Category: Northern Michigan Wildcats
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Three Michigan residents on WCHA weekly awards list
By @MichaelCaples – There are four weekly award winners from the WCHA each Monday of the college hockey season. This go-round, three of them were claimed by Michigan residents. Michigan Tech defenseman Keegan Ford, Northern Michigan netminder Atte Tolvanen and Lake Superior State defenseman Jacob Nordqvist were all honored by their college hockey conference today.…
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Northern Michigan, College Hockey Inc. to conduct first ‘women’s only’ feasibility study
By @MichaelCaples – UPDATE (Friday, 5 p.m.) – With a news conference at Northern Michigan, College Hockey Inc. and other representatives formally announced the new feasibility study to help the Wildcats explore the possibility of adding Division 1 women’s hockey to their list of varsity sports. NHL Vice President Kevin Westgarth, College Hockey Inc.…
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PHOTOS: Wildcats find revenge in rematch with Spartans
On Saturday night, Northern Michigan found some revenge against Michigan State, beating the Spartans 4-3 to even their weekend non-conference series between the two in-state programs. Joseph Nardi, Adam Rockwood, Denver Pierce and Darien Craighead scored for the Wildcats, while Atte Tolvanen recorded 26 saves between the pipes. Sam Saliba, Taro Hirose and Patrick Khodorenko…
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PHOTOS: Spartans top Wildcats in both teams’ 2018-19 NCAA opener
In an All-Michigan battle to officially start their seasons, Michigan State topped Northern Michigan 4-2 Friday night at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing. Mitch Lewandowski registered the game-winning goal for the Spartans with 1:14 remaining in regulation; Zach Osburn, Brennan Sanford and Taro Hirose (empty-netter) also scored for MSU. Tony Bretzman and Darien Craighead…
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MiHockey’s ‘Games to Watch’ list for the 2018-19 season
It’s October, which officially means that it’s hockey season. In MiHockey’s annual ‘Games to Watch’ list, we offer up a highlighted list of some of the in-state battles we are certainly excited to see this upcoming season. If you’re looking for great hockey to watch within the friendly confines of the Great Lakes State, here…
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Pair of Wildcats split WCHA preseason player awards; Ferris’ Zech named top rookie in preseason polls
By @MichaelCaples – Today, the WCHA announced its preseason polls and player honors, and Michigan names were frequent throughout. In the coaches’ portion of the release, Northern Michigan senior forward Adam Rockwood was named the preseason player of the year. On the media side, his teammate and fellow NMU senior forward Troy Loggins received…
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College hockey overtime protocols approved; other rule changes announced
By @MichaelCaples – It maintains the status quo, really, after it looked like there was going to be a shake-up in college hockey – at least in how points are distributed in conference standings. A rule proposal was initially approved by the hockey rules committee that would ban the use of three-on-three overtime and shootouts…
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NCAA modifies overtime proposal; three-on-three, shootouts are options again
By @MichaelCaples – On June 14, the NCAA announced that the Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee had approved a proposal that would forbid anything more than a five-minute overtime period of five-on-hockey. Still tied after the old-school overtime set-up? Game’s a tie. Yesterday, however, the committee backpedaled on the idea, after “receiving membership…
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NCAA Hockey Rules Committee proposes mandate of five-on-five overtime, no shootouts
By @MichaelCaples – The NCAA announced today that its Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee has approved a standardized overtime format for all regular-season games and in-season tournaments starting next season. Per the release: “When a game remains tied after regulation time, teams will play five-on-five for five minutes to determine a winner. If…
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WCHA announces 2018-19 schedule
By @MichaelCaples – It may be only the second week of May, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start looking ahead to next season. Yesterday, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced its schedule for the upcoming 2018-19 college hockey campaign. Here are some highlights from each of the Michigan-based WCHA schools: Ferris State The Bulldogs…