The Denver Pioneers stayed perfect on the young 2001-2002 season, running away from the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves 7-2 to up their record to an unblemished 3-0-0. In the WCHA opener for both teams, No. 8 Denver (1-0-0 WCHA) blew open a close game and kept applying the pressure throughout to keep Alaska-Anchorage off-balance and playing from … Read more
Moncton got three goals from three different players in the first period and then held on to defeat Vermont, 6-4, in an exhibition game Friday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Moncton got on the scoreboard first when David Bilodeau fired a shot from the right point that went through a screen in front and eluded Vermont … Read more
About the only thing UMass-Lowell didn’t do in convincing fashion for the first 39 minutes was perhaps sell enough popcorn. After seizing a 4-1 lead, however, the River Hawks surrendered a late-second period breakaway goal and enough penalties in the third period to make an eventual 4-3 win over Providence a dramatic one. Even so, … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha could have crumbled after blowing a 2-goal lead to the top-ranked Michigan State Spartans, but instead rallied late to win a big early-season test.
The St. Lawrence Saints and the Northeastern Huskies fought a battle that would last until the buzzer in overtime Friday night. The Huskies took the game in the final second in overtime to win the game 3-2. The two teams battled back and forth in a tightly matched game. The first period seemed to be … Read more
With play-making center Mark Hallam out of the lineup for at least the first half of the season due to surgery to remove scar tissue caused by past concussions, the Iona College Gaels needed someone to step up and take his place. Brent Williams has answered that challenge the last two games. The freshman from … Read more
Despite two late rallies, the visiting Quinnipiac Braves proved too much for the Army Black Knights, winning a 5-2 decision Friday night before 1,470 at Tate Rink. Senior Josh Morino scored just as a power play was ending 2:21 into the third period to bring Army (2-3-0/0-1-0 MAAC) within 2-1 of the Braves (3-1-0/1-1-0), and … Read more
While Ferris and Miami came ready to play, both left their defense in their respective locker rooms. In a back-and-forth battle, it was Miami who came out on top 5-4 over Ferris State at Ewigleben Ice Arena.
After suffering a four-game winless streak, its longest since the 1999-2000 season, Boston College was sorely due for a victory. After a pair of hard-fought losses to Hockey East foes UMass Lowell and Northeastern last weekend, there was no better way for the Eagles to claim their first home victory of the season than with … Read more
Seniors tallied all three goals as the Badgers earn a little notice with a road win over North Dakota.
The RIT Tigers (1-0) used a strong power play and powerful goaltending to defeat the Brockport Golden Eagles (0-1) by a score of 7-0 in the opening round of the Chase Rochester Cup. The Tigers managed to go 4-for-5 on the power play, and netminder Tyler Euverman stopped all 29 shots that he faced in … Read more
Bemidji State posted its highest-scoring effort in nearly four years, blasting the Connecticut Huskies 9-0 in nonconference action Friday at John Glas Fieldhouse. Bemidji dominated in all phases of the game, outshooting Connecticut 49-13 including advantages of 16-3 in the first period and 14-3 in the second. BSU scored three goals in the first, four … Read more
Wisconsin-Stout put the puck in the net more times when they were shorthanded than when they were at full strength, as the Blue Devils opened their season with a 5-1 win at Lawrence. Stout recorded three shorthanded goals and had two at even strength. Aaron Decker scored for the Blue Devils only 52 seconds into … Read more
Freshman Josh Schlipp scored twice in the third period as Wisconsin-River Falls beat visiting Marian, 5-3, in the season opener for both teams. The homestanding Falcons opened a 2-0 lead on a late first-period goal by Evan Stensrud, and another at 1:15 of the second by Carl Boben. Marian cut the lead to one on … Read more
Bemidji State posted its biggest win ever over a Western Collegiate Hockey Association foe, as eight different BSU players scored goals in an 8-1 rout of the St. Cloud State Huskies Friday afternoon in John S. Glas Fieldhouse. “This was one great team effort,” BSU head coach Jason Lesteberg said. “We played hard, smart hockey.” … Read more
The Wildcats have the Wolverines’ number in Yost, posting their second shutout win in two seasons on Michigan’s home turf.
The Merrimack College Warriors pulled out a 3-0 victory over the visiting Skating Dutchmen of Union College tonight at the Volpe Complex in North Andover, MA. The victory pulls Merrimack to .500 with a record of 2-2-0 while Union lost its first game of the season to move the Dutchman to a 2-1-0 record. Merrimack … Read more
Three second-period goals opened the door to Brown’s 5-0 shutout versus St. Francis Xavier. Senior forward J-F Labarre scored twice and goaltenders Brian Eklund and Yann Danis combined for 27 saves to lead the Bears to Friday night’s exhibition win. St. Francis Xavier had several great chances to hang with Brown in the second, including … Read more
Junior defender Ronda Curtin’s shorthanded goal with just 1:04 left in overtime gave Minnesota a 2-1 win over the Mercyhurst Lady Lakers before 200 fans Friday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The win improved fifth-ranked Minnesota’s record to 3-1-1 while the loss was Mercyhurst’s fourth straight in a 2-4 campaign. Golden Gopher senior forward … Read more
Niagara defeated host Findlay on Friday evening at the Clauss Ice Arena, 4-1. The fans were witness to a first-period goaltending duel as Niagara goaltender Rob Bonk and Findlay goaltender Jamie VanderSpyker traded miraculous saves and forced a 0-0 tie into the first intermission. However, Findlay got on the board first at the 10:34 mark … Read more