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Looking to make more progress: Tommies start December stretch with trip to Ferris State

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By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — We’re two months into the college hockey season, and the St. Thomas men’s team is sitting pretty good right now.   The Tommies (7-6-1, 5-3 CCHA) were on a five-game winning streak until Saturday’s loss to Lake Superior State and they’re currently sitting atop the CCHA standings with …

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A bad batch of leftovers: Tommies win streak ends at five with loss to Lakers

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By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The St. Thomas men’s hockey team may not have had a Thanksgiving hangover during its win Friday night, but it suffered some delayed indigestion Saturday against Lake Superior State.  The Lakers scored three goals in the first period and that’s all they needed as they earned a 3-1 victory …

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No holiday hangover: Tommies feast on Lakers, get 5th win in a row

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By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Sometimes teams can be a little slow out of the gates coming off a bye week, but that definitely wasn’t the case for the St. Thomas men’s hockey squad Friday against Lake Superior State.   Instead of being hungover from the Thanksgiving holiday, the Tommies stayed hungry and …

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Hungry for more wins: Tommies look to extend winning streak against Lakers

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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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New week, new challenge: Tommies women prepare for No. 10 St. Cloud State

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By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — It’s been a rough stretch for the St. Thomas women’s hockey team and rough might be putting it mildly.   The Tommies play in the best conference in the nation and must go up against much more established and much deeper programs on a regular basis. Over the course …

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An unexpected journey: Tommies’ Ratzlaff moves from the gridiron to the rink

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By Ryan Stieg  Every college athlete goes on a journey through their careers and most of them are fairly typical. They play one sport for four or five years and then move on to the next phase of their lives.   However, some athletes have more of a winding road that’s full of changes and …

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Looking to keep momentum: After big sweep of NMU, Tommies head to Bowling Green

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By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Two weeks ago, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team were humbled a little bit and ended up getting swept at Bemidji State. Some teams might get rattled by this, but after a hard week of practice, the Tommies got back on track last week against Northern Michigan.   …

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