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St. Cloud State’s Drew LeBlanc moves the puck against Miami during the third period of their NCAA regional final game recently. LeBlanc won the Hobey Baker Award Friday. ANDY MORRISON | TOLEDO BLADE

St. Cloud State's LeBlanc wins Hobey Baker Award

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Forward Drew LeBlanc of St. Cloud State has won the Hobey Baker Award, given to the nation's top college hockey player. LeBlanc, who helped to lead the...

sports / beavers Fri, Apr 12, 2013 - 8:44pm

Yale right wing Andrew Miller (17) celebrates his winning goal against UMass Lowell with Kenny Agostino (18) during overtime of their NCAA Frozen Four semifinal Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Bulldogs won 3-2 to advance to Saturday’s championship game. Gene J. Puskar | Associated Press

FROZEN FOUR: Yale, Quinnipiac win semifinals; will play in all-Connecticut national title game

PITTSBURGH (AP) — For the first time in 28 years, an ECAC hockey team will win a national title. Yale and Quinnipiac made sure of that. Top overall seed Quinnipiac...

sports / beavers Fri, Apr 12, 2013 - 1:39am

Andy Dokken, right, restores order during a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game between Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth earlier this season at the Sanford Center. The Bemidji native is a WCHA linesman and will be officiating games at this year’s Frozen Four in Pittsburgh. Jack Hittinger | Bemidji Pioneer

Pittsburgh Bound: Bemidji native Dokken, a WCHA linesman, headed to Frozen Four

BEMIDJI – Andy Dokken won’t forget his first regular-season game as a Western Collegiate Hockey Association official: Oct. 15, 2010. That was the grand opening of the Sanford Center (then...

sports / beavers Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 11:19pm

Yale’s Mitch Witek celebrates after defeating North Dakota in their NCAA West Regional championship game Saturday in Grand Rapids, Mich. Yale won 4-1. Latara Appleby | The Grand Rapids Press

Yale punches ticket to Frozen Four with 4-1 upset of North Dakota

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Early in the month, North Dakota finished one goal away from winning the MacNaughton Cup. Saturday afternoon’s near-miss was a lot more painful. In the final...

sports / beavers Sat, Mar 30, 2013 - 9:18pm

St. Cloud State’s Cory Thorson fires the puck past Notre Dame goalie Steven Summerhays to score during the second period of their Midwest semifinal game Saturday in Toledo, Ohio. St. Cloud State defeated Notre Dame 5-1 to advance to the finals Sunday against Miami. Jason Wachter | St. Cloud Times

COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: St. Cloud routs Notre Dame, last WCHA team standing

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Joey Benik had two goals and an assist to help fourth-seeded St. Cloud State beat top-seeded Notre Dame 5-1 on Saturday in the NCAA Midwest Regional...

sports / beavers Sat, Mar 30, 2013 - 9:13pm

North Dakota rallies for win over Niagara

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – North Dakota players sat in their small locker room late Friday afternoon, 20 minutes from a season-ending loss. “We looked at each other and said, ‘If...

sports / beavers Fri, Mar 29, 2013 - 9:36pm

New-look WCHA finds new playoff home, format: Final Five set for Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2014

ST. PAUL – After months of rumor, speculation and hearsay, the new-look Western Collegiate Hockey Association finally has a new playoff home. And fans of Bemidji State should know it...

sports / beavers Sat, Mar 23, 2013 - 9:15pm

BSU’s Areshenko signs with South Carolina Stingrays of ECHL

BEMIDJI – The South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) announced Friday that former Bemidji State defenseman Jake Areshenko signed a professional contract to play out the...

sports / beavers Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - 10:18pm

Fans celebrate along with Wisconsin’s Brendan Woods, left, after Nic Kerdiles, right, scored in the third period of a WCHA Final Five semifinal against St. Cloud State Friday in St. Paul. Wisconsin won 4-1 to advance to Saturday’s championship game. Jim Mone | Associated Press

FINAL FIVE: Wisconsin, Colorado College win again; advance to finals

ST. PAUL (AP) — Wisconsin and Colorado College are surging out of the WCHA. Both teams – who are leaving the league next year – came into the Xcel Energy...

sports / beavers Fri, Mar 22, 2013 - 10:15pm

Wisconsin, Colorado College advance to Final Five semifinals

ST. PAUL (AP) — When they started the season 1-7-2, hopes for competing in postseason tournaments seemed faint for the Wisconsin Badgers. Now, No. 14 Wisconsin is trying to keep...

sports / beavers Thu, Mar 21, 2013 - 10:29pm

COLUMN: Playoff performance bodes well for Bemidji State's future

The Final Five started Thursday night without Bemidji State. I’m stating the obvious: This is the last Final Five in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association as we know it, and...

sports / beavers Thu, Mar 21, 2013 - 10:02pm

Bemidji State's Carlson signs pro deal

BEMIDJI – Former Bemidji State defenseman Matt Carlson signed a professional contract with the Quad City Mallards of the Central Hockey League. “Matt is a young defenseman who provides size...

sports / beavers Thu, Mar 21, 2013 - 9:56pm

North Dakota players pass around their trophy after winning the 2010 WCHA Final Five championship. UND, which has won the conference tournament three years in a row, will look to defend their title one final time this season. They’re leaving the league for the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Five of the other six teams in the Final Five are also departing after this season, making this weekend’s tournament something of a last hurrah for many schools involved. Associated Press File Photo

WCHA breakup looms as memorable Final Five begins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The last few months of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s traditional look have been as tense and strong as ever. Merely four points in the standings separated...

sports / beavers Tue, Mar 19, 2013 - 9:46pm

Bemidji State’s Matt Prapavessis, Aaron McLeod and goalie Andrew Walsh protect the net against Minnesota’s Zach Budish in the second period of Friday night’s WCHA playoff game in Minneapolis. AP Photo

Heartbreaker at Mariucci: Gophers beat Beavers 2-1 in overtime

MINNEAPOLIS – Bemidji State’s stellar defensive effort against Minnesota made it a game. Goalie Andrew Walsh gave BSU a chance, stopping 40 shots in regulation to set up a fantastic...

sports / beavers Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 11:20pm

Bemidji State’s Sam Rendle, left, skates with the puck as Minnesota’s Sam Warning pursues him during last Friday’s game at the Sanford Center. The Beavers travel to Minneapolis this weekend for a first-round Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff matchup with the Gophers at Mariucci Arena. BSU Photo Services

MEN'S HOCKEY: Beavers hit ‘reset button’ on season: BSU travels to Minnesota for first round series

BEMIDJI – If real life were a video game, the Bemidji State men’s hockey team likely would have hit the reset button on the 2012-13 season a few months ago...

sports / beavers Thu, Mar 14, 2013 - 9:59pm

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