ROGERS, Minn. — Where is this week's episode of The Rink Live video podcast coming from?
Jess Myers and Mick Hatten were at Rogers Activity Center, near Rogers High School. The high school is across the parking lot. The Royals boys hockey team opened its season with an 8-1 home win over Anoka on Nov. 21. The Rogers girls hockey team is off to a 3-1-1 start.
The reporters discuss a good weekend for the University of Minnesota (5-6-3) men's hockey team, a couple of close losses for the St. Cloud State men's hockey team, the challenge for the Gophers as they host North Dakota (10-1-2) this week and some historical perspective on the Huskies' 2-6-4 start.
Oh and Hatten's brain flickers at a couple points. The Nebraska Omaha forward whose name eludes me is Austin Ortega, who had an NCAA Division I record 11 game-winning goals in 2014-15 and 23 career game-winners for the Mavericks.
Ortega, who helped Nebraska Omaha to the Frozen Four in 2015, was an All-NCHC First Team selection as a senior in 2016-17 when he had 20 goals and 47 points. In his career, Ortega had 70 goals (second in program history) and 139 points (fourth) in 147 career games. He is playing this season for Eisbaren Berlin in the German league.
All this, a look at some of this week's top matchups in college hockey and more.
