Four years ago, Ryan Miller was named the Most Outstanding Player as the United States men?s hockey team won the silver medal. This weekend, the US will be playing for the bronze and "home" will have their collective eyes on the ice in Sochi. Home is always on Miller?s mind. A proud product of Michigan State, Miller is […]
Did you enjoy the exciting hockey action at the Olympics this weekend? We recently shared the great work being done off the ice by Joe Pavelski and Amanda Kessel, two Big Ten alumni helping their teams go for gold in Sochi. DYK: 1,707 stuffed animals have been collected from @OhioState_MHKY #TeddyBearToss the last 3 yrs combined. […]
Herb Brooks hasn?t been with us for ten years. But in truth, he?s more with us today than ever before. Brooks played hockey at the University of Minnesota, and later led them to three national championships as their head coach. After his third championship in 1979, Brooks was called upon to coach a group of […]
In Sochi, University of Wisconsin alum and San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski probably won?t garner the same level of attention that USA teammates Patrick Kane and Ryan Miller might. But in his hometown of Plover, Wisc., Pavelski is a bona fide superstar. The small Wisconsin town has declared today - Friday, Feb. 7 - […]
Five members of the USA Women?s Olympic Hockey Team from the University of Minnesota donated 60 sets of hockey equipment to youth hockey associations. A new center at Penn State received a major grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study - and solve - water pollution. The University of Michigan men?s lacrosse team shaved […]
It would be easy to judge a book by its cover. But when it comes to 2014 US Olympic hockey player Amanda Kessel, the true story lies in all the pages in between. To see the Madison, Wisc., native on ice is to see one the best and brightest players women?s hockey has ever seen. […]