It's officially hockey season....
With the Gophers and Wild now in full swing, another sign of winter as we flip our calendars to November is the beginning of the season for DIII hockey.
Most MIAC teams begin their seasons on the road in non conference games. Check out where each MIAC team will open up the 2006-2007 season.
Bethel and St. Thomas are expected to be the top teams and are ranked in the top 15 nationally.
The Bethel Royals went 18-10-1 last year. It will be the first year with Joel Johnson at the as Head Coach and he welcomes some talented freshman this year as well.
Season Preview
2006-2007 Roster
St. John's finished below the .500 mark last year and missed the MIAC playoffs for the first time in 11 years. However, the the Johnnies only lost six players from last year's roster and are looking to fight their way to the top of the conference again this year. The most notable incoming freshman might be Ben Hause, former goalie from the 2006 state champions Cretin-Derham Hall.
Season Preview
2006-2007 Roster
St. Mary's University lost only four players from last year's team and they hope that this is the year that the Cardinals don't fall just short of the playoffs, like previous years.
Season Preview
2007-2008 Roster
St. Olaf enjoyed a successful season last year and along with returning some top end talent have added some promising recruits. Three freshman that stick out from the roster are Breck's John Aho, Maple Grove's Andy Benson and Duluth East's Will McLean.
2007-2008 Roster
St. Thomas is expected to contend for a conference championship again this year despite several key losses from last year's team. One reason for that is the Tommies are on the receiving end of two DI transfers. Tyler Chestnut is a goalie transfer from Holy Cross and defenseman Adam Davis, a Lakeville native, transferred from UMD. The Tommies open up 2007-2008 on the road in Duluth and Superior where six players who played hockey at either Duluth East or Marshall will return home.
Season Preview
2007-2008 Roster
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Around the NHL
Players with MN ties-NHL features
Former Blaine high school star and UND scorer Brandon Bochenski may see his first ice time in a Boston Bruins uniform. He joined the Bruins in the off season and is now in the same organization as another former Bengal Matt Hendricks.
Feature Article on Bochenski
Maybe old news, but not good news for former Gopher Jordan Leopold, who is out for approximately two months with a wrist injury.
Former Elk River standout Dan Hinote had a featured article about his chartity to help improve hospital conditions for children who are battling cancer and their families.
Minneapolis native Matt Smaby made his NHL debut earlier in the month, but he was recently sent down to Springfield of the AHL where he spend all of last year.
Oh, and Sid made his first appearance at the X a memorable one.
Minnesota Wild winger and former Bloomington Jefferson Jaguar and St. Cloud State Husky Mark Parrish spent time on KFAN's PA and Dubay show Wednesday.
Listen to Audio here
Former Blaine high school star and UND scorer Brandon Bochenski may see his first ice time in a Boston Bruins uniform. He joined the Bruins in the off season and is now in the same organization as another former Bengal Matt Hendricks.
Feature Article on Bochenski
Maybe old news, but not good news for former Gopher Jordan Leopold, who is out for approximately two months with a wrist injury.
Former Elk River standout Dan Hinote had a featured article about his chartity to help improve hospital conditions for children who are battling cancer and their families.
Minneapolis native Matt Smaby made his NHL debut earlier in the month, but he was recently sent down to Springfield of the AHL where he spend all of last year.
Oh, and Sid made his first appearance at the X a memorable one.
Minnesota Wild winger and former Bloomington Jefferson Jaguar and St. Cloud State Husky Mark Parrish spent time on KFAN's PA and Dubay show Wednesday.
Listen to Audio here
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
WCHA Mid-Week
Gopher hockey fans were treated to a glimse of the future over the weekend. Last weekend included a sweep of Ohio State and a Sunday victory over the U.S. Under-18 team . The Gophers continued their dominance over CCHA teams by (17-1-2 in last 10 games), but it took a stellar third period in nets by freshman Alex Kangas. Kangas made 21 of his 32 saves in the 2-1 Friday victory over the Buckeyes. It was the college debut for the Rochester native.
The most impressive freshman so far this year has been Cade Fairchild, who has a goal and an assist. The freshman defenseman also has a +5 and has only been on the ice for one opponent goal, which came while CC was on the power play.
Gopher Hockey weekend preview/last week's review
The Gophers received verbal committments from two players this past week, one a forward from Wisconsin and another a defenseman from Eden Prairie. Read about it at the Gopher Hockey Blog.
South St. Paul's Alex Stalock, White Bear Lake's Matt Greer and Duluth Native Rob Bordson star in UMD's shut out over Denver last Saturday. UMD earns split.
Warroad native T.J. Oshie was named Offensive Player of the week in the WCHA. Plymouth native Mike Zacharias was named WCHA Defensive player of the week in his performance against Alaska Anchorage last weekend, which included a shut out on Saturday.
The most impressive freshman so far this year has been Cade Fairchild, who has a goal and an assist. The freshman defenseman also has a +5 and has only been on the ice for one opponent goal, which came while CC was on the power play.
Gopher Hockey weekend preview/last week's review
The Gophers received verbal committments from two players this past week, one a forward from Wisconsin and another a defenseman from Eden Prairie. Read about it at the Gopher Hockey Blog.
South St. Paul's Alex Stalock, White Bear Lake's Matt Greer and Duluth Native Rob Bordson star in UMD's shut out over Denver last Saturday. UMD earns split.
Warroad native T.J. Oshie was named Offensive Player of the week in the WCHA. Plymouth native Mike Zacharias was named WCHA Defensive player of the week in his performance against Alaska Anchorage last weekend, which included a shut out on Saturday.
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