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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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The hardest thing to do in college hockey is to sweep a team on the road when its season is on the line and the St. Thomas men’s hockey squad was determined not to let that happen Saturday night. After defeating the Tommies 4-1 Friday, Lake Superior State …
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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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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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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Heading into Saturday night’s game against Bemidji State, the big storyline with the St. Thomas men’s hockey team was the growing list of injuries plagueing the roster and it was evident from the start that the problem was getting worse as the Tommies couldn’t put together a full line chart. …
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — By the end of February, hockey teams want to be reaching their peak as they prepare for the postseason and right now, Bowling Green is showing how good they really are. After an awful start to the year, the Falcons are on a hot streak and on …
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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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By Ryan Stieg Every college athlete goes on a journey through their careers and most of them are fairly typical. They play one sport for four or five years and then move on to the next phase of their lives. However, some athletes have more of a winding road that’s full of changes and …
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — For the first month of the season, the second game of a series has been a problem for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team as the Tommies had been shut out on three of the previous four Saturdays heading into this weekend’s series with Northern Michigan. The Tommies’ …
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — After getting swept last weekend at Bemidji State, St. Thomas men’s hockey coach Rico Blasi talked earlier this week about his team needing to play to its identity heading into Friday’s game against Northern Michigan. The Tommies clearly listened to him as they took an early 2-0 lead …
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