While the buzz continues to circulate around the Michigan men’s basketball team as they enter their second trip to the Final Four in six seasons, they are not the only athletics program from that university with a shot to win a national title. Here’s a fun nugget for you. This is the sixth time ever … Read more
The flurries have settled and we can now begin the road to the Final Frozen Four. The college hockey regular season officially wrapped up on Saturday with a multitude of conference tournaments coming to a close. Many automatic qualifiers were up for grabs, including in the WCHA where a pair of in-state rivals in the … Read more
And then there were two. We entered last week with four of the seven Division I college hockey programs in the mitten still left standing in the postseason. That has since then been cut in half, following series losses to both Michigan and Western Michigan last weekend. Michigan (20-14-3) lost 3-2 in overtime to arch-rival … Read more
The state of Michigan prides itself on its hockey, from the peewee ranks all the way to the Detroit Red Wings. It’s also quite a hotbed for college hockey as well, and both Michigan and Michigan State represent that in every way. The two long and storied in-state rivals don’t like each other, in any … Read more
Here we are again, Nation. It’s just about that time for another exciting season of college hockey in the state of Michigan. Last season, the mitten sent two teams to the annual Division I NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament. Michigan Tech earned a tournament bid for the second time in three seasons. And Western Michigan made … Read more
The 2017-18 schedule for the Michigan Wolverines on the ice is just about complete. Times and dates for all games have not been finalized, but we know who will be on the Wolverines’ schedule. U-M Announces 2017-18 Non-Conference Schedule and Season Ticket Information#GoBlue » https://t.co/Y649vqB7vj pic.twitter.com/sWuC3eFhmk — Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) July 13, 2017 It all … Read more
Michigan State will enter the 2017-18 hockey season with a new head coach, as former head man of the U.S. National Team Developmental Program and Spartan alum Danton Cole takes over for Tom Anastos, who stepped down after six seasons at MSU. The program finalized their schedule for the upcoming season, which features a high-profile … Read more
Big Ten Hockey put together another solid season start to finish. With the exception of Michigan and Michigan State — who finished 5th and 6th respectively in the league — the remaining four teams were NCAA Tournament caliber clubs in 2016-17. It ended with Minnesota winning the regular season crown, their fourth straight, and Penn … Read more
You have to go all the way back to the 1983-84 hockey season for the last time Michigan hockey was coached by someone not named Red Berenson. The longtime legendary Wolverines head coach retired earlier this month after 33 seasons at the helm, so come next fall, there will be a new face behind the … Read more
Little Caesars Arena will be the place to be for entertainment in Detroit, and that couldn’t be more true come the Spring of 2020 and 2021. The NCAA announced on Tuesday that Detroit and Little Caesars Arena will be the host for the 2020 Frozen Four and the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 2020 … Read more
The Michigan State Spartans mens hockey team was in need of a new coach after Tom Anastos stepped down last month after six seasons. Earlier today, they filled that vacancy with an old friend. Welcome back home Danton Cole! https://t.co/YeIBfxAZex pic.twitter.com/5ajaRhtZHF — MSU_Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) April 11, 2017 Danton Cole, 50, was officially hired as head … Read more
Longtime Michigan Wolverines hockey coach Red Berenson will announce his retirement today, according to a report from the Detroit Free Press. BREAKING: Red Berenson has retired. Announcement is coming out any second. @umichhockey — George Sipple (@GeorgeSipple) April 10, 2017 He addressed the team at 3pm and the Wolverines sent out a press release just … Read more
Only two of Michigan’s seven Division I hockey programs are left standing, Michigan Tech and Western Michigan. And this weekend, both of them will begin their quest to become 2017 Division I Men’s Hockey champions. The Huskies (23-14-7) got the automatic bid thanks to a WCHA Tournament title, highlighted by a 3-2 win over Bowling … Read more
The NCAA Hockey Tournament field has officially been announced, and while neither Michigan State nor Michigan are dancing this year, we still have two Michigan-based teams that are battling to play for a shot at the Frozen Four. The Western Michigan Broncos and Michigan Tech Huskies earned NCAA Tournament berths when the official bracket was … Read more
The Michigan Tech Huskies are heading to the big dance…on ice! Shane Hanna’s goal 6:35 into the 2nd overtime period broke a 2-2 stalemate and gave the Huskies their first WCHA Tournament title since 1981. Here's the #WCHAChampionship game-winner by @mtuhky's Shane Hanna in double OT. #BattleForTheBroadmoor pic.twitter.com/DNRsOUh0kl — WCHA Men's Hockey (@WCHA_MHockey) March 19, … Read more
One more week before the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Tournament gets underway across the country. We have four teams in the state of Michigan wrapping up conference tournaments this week with potential bids on the line. This Sunday, March 19 is Selection Sunday for college hockey. Who’s in and who’s out? BIG TEN TOURNAMENT … Read more
