Category: College
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Nine Michigan names selected for U.S. Women’s Team at 2019 Winter World University Games
By @MichaelCaples – USA Hockey announced its women’s team roster for the upcoming 2019 Winter World University Games, and nine Michigan names have made the list. The roster is a collection of players primarily competing in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, while also featuring one NCAA-rostered player. Here are the nine Michigan names who…
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LSSU’s Calder, UAH’s Gosselin take home WCHA monthly awards
By @StefanKubus – A pair of Michigan natives stepped their game up in January, and on Tuesday, were honored for it by the WCHA. Alabama Huntsville senior defenseman and Brighton native Kurt Gosselin was named WCHA Defenseman of the Month after leading the league in assists (7) and led all league defensemen in scoring, with…
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Hirose, Pitlick pick up Big Ten weekly honors
By @StefanKubus – Muskegon Lumberjacks alum Rem Pitlick and Michigan State’s Taro Hirose were each named to the Big Ten’s three stars of the week. Pitlick, a junior forward, was named first star as he led the Big Ten with five points (2-3–5) in the Gophers’ series split with Michigan this past weekend. Saturday marked…
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Michigan Tech goaltender Matt Jurusik named NCAA first star of the week
By @StefanKubus – It was a career weekend for Michigan Tech’s Matt Jurusik. The junior netminder from LaGrange, Ill. recorded the first two shutouts of his season to keep Alaska Anchorage at bay this past weekend. Friday’s game saw Jurusik stop all 18 shots he faces in a 3-0 win before turning away all 21…
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Western Michigan moves to No. 8 after weekend sweep of Denver
By @MichaelCaples – Want to take a big jump in the college hockey rankings? Sweep the No. 4 team in the country. That’s what Western Michigan did this past weekend, as the Broncos climb to No. 8 in this week’s USCHO college hockey poll. Andy Murray’s squad – previously ranked No. 13 – swept…
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PHOTOS: Wolverines beat Penn State in a Thursday night battle at Yost
Two days before playing them at Madison Square Garden, the Wolverines welcomed Penn State to Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor for a Thursday night contest. Thanks to a four-goal outburst in the second period, Michigan coasted to a 5-1 victory. Dakota Raabe, Jake Slaker, Nicholas Boka and Will Lockwood all scored in the middle…
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Brighton native Gosselin named NCAA first star of week
By @MichaelCaples – Kurt Gosselin had a massive weekend for his Alabama Huntsville hockey program. The Brighton native has been named the NCAA’s first star of the week because of a six-point weekend in his team’s sweep of Alaska Anchorage. A senior defenseman and one of the captains of the Chargers, Gosselin registered one goal…
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Michigan State’s Lewandowski named Big Ten second star of the week
By @StefanKubus – This past weekend, the Spartans swept the Gophers in Minnesota for the first time in a two-game series since 1976. And Mitchell Lewandowski played a big hand in doing so. The sophomore forward, a native of Clarkston, potted back-to-back multi-goal games, first with a pair in Saturday’s 5-3 win followed by the…
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Michigan State records first sweep of Minnesota since 1976
By @MichaelCaples – It was a good weekend for the Michigan State. The Spartans welcomed Minnesota to Munn Ice Arena for a Big Ten series, and MSU took them both by 5-3 scores in a Saturday/Sunday match-up. That means six important Big Ten points for MSU, and a big moment for the program, as…
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Huskies play in below-zero outdoor game to kick off Minnesota Hockey Day
By @MichaelCaples – It was 10 below zero at puck drop. Joe Shawhan said the boys still had a good time though. To help kick off the 2019 Hockey Day in Minnesota festivities, Michigan Tech traveled to the shores of Lake Bemidji for an outdoor contest with the Bemidji State Friday night. The home…