It was a wild opening to the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena on the campus of St. Thomas this weekend, UMD is starting off the men’s season on a heater, while the other Minnesota State, Bemidji State and St. Cloud State all picked up sweeps. The powers in women’s hockey are still that. It’s another week of college hockey action on the ice in the State of Hockey, so it’s time for Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show, where there’s no breakdowns, no analysis, it’s just the scores!
 
Division I Men
Fri: St. Thomas 2, #14 Providence 2 (UST wins SO)
Sat: #14 Providence 7, St. Thomas 4
St. Thomas’ men’s program opened up its new barn by jumping out to a 2-0 lead on a pair of shorthanded goals against No. 14 Providence, but the Friars tied things up with a pair in the third to earn a 2-2 tie. The Tommies won the shootout, giving them absolutely no points in this non-conference tilt. St. Thomas’ new rink is off to a wild start. The wild women’s series coupled with the men’s series against Providence may have not given the hosts the desired outcomes, but man, they were some fun games. No. 14 Providence won the weekend picking up a 7-4 win on Saturday night, rallying from a 4-1 deficit to score the games last six goals and leave St. Paul with a victory. Alex Gaffney scored his fifth of the season for the Tommies, who fell to 2-4-1. St. Thomas will have a home-and-home to open its final CCHA season with Minnesota State.
 
Fri: #18 Minnesota-Duluth 3, #13 Minnesota 0
Sat: #18 Minnesota-Duluth 4, #13 Minnesota 1
Zam Plante scored his fifth of the season and Adam Gajan picked up his first shutout of the season as No. 18 UMD opened up a weekend series at Mariucci with a 3-0 win over the host Gophers. The Bulldogs outshot the Gophers 24-17. Max Plante scored a pair of goals and No. 18 Minnesota Duluth completed its first sweep of No. 13 Minnesota since 2021 and the first sweep at Mariucci since 2009. The Bulldogs are off to a 7-1 start for the first time since the 1989-90 season. The Gophers fell to 2-5. UMD will open up NCHC play next week in Grand Forks, taking on North Dakota, while the Gophers will have a Thursday-Saturday series at No. 17 Wisconsin to open up Big Ten play. 

Fri: #20 Minnesota State 4, RPI 2 Sat: #20 Minnesota State 2, RPI 1 In Mankato, 20th-ranked Minnesota State outshot RPI 40-19 as four different player scored as the Mavericks opened up the non-conference series with a 4-0 win. In Game Two, RPI outshot Minnesota State 30-18, but Alex Tracy stopped 29 of those 30 attempts. It was enough as Charlie Lurie’s third goal of the season came 32 seconds into the third period, which was good enough to be the game winner. Minnesota State improved to 3-1-2. RPI is 0-6. Minnesota State will open CCHA play next weekend with a home-and-home with St. Thomas.
 
Fri: Bemidji State 1, Augustana 0, OT
Sat: Bemidji State 3, Augustana 2
Oliver Peer continued his solid early season, scoring his fourth of the year in overtime giving host Bemidji State a 1-0 over Augustana to open up CCHA play. Raythan Robbins stopped 27 shots to earn his first career collegiate shutout. Max Namestnikov scored his first career goal as three different Beavers scored to give Bemidji State a 3-2 win over visiting Augustana to earn the weekend sweep. Bemidji State will head east to take on Bowling Green. 

Fri: St. Cloud State 5, Alaska Anchorage 2
Sat: St. Cloud State 5, Alaska Anchorage 1
Five different players scored and Finn Loftus scored his first career goal as St. Cloud State beat old WCHA foe Alaska Anchorage 5-2 on Friday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Austin Burnevik scored twice, giving him eight on the season, which currently stands second in the country behind Penn State’s J.J....