and that rink is a nice one.   UST opens the brand-new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena Friday night and it should be a sight to behold. The Tommies were also impressive to watch last weekend as they fired 11 goals into the

By Ryan Stieg  Well, that was a tough weekend. I’m sure some of the CCHA squads had worse weekends than I did, but as far as my predictions go, they definitely didn’t go well.   Of the six series last week, I only picked one correctly outright and that was Michigan Tech splitting with Alaska Fairbanks. If that hadn’t happened, I would’ve had to dig

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