By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The St. Thomas men’s hockey team is one month into its season, and it’s been an up and down affair so far. The Tommies split their first series with St. Cloud State, got swept by Minnesota, and then swept Lindenwood at home to enter the CCHA season […]
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — College hockey seasons are usually broken up in two parts, the regular season or first season, and the playoffs or second season. However, there is a somewhat forgotten slate and that’s the conference season, which in the case of the St. Thomas men’s team, begins this weekend
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Friday night, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team had an impressive offensive performance as the Tommies fired a school Division I record 63 shots on net, but despite that, they only managed a tie against Lindenwood. On Saturday, the Tommies only had 38 shots, but that amount
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Hockey can be a funny game. Sometimes a team can heavily outshoot its opponent, but not emerge victorious. The St. Thomas men’s hockey squad was in that situation Friday night as it dominated Lindenwood 63-25 on the shot chart, but the Tommies couldn’t maintain any of their leads and
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Before I made my picks last week, I was feeling pretty good after my opening weekend predictions. This week, I’m still in the same mood, and that’s mostly due to a technicality that always works in my favor. For those who don’t know, I made a rule when I started making predictions two years
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — It’s tough for a hockey program to be tested by ranked opponents on back-to-back weekends to start the season, but the St. Thomas men’s team definitely lived up to the challenge. After splitting with St. Cloud State in the first series, the Tommies took No. 1 Minnesota to
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By Ryan Stieg ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two years ago, the idea of the St. Thomas men’s hockey team trading punches with a top-ranked Minnesota team would be considered far-fetched by most people. On Friday night, that idea became a reality as the Tommies forced overtime with the mighty Golden Gophers, but they couldn’t deliver a knockout
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Two years ago, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team suited up for their first game at the Division I level and were crushed 12-2 at St. Cloud State. Last Saturday, the Tommies kept up with the now-No. 9/10 ranked Huskies from start to finish and took them down
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By RYAN STIEG MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Turning a longtime Division III program into a competitive Division I one isn’t an easy task, but St. Thomas head coach Rico Blasi seems to have the Tommies on the right track as they enter their third year in the CCHA. After only managing three wins during their first DI season, the Tommies defeated every
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