Old Dog: The Final Countdown

After yet another close-but-no-cigar weekend for the Huskies, it’s time for an age-old question in sports. Have we reached the point where we need to say “Wait ‘til next year?” This year it has been a tale of two seasons. Before Christmas was a tough non-league slate, with games against Duluth, Wisconsin, and Clarkson. Duluth...

Analysis, Old Dog in Texas

WCHA

February 13, 2019

Old Dog: Deeply Disappointed

The Old Dog pontificates on the 1957 Lions and how they relate to Winter Carnival hockey.

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Joe Shawhan, Matt Jurusik, Minnesota State

February 6, 2019

Old Dog: Weekend Whip-Around Winter Edition

With the Huskies idle for the only weekend in the second half of the season, it’s a good time to look at the other Division I conferences and see what’s going on. There are a lot of interesting stories developing, so let’s dig through the standings and figure out who’s hot and who’s not. And...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Atlantic Hockey, Big Ten, ECAC, Hockey East, NCHA, WCHA

January 30, 2019

Old Dog: Shaken, Not Stirred

There were plenty of thought-provoking things that happened last week in college sports in general and for Husky Nation in particular. Here’s a look at several of these fascinating stories. Item: The meek largely (for at least one night) inherited the WCHA on Saturday. There were plenty of unexpected results in the WCHA this week as...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Joe Shawhan, Mel Pearson, Tom Izzo, WCHA

January 23, 2019

Old Dog: The Will to Win

It was a bad weekend in Bemidji. In fact, it’s not out of the question to call it a very bad weekend in the frozen expanse of northern Minnesota. Three weeks ago, the Old Dog said the Huskies faced an extremely bumpy road, and, I’m sorry to say, it’s been as unkind as I thought...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Alaska-Anchorage, Bemidji State

January 10, 2019

Old Dog – Roses and Razzes: Joe Shawhan Gets Raw

Without question, Huskies fans came away from this past weekend in Mankato with a deep sense of disappointment as Tech dropped a pair to Minnesota State in a big series. It was the kind of experience that cried out for an in-depth analysis by the Old Dog. But I found that Coach Joe Shawhan did...

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Dirk Hembroff, Joe Shawhan

Old Dog: The Final Countdown

Old Dog: Deeply Disappointed

Old Dog: Weekend Whip-Around Winter Edition

Old Dog: Shaken, Not Stirred

Old Dog: The Will to Win

Old Dog – Roses and Razzes: Joe Shawhan Gets Raw

Old Dog: Rough Sledding Ahead

Old Dog: Huntsville and Holiday Happiness

Big Ice and Bad Choices

Old Dog: Saturday Night Massacre

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