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Minnesota Duluth (5-4-4, 2-4-3 WCHA) will play host to St. Cloud State (8-5-0, 3-4-0 WCHA) on Saturday (Nov. 29) night at 7:37 pm CT at the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center in the lone Western Collegiate Hockey Association game being contested over the Thanksgiving weekend. In the first game of the series, played Nov. 1 at Xcel Energy Center as part of the inaugural WCHA Minnesota College Hockey Showcase, the host Bulldogs prevailed by a 5-1 count.
Melissa Jaques scored the first two goals of North Dakota's stunning 4-0 upset over Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 23, then she tried to make it sound like it was just another game for the fast-improving Fighting Sioux.
The Ohio State women's hockey team has signed five student-athletes to NCAA National Letters of Intent, head coach Jackie Barto announced November 24. The class includes players from Finland, Michigan, New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania and the Buckeyes will welcome them for the 2009-10 season.
Donovan, Murray, Ostrow, Phillips, Shore and Wrenn headed to DU
Alex Stalock proves that a goaltender can meet both definitions.
For the second time this season, University of Minnesota Duluth goaltender Alex Stalock has been named Red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
League-leading and No. 1-ranked Minnesota and third place (tie) Wisconsin will take turns hosting Central Collegiate Hockey Association-members Michigan and Michigan State in the annual College Hockey Showcase at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis and the Kohl Center in Madison
Other nominees for awards include Christina Lee F, Minnesota State, Alyssa Grogan, G, Minnesota, and Carolyne Prevost, F, Wisconsin
Heading into the holiday weekend, the No. 2-ranked Gophers have 22 points, three more than top-ranked and second place Wisconsin
Callie Dahl, Kylie Lane, Lisa Martinson, Alex Nelson and Haylea Schmid have signed National Letters of Intent to attend St. Cloud State in the fall of 2009
Sadie Lundquist, Mackenzie Thurston, Keirstin Visser and Erika Wheelhouse have all signed letters to play for BSU.
Saige Pacholok, Brianna Decker, Breann Frykas and Becca Ruegsegger all signed National Letters of Intent to attend Wisconsin in the Fall of 2009