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Heartbreak at Home: Tommies fall to Lakers on late goal in Game 3

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — It’s always hard for a college hockey team to have its season come to an end, but it’s even harder when it ends in heartbreaking fashion.   That’s what happened to the St. Thomas men’s squad Sunday night. After forcing a deciding Game 3 in their CCHA Quarterfinal …

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Hit and Sunk: Lakers take down undermanned Tommies in Game 1

By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — When you’re facing an undermanned opponent, you want to take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way and that’s what the Lake Superior State hockey team did Friday night against St. Thomas.   With the Tommies unable to put together a full line chart to multiple injuries, …

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New season, new opponent: Tommies prepare for playoffs against Lakers 

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The CCHA playoff season has arrived, and the St. Thomas men’s hockey team is sort of limping into it.   The Tommies finished with the No. 2 seed and will host a first-round playoff series for the first time as a Division I program this weekend. However, they’re …

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No holiday hangover: Tommies feast on Lakers, get 5th win in a row

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Sometimes teams can be a little slow out of the gates coming off a bye week, but that definitely wasn’t the case for the St. Thomas men’s hockey squad Friday against Lake Superior State.   Instead of being hungover from the Thanksgiving holiday, the Tommies stayed hungry and …

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Hungry for more wins: Tommies look to extend winning streak against Lakers

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — It’s Thanksgiving weekend in a few days and the St. Thomas men’s hockey team is hungry for some more victories.   The Tommies (6-5-1, 4-2 CCHA) have won four games in a row thanks to back-to-back sweeps over Northern Michigan and Bowling Green with the last two wins …

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