Minnesota-Duluth (15-5-4)

The Bulldogs once again enter the week as the highest-ranked Minnesota team in the United States College Hockey Online poll, coming in at No. 2 behind Boston University.

Over the weekend the Bulldogs hosted St. Cloud State, losing game one 2-1 and taking game two 4-3.

Minnesota (14-6-2)

The Golden Gophers took on Wisconsin at the Kohl Center over the weekend, winning 4-3 in overtime and losing 5-3 in the series finale. The Golden Gophers are rated No. 6 in the latest USCHO poll.

Bemidji State (16-9-3)

The No. 20 Beavers split with Ferris State this weekend, losing to the Bulldogs 5-2 and winning 5-1. The North Star College Cup is up next for the Beavers, where they finished second in the four team bracket last season.

St. Cloud State (11-12-1)

Yet another Minnesota school earning a split this weekend, the Huskies edged Denver 3-2 on Friday and fell to the Pioneers 3-1 on Saturday. The Huskies are slated to kick off the North Star College Cup this Friday, the team the Huskies defeated to win the Cup last year.

Minnesota State (14-9-3)

A trip to Houghton yielded a 4-4 tie and a 4-0 loss to Michigan Tech for the Mavericks, who managed to earn the shootout win in game one. The Mavericks are currently 6-6-1 on the road this season. 

Minnesota-Duluth (16-4-4)

The Bulldogs, ranked No. 2 in the USCHO poll, downed Bemidji State 5-1 and tied the Beavers 2-2 before losing in a shootout over the weekend.

Minnesota (17-5-3)

The Ohio State Buckeyes came to town over the weekend, and the No. 4 Gophers handled game one with a 2-1 victory over the visitors. The teams ended with a 1-1 tie after overtime in game two.

Bemidji State (9-13-2)

The Beavers fell to No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth 5-1 in the first game of the weekend before tying the Bulldogs in game two, earning the victory in a shootout.

St. Cloud State (7-16-3)

The Huskies secured a win and a tie with Minnesota State over the weekend after being held scoreless in both games last weekend against No. 1 Wisconsin. The tough schedule picks up again this coming weekend, with the Huskies facing No. 4 Minnesota in St. Cloud. 

Minnesota State (6-18-3)

The winless streak continues for the Mavericks, with a loss and tie (and shootout loss) to St. Cloud State. The Mavericks’ last win came on Dec. 17 against Union College.  

Augsburg (12-3-2)

Rated No. 11 in the latest United States College Hockey Online poll, highest of the D3 Minnesota schools, the Auggies thumped Concordia twice over the weekend by scores of 4-1 and 10-2. Nate Flynn scored three goals and had an assist over the wins for Augsburg.

St. Scholastica (10-6-1)

The Saints extended their winning streak to three games this weekend, sweeping Lawrence 7-2 and 2-1. The Saints travel to Aurora, Ill. this coming weekend for a series against the Aurora Spartans.

St. John’s (10-6-3)

A sweep of Bethel this weekend stretched the Johnnies’ unbeaten streak to three games. The Johnnies take on the Tommies of St. Thomas next, providing the schools with the on-ice version of the heated rivalry.

St. Thomas (8-5-4)

The Tommies played just one game this weekend as part of Hockey Day Minnesota, tying Wisconsin-Stout 1-1 after overtime.

St. Mary’s (10-7-2)

A 3-1 win over Hamline was quickly equalized the next evening, with the Cardinals falling to the Pipers 7-2. The Cardinals will face No. 11 ranked Augsburg this coming weekend. 

Augsburg (12-5-0)

The Auggies, ranked No. 10 nationally in the USCHO poll, split with Concordia over the weekend, losing game one 4-1 and winning game two 5-3.

Concordia (11-5-1)

The Cobbers, currently second in the Minnesota Interscholastic Athletic Conference standings, split with Augsburg this weekend, and will face Gustavus this coming Friday.

Gustavus (10-5-2)

Gustavus has gone unbeaten in its last five games, including a weekend sweep of St. Olaf this weekend by scores of 3-0 and 7-1.

Hamline (9-7-1)

A sweep of St. Mary’s extends Hamline’s winning streak to three games, an impressive turnaround for a team that went winless from Dec. 3 to Jan. 14 (albeit with the holiday break).

Bethel (7-7-3)

After four consecutive losses, Bethel defeated St. Benedict’s 4-1 and then tied the Blazers 2-2 to temporarily stop the skid. Up next for the Royals will be Hamline this coming weekend.