Tommies men’s hockey

Heartbreak at home: Tommies fall to Mavericks in OT, drop out of first place

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — For the first time in its short span in Division I, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team had a first place fight in its home rink, but the Tommies couldn’t deliver a knockout blow. Heading into Friday night’s battle with Minnesota State, the Tommies were tied for first […]

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Trying to stay on top: Tommies look to remain in first place against Minnesota State

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — There’s a little more than a month left in the regular season and things are heating up in the CCHA standings.   The St. Thomas men’s hockey team is battling injuries and fighting through pain right now, but on the positive side, the Tommies (12-11-1, 10-6 CCHA) sit

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Looking to wrangle the Mavericks: First place Tommies prepare for Mankato

By Ryan Stieg  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — When a hockey team is about to play its conference rival, it obviously wants to go into the series with some momentum and the St. Thomas men’s squad definitely has some right now.   After a rough outing Friday against Ferris State, the Tommies rebounded Saturday and thumped the

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

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

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

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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