Old Dog: A Tale of Three Tiers

We’re only a couple of days from opening night, and the Old Dog is pulling on his chain, howling away, and anxious to get the season started. To be honest, the Old Dog never thought he’d live this long. When I was a boy in the 1950’s, it seemed like the year 2000 was as far as I could imagine. But we’re here in 2019, and another year of Michigan Tech hockey is about to arrive to keep Mrs. Dog and me totally engaged most weekends through the long but not very cold Texas winter.

Old Dog in Texas

Damon Whitten, Gavin Gould, Grant Potulny, Mark Sinclair, Roni Salmenkangas, WCHA

February 21, 2019

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 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

October 10, 2018

An Old Dog in Texas: Does the WCHA Have the Vision to Be Great?

In the run-up to the Huskies’ season opener against Minnesota-Duluth, the Old Dog digs into something he started last week—what could WCHA do to improve its standing in the national scheme of things?

Analysis, Old Dog in Texas

WCHA

October 2, 2018

State of the Union: WCHA Edition

Now that fall is closing in, it’s time for the Old Dog to take a look at the WCHA and see where it stands in the national scheme of things. In this first dive, we’ll peer into the competitive nature of the six NCAA Division I conferences by looking at last season's results.

Analysis, Commentary, Old Dog in Texas, Uncategorized

Atlantic Hockey, Bit Ten, ECAC, Hockey East, NCHC, WCHA

November 15, 2017

An Old Dog in Texas: Can The Huskies Win Ugly?

The Old Dog looks at what it will take if the Huskies want to be a top-tier team in this season's WCHA.

Analysis, Commentary, Old Dog in Texas

Joe Shawhan, WCHA

September 28, 2017

An Old Dog in Texas: The Trail Ahead

The Old Dog in Texas gives his preseason ranking of NCAA hockey conferences and looks at the Huskies' schedule with an eye towards what the team needs to do to make the playoffs.

Commentary, Old Dog in Texas, Series Preview

WCHA, Wisconsin Badgers

Old Dog: A Tale of Three Tiers

Old Dog: The Final Countdown

Old Dog: Weekend Whip-Around Winter Edition

Old Dog: Shaken, Not Stirred

An Old Dog in Texas: Does the WCHA Have the Vision to Be Great?

State of the Union: WCHA Edition

An Old Dog in Texas: Conference Comparison—Regional Tournaments

An Old Dog in Texas: The Other Conferences – The National Perspective

An Old Dog in Texas: Can The Huskies Win Ugly?

An Old Dog in Texas: The Trail Ahead

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