It was a wild opening to the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena on the campus of St. Thomas this weekend, UMD is starting off the men’s season on a heater, while the other Minnesota State, Bemidji State and St. Cloud State all picked up sweeps. The powers in women’s hockey are still that. It’s another week of college hockey action on the ice in the State of Hockey, so it’s time for Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show, where there’s no breakdowns, no analysis, it’s just the scores!
 
Division I Men
Fri: St. Thomas 2, #14 Providence 2 (UST wins SO)
Sat: #14 Providence 7, St. Thomas 4
St. Thomas’ men’s program opened up its new barn by jumping out to a 2-0 lead on a pair of shorthanded goals against No. 14 Providence, but the Friars tied things up with a pair in the third to earn a 2-2 tie. The Tommies won the shootout, giving them absolutely no points in this non-conference tilt. St. Thomas’ new rink is off to a wild start. The wild women’s series coupled with the men’s series against Providence may have not given the hosts the desired outcomes, but man, they were some fun games. No. 14 Providence won the weekend picking up a 7-4 win on Saturday night, rallying from a 4-1 deficit to score the games last six goals and leave St. Paul with a victory. Alex Gaffney scored his fifth of the season for the Tommies, who fell to 2-4-1. St. Thomas will have a home-and-home to open its final CCHA season with Minnesota State.
 
Fri: #18 Minnesota-Duluth 3, #13 Minnesota 0
Sat: #18 Minnesota-Duluth 4, #13 Minnesota 1
Zam Plante scored his fifth of the season and Adam Gajan picked up his first shutout of the season as No. 18 UMD opened up a weekend series at Mariucci with a 3-0 win over the host Gophers. The Bulldogs outshot the Gophers 24-17. Max Plante scored a pair of goals and No. 18 Minnesota Duluth completed its first sweep of No. 13 Minnesota since 2021 and the first sweep at Mariucci since 2009. The Bulldogs are off to a 7-1 start for the first time since the 1989-90 season. The Gophers fell to 2-5. UMD will open up NCHC play next week in Grand Forks, taking on North Dakota, while the Gophers will have a Thursday-Saturday series at No. 17 Wisconsin to open up Big Ten play. 

Fri: #20 Minnesota State 4, RPI 2 Sat: #20 Minnesota State 2, RPI 1 In Mankato, 20th-ranked Minnesota State outshot RPI 40-19 as four different player scored as the Mavericks opened up the non-conference series with a 4-0 win. In Game Two, RPI outshot Minnesota State 30-18, but Alex Tracy stopped 29 of those 30 attempts. It was enough as Charlie Lurie’s third goal of the season came 32 seconds into the third period, which was good enough to be the game winner. Minnesota State improved to 3-1-2. RPI is 0-6. Minnesota State will open CCHA play next weekend with a home-and-home with St. Thomas.
 
Fri: Bemidji State 1, Augustana 0, OT
Sat: Bemidji State 3, Augustana 2
Oliver Peer continued his solid early season, scoring his fourth of the year in overtime giving host Bemidji State a 1-0 over Augustana to open up CCHA play. Raythan Robbins stopped 27 shots to earn his first career collegiate shutout. Max Namestnikov scored his first career goal as three different Beavers scored to give Bemidji State a 3-2 win over visiting Augustana to earn the weekend sweep. Bemidji State will head east to take on Bowling Green. 

Fri: St. Cloud State 5, Alaska Anchorage 2
Sat: St. Cloud State 5, Alaska Anchorage 1
Five different players scored and Finn Loftus scored his first career goal as St. Cloud State beat old WCHA foe Alaska Anchorage 5-2 on Friday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Austin Burnevik scored twice, giving him eight on the season, which currently stands second in the country behind Penn State’s J.J. Wiebusch. Patriks Berzins stopped 28 shots for his second win of the season, while Aiden Welch scored his first collegiate goal for the Huskies to cap off the homecoming sweep at The Herb. The Huskies host returning national champion Western Michigan to open up NCHC play next weekend. 

Division I Women
Fri: #3 Minnesota 4, #4 Minnesota Duluth 0
Sat: #3 Minnesota 3, #4 Minnesota Duluth 2
Ava Lindsay scored twice as third-ranked Minnesota scored three second-period goals to skate past host UMD in game one of their WCHA series at Amsoil. Hannah Clark made 24 saves for her third shutout of the season. Abbey Murphy scored twice, giving her a nation-leading 14 goals in the first 10 games of the season as the Golden Gophers finished off the road sweep against fourth-ranked Minnesota Duluth 3-2. Hannah Clark stopped 37 shots. Duluth’s Caitlin Kraemer scored her eight goal of the season, which is fifth in the nation. Minnesota heads to top-ranked Wisconsin next weekend, while UMD heads over to St. Cloud to take on the host Huskies. 

Sat: #1 Wisconsin 4, Minnesota State 0
Sun: #1 Wisconsin 8, Minnesota State 0
Four different players scored as top-ranked Wisconsin opened up its Saturday-Sunday series with Minnesota State with a 4-0 win in Madison. It was a rough outing for visiting Minnesota State as the top-ranked Badgers closed out the sweep with an 8-rip shutout of the Mavericks. Eight different Badgers scored, and contrary to what you might have heard on BTN+, it’s highly unlikely Minnesota State’s Avery Stilwell was having too much fun in there in goal. Badgers must have loaded up on that Destination Hydration Jump Around Spring Water … or as we used to call it, BadgerMax. Minnesota State drops to 5-5 on the season and will host Bemidji State next weekend. Bemidji was off this weekend. 

Fri: #2 Ohio State 5, #10 St. Cloud State 1
Sat: #2 Ohio State 4, #10 St. Cloud State 2
Sanni Vanhanen scored twice as Ohio State broke open a 2-1 game with three third-period goals. Maria Mikaelyan scored her fifth of the year for the Huskies, who were outshot in Game One 40-12. Second-ranked Ohio State rallied from a 2-0 deficit to compete the home sweep over 10th-ranked St. Cloud State with a 4-2 win on Saturday in Columbus. Joye Dunne scored a natural hatty in the third period to give her eight goals on the season. St. Cloud State hosts UMD this coming weekend.
 
Fri: Providence 7, #13 St. Thomas 6, OT
Sat: #13 St. Thomas 5, Providence 1
The women’s debut at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena was an exciting one, but not a winning one for the host St. Thomas Tommies. Despite holding Providence to 14 shots, half of those shots found the net as the Friars picked up a 7-6 overtime win in a wild game in St. Paul on Friday afternoon. Reichen Kirchmair scored four goals, including the game-winner halfway through the extra period. Four different players found the net, including Rylee Bartz, who scored her seventh of the season as the Tommies rebounded from Friday’s heartbreaker with a sound 5-1 win over Providence to earn the home split at the new building. St. Thomas improved to 7-3 and will host Ohio State next weekend. 

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Splits and ties dominated the scoreboard over the weekend. We had some old WCHA rivalries rekindled, some in-state scraps and some bizarre flips from one game to the next. But that’s all normal in the world of men’s and women’s Division I college hockey - or so I’ve learned. It’s time for Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show. 
We’ll begin on the men’s side …

 
Wisconsin vs Minnesota State (at Wisconsin)
Thu, Oct. 16, 2025: #17 Wisconsin 1, #20 Minnesota State 1 (UW wins SO)
Fri, Oct. 17, 2025: #17 Wisconsin 2, #20 Minnesota State 2 (UW wins SO) 
Mike Hastings got the better of his old team if you're looking for a criteria to break ties. On Thursday, No. 17 Wisconsin and No. 20 Minnesota State skated to a 1-1 tie with the Badgers winning in the shootout. On Friday, it was the same, only this time it was a 2-2 tie with the Badgers scoring twice in the second to tie the game and then winning the shootout. Minnesota State hosts RPI in Mankato this coming weekend in a non-conference series. But you knew that. RPI was non-conference, that is.
 
North Dakota vs Minnesota (at North Dakota)
Fri, Oct. 17, 2025: #8 North Dakota 5, #13 Minnesota 2
Sat, Oct. 18, 2025: #13 Minnesota 5, #8 North Dakota 1 
It was a split in Grand Forks with old friends meeting up on the ice at Ralph Engelstad Arena. North Dakota opened the series with a 5-2 win, while the Gophers took the second game on Saturday 5-1. Dylan James and E.J. Emery scored twice on Friday as the Fighting Hawks reeled off four straight goals to pull away. UND outshot the Gophers 32-15 on Friday. Saturday night was tighter on shots as UND held just a three-shot advantage, but five different Gophers scored to spread the wealth and head back to the Twin Cities with the win. Brody Lamb scored his fourth of the season. Minnesota will host UMD this weekend.
 
Minnesota Duluth vs Bemidji State (Home and Home)
Fri, Oct. 17, 2025: Minnesota-Duluth 7, Bemidji State 3 (at Bemidji State)
Sat, Oct. 18, 2025: Minnesota-Duluth 5, Bemidji State 1 (at UMD)
Minnesota-Duluth picked up a sweep over in-state rival Bemidji State on a home-and-home series. The first night up in Bemidji, the host Beavers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game, but UMD screamed back, scoring six straight across the first and second periods to come away with a 7-3 win on Friday. Max and Zam Plante each scored twice. On Saturday at AMSoil, UMD jumped out to a 3-0 lead and cruised to a 5-1 victory. Jayson Shaugabay scored twice while Zam Plante added his fourth of the season to lift Duluth to 5-1 on the season. Bemidji State hosts Augustana to open up CCHA play next weekend, while Duluth heads to the Twin Cities for a non-conference series with the Gophers.
 
Air Force vs St. Thomas (at Air Force)
Fri, Oct. 17, 2025: St. Thomas 11, Air Force 2
Sat, Oct. 18, 2025: Air Force 6, St. Thomas 2 
St. Thomas split a wacky series with Air Force in Colorado Springs. In Friday's game, the Tommies scored five first-period goals and continued to pour it on the Falcons. Alex Gaffney, Luc Laylin and Josh Giuliani each scored twice in and 11-2 mudholing at Clune Arena. The 11 goals is a new record in St. Thomas' short tenure as a Division I school. Then came Saturday as Air Force bounced back, picking up a 6-2 win to earn the split. Gaffney and Giuliani picked up the goals in the second game for the Tommies. St. Thomas will open up the brand new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on Friday as the men and women host Providence.
 
St. Cloud State vs Vermont (at St. Cloud State)
Fri, Oct. 17, 2025: Vermont 2, St. Cloud State 1 (OT)
Sat, Oct. 18, 2025: St. Cloud State 4, Vermont 0 
St. Cloud State earned what could be termed a disappointing split in a weekend series at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, dropping the first game 2-1 in overtime before rebounding 4-0 on Saturday. Both games looked the same, with one exception - the scoreboard. On Friday, the Huskies outshot the Catamounts 46-21, but Sebastian Tornquist's rebound in the extra period gave Vermont the win. On Saturday, all four Huskies goals came on the powerplay, including a pair by Austin Burnevik. St. Cloud outshot Vermont 45-21 in the series finale. St. Cloud hosts Alaska-Anchorage this coming weekend.
 
Women
Minnesota Duluth vs Minnesota State (at Minnesota Duluth)
Fri, Oct. 17, 2025: #4 Minnesota-Duluth 5, Minnesota State 0
Sat, Oct. 18, 2025: #4 Minnesota-Duluth 3, Minnesota State 1 
Caitlin Kraemer scored twice in Minnesota-Duluth's home opener and the host Bulldogs cruised 5-0 over Minnesota State on Friday . Transfer Thea Johansson scored twice, giving her career point #100 as UMD completed the sweep over Minnesota State with a 3-1 win at AMSoil on Saturday. The Bulldogs are now 13-0-2 in their last 15 meetings with Minnesota State dating back to the 2021-22 season. UMD will host Minnesota this coming weekend, while Minnesota State has to Madison to face the top-ranked Badgers.
 
St. Cloud State vs St. Thomas (at St. Cloud State)
Fri, Oct. 17, 2025: #10 St. Cloud State 4, St. Thomas 3 (OT)
Sat, Oct. 18, 2025: St. Thomas 4, #10 St. Cloud State 3 (OT) 
St. Cloud State and St. Thomas split a weekend set at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in a pair of 4-3 overtime contests. Friday's game saw St. Cloud State rally to score late to force overtime and then score the game winner in the extra frame. Alice Sauriol scored twice, including the game-winner. Saturday's series finale was a flip of the script from Friday as Jenessa Gazdik scored the game-winner coming out of the box in overtime as St. Thomas rallied from a two-goal deficit to pick off the host Huskies. St. Thomas is at home to christen its new rink, the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena, against visiting Providence. St. Cloud State hits the road to face Ohio State.

Minnesota vs Ohio State (at Minnesota)
Sat, Oct. 18, 2025: #2 Ohio State 4, #3 Minnesota 1
Sun, Oct. 19, 2025: #3 Minnesota 6, #2 Ohio State 3 
Second-ranked Ohio State took the first game of the series with the third-ranked Gophers 4-1, giving coach Brad Frost's team their first loss of the season. Ohio State jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back. Six different players for the Golden Gophers as they earned a split with the second-ranked Buckeyes with a 6-3 win at Ridder on Sunday afternoon. Bella Fanale scored her fifth of the season, while Nelli Laitinen scored her fourth of the year. The Gophers are now 7-1 on the season and head to Duluth next weekend for a WCHA series with the fourth-ranked Bulldogs.

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Some stellar upsets around college hockey over the weekend, but nothing apocalyptic in the Land of 10,000 Skates. You like that? Yeah, I like that too.
Here’s the rundown of action from October 9–12, 2025, on this week’s edition of Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show.

And for the 54th straight St. Cloud State men’s game, local sponsor Jupiter Moon still hasn’t brought me a scoop. At least my kids love it. I mean, I had some at Albany Pioneer Days last summer, but on to the show.
We’ll begin on the men’s side …
Boston College made another trip to the Midwest, this time stopping in Minneapolis at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The 11th-ranked Eagles came away 1-0-1 on the weekend, taking Thursday’s opener 3-1 over the 12th-ranked Gophers with goals from three different players, including Drew Fortescue’s second of the season on an empty-netter that iced it. On Friday, the game ended in a 2-2 draw, but there were two notable moments — Dean LeTourneau scored his first collegiate goal after going 0-for during his rookie year at BC, and Minnesota won a shootout for the first time since 2020. Even wilder? It’s the Gophers’ first home shootout win in 17 years. Minnesota rekindles its old WCHA rivalry with that school in Grand Forks this weekend at The Ralph.
The first series between future NCHC foes went the way of North Dakota, as the 10th-ranked Fighting Hawks swept the home-and-home with No. 19 St. Thomas, taking Friday’s opener 6-2 at The Ralph and Sunday’s rematch 5-2 at the building formerly known as The X. Five different players scored for North Dakota on Friday, giving Dane Jackson his first win behind the bench as head coach. The Hawks repeated the balanced attack Sunday with five more goal scorers. Lucas Wahlin scored in both games for the Tommies, giving him three goals on the season. As noted earlier, North Dakota hosts the Gophers next weekend in what will surely be a spirited series — and that’s just talking about the stands. St. Thomas heads to Colorado Springs to take on Air Force in a series that may or may not be streamed, depending on the status of the U.S. government. Yes, the shutdown impacted stream staffing at Air Force this past weekend.
No. 20 Minnesota State split a weekend set in Omaha against their fellow Maverick brethren. In Friday’s opener, Omaha scored four straight to take a 4-1 lead and cruised to victory. Minnesota State flipped the script on Saturday, never trailing in a 4-1 win over the hosts. All five goals came on the power play, with Charlie Lurie’s first of the year officially going in as the game-winner. Minnesota State heads to Madison next weekend to face former coach Mike Hastings and the Badgers of Wisconsin in a Thursday–Friday series at the Kohl Center. State Street Brats and Ian’s Pizza … Love Madison.
Scout Truman and Max Plante each scored their third goals of the year as Minnesota Duluth took the first game of its home series at AMSOIL, beating Augustana 4-1. The second game looked a lot different — the Bulldogs outshot the Vikings 40-16, but Augustana earned a 4-0 win to split the series. Hunter Bischoff scored twice for Augie, including one of two third-period empty-netters. Duluth meets Bemidji State this weekend in a home-and-home: the Beavers host Friday’s opener before UMD closes the series at home. Yeah. Bent Paddle.
Speaking of home-and-homes and Bemidji, St. Cloud State swept its series with the Beavers, winning 4-3 at the Sanford Center on Friday and 4-2 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Saturday. Austin Burnevik scored in each game, giving him three goals on the season. Oliver Peer scored twice in Friday’s loss for Bemidji, while Nolan Road netted his first career goal in Saturday’s Husky win. Reilly Funk added his fourth of the year for the Beavers. Bemidji’s Adam Flammang was checked hard into the boards early in the third period and had to be carted off. He gave a thumbs up to his bench as he was taken from the ice — here’s hoping for a safe and speedy recovery for the St. Michael native. Guy’s a real gamer. Get well soon dude.
On the women’s side, the national spotlight was on the top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers and the fourth-ranked Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. If there’s ever a case study in snatching victory from the jaws of defeat — or vice versa — check out the final few minutes of  of Wisconsin’s 4-3 Saturday win. Trailing 3-2, UMD was hit with a five-minute major after Badger coach Mark Johnson challenged for elbowing off a face-off - that grammatically sounds painful as it is. After review, Wisconsin went on the power play with an extra attacker, and Caroline Harvey tied it with 20 seconds left. Off the ensuing face-off, Wisconsin won the draw, skated down, and Cassie Hall buried the game-winner 12 seconds later. That game was straight-up drunk. Wisconsin controlled the second game, peppering Eve Gascon with 54 shots in a 4-0 win. The Badgers improve to 6-0 and are unbeaten in their last 33 dating back to last season. UMD will host Minnesota State this coming week.
No. 3 Minnesota swept 10th-ranked St. Cloud State in a home-and-home, taking the first game 4-1 at Ridder with four different Gophers scoring, including the first of three goals on the weekend by Abbey Murphy — she now has 12 on the year. Sarah Paul’s third of the season stood as the game-winner as Minnesota broke a 3-3 tie with a pair of goals in the third. St. Cloud hosts St. Thomas next weekend, while the Gophers welcome second-ranked Ohio State.
Speaking of the Buckeyes, they swept visiting Bemidji State in Columbus, scoring on four of their first nine shots in Friday’s 6-0 win. Saturday was tighter — Bemidji grabbed an early lead, but Ohio State came back to win 2-1. Hailey Armstrong scored her sixth of the year for the Beavers, while Hilda Svensson netted the game-winner for Ohio State midway through the second. Bemidji State heads to Mankato next weekend to take on Minnesota State.
And speaking of …
St. Thomas and Minnesota State split their WCHA weekend in Mankato. On Friday, Teagan Kulenkamp scored her second of the year in overtime to give the Tommies a 2-1 win. Saturday went the Mavericks’ way as Hailey Hanson made 15 saves for the shutout, and three different players scored, including Zoe Lopez’s fourth of the season.
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It’s the opening weekend of Division I men’s college hockey and the action around the State of Hockey did not disappoint. The outcomes, however, might have been disappointing depending on who you’re a fan of. Here’s the rundown of action from October 3-4, 2025 on this week’s edition of Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show - and there will no overstating the impact of Gavin McKenna’s first weekend of college hockey here.
We’ll begin on the men’s side …
Eighth-ranked Minnesota opened its season with a split against Michigan Tech. On Friday, Brodie Ziemer scored twice and the Gophers exploded for four goals in the third period to top the Huskies 6-3 at Mariucci. A night later, Tech turned the tables, outshooting Minnesota 33-13 and rallying from a 3-2 deficit to take the finale 5-3, giving new head coach Bill Muckalt his first win behind the bench. Byron native Brody Lamb scored his second of the year, while former Gopher Owen Bartoszkiewicz earned the win in net for the Huskies.
Nineteenth-ranked St. Thomas made its season debut with a dramatic 4-3 road win at St. Cloud State. The Tommies built a 3-0 lead on goals from Lucas Wahlin, Charlie Shoen, and Jake Braccini before the Huskies battled back to tie it with tallies from Mason Reiners, Noah Urness, and Austin Burnevik. A late five-minute major proved costly as Nathan Pilling buried the game-winner with under five minutes to play, giving St. Thomas the win in its opener.
Minnesota-Duluth opened its season with authority, sweeping Alaska in Fairbanks. On Friday, Hermantown brothers Max Plante and Zam Plante combined for three goals — two from Max — in a 5-1 victory. The next night, UMass Lowell transfer Scout Truman scored twice, while Jayson Shaugabay and Harper Bentz each netted their first of the year as UMD completed the sweep 4-1 at the Carlson Center.
Bemidji State rolled through its Alaskan trip, matching a program high with nine goals in Friday’s opener, then finishing the sweep with a shutout. In the 9-2 win over Alaska Anchorage, Connor McLennon and Reilly Funk each scored twice. On Saturday, five different Beavers found the back of the net, including Mitch Wolfe and Tory Lund, while rookie goaltender Max Hildebrand stopped 23 shots for a shutout in his first collegiate start.
Over to the women’s side, third-ranked Minnesota stayed perfect, sweeping 13th-ranked Boston University. On Friday, Abbey Murphy scored twice and added an assist, and Bella Fanale netted her fourth of the year in a 5-0 win at Walter Brown Arena. Murphy followed with a hat trick on Saturday, giving her nine goals through four games as the Gophers rolled again, 5-2, improving to 4-0 on the year — and 4-0 against the city of Boston.
Minnesota State also earned a sweep, handling Lindenwood in Mankato. On Friday, Northfield’s Ayla Puppe scored twice in a 4-0 shutout as the Mavericks outshot Lindenwood 45-17. Saturday’s rematch was tighter, with Makayla Moran netting the game-winner midway through the third for a 3-2 win, pushing Lindenwood to 0-6 on the year — all against WCHA opponents.
Bemidji State collected its first wins of the season with a sweep of Robert Morris. On Friday, three different Beavers scored, including Andover native Isa Goettl, and goaltender Kaitlin Groess stopped 12 shots for the shutout in a 3-0 win. Saturday was all Hailey Armstrong, who scored all four Bemidji goals in a 4-1 victory — tying the school record for goals in a game, matching Kerri McEwen’s mark set back in 1999.

What’s coming up Looking ahead, the second weekend of Division I men’s hockey features a marquee matchup in Minneapolis as #8 Minnesota hosts #6 Boston College in a Thursday–Friday series at Mariucci Arena. #18 Minnesota State travels west for two games at Nebraska Omaha, while #19 St. Thomas faces #11 North Dakota in a home-and-home — Friday in Grand Forks and Sunday back in St. Paul at Grand Casino Arena. Minnesota Duluth opens its home slate with a non-conference series against Augustana, and St. Cloud State and Bemidji State renew their in-state rivalry with a home-and-home, starting Friday in Bemidji and wrapping up Saturday in St. Cloud.
On the women’s side, #3 Minnesota meets #11 St. Cloud State in a home-and-home — Friday at Ridder Arena and Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Top-ranked Wisconsin hosts #5 Minnesota Duluth in a high-profile WCHA clash in Madison. #2 Ohio State welcomes Bemidji State for two, while Minnesota State hosts St. Thomas in a conference matchup in Mankato.
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Something old, something new, something borrowed and something brewed. That’s right folks, we’re now on board with The Sota Pod, so in addition to shows like Fellowship of the Rink, Judd’z Budz and MNCAA, you’ve got my mild-mannered mid-hockey mind bringing you the quick and dirty from the week in Minnesota college hockey with Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show. Just like last time, it’s got nothing of what you don’t need. It’s no breakdowns, it’s no analysis, it’s JUST. THE SCORES.
 
Let’s get to it, as we’re still exclusively playing women’s hockey right now …
 
Third-ranked Minnesota opened its season at home with a dominant sweep over Boston College. On Thursday, Bella Fanale scored twice in her first career game and four other Gophers found the net, including Abbey Murphy, who picked up her 199th career point in a 7–1 win at Ridder Arena. The Gophers outshot BC 48–10, including a 21–0 margin in the first period. Burnsville native Kendra Distad also scored in the opener. On Friday, Murphy netted a hat trick and crossed the 200-point mark for her career in an 11–0 rout. Fanale added a goal and three assists, while Sydney Morrow and Tereza Plosova each scored twice as Minnesota finished the sweep, scoring six times in the third period alone.
 
Sixth-ranked Minnesota Duluth also swept its road trip, shutting out Syracuse in back-to-back games. On Thursday, Caitlin Kraemer tallied her third goal of the year and was joined on the scoresheet by Thea Johannson, Rae Mayer, and Josie St. Martin as the Bulldogs blanked the Orange 4–0. Goaltender Eve Gascon stopped everything she saw for her first shutout of the season and the 12th of her career. Friday’s rematch was another 4–0 UMD victory, with Johannson scoring twice more and Kraemer adding her fourth of the season. Gascon turned aside 13 shots as the Bulldogs returned from New York with a sweep.
 
St. Cloud State split its top-15 matchup with  UConn in Storrs. On Friday, Julianne Labbe scored the game-winner just two minutes into the third period to lift #13 St. Cloud to a 2–1 victory over #12 UConn in front of a program-record crowd of 2,223. The following day, host UConn evened the series with a 2–1 win. Livvy Dewar scored the eventual game-winner late in the second, while St. Cloud’s Sydney Bryant netted her first collegiate goal on a penalty shot early in the period.
St. Thomas earned a road sweep at Lindenwood in St. Charles, Missouri. On Friday, the Tommies built a 3–0 lead but saw it erased late before Shoreview native Cara Sajevic buried the game-winner with less than a minute to play for a 4–3 victory. The next afternoon, Keara Parker broke a third-period tie with under five minutes to go as St. Thomas completed the sweep with a 2–1 win. Goaltender Julia Minotti made 27 saves to pick up her second shutout of the young season, helping the Tommies improve to 4–0.
 
Defending national champion Wisconsin opened its year with a lopsided sweep at Bemidji State. Friday’s opener saw Maggie Scannell record a hat trick while Lacey Eden and Kirsten Simms each scored twice in a 9–2 win. Warroad native Kate Johnson and Andover’s Maddie Kaiser provided the goals for Bemidji State. The Badgers closed the series on Saturday with a 5–0 shutout, holding the Beavers to just 12 shots on goal. Scannell added her fourth goal of the weekend while Simms chipped in her third as Wisconsin started its title defense in emphatic fashion.
 
What’s coming up
Looking ahead, it’s opening weekend for Division I men’s hockey. #8 Minnesota opens its season at home with a two-game set against Michigan Tech. #18 Minnesota State hosts Lindenwood in Mankato, and #19 St. Thomas plays a single non-conference game Saturday at St. Cloud State. Minnesota Duluth travels to Fairbanks to take on Alaska, while Bemidji State heads north to face Alaska Anchorage. St. Cloud State also hosts Augustana in an exhibition on Friday. 
On the women’s side, #3 Minnesota travels east for a two-game series at Boston University, while Minnesota State hosts Lindenwood and Bemidji State welcomes Robert Morris.
 
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The puck has dropped on the college hockey season and it’s a pretty solid start for Minnesota schools. This is Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard show, and just like the old version, this 2.0 version is more of the same - no breakdowns, no analysis, it’s JUST. THE. SCORES.
 
The state’s national collegiate women’s hockey teams went a combined 8-0 on the opening weekend of women’s college hockey.
 
Minnesota-Duluth women
Sixth-ranked Minnesota Duluth opened its season with a two-game sweep at Mercyhurst in Erie, Pennsylvania. In Friday’s opener, the Bulldogs rallied from a 3–1 deficit to tie the game late on a power play before Caitlin Kraemer netted the overtime winner for a 4–3 victory. Kraemer finished with a goal and an assist, as did Stillwater native Josie St. Martin. Freshman Molly Cole scored her first career goal, and goaltender Eve Gascon made 15 saves.
 
On Saturday, UMD scored four times in the second period on the way to a 5–3 win. Rae Mayer recorded her first collegiate goal, while Chanhassen native Grace Sadura, Thea Johansson, and Ida Karlsson also tallied in the frame. Johansson did so against her old team. Kraemer added her second of the weekend in the third period. Karlsson led the Bulldogs with a goal and an assist, and Gascon stopped 22 shots for her second win of the series.
 
Across the weekend, nine different Bulldogs scored goals and 12 players recorded points.

Minnesota State women
Minnesota State opened its 2025–26 season with a sweep at RPI in Troy, New York. 
On Friday, the Mavericks blanked the Engineers 3–0. Minnetonka’s Lauren Goldsworthy scored twice, including an empty-netter late in the third, while freshman Zoe Lopez, from Plymouth, added another empty-net goal. Goaltender Hailey Hansen of Blaine recorded the shutout in her first start of the year.
 
Saturday’s rematch saw the Mavericks pull away in the third period for a 5–3 win. Lopez scored again and added an assist, freshman Lucie Tenenbaum netted her first career goal, and fellow rookie Mercury Bischoff of Cohasset scored for the first time as well. Prior Lake native Ava Guillemette also scored, while Hansen stopped 18 shots to secure the sweep.

St. Cloud State women
No. 13 St. Cloud State opened the Mira Jalosuo era with back-to-back 5–0 shutouts over Lindenwood in St. Cloud. 
In Friday’s opener, five different Huskies scored, including freshmen Julianne Labbé and Maria Mikaelyan with their first collegiate goals, while goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö stopped all 18 shots for the shutout. Alice Sauriol and Sofianna Sundelin each had a goal and an assist.
On Saturday, the Huskies erupted for four first-period goals coming from Mikaelyan, Siiri Yrjölä, Payton Holloway, and Lindenwood transfer Sidney Jackel, with Svenja Voigt adding one more in the third. Yrjölä had a three-point game, Jackel posted a goal and assist, and goalie Jojo Chobak made 22 saves for her 10th career shutout.
 
The sweep marked the fourth straight year St. Cloud has opened with a series win and the first time in program history starting a season with consecutive shutouts.

St. Thomas women
St. Thomas opened the 2025–26 season in Shelton, Connecticut, with a two-game sweep over Post, winning 7–0 and 6–1. 
In the first game, twelve different players recorded points. Rylee Bartz scored twice and added an assist, while Shoreview’s Cara Sajevic, Forest Lake’s Ellah Hause, Chloe Boreen, Duluth’s Ilsa Lindaman, and Keara Parker each scored their first goals of the season. Goaltender Julia Minotti recorded her first shutout with the Tommies.
In the second game, St. Thomas outshot Post 55–15. Bartz and Boreen each scored twice, Minnetonka native Sadie Lindsay added a goal, and St. Paul freshman Josie Skoogman scored the first of her collegiate career. Edina freshman Whitney Horton recorded her first collegiate point with an assist.
 
What’s coming up?
No. 3 Minnesota hosts Boston College on Thursday and Friday at Ridder. No. 6 Minnesota Duluth makes the trip to Syracuse, also Thursday and Friday. St. Thomas goes on the road to face Lindenwood, No. 1 Wisconsin heads to Bemidji State, and No. 13 St. Cloud State travels east to take on No. 12 UConn — those three are all Friday-Saturday series. 

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The show must go on, at least, in a different variant. Here's a quick update of what changes are coming to the show for this coming college hockey season. The focus is on the State of Hockey, where I live and breathe. 

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It’s the  #CollegeHockeyScoreboard Show for March 8-9, 2025. No bots, but we’ve got plenty of championship action to catch you up on. After the morning flight and a metric crap ton of results around college sports on Sunday, here’s what you need to know and start your week - JUST. THE. SCORES. 

We begin with the women:

In women’s championship action, #8 Penn State captured the Atlantic Hockey title with a 4-1 win over Mercyhurst, securing an NCAA auto-bid and a quarterfinal matchup against St. Lawrence. #3 Cornell dominated #5 Colgate 5-1 to claim the ECAC crown and the national No. 3 seed, awaiting the winner of the Sacred Heart-Minnesota-Duluth game. #13 Boston University edged Northeastern 3-2 in overtime to win Hockey East and will open the NCAA tournament against Clarkson. Sacred Heart took the NEWHA title with a 4-2 win over LIU and will face Minnesota-Duluth in the opening round. In the WCHA final, #1 Wisconsin edged #4 Minnesota 4-3, claiming the nation’s top seed and awaiting the winner of Clarkson versus Boston University.

In Saturday’s men’s action, #10 Boston University handled Vermont 6-1 in Hockey East, setting up a matchup between Vermont and UMass in the opening round. #5 Maine and #16 UMass battled to a 2-2 tie, with Maine taking the shootout win. #1 Boston College blanked Merrimack 6-0, sending Merrimack to face Northeastern. New Hampshire topped #17 UMass Lowell 4-2, setting up a rematch in the opening round, while #6 Providence edged Northeastern 3-2.

In the NCHC, #7 Denver clipped #20 Colorado College 4-3, securing third place and a home quarterfinal against CC. Minnesota-Duluth edged St. Cloud State 3-2, finishing seventh and heading to Arizona State. Omaha rolled over #18 North Dakota 7-3, claiming fourth place and home-ice advantage against UND. #4 Western Michigan secured its quarterfinal pairing with St. Cloud State by defeating Miami 5-2.

AHA quarterfinals saw #20 Holy Cross tie its series 1-1 with a 3-2 win over American International. Air Force evened their series with Sacred Heart, winning 3-2 in double overtime. Bentley completed a 2-0 sweep of Canisius with a 2-0 victory, while Niagara forced a decisive game with a 4-3 win over Army West Point.

In CCHA action, Bemidji State stayed alive by edging Augustana 4-3 to tie their series. Bowling Green completed its sweep over Michigan Tech with a 4-0 win. #14 Minnesota State closed out its series with a tight 3-2 win over Lake Superior State. St. Thomas advanced by defeating Ferris State 4-1, setting up a CCHA semifinal against Bowling Green.

In the Big Ten, #9 Ohio State forced a third game by edging Wisconsin 3-2 in overtime. #15 Penn State advanced with a 5-2 win over #11 Michigan, taking the series 2-0. #3 Minnesota evened its series with Notre Dame 4-2.

On Sunday, #20 Holy Cross advanced by clinching the series 2-1 over American International with a 4-3 win. Sacred Heart followed suit, winning 4-1 over Air Force to advance and set up a semifinal against Bentley. Army West Point outlasted Niagara 4-3 in overtime to win their series and will face Holy Cross.

In the CCHA, Bemidji State emerged victorious with a 3-2 overtime win over Augustana, securing the series 2-1 and a semifinal matchup at Minnesota State.

In the Big Ten, #9 Ohio State sealed its series with a second straight 3-2 win over Wisconsin and will host Penn State in the semifinals. Notre Dame pulled the upset over #3 Minnesota 4-1 and will face Michigan State in the semifinals. \

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It’s the #CollegeHockeyScoreboard Show for March 7, 2025. Still a bot, but you know what, I think you might like this voice better. Our host Jason Bryant was announcing all day in Wichita - he had some victory drinks while he was at it. So there’s no breakdowns, no analysis, and tonight, no humans. Just the scores.
We begin with the women:
The ECAC women’s semifinals saw #3 Cornell outlast #9 Clarkson in a thrilling 2-1 victory that stretched into triple overtime, setting up a championship showdown against #5 Colgate, who defeated #7 St. Lawrence 4-2. In the WCHA women’s semifinals, #1 Wisconsin advanced with a 3-1 win over #6 Minnesota-Duluth, while #4 Minnesota dominated #2 Ohio State 6-2, setting up a border battle for the title. In Hockey East men’s action, #16 UMass rolled past #5 Maine 5-1, and New Hampshire handled #17 UMass Lowell with a 4-1 victory.
The NCHC men’s slate saw #7 Denver take care of #20 Colorado College 4-1, St. Cloud State edged Minnesota-Duluth 3-2 in overtime, #18 North Dakota topped Omaha 3-1, and #4 Western Michigan erupted for an 8-3 win over Miami. In the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, American International slipped past #20 Holy Cross 3-2 to take a 1-0 series lead, Sacred Heart downed Air Force 4-1, Bentley shut out Canisius 4-0, and Army West Point took a marathon 3-2 win over Niagara in double overtime, the fourth longest game in Atlantic Hockey America history.
CCHA quarterfinals saw Augustana claim a 3-1 win over Bemidji State, Bowling Green edge Michigan Tech 2-1 in overtime, #14 Minnesota State cruise past Lake Superior State 4-1, and St. Thomas roll over Ferris State 7-3. In the ECAC men’s first round, Brown edged Princeton 3-2, while Harvard handled RPI 5-2. The Big Ten quarterfinals featured Wisconsin defeating #9 Ohio State 4-1, #15 Penn State outlasting #11 Michigan 6-5 in overtime, and Notre Dame upsetting #3 Minnesota 3-2. That’s your College Hockey Scoreboard for March 8.
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It’s the #CollegeHockeyScoreboard Show for March 6, 2025. This one’s still on the road in Little Rock, but I’m going to cheat tonight. You’re not hearing my voice. I tagged a bot in for this one. But even with a bot, it’s still just the scores.

Northeastern secured a 2-1 victory over Merrimack at Lawler Rink.  Cam Lund opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first period, marking his fifth goal in as many games. The Huskies held their one-goal advantage until late in the third when sophomore Dylan Hryckowian doubled the lead. Merrimack responded with an extra-attacker goal but couldn’t find the equalizer. Northeastern goaltender Cameron Whitehead made 28 saves, while Joaquim Lemay contributed two assists and a career-high five blocked shots.
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Boston University dominated No. 6 Providence with an 8-2 win on Thursday at Agganis Arena, locking up the No. 3 seed in the Hockey East Tournament. Freshman Cole Eiserman recorded his second hat trick of the season, while junior Quinn Hutson set a career high with four assists. The Terriers built a 4-0 lead after the first period and extended it to 6-0 before Providence got on the board. BU netminder Mikhail Yegorov stopped 34 shots in the victory. The Terriers will host a quarterfinal game in the Hockey East Tournament on March 15.
 
UConn wrapped up the regular season with a 4-1 win over Vermont, clinching the No. 4 seed in the Hockey East playoffs. Joey Muldowney scored twice, while Jake Richard extended his point streak to 10 games with a pair of goals. Freshman goaltender Callum Tung made 27 saves, including a key stop on a third-period breakaway to maintain the Huskies’ lead. Vermont broke the shutout with under four minutes left, but UConn responded with an empty-net goal to seal the win.
 
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