By Ryan Stieg The biggest weekend of the college hockey season has finally arrived and it should be a blast in St. Louis. I know I’ll be enjoying it even though my predictions weren’t as successful as they were during the CCHA Tournament. I only picked one of this year’s Frozen Four participants correctly, […]
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By Ryan Stieg In fall 2021, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team entered its Division I era, and ever since, the Tommies have added a new big accomplishment with each passing season. A few days ago, UST added another one as junior forward Cooper Gay became the program’s first player to sign NHL entry level
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By Ryan Stieg It’s that magical time again. We’ve already had our eyes practically glued to our televisions or laptops watching the NCAA basketball tournaments and now, men’s hockey has joined in the fun. After a strong season of making CCHA predictions, I’m feeling pretty good about my chances going into this weekend. I
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By Ryan Stieg We’ve reached the Mason Cup Final in the CCHA Tournament and believe it or not, I’m still perfect with my predictions. After going 4 and 0 in the first round, I picked both games correctly in the semifinals with St. Thomas outlasting Bowling Green in a tight game and Minnesota State
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The St. Thomas men’s hockey team is now just one win away from a CCHA Championship. During the winter holiday break, it appeared as if the Tommies wouldn’t even earn home ice in the first round of the playoffs. However, UST caught fire in 2025 and thanks to
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By Ryan Stieg The CCHA Mason Cup Playoffs started last weekend and I’ve got to say, I’m pretty happy with how the quarterfinals turned out. For the first time in a while, I was perfect in the first round as I picked all four series correctly. The one that surprised me the most was
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Every season they’ve been in Division I, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team has accomplished something new as a program and on Saturday night, it added a new one to the list, the first playoff series win. After putting up seven goals Friday to win Game 1
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By Ryan Stieg MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The first time St. Thomas and Ferris State battled this season, it was an offensive explosion with the teams combining for 15 goals and it looked as if that might happen again after a wild first period Friday. However, the Tommies locked down defensively in the second
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By Ryan Stieg We are now entering the second season, the CCHA playoffs, and it should be as fun as it normally is. I’m especially looking forward to it because I’m going into the postseason with a little momentum as I almost pulled off my third perfect week of the season. I picked two
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By Ryan Stieg For the second straight season, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team is hosting a CCHA first round playoff series, but when the season resumed after the winter holiday break, it appeared as if that wasn’t going to happen. Then the Tommies caught fire. They’ve gone 12-3-1 since 2025 began thanks to
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