The St. Thomas women’s hockey team has a lot of hills to climb this season if it wants to repeat or surpass last year’s groundbreaking performance.
Women’s hockey seeks to regain momentum
3 goals in 3rd period seal win for women’s hockey
In the third period, the St. Thomas women’s hockey team exploded for three goals en route to a 3-2 win against Eau Claire Friday, the team’s first victory this season.
Men’s hockey notches tie against Johnnies
Backstopped by All-American goaltender Drew Fielding, the St. Thomas men’s hockey team skated to a 0-0 tie with St. John’s Friday in its first game of the MIAC Showcase.
Sports in :60 – Oct. 31, 2014
This is Sports in :60 for Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.
Men’s hockey eyes national championship
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team finished first in conference playoffs last year, but a loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point ended its hopes of a national championship.
NCAA settles head-injury suit, will change rules
The NCAA agreed Tuesday to settle a head-injury lawsuit by creating a $70 million fund to diagnose thousands of current and former college athletes to determine if they suffered brain trauma playing football, hockey, soccer and other contact sports.
Balanced athletic excellence defines Tommies
St. Thomas finished in the top 10 nationally in the Learfield Division-III Director’s Cup standings for the third year in a row.
Wild beat Avs 5-4 in OT in Game 7 to advance
Nino Niederreiter scored his second goal of the game at 5:02 in overtime, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 on Wednesday night.
MacKinnon leads Avs to 4-3 OT win over Wild
Nathan MacKinnon scored 3:27 into overtime, helping the Avalanche rally for a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Granlund gives Wild 1-0 win in Game 3 over Avs
Mikael Granlund’s diving goal 5:08 into overtime gave the Minnesota Wild a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3.
Six St. Thomas athletes receive Elite 22 honors
Elite 22 is a new MIAC honor modeled after the NCAA Elite 89 award, which recognizes the player in each sport who has the highest GPA and whose team played in the conference championship.
Coach Jeff Boeser’s hockey history includes Olympic run
For men’s hockey coach Jeff Boeser, hockey excellence has spanned more than three decades and included a shot at the Olympic team.
Canada beats US 1-0 to reach gold-medal game
After its first loss in Sochi, the U.S. will face Finland for bronze on Saturday.
Oshie’s shootout goals lead US past Russia 3-2
T.J. Oshie scored four times in the shootout and got the winner in the eighth round, leading the United States past Russia 3-2 Saturday.
Men’s hockey’s Morris earns first collegiate win in victory over Finlandia
Goalie Joe Morris saved 17 of 19 shots on goal as the backbone for the No. 7-ranked St. Thomas men’s hockey team in its 5-2 win over Finlandia (Mich.)