The Division I Management Council of the NCAA recently passed an amendment to its by-laws creating a common start date for men’s ice hockey. This legislation will not take effect until August, 2004. This date will be the Saturday of the 25th full weekend prior to the first round of the NCAA tournament. If the … Read more
The Ohio State defensive house crumbled to the Bowling Green wrecking ball Friday night as a continuous forecheck by the Falcons caused pucks to bounce all over their own zone, which BG used to defeat OSU 5-3. The game started out looking like the big guns of the Buckeyes were going to run over the … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth pumped in two late power-play goals, including one in overtime, en route to a 4-3 comeback win over No. 15 Rensselaer Mark Carlson blasted the game-winner, with a 60-foot slapshot from the right point at the halfway mark of the extra session. The goal came just 17 seconds after RPI’s Danny Eberly was called … Read more
After Minnesota scored an eye-popping seven goals in each of its first three games of the season, most doubted that the Golden Gophers would duplicate that output Friday night against Colgate. They were right: this time, Minnesota scored eight. For the fourth straight game, Minnesota showcased its offense, scoring four goals in the first period … Read more
St. Cloud State 7, MSU-Mankato 1 Huskies Stay Hot In 7-1 Victory St. Cloud State’s offense rolled through its first four games of the season, tallying 25 goals en route to a 4-0-0 start. Things were no different Friday night as the Huskies overpowered Minnesota State 7-1. The Huskies received hat tricks from two left … Read more
Christian Fletcher scored a hat trick as Fredonia rebounded to beat Milwaukee School of Engineering, 6-3, in the Buffalo State All Sport Invitational. Lee Jenke scored for MSOE midway through the first period to give the Raiders their only lead of the night. The Blue Devils went ahead 3-1 on second period goals by Craig … Read more
Alaska-Fairbanks rallied from an early deficit as Cam Keith scored the game-winning goal halfway through the third period to help the Nanooks defeat Lake Superior, 3-2, Friday night at Taffy Abel Arena. LSSU freshman Derek Seal netted the goal at 6:10 of the first period, but just over two minutes later, Cramer Hickey one-timed a … Read more
Prompted by the NCAA, the WCHA and Hockey East have come to an agreement to exchange high-rated referees on a limited basis. Experimenting with this new arrangement, Hockey East’s Jeff Bunyon will be officiating both Colgate-Minnesota games this weekend at the Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. Well-known WCHA official Mike Schmitt will be flown East in … Read more
Freshman forward Jeremy Cheyne scored two goals and one assist, and fellow freshman Pat Dwyer scored an assist and the game-winning goal to help the Broncos defeat a nationally-ranked opponent for the second consecutive weekend as Western Michigan upset No. 7 Maine 4-3. WMU head coach Jim Culhane was happy for his team after defeating … Read more
The Hobart Statesmen (1-0) faced off against the Geneseo Ice Knights (0-2) in the opening round of the Chase Rochester Cup. After a slow start, Hobart built a 4-1 lead, only to see Geneseo come storming back to tie it 4-4 early in the third period. The young Statesman team showed some character, though, and … Read more
Buffalo State scored five second period goals en route to a 7-2 win over the Utica College Pioneers in the Buffalo State All Sport Invitational. The Pioneers, in their first-ever collegiate game, scored first, as Scott Leygraff tallied at 5:51 of the first period, for Utica’s only lead. The Bengals tied the game at 1-1 … Read more
Elmira won its first game in three meetings against host Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 6-3, in the first of a two-game series. The visiting Soaring Eagles jumped to an early 2-0 lead on goals by Nick Glander and Pavol Kocvara, at 1:54 and 3:17 of the first period. The Pointers responded with a score by Bryan Fricke … Read more