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For Games from October 16-19, 2025 Splits and ties dominated the scoreboard over the weekend. We had some old WCHA rivalries rekindled, some in-state scraps and some bizarre flips from one game to the next. But that’s all normal in the world of men’s and women’s Division I college hockey - or so I’ve learned. It’s time for Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show.  Wisconsin vs Minnesota State (...

Join us LIVE on Youtube Wednesdays at 8pm CT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/live/usIJ6XNon_Y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode 29 of Wildly Informed! -NHL Contract Signings -NHL Injuries -NHL News -Minnesota Wild Good Bad and Ugly -Jesper Wallstedt First win of the Season -Zeev Buium looking great A weekly LIVE STREAM/PODCAST aiming to show both the value of THE EYE TEST and ANALYTICS in Professional Hockey and th...

#MNCAA Episode 149 Presented by #TheSotapod Drew chats about the loss and tire to Boston College, the shootout woes finally being behind the Gophers, and about what he wants to look out for if the team is going to improve and remain competitive against their arch rival this weekend against North Dakota! Stay WILD & up to date in the world of NCAA Division One College Hockey in Minnesota! New P...

Fellowship of the Rink Ep 85 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL) Fellowship of the Rink Episode 84 features: Gopher hockey Breaking the shootout curse Nathan Airey stands tall Best rivalry in hockey Minnesota Wild (feat. Michael Russo) How have the younger players fared? Positives and negatives to t...

Boston College made another trip to the Midwest, this time stopping in Minneapolis at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The 11th-ranked Eagles came away 1-0-1 on the weekend, taking Thursday’s opener 3-1 over the 12th-ranked Gophers with goals from three different players, including Drew Fortescue’s second of the season on an empty-netter that iced it. On Friday, the game ended in a 2-2 draw, but there were t...

JuddzBudz Podcast Episode 180 Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z! WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/2g7NK5f-wiI?si=HPb1B7hRc...

Fellowship of the Rink Ep 84 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL) Fellowship of the Rink Episode 84 features: Gopher Hockey vs Michigan Tech postgame pressers Recap of opening weekend at Mariucci Brodie Ziemer interview Minnesota Wild roster heading into the season opener 10% off Waggle hats, polos,...

JuddzBudz Podcast Episode 179 🌲 Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z! WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/2g7NK5f-wiI?si=HPb1B7...

#MNCAA Episode 148 Presented by #TheSotapod🌲 Drew and Nate are back to talk the Gophers opening their season with a split against unranked Michigan Tech, the highs and lows from the series and a preview on hockey East powerhouse Boston College before their trip to Minneapolis this week with special guest, Anthony Smith, beat writer for BC Eagles Insider Stay WILD & up to date in the world of...

It’s the opening weekend of Division I men’s college hockey and the action around the State of Hockey did not disappoint. The outcomes, however, might have been disappointing depending on who you’re a fan of. Here’s the rundown of action from October 3-4, 2025 on this week’s edition of Minnesota’s College Hockey Scoreboard Show - and there will no overstating the impact of Gavin McKenna’s first we...

Join us LIVE on Youtube Wednesdays at 8pm CT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/live/usIJ6XNon_Y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode 28 of Wildly Informed! -NHL Contract Signings -Injuries Around the League -Minnesota Wild Powe Play -Kirill Kaprizov Contract A weekly LIVE STREAM/PODCAST aiming to show both the value of THE EYE TEST and ANALYTICS in Professional Hockey and the NHL, with a special focus on the Minnesota W...

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 82 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL) Fellowship of the Rink Episode 83 features: -Gopher Hockey opening the season against Michigan Tech -Joe Smith on Minnesota Wild -- Kirill Kaprizov's new contract, the highest in NHL history -- Players sent back to Iowa and contender...

JuddzBudz Podcast Episode 178 🌲 Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z! WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/2g7NK5f-wiI?si=HPb1B7...

Join us LIVE on Youtube Wednesdays at 8pm CT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/live/usIJ6XNon_Y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode 27 of Wildly Informed! -New NHL Jerseys -Hockey Canada -Minnesota WIld Preseason Notes A weekly LIVE STREAM/PODCAST aiming to show both the value of THE EYE TEST and ANALYTICS in Professional Hockey and the NHL, with a special focus on the Minnesota Wild! Hosted by Brett Marshall: BLOG: ⁠⁠...

College Hockey Scoreboard UPDATES for Both Womens and Mens NCAA Hockey 9-28-2025 In Syracuse, sixth-ranked UMD won the opener, shutting out the host Orange 4-0. Caitlin Kraemer scored her third of the season, while Thea Johannson, Rae Mayer, and Stillwater's Josie St. Martin each scored their second goals of the season. Eve Gascon picked up her first shutout of the season and 12th of her career. A...

Join us LIVE on Youtube Wednesdays at 8pm CT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/live/usIJ6XNon_Y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode 26 of Wildly Informed! -Marco Rossi News -Kirill Kaprizov Turns Down Extension -Preseason NHL A weekly LIVE STREAM/PODCAST aiming to show both the value of THE EYE TEST and ANALYTICS in Professional Hockey and the NHL, with a special focus on the Minnesota Wild! Hosted by Brett Marshall: B...

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 82 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL)   10% off Waggle hats, polos, quarter zips, and MORE https://tinyurl.com/45bh24ch   Joe’s latest articles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theathletic.com/author/joe-smith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Joe on Twitter at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitt...

JuddzBudz Podcast Episode 177🌲 Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z! WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/2g7NK5f-wiI?si=HPb1B7hRckHiX8P...

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 81 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL) 10% off Waggle hats, polos, quarter zips, and MORE https://tinyurl.com/45bh24ch Joe’s latest articles: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theathletic.com/author/joe-smith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Joe on Twitter at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/J...

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 80 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL) Fellowship of the Rink Episode 80 features:-Olympic Hockey-Minnesota Vikings with bizarre win-LTIR is dead-What should we expect from Danila Yurov?-Where will Marcus Johansson play?-Corey Pronman Interview--Utah Mammoth best of both worl...

#MNCAA Episode 147 Presented by #TheSotapod🌲 Stay WILD & up to date in the world of NCAA Division One College Hockey in Minnesota! New Podcast Every Thursday! Host: Nick Maxson, Play-by-Play/Analyst for St. Cloud State Men's Hockey @ThePuckScribe Social Media @thesotapod @mn_ncaa Podcasts are on Google, Spotify, Apple Podcast Itunes, & ALL Podcast Apps!   MNCAA Ep 147 - Gophers Hockey Pre...

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 79 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL) Fellowship of the Rink Episode 79 features: -Joe Smith on Minnesota Wild news -Kirill Kaprizov contract -Russo's John Hynes Q&A Top 6 of: Kaprizov - Ek - Zuccarello & Boldy - Rossi - Tarasenko -Alec Lewis Minnesota Vikings Preview -McCar...

JuddzBudz Podcast Episode 176🌲 Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z! WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/2g7NK5f-wiI?si=HPb1B7hRckHiX8P...

Fellowship of the Rink - Ep 78 Joe Smith of The Athletic talks Minnesota Wild & NCAA Golden Gophers among other various hockey topics (NHL, College Hockey, MSHSL) Fellowship of the Rink Episode 78 features:- Eric Vegoe previews Gopher Hockey season- Interviews from Gophers Alumni Golf Tournament-- Nick Angell-- Paul Martin-- Matt Koalska-- Brock Faber- Spoked Z talks Marco Rossi contract extension...

JuddzBudz Podcast Episode 175🌲 Stay WILD & up to date in the world of hockey with The Sota Pod EVERY WEEKDAY! The Sota Pod offers a unique podcast dedicated to your Minnesota Wild & NHL Prospects! Judd'z Budz is your go-to Minnesota Wild Podcast covering PROSPECTS in the system with a special host...SPOKED Z! WATCH FULL VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/x4skg4SCFNs?si=sayeYyYkVd92gds...