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Fitchburg State: To Usurp the Throne?
Fitchburg State will look to continue its long history of success in the MASCAC under head coach Dean Fuller this season. Coming off a season where the Falcons had a winning percentage over .500 and a GA of 75 (the second lowest in the conference) this group will look to build on that success,… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Alistrov’s two goals, Nikishin’s two assists give Loko taste of its own medicine in big win for SKA
In the first two matchups between these marquee KHL franchises in the 2023-24 season, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl emerged victorious by a score of 3-2, once at home on September 8th and again on the road on October 11th. This time, however, the shoe was on the other foot, as SKA Saint Petersburg got the better of… Read more
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Prospects to Know: Who is… Cole Reschny?
Over the weekend, I watched both games that the Spokane Chiefs and Victoria Royals played against one another on Friday and Saturday (the latter team being the host to this mini-series, who came from behind to win in overtime both times in front of their home crowd). My primary intention was to get a better… Read more
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MCLA @ Albertus Magnus: Exhibition Match in Review
MCLA played their 2nd and final exhibition match before the start of the 2023-24 season at the Albertus Magnus Falcons on October 22nd. The team ended up falling 6-0, but the final score did not tell the entire story of the game, as it never truly does. The Trailblazers played a very rugged and… Read more
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Hockey East Recap: UNH Stirs My Cold, Dead Hockey Heart
We have rolled into our third weekend of the Hockey East season, and the fireworks continue. As has been the trend so far this season, we have seen shocking defeats and stunning upsets in games involving the conference’s best and brightest. The consistent headlines of the year so far are Boston University’s goaltending is… Read more
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SKA Saint Petersburg vs. HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk: Home team’s defense, goaltending, and two goals created by the same pair spell doom for SKA
On the first outing of their four-game road trip, SKA Saint Petersburg peppered the home squad, HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, with shots in their matchup on 10/21/2023. In fact, they had 36 shots on net to Neftekhimik’s 24, in addition to having an overall possession edge via their 33 to 23 advantage at the faceoff dot.… Read more