Monday, December 31, 2018

Column: The Year That Was 2018

A quiet Xcel Energy Center post-UMD's
Frozen Four championship in April 2018
(Photo: Nathan Wells)

Another year has come and gone in men’s college hockey. At least, calendar-wise.

December 31st ends up being a strange time to reflect over the past 365 days. Where it’s easy to turn the page to new on January 1st for most aspects of life, when it comes to college hockey, late December marks a midway point through another season. It makes sense to stop and take stock yet doing so for two halves of two different seasons? That can be tricker.

Still, as we try to make sense of the year that was 2018, several lessons seem to arise.