The Ciskie Blog

MINNEAPOLIS -- Greetings from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Getting ready to head out to Colorado for this weekend's s...

Saturday is Hockey Day Minnesota at Bayfront Park in Duluth. We have the event covered on 92.1 The Fan, and you can listen free on iHeartRad...

This broke Wednesday night from Northland's News Center, but it has now been confirmed by Duluth Marshall. The school sent out a press r...

By this time in two weeks, we'll be on the verge of sending teams to the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. Yes, it happen...

The Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament is one of the state's great traditions. For nearly 70 years, fans have gathered to wat...

Here is the schedule for the state quarterfinals, starting with Class A on Wednesday. Please note that the top five teams in voting were see...

Somehow, the fact that Benilde-St. Margaret's lost in the Section 6AA final Wednesday night is a positive for most everyone out there. E...

It isn't often that history is made. I mean, technically, history is made all the time. But not this kind of history. The last time...

Local high school hockey playoffs start in a little more than a week, and it's almost time for the best time on the area sports calendar...

The NHL is locked out, but the process of scouting players for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft is underway. (Of course, if the NHL season is canc...

UMD has done quite well as of late when it comes to bringing in top local players. This year's crop of freshmen includes former Duluth E...

Here is the schedule for all three Northeastern Minnesota-esque boys' high school hockey sections. SECTION 7AA Saturday, February 18 ...

The boys' high school hockey season is winding down. Most Minnesota teams have two to four games left on their schedules, which will wra...

NHL Central Scouting released its mid-term rankings Wednesday morning. A number of players with local ties -- including some UMD recruits --...

We were looking for 60 minutes Friday night. Got it. UMD ended a 1-3-2 skid by thumping a very good Nebraska-Omaha team 4-1 at Amsoil Ar...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Irritating, frustrating, gut-wrenching, flat-out tough. Those are accurate terms to describe UMD's 5-4 loss...

Just wanted to throw up a quick update on Denver senior forward Jesse Martin, who was seriously injured on a hit by North Dakota senior Bra...

The NHL Central Scouting Bureau is not the gospel when it comes to the NHL Draft. That said, the analysis this group does is a good jumping-...

I have a buddy in the TV business. He Who Shall Not Be Named argues with me all the time about hockey, as he used to play it and it's on...

The expectations played out in the 2010 NHL Draft. There was a little drama, some notable trades (defenseman Dan Hamhuis' negotiating ri...