The WCHA is celebrating seven decades of college hockey excellence the same year Michigan Tech is celebrating 100 years of hockey, creating a Venn diagram commonality located between pipes of red iron: the goal crease.

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Much has been made of No. 2 Minnesota State’s supreme senior class, dubbed in this space as college hockey’s answer to “the Magnificent Seven,” and rightfully so. This Mankato septet has powered the Mavericks to a nation-best 31 wins. 

Michigan Tech coach Joe Shawhan was getting worn out by the same old question. Every time the Huskies’ season reached the halfway point, he would hear queries about when the Huskies might finally break through and win a Great Lakes Invitational championship.

Another week of college hockey is in the books, and we’ve got a special “trick or treat” Halloween edition of the RinkRap on our hands. Hat tricks were the theme of the weekend, but there are plenty more stories from Minnesota State, Notre Dame, and Alaska.