Minnesota State is back at home this weekend to take on Alabama Huntsville in a WCHA series. The hottest player for the Mavericks right now is Dallas Gerads, who had nine points in January, but don't you dare call him a skilled player. He wants to be known as a tough, blue-collar worker all the way.
(Note: The story's been corrected online to reflect that Gerads is 5-foot-10, not 5-1. I regret the error.)
Gerads isn't the only player who's really come on since the calendar flipped to 2019. Read the College Hockey Gameday to learn more.
The Mavericks are still without Max Coatta and possibly Nick Rivera due to injuries but could be getting Riese Zmolek back this weekend. Lines will be posted later today.
As for the Chargers, the only players in the WCHA who had more points than Gerads in January, were UAH's Hans Gorowsky and Kurt Gosselin with 10 each. Huntsville won just three games over the first half of the season but doubled that in January.
There are just two other WCHA series this weekend. Here's a look ...
Bowling Green at Northern Michigan: The Wildcats were swept at home by first-place Minnesota State last weekend and quickly need to flush the bad feelings from that as the second-place Falcons come to town. Bowling Green is coming off a home split with Ferris State and has a six-point lead over Northern (and idle Michigan Tech) in the standings.
Lake Superior State at Ferris State: The Lakers are alone in fifth place in the conference, one point behind NMU and Tech. They will try to make some noise on the road after splitting at home with Bemidji State last weekend. The Bulldogs are hoping to use their win at Bowling Green to springboard them to a strong February and into league playoff position.
USCHO also featured Minnesota State in its WCHA column this week.
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