Ryan Stieg

Minnesota

College Hockey Reporter at The Mining Journal

St. Thomas freelancer for @TheRinkLive. Writer for @MNHockeyMag. Creator of https://t.co/fC4mVJxXDR. Contributor to the @MN_NCAA podcast

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Minnesota Hockey Magazine

1 month ago | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

MINNEAPOLIS – For the second time in three years, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team is the national champion, and the main reason why is Kirsten Simms. Simms scored on a penalty shot with 18 seconds left in the third period Sunday to tie the game against Ohio State, and then at the 2:49 mark in overtime, she scored on a rebound to give the Badgers a 4-3 victory and its eighth national title.
Broncos Answer The Last Call

1 month ago | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

ST. PAUL, Minn. — If there’s one thing that Alex Bump definitely does well, it’s scoring goals at Xcel Energy Center. The Prior Lake native became a legend during the 2022 Class 2A boys’ state hockey tournament, and on Saturday, he etched his name in the Western Michigan record books after scoring the winning goal in double overtime to lift the Broncos over Denver 4-3 to win the final NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
Minnesota Hockey Magazine

1 month ago | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

MANKATO, Minn. — Three years ago at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, Minnesota State captain Josh Groll had his Mason Cup-winning goal eventually disallowed at the famous 2022 CCHA Championship, and teammate Jack McNeely ended up netting the game-winner after the restart, taking away Groll’s glory.
New Boss On The Bench, Part 2

2 months ago | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

*This is Part 2 of a two-part feature on St. Thomas head coach Bethany Brausen. This part focuses on Brausen’s take over of the program and the challenges that she faces*New Boss On The Bench, Part 1University of St. Thomas women’s hockey head coach Bethany Brausen went through a big and unexpected change last November after then-coach Joel Johnson’s surprising resignation.
New Boss On The Bench, Part 1

2 months ago | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

*This is Part 1 of a two-part feature on St. Thomas women’s hockey head coach Bethany Brausen. This part focuses on Brausen’s background and why she decided to come to St. Thomas to be an assistant coach.*A few weeks ago, Bethany Brausen officially became the head coach of the St. Thomas women’s hockey program after having the interim tag placed on her for 12 games following the abrupt resignation of then-head coach Joel Johnson.
College Women: Enjoy The Ride

2 months ago | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

Ryan started to enjoy hockey as a kid when he started playing roller hockey with his friends in their respective driveways. However, his enthusiasm started to grow more when the Minnesota Wild had their inaugural season in 2000 and fully blossomed when he was at the University of North Dakota and he started attending Fighting Sioux (now Fighting Hawks) games on a regular basis.
Minnesota Hockey Magazine

Dec 27, 2024 | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

If you come up with a list of the most underrated college hockey players, chances are St. Thomas forward Liam Malmquist would be on it. After having a solid junior season as a transfer from Wisconsin, Malmquist has emerged as the Tommies’ most potent offensive threat as he currently has 19 points, with 13 of them being assists. Two of his six goals have been shorthanded. Malmquist may put on a good show on the ice at times, but when asked about his accomplishments so far, he stays humble.
Minnesota Hockey Magazine

Nov 22, 2024 | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

Pipelines in college hockey typically involve high school players from around the area of a university eventually joining the roster, but in the case of the St. Thomas men’s hockey team, it continues to involve another school. Last year, the Tommies had two former Colorado College players on the roster.
Minnesota Hockey Magazine

Oct 27, 2024 | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Hockey is an emotional game and players need to keep their emotions in check to keep things from getting out of control. That wasn’t the case for the St. Thomas men’s squad Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota Hockey Magazine

Oct 22, 2024 | minnesotahockeymag.com | Ryan Stieg

Injuries happen frequently in hockey and sometimes, they can end a player’s season, or in some extreme cases, their career. St. Thomas players Ryder Donovan and Jake Ratzlaff dodged career-enders last year, but their seasons still came to an unfortunate early end. Both of them have a unique story to tell. The two players met playing hockey in the elite league in high school and, eventually, they met up again at Wisconsin, but strangely, in different sports.