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Back to Class: Where a Ducks prospect is likely staying at Wisconsin

Nick Kerdiles

We’re taking you “Back To Class” for our roundup of the weekend’s action in college hockey. Look for more college hockey on NBCSN Friday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. as Cornell takes on Harvard.

With how the NCAA tried to ruin Nick Kerdiles’ first year of big time hockey, he could’ve said “Forget you guys, I’m gone!” and headed off to the WHL and played for Kelowna. Instead, reports out of Wisconsin, courtesy of Andy Johnson at Bucky’s Fifth Quarter, say Kerdiles is going to take his medicine and stay at Wisconsin.

As if student-athletes didn’t have a hard enough time making sure to keep up appearances on social media, they’ve now got to look out for who they’re photographed with while at dinner.

Good thing the kid apparently loves Wisconsin or else this would, again, look very poorly upon the NCAA in their battle with the CHL over players.

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Upsets of the weekend: Michigan Tech knocking off No. 1 Minnesota 5-3 on Friday is the big one and it featured a stellar highlight reel goal from Alex Petan (see below). Alaska beating No. 2 North Dakota 2-1 at the Alaska Goal Rush made for a stunner on Saturday. No one messes with the universe-destroying polar bears.

Choke of the week: UMass thought they were going to pull one over on defending national champion Boston College. The Minutemen headed to the third period of Friday’s game up 3-0 on the Eagles and with the Amherst fans chanting “overrated” they gave Jerry York’s team all the motivation they needed to storm back and take home a 5-4 overtime win. Patrick Mullane scored twice and the OT winner came courtesy of Flames prospect Johnny Gaudreau.

The lesson, as always, never wake a sleeping giant. Or poke a champion eagle... Or something.

Milestone victory: Minnesota coach Don Lucia earned his 600th career win as the Gophers took out Michigan Tech 3-2 on Saturday night. That’s a fine accomplishment for the coach with the best hair in college hockey.

Disappointing team of the weekend: Maine was swept by St. Lawrence this weekend getting outscored 10-1 on the weekend including a 5-0 loss on Friday. Maine was ranked to start the year. Oh yeah, and they got beat up like this at home.

Farewell: On a sad note, one of the big online outposts for college hockey news, Inside College Hockey, is shutting down. The guys there did some great work and helped provide some of the best insight on the Internet. It will be missed.

Highlight of the weekend: Check out Alex Petan scoring on the Gophers. Holy cow.