There’s one thing many young athletes forget by Paul Antonenko, Let’s Play Hockey Over the years, I have had the privilege of coaching outstanding athletes throughout Minnesota in the Minnesota Hockey High Performance Program, boys high school hockey, and girls high school hockey. One of the most rewarding parts of coaching is talking with young […]
Hockey players get it done on the ice and in the classroom NCAA Division I hockey student-athletes once again performed above the national average academically, according to the annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released this month by the NCAA. The women’s hockey four-year average score from 2020-21 through 2023-24 was 993, while men’s hockey […]
St. Thomas and Minnesota to battle again in a rematch of last season’s epic overtime thriller Saint Paul, MN – The University of St. Thomas and University of Minnesota men’s hockey teams are set for a rematch at Xcel Energy Center. For the second straight season, St. Thomas and Minnesota will square off in downtown Saint […]
One of the youngest players in college hockey this season, Macklin Celebrini, was honored Friday with the 2024 Hobey Baker Award, given to college hockey’s most outstanding player. Celebrini, just 17 years old, was the nation’s top center all season long for the Boston University Terriers, scoring 32 goals and 32 assists for 64 points […]
Daniel, O’Brien, Simms Named 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists Winner unveiled during live show on NHL Network at Whittemore Center Arena on March 23 Former Blake High School standout Izzy Daniel (Minneapolis, Minn./Cornell University), Casey O’Brien (Milton, Mass./University of Wisconsin) and Kirsten Simms (Plymouth, Mich./University of Wisconsin) have been named the 2024 Patty Kazmaier […]
Defending national champions earn 15th title in program history SAINT PETER, Minn. – For the 15th time in program history and the fourth consecutive postseason, the Gustavus Adolphus College Golden Gusties are Women’s Hockey Playoff champions of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). The top-seeded Gusties defeated No. 3 seed Saint Mary’s, 2-0, in the […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – January 30, 2024 – Midco Arena, on the campus of Augustana University (AU), celebrated its grand opening on January 26–27 in Sioux Falls, SD. This weekend marked the Vikings’ first-ever home hockey series on campus, inviting fans inside AU’s new $72 million, 154,000 square-foot arena designed by JLG Architects, in collaboration […]
Gophers Start Home Stretch with Sweep of #11 UConn by Susan Rennie McPherson and Mary Lynn McPherson The No. 2 University of Minnesota Women’s Hockey team returned home to Ridder Arena on Jan. 5 and 6 with a sweep of No. 11 University of Connecticut Huskies. The Friday night 5-3 win by the Gophers was […]
7 Minnesotans on the 2024 U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster Camp Set for Dec. 14-16 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey has named 29 players to the preliminary roster of its 2024 U.S. National Junior Team it was announced today. The group, which includes eight members of the […]
School becomes 45th D-1 Women’s program The University of Delaware will add women’s ice hockey as a varsity sport and join College Hockey America (CHA), effective July 1, 2025, it was announced Friday. Delaware becomes the 45th college or university to sponsor a Division I women’s ice hockey program. A national search for a varsity […]
