After months of deliberation, Bemidji State has decided to opt out of the NCAA House settlement. A look at what it means and where BSU plans to go from here.
Bemidji State women's hockey head coach Amber Fryklund announced on Thursday that Hailey Armstrong, Raeley Carney and Morgan Smith will captain the Bemidji State Women鈥檚 Hockey team for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
Amber Fryklund gave an honest assessment of her first season as Bemidji State鈥檚 head coach. While she鈥檚 pleased with the Beavers鈥� commitment to individual and collective growth, she鈥檚 not satisfied with where they finished in the WCHA.
Bemidji State will play each of the seven WCHA teams four times, twice at home and twice on the road. For the first time since the 2021-22 season, however, the Beavers will not play in a holiday tournament.
Bemidji State is now scheduled to open the season Dec. 4-5 at home against Minnesota State after this weekend鈥檚 series at St. Cloud State was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Huskies program.
BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji State men鈥檚 hockey team remains at No. 16 in this week鈥檚 USCHO.com poll with 252 points. The Beavers have appeared in the last 10 polls dating back to Jan. 27.
Athletes who meet the criteria for mandatory quarantine based on contact tracing guidelines will remain in quarantine for 14 days. COVID-19 testing for all women鈥檚 hockey players will continue throughout the season.
BLOOMINGTON -- Like the media did Monday, the coaches of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association have picked the Bemidji State men鈥檚 hockey team to finish second in the league. Additionally, sophomore defenseman Elias Ros茅n has been selected to the Coaches鈥� Preseason All-WCHA Team.
BLOOMINGTON -- The Bemidji State men鈥檚 hockey team was picked to finish second in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Preseason Media Poll when it was released Monday. The Beavers were slotted behind only Minnesota State, the unanimous choice to repeat as regular-season champion for the fourth consecutive season.
The WCHA women鈥檚 league released a partial schedule Friday that will see teams play eight league games from Nov. 20 to Dec. 19 before the holiday break. League play will then resume as soon as Jan. 1, the conference said in its announcement.
Stockton, Calif. -- Former Bemidji State men鈥檚 hockey standout Adam Brady has signed with the American Hockey League鈥檚 Stockton Heat. Brady delivered the news to Darryl G. Smart of the Smart Sports Podcast in his hometown of Delhi, Ontario.
