MN College Hockey Scoreboard Show For Games from November 25-30 2025
We didn’t have a super full plate of games across the Division I slate, but we had a pretty decent Thanksgiving week of games overall in the State of Hockey, complete with postponements and snowy travel. It’s time for another edition of Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show where as always, it’s not about the analysis, it’s not about the breakdowns, it’s JUST. THE. SCORES.
AND MAYBE A DAD JOKE OR THREE.
Division I Men
Minnesota State vs. Northern Michigan
Fri: #14 Minnesota State 4, Northern Michigan 0 Sat: #14 Minnesota State 3, Northern Michigan 2 No. 14 Minnesota State kept Northern Michigan winless with a weekend sweep in Marquette. In Game One, Liam Watkins scored twice as the Mavericks prevailed 4-0. Alex Tracy stopped 35 shots for his second shutout of the season. In the series finale, three different players scored and Tristan Lemyre scored his eighth of the year to lift the considerably underranked Mavericks to 10-2-4 on the season. The Mavericks host Ferris State in CCHA action this weekend in Mankato. They’ve won six in a row and haven’t lost in regulation since the season opener against Omaha.

North Dakota vs. Bemidji State
Fri: #6 North Dakota 5, Bemidji State 3 Sat: #6 North Dakota 2, Bemidji State 1, OT Five different players scored as sixth-ranked North Dakota took the first game of its home-and-home series with Bemidji State 5-3. The Fighting Hawks needed overtime to claim Game Two at the Ralph as Ben Strinden scored his ninth of the years, as did Will Zellers, who scored the OT game-winner. Bemidji State will host Augustana as the teams return to conference action this weekend.
St. Thomas vs. Michigan Tech
Fri: St. Thomas 3, Michigan Tech 3 (UST wins SO) Sat: St. Thomas 2, Michigan Tech 1 St. Thomas picked up five out of six points on the weekend, tying Michigan Tech in Houghton in Game One and picking up the extra point with the shootout win. Lucas Van Vliet scored twice in Game One, while Game Two also went the Tommies way with a 2-1 win with Van Vliet scoring the eventual game-winner midway through the second. St. Thomas hosts Lake Superior State at “The Penny” this weekend. Sorry Lee, that’s what they’re calling it - not my rules.

Minnesota vs. Denver (Hall of Fame Game)
Sat: Minnesota 6, #4 Denver 5, OT Despite getting outshot 52-25 and only putting up one shot in overtime, that’s what Minnesota needed to pick off fourth-ranked Denver 6-5 in overtime at Ball Arena in Denver for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. Javon Moore found the goal with 35 seconds left in overtime. Six different players scored. The Gophers are sitting 7-9-1 and will head to Columbus to take on Ohio State.

Division I Women
Bemidji State vs. Lindenwood
Fri: Lindenwood 7, Bemidji State 4 Sat: Lindenwood 2, Bemidji State 2 (LU wins SO) It was tough sledding for Bemidji State this weekend and that’s not a pun about the weekend snowstorm through the midwest. Lindenwood took out the Beavers in suburban St. Louis, picking up a 7-4 win on Friday. The teams skated to a 2-2 tie on Saturday with the host Lions taking the shootout, which is essentially meaningless in non-conference action. Bemidji State will host Minnesota-Duluth this weekend.

St. Cloud State at D1 in DC (Colgate / Clarkson)
Fri: #14 St. Cloud State 3, #12 Colgate 2, OT Sat: #10 Clarkson 2, #14 St. Cloud State 0 No. 14 St. Cloud State played a pair of ECAC regulars in the somewhat annual D1 in DC event in Northern Virginia. Game One saw Sofianna Sundelin score a hat trick, which included the overtime game-winner as the Huskies upended No. 12 Colgate 3-2. The second game saw no offense as Clarkson shut down the Huskies and the No. 10 Golden Knights took a 2-0 win. St. Cloud State will hit the road to take on No. 12 Minnesota State this weekend.

Minnesota State vs. Dartmouth
Fri: #15 Minnesota State 5, Dartmouth 2 Sat: #15 Minnesota State 5, Dartmouth 0 No. 15 Minnesota State stayed hot, winning their fourth in a row in a weekend sweep over Dartmouth. Five different players scored in Friday’s 5-2 win over the Big Green and the same thing happened again on Saturday as five different players scored in a 5-0 shutout. Lauren Goldsworthy, Mercury Bischoff and Ayla Puppe scored in both games. Bischoff now has 10 goals on the season. The Mavericks will host St. Cloud State this weekend.


Division III Men
Tuesday
Marian 2, Augsburg 1, OT MSOE 6, St. Mary’s 4 Hamline at Concordia-Moorhead — Postponed, rescheduled for February.
Friday
Lawrence 5, St. Scholastica 0
Saturday
Bethel at MSOE — Postponed. #14 Bowdoin 4, Gustavus Adolphus 2 St. Olaf 7, Lake Forest 4 #13 UW-Superior 5, St. Scholastica 2
Sunday
Gustavus Adolphus 1, Colby 1 (Gustavus wins SO) St. Olaf 3, Lake Forest 2
Division III Women
Tuesday
Gustavus Adolphus 1, #12 UW-Eau Claire 0, OT #1 UW-River Falls 2, St. Olaf 1 St. Scholastica 3, UW-Superior 2
Saturday
St. Benedict 3, Lake Forest 2
Sunday
St. Benedict 6, Lake Forest 1 #12 UW-Eau Claire 3, St. Scholastica 1

I’m Jason Bryant (@jasonmbryant). Leave a rating, review, or feedback at collegehockeyscoreboardpod.com and check out all the shows from The Sota Pod.
For now, that’s Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show for November 23-30 , 2025.

The Sota Pod is dedicated to covering anything & EVERYTHING when it comes to hockey or craft beer in the great state of Minnesota. 

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We’ve got more splits than a bad bowling alley. After a weekend that saw me in Oklahoma, thus, unable to do an adequately mid-job at doing a show, we’re back out of the box and back for another episode of Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show. Here’s a tip I learned from our man State of Hoppy - take that Lucky Seven 7th Avenue Pizza, 14 minutes, then finish with a minute or two on broil and BOOM. Scorched roof of your mouth goodness. Probably why I didn’t record this show earlier. And Happy Thanksgiving. For our Canadian Friends, that’s THURSDAY. 


This week, we start with the women, and here’s why
 
Division I Women
Fri: Minnesota State 3, #2 Minnesota 1
Sat: Minnesota State 4, #2 Minnesota 1
Mercury Bischoff scored a hat trick on Saturday and scored four goals on the weekend as Minnesota State swept No. 2 Minnesota 3-1 and 4-1, giving the Mavericks their first sweep over the Golden Gophers since 2006. I didn’t even know my wife then. I still lived in Pennsylvania and hadn’t yet made the mistake of purchasing my first house with an awful credit score at the age of 27. Anyway. Minnesota State improved to 8-7-1, while the Gophers fell to 12-4. Minnesota State will host Dartmouth in non-conference action this coming weekend, while Minnesota is off until its home-and-home in two weeks with St. Thomas.
 
Fri: #3 Ohio State 3, #5 Minnesota Duluth 1
Sat: #3 Ohio State 4, #5 Minnesota Duluth 1
Ohio State’s Joye Dunn scored three goals on the weekend as No. 3 Ohio State swept fifth-ranked Minnesota Duluth, picking up a 3-1 win on Friday and a 4-1 win in Duluth on Saturday. The Bulldogs are off until they get back to WCHA action in December at Bemidji State.
 
Fri: #10 St. Cloud State 4, Bemidji State 0
Sat: Bemidji State 6, #10 St. Cloud State 5, OT
Payton Remick scored twice in No. 10 St. Cloud State's 4-0 win over Bemidji State at the Sanford Center on Friday. The second game was wild, as Bemidji State built a 4-1 lead, then fell behind 5-4, only to tie it up with 30 seconds left and then win it in overtime 6-5. Hailey Armstrong's seventh of the year was the game-winner. Bemidji State goes on the road next week for a non-conference series at Lindenwood, while St. Cloud State will head to D1 in DC to take on Clarkson and Colgate in the nation's capital.
 
Fri: #1 Wisconsin 8, #15 St. Thomas 0
Sat: #1 Wisconsin 4, #15 St. Thomas 3, OT
Top-ranked Wisconsin rolled past No. 15 St. Thomas on Friday, shutting out the Tommies 8-0 before the Tommies made the Badgers fight for the final game. Wisconsin ultimately prevailed, with Cassie Hall's overtime game-winner giving the Badgers the 4-3 win. It was the sixth OT game this season for the Tommies, who fell to 8-10 overall. The Tommies are off until the aforementioned home-and-home with the Gophers the first weekend of December.
 
Division I Men
Fri: Minnesota 3, #5 Penn State 2
Sat: #5 Penn State 2, Minnesota 1
It was a much more believable split this weekend for Minnesota as the Golden Gophers came off last week's split with LIU and promptly split with No. 5 Penn State at 3M Arena at Mariucci. In the opener, three different players scored including Brodie Ziemer's seventh of the year in the Gophers' 3-2 win over the Nittany Lions. On Saturday, Penn State picked up a 2-1 win. The Gophers fell to 6-9-1 on the season and will head to Denver over the Thanksgiving break for the U.S. Hall of Fame Game in Denver against the Pioneers at Ball Arena.
 
Fri: Bowling Green 3, St. Thomas 2, OT
Sat: St. Thomas 6, Bowling Green 2
St. Thomas ended up taking four out of six points in a weekend split with Bowling Green in the CCHA. Bowling Green won the opener 3-2 in overtime. Game Two saw the Tommies pick up a 6-2 win with Alex Gaffney scoring twice and Carsen Musser stopping 39 shots in net. The Tommies are 5-6-2 and head to the UP next week to face Michigan Tech.
 
Fri: #14 Minnesota State 3, Michigan Tech 0
Sat: #14 Minnesota State 3, Michigan Tech 2
No. 14 Minnesota State won its fourth in a row with a pair of CCHA wins at home against Michigan Tech. The Mavericks blanked the Huskies 3-0 in the first game as it was light work for Alex Tracy, who only had to stop 12 shots in the shutout. Game Two saw three different Mavericks score, including Evan Murr's sixth of the season. Minnesota State will head to the UP to face Northern Michigan this coming weekend.
 
Fri: Bemidji State 7, Northern Michigan 3
Sat: Bemidji State 6, Northern Michigan 2
Bemidji State put up 13 goals in a pair of games to sweep Northern Michigan 7-3 and 6-2, improving to 9-5-2 and sending Northern to its 14th straight loss to open the season. Connor McClennan scored four goals in the opener, while Oliver Peer put up a hat trick in the second game. Bemidji State stands in first place in the CCHA and will have a home-and-home non-conference series with North Dakota this weekend.
 
Fri: #4 Minnesota Duluth 4, Colorado College 2
Sat: Colorado College 2, #4 Minnesota Duluth 1, OT No. 4 Minnesota Duluth took four of six points in a weekend split at Robson Arena in Colorado Springs against Colorado College. In Game One, Max Plante netted a hat trick, giving him 13 goals on the year as the Bulldogs beat CC 4-2. On Saturday, Adam Gajon stopped 38 shots but it wasn’t enough as CC picked up the 3-on-3 overtime win 2-1. UMD is a point behind conference leaders Denver and Western Michigan and will head into the Thanksgiving Break 12-3. They’re off until they head to Lawson to take on Western Michigan the first weekend in December.


Fri: Miami 6, St. Cloud State 5, OT
Sat: St. Cloud State 4, Miami 2
St. Cloud State took four out of six points in a weekend split at Miami, dropping the first game 6-5 in overtime in a game where the Huskies tied the game twice after falling behind by two goals. Gavyn Thoreson had his first two-goal game of his career on Friday, while on Saturday, the Huskies built a 3-0 lead and then hung on to beat the RedHawks 4-2. Grant Ahcan scored twice, including an empty netter that iced it with a minute left. The win snapped St. Cloud State's four-game losing streak. The Huskies are off this week and will host North Dakota when conference play kicks back up in December.

 
Division III Men
Augsburg vs. St. Scholastica
Fri: Augsburg 4, St. Scholastica 1
Sat: St. Scholastica 4, Augsburg 1

Concordia-Moorhead vs. Gustavus Adolphus
Fri: Gustavus Adolphus 4, Concordia-Moorhead 3
Sat: Gustavus Adolphus 2, Concordia-Moorhead 0

Hamline vs. Bethel
Fri: Bethel 4, Hamline 1
Sat: Hamline 3, Bethel 2, OT

St. John’s vs. St. Olaf
Fri: St. John’s 2, St. Olaf 1
Sat: St. John’s 2, St. Olaf 2 (SJU wins SO)


Division III Women
Hamline vs. Bethel
Fri: #9 Hamline 1, Bethel 0
Sat: Bethel 4, #9 Hamline 0

Gustavus Adolphus vs. Concordia-Moorhead
Fri: Concordia-Moorhead 3, Gustavus Adolphus 2
Sat: Gustavus Adolphus 3, Concordia-Moorhead 2

St. Mary’s vs. St. Catherine
Fri: St. Mary’s 4, St. Kate’s 2
Sat: St. Kate’s 1, St. Mary’s 0, OT

St. Olaf vs. St. Benedict
Fri: St. Benedict 1, St. Olaf 0
Sat: St. Olaf 5, St. Benedict 1

Augsburg vs. St. Scholastica
Fri: St. Scholastica 1, #2 Augsburg 1 (CSS wins SO)
Sat: #2 Augsburg 6, St. Scholastica 1



I’m Jason Bryant (@jasonmbryant). Leave a rating, review, or feedback at collegehockeyscoreboardpod.com and check out all the shows from The Sota Pod.
For now, that’s Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show for November 21-22, 2025.

The Sota Pod is dedicated to covering anything & EVERYTHING when it comes to hockey or craft beer in the great state of Minnesota. 

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Sports are hard. Trying to maintain your place in college hockey’s upper echelon is also hard. When you think about it, there’s 16 teams that get to make the tournament. There’s six conferences, so that’s five spots you aren’t going to get right off the top. That means you have to be one of the best 11 teams in the country each and every year for your fanbase not to complain that the sky is falling. But that’s sports. Rationality goes out the window. WIth that in mind, here’s this weekend’s Minnesota College Hockey Scoreboard, devoid of breakdowns, analysis or anything outside of the scores. Remember, it’s JUST. THE. SCORES.
 
Division I Men
Fri: #16 Minnesota State 4, Bowling Green 4 (MSU wins SO)
Sat: Bowling Green 1, Minnesota State 1 (BGSU wins SO)
We split the points in the CCHA over the weekend as Bowling Green and No. 16 Minnesota State saw both games end in ties, with each team taking the extra point in a shootout. On Friday, Tristain Lemyre scored twice for the Mavericks in the 4-4 tie that saw the home squad take the shootout. On Saturday, Luca Benincasa scored the lone Maverick goal as this one ended 1-1 with the Falcons taking the shootout point. The Mavericks are 4-2-4 and have tied both games in a series for the second time this season. They head to Lake Superior State next weekend.
 
Fri: Bemidji State 4, Lake Superior State 1
Sat: Bemidji State 3, Lake Superior State 2, OT Bemidji State improved to 6-4-1 on the season with a weekend sweep of Lake Superior State at the Sanford Center. Four different players scored in Friday's 4-1 win, including Adam Flammang's fourth of the year. Flammang struck again on Saturday, but it was Oliver Peer's sixth of the season that was the dagger as the Beavers prevailed 3-2 in overtime. Bemidji will head to the UP next weekend to take on Michigan Tech in Houghton.
 
Fri: Minnesota 3, Notre Dame 0
Sat: Minnesota 4, Notre Dame 1
Minnesota got off the schneid with a home sweep of Notre Dame in Big Ten action. Three different Gophers scored on Friday, including Brody Lamb's fifth of the season, a third-period empty netter, while Luca Di Pasquo stopped 19 shots in the 3-0 shutout. On Saturday, Lamb scored again and L.J. Mooney scored his third of the year as the Gophers picked up the 4-1 win. Di Pasquo stopped 33 shots for his second win of the weekend. The Gophers host LIU this coming weekend. 

Fri: #7 Minnesota Duluth 4, St. Cloud State 0
Sat: #7 Minnesota Duluth 3, St. Cloud State 2, OT
On the shores of the lake they called Gitche Gumee, Four different players scored as seventh-ranked Minnesota Duluth stayed hot, shutting out rival St. Cloud State at AMSOIL 4-0. Adam Gajan only had to stop 18 shots to pick up the shutout. Game two was tighter as the Bulldogs rallied from a 2-1 deficit to earn the sweep with Max Plante's goal halfway through overtime. UMD will host Omaha next week, while St. Cloud State finishes up its season set on Tuesday at St. Thomas. The Tommies were off this past weekend. They have the Huskies on Tuesday and head to Augustana over the weekend. 

Division I Women
Fri: #14 St. Thomas 5, Bemidji State 0
Sat: Bemidji State 2, #14 St. Thomas 1
In the only series of the weekend in the WCHA, Rylee Bartz scored her eighth goal of the season leading five different goal scorers as No. 14 St. Thomas opened up its weekend set at Bemidji State with a 5-0 win over the Beavers. Julia Minotti stopped 17 shots for her second shutout of the year, her first since the season opener. On Saturday, Bemidji State got even, with Izy Fairchild and Shelby Sandberg both scoring their first goals of the year in the 2-1 Bemidji State upset. Bemidji State improves to 3-6-1, while St. Thomas falls to 8-6. Bemidji State is at Minnesota this coming weekend, while St. Thomas hosts Minnesota Duluth.

Division III Men
St. John’s rolled past St. Scholastica 7-1 on Friday, then played to a 4-4 tie Saturday with the Johnnies winning the shootout to take the weekend.
Augsburg and Concordia-Moorhead met in MIAC play, skating to a 1-1 draw Friday with the Cobbers taking the shootout. Augsburg answered Saturday with a 4-1 win on the road.
St. Olaf pulled out a 3-2 overtime win Friday over UW-Eau Claire, then dropped a 3-2 overtime heartbreaker Saturday to UW-Stout.
St. Mary’s beat UW-Stout 4-1 on Friday before falling 4-1 Saturday to #15 UW-Stevens Point in Winona.
#12 UW-Superior edged Gustavus Adolphus 4-3 on Friday and tied St. Olaf 3-3 Saturday, taking the shootout. UW-River Falls picked up a 4-3 overtime win Friday at Hamline and a 3-2 overtime victory Saturday at Gustavus Adolphus.
 
Division III Women
#15 Hamline picked up a 9-1 win over UW-Superior on Friday afternoon.
St. Kate’s and UW-Stevens Point split their series — the Wildcats won 6-2 Friday before the Pointers answered Saturday with a 3-1 victory.
St. Olaf and UW-Eau Claire also split. The Oles took Friday’s game 2-1, but the Blugolds bounced back Saturday for a 3-2 win.
#1 UW-River Falls beat had a busy run through the Land of 10,000 Skates - they beat St. Benedict 7-1 on Tuesday, #3 Augsburg 4-0 Friday, and St. Scholastica 4-3 Saturday.

I’m Jason Bryant (@jasonmbryant). Leave a rating, review, or feedback at collegehockeyscoreboardpod.com and check out all the shows from The Sota Pod.
For now, that’s Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show for October 24-26, 2025.

The Sota Pod is dedicated to covering anything & EVERYTHING when it comes to hockey or craft beer in the great state of Minnesota. 

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College hockey’s been nuts this year and we’ve got ebbs and flows, peaks and valleys. It’s enough to make you pull your hair out - or if you don’t have any, grow in gray. Conference action is here. You already hate the NPI even though it’s not even worth looking at until January at the earliest. Did you learn NOTHING from years of not understanding Pairwise? It’s like you’re Lowell Sun. Anyway, 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
Thu: #14 Wisconsin 5, #19 Minnesota 2
Sat: #14 Wisconsin 4, #19 Minnesota 0
Christian Fitzgerald scored twice as No. 14 Wisconsin opened up its series with No. 19 Minnesota on Thursday with a 5-2 win. Wisconsin completed the sweep, handing the Gophers their fourth straight loss in a 4-0 win on Saturday night. Quinn Finley and Blake Montgomery scored two goals apiece for Wisconsin. The Gophers fell to 2-7-1 and host Notre Dame this coming weekend.


Fri: Bemidji State 4, Bowling Green 4 (BSU wins SO)
Sat: Bemidji State 3, Bowling Green 2
Bemidji State and Bowling Green skated to a 4-4 tie with the visiting Beavers picking up the extra CCHA point with the shootout win in the first game of the weekend series. Hudson Thornton’s second of the year was the OT game-winner as Bemidji took the weekend series with a 3-2 overtime win in the second game.


Fri: #10 Minnesota Duluth 4, #8 North Dakota 3 OT
Sat: #8 North Dakota 5, #10 Minnesota Duluth 1
Ty Hanson’s third goal of the year was the OT game-winner as No. 10 UMD opened up its NCHC series at The Ralph with a 4-3 win over the host Fighting Hawks. Max Plante scored twice to give him nine goals on the season. In the second game, host North Dakota shut down red-hot Minnesota Duluth with a 5-1 victory. Five different players scored for the Fighting Hawks, who limited UMD to just 20 shots on goal and earned the weekend split. UMD will host St. Cloud State this weekend at AMSOIL.


Fri: #16 Minnesota State 3, St. Thomas 1
Sat: St. Thomas 4, #18 Minnesota State 3 OT
No. 16 Minnesota State scored three third-period goals to run past host St. Thomas 3-1 in St. Paul in the first game of their weekend home-and-home series. Alex Tracy stopped 24 shots in net for the Mavericks. Nathan Pilling’s fourth of the year came in overtime and gave St. Thomas a win in Mankato to split the home-and-home series. St. Thomas is off this weekend, while Minnesota State will host Bowling Green.


Fri: #3 Western Michigan 6, St. Cloud State 5
Sat: St. Cloud State 5, #3 Western Michigan 1
Zack Bookman’s power-play goal with just over four minutes left was the game-winner as third-ranked Western Michigan took the first game of the weekend NCHC series in a 6-5 win at St. Cloud State. Liam Valente scored twice for the Broncos. Patriks Berzins made 32 saves and Jack Reimann had his first career multi-goal game as St. Cloud State earned the weekend split with what some could dub an eye-opening 5-1 win to close out the series. Austin Burnevik scored in both games, giving him 10 goals on the season and extending his point streak to 11 games in a row, dating back to last season. St. Cloud State heads to AMSOIL this coming weekend to face rival Minnesota Duluth.


Division I Women
Fri: Minnesota State 2, Bemidji State 2 (MSU wins SO)
Sat: Minnesota State 2, Bemidji State 0
Minnesota State picked up the extra WCHA point, winning the shootout in Friday’s opener as the Mavericks and the Beavers skated to a 2-2 tie. In Game Two, Minnesota State took all the points as Kamryn Van Batavia and Mercury Bischoff scored for the host Mavericks, who improved to 6-5-1. Bemidji State will host St. Thomas this weekend, while Minnesota State is at Ohio State.


Fri: #3 Minnesota 5, #1 Wisconsin 1
Sat: #1 Wisconsin 7, #3 Minnesota 2
Josefin Bouveng scored twice and Abbey Murphy scored her 15th of the season as Minnesota handed Wisconsin its first loss of the year and snapped the Badgers’ 37-game unbeaten streak with a 5-1 win in Madison. Top-ranked Wisconsin bounced back to earn a split in resounding fashion as the Badgers put seven in the net, chasing starting goalie Hannah Clark in a 7-2 rout in Madison. Abbey Murphy scored her 16th of the year in the loss. Murphy leads the nation in goals and is tied for the lead in points with 25. The Golden Gophers are off next weekend.


Fri: #5 Minnesota Duluth 5, #10 St. Cloud State 3
Sat: #5 Minnesota Duluth 3, #10 St. Cloud State 2
Five different players scored and Thea Johansson scored her eighth of the season as fifth-ranked UMD opened up the weekend series in St. Cloud with a 5-3 win over the 10th-ranked Huskies. UMD continued its mastery of St. Cloud State, taking the weekend sweep with a 3-2 win on Saturday. Thea Johansson scored two more goals, giving her three on the weekend and 10 on the year. UMD has the weekend off, as do the Huskies, who dropped their fifth straight.


Fri: #2 Ohio State 3, #13 St. Thomas 2 OT
Sat: #2 Ohio State 8, #13 St. Thomas 0
St. Thomas goalie Julia Minotti made 40 saves and gave the Tommies a fighting chance, but the second-ranked Buckeyes came away with a 3-2 overtime win as Sanni Vanhanen buried the OT game-winner 97 seconds into the extra frame. Game Two was no treat for the Tommies as the Buckeyes put eight on the board with Joy Dunne scoring four of them for Ohio State. St. Thomas will head to Bemidji State next weekend.


We also kicked off the Division III season over the weekend with the MIAC teams in full display. We’ll start with the men. 

Division III Men


Augsburg dropped both games over the weekend, falling 4–1 to #6 Aurora on Friday and 3–2 to #11 UW-Stevens Point on Saturday.


Concordia-Moorhead and Concordia Wisconsin split their series in Moorhead — the Cobbers won 5–2 on Friday before the Falcons evened things up with a 6–1 victory on Saturday.


MSOE and St. Scholastica also split their weekend — the Raiders opened with a 4–2 win Friday before St. Scholastica took Saturday’s rematch 3–1.


St. John’s and Marian played to a 4–4 tie on Friday with the Johnnies winning the shootout.


St. Mary’s and Lake Forest skated to a 5–5 tie Friday, Lake Forest taking the shootout, then the Cardinals rebounded Saturday with a 4–2 win to claim the weekend edge.


St. Olaf and #5 St. Norbert split their series — the Green Knights shut out the Oles 3–0 on Friday, but St. Olaf came back with a 5–4 overtime win on Saturday.


Beloit fell 6–2 to Bethel in its lone game of the weekend.


Division III Women


#2 Augsburg won both games over #9 Adrian, taking Friday’s opener 4–1 and Saturday’s finale 3–2.


Hamline swept Aurora, posting shutouts of 4–0 on Friday and 5–0 on Saturday.


St. Catherine rolled past Dubuque in both games, winning 7–1 Friday and 5–0 Saturday.


#5 Gustavus Adolphus and #6 St. Norbert split their ranked matchup — Gustavus took game one 3–2 before St. Norbert answered with a 2–1 overtime win in game two.


Bethel swept MSOE, earning a 4–2 win on Friday and a 9–0 rout on Saturday.


St. Mary’s and Concordia Wisconsin split their weekend — Concordia Wisconsin won 3–1 on Friday before St. Mary’s blanked the Falcons 1–0 Saturday.


St. Scholastica picked up a weekend sweep at Lawrence with 1–0 and 3–1 victories.


UW-Eau Claire took both games from Concordia-Moorhead, 3–1 Friday and 2–0 Saturday.


UW-Stevens Point beat St. Olaf twice, 2–1 on Friday and 2–1 in overtime on Saturday.


I’m Jason Bryant (@jasonmbryant). Leave a rating, review, or feedback at collegehockeyscoreboardpod.com and check out all the shows from The Sota Pod.

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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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For now, that’s Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show for October 24-26, 2025.

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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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