By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — For the first two periods Saturday, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team was having a frustrating night. The Tommies were clearly keeping up with rival Minnesota State, both in terms of physicality and pace of play, but they couldn’t find any good looks to solve Mavericks goalie Keenan …
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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 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’ …
Saturday Night Surge: Manning nets two goals, Tommies sweep Wildcats Read More »
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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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. — 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 …
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. — The offseason and preseason preparations and training have finally come to an end for the St. Thomas men’s hockey team as the Tommies will hit the ice for their first game of the year this weekend. The first test of the season is a big one for them …
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