Harvard needed to beat Vermont on Friday night. Its sophomore class made sure it did. Second-year players Tyler Kolarik, Tim Pettit, Rob Fried and Kenny Smith all scored goals in the Crimson’s 6-0 win before a sellout crowd of 2,776 at Bright Hockey Center. The victory snapped Harvard’s three-game losing streak and gave the Crimson … Read more
Colorado College overcame a three-goal first period deficit, but would never lead as the Tigers earned a 5-5 tie with Wisconsin Friday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. With the tie, the Tigers’ record went to 18-8-3 (11-7-3 WCHA), while the Badgers moved to 12-13-4 (10-8-3 WCHA). “I’m sure that was a great game … Read more
By: Mary Ellen Leisering Mercyhurst won its 21st game of the season Friday night, defeating the visiting Findlay Oilers 3-1 at the Ice Center. The Oilers scored first as senior forward Monell Schroeder scored a power-play goal at 5:47 of the first. The Lakers tied the game three minutes later when freshman forward Sara McDonald … Read more
Quinnipiac’s Mike LaRocca evened the score at 2:50 of the final period as Holy Cross and Quinnipiac skated to a 3-3 tie Friday evening at the Hart Center Ice Rink. Second-place Quinnipiac (13-11-3, 11-5-3 MAAC) still leads Holy Cross (13-11-4, 10-7-4 MAAC) by one point in the standings. John Bombard put the Crusaders ahead 1-0 … Read more
On Friday night, Cornell managed to down Ivy League foe Princeton, 5-1, to maintain a five-point lead in the ECAC standings. Normally, such a sound victory would be cause for celebration. After all, Cornell is a member of the usually volatile ECAC, where single-point margins often decide playoff seeding and league titles. On this night, … Read more
Lowell coach Blaise MacDonald, down one and on the power play with two minutes to play in the game, decided to pull his goaltender to create a six-on-four situation. The move proved to be a stroke of genius as Ed McGrane picked up a loose puck in the slot and beat Providence netminder Nolan Schaefer … Read more
Bemidji State kept pace with Wayne State, retaining a share of first place in College Hockey America with a 5-1 win over the Air Force Falcons Friday at John Glas Fieldhouse. The teams played a fast-paced, hard-hitting game and kept the crowd of 1,110 in the game from start to finish. BSU drew first blood … Read more
Coming into Friday’s contest, No.10 Northern Michigan was 15-0-1 when leading after two periods, while Western Michigan was winless in eight games when trailing after two. WMU co-captain Dana Lattery fixed that problem by scoring both the game-tying and game-winning goals in the third period to give the Broncos a thrilling 5-3 come-from-behind victory. “I … Read more
A three-goal explosion midway through the second period keyed No. 14 Alaska-Fairbanks, which beat 15th-ranked Ohio State, 6-3, at the Carlson Center Friday night. Ryan Campbell netted two of the three key goals to pace UAF. The Buckeyes were led by R.J. Umberger and Mike McCormick, who each posted a goal and an assist. With … Read more
What is it about Wayne State that brings out the worst in Niagara? The Warriors visited Monteagle Ridge on Friday and dealt the Purple Eagles a 5-2 defeat before 1,081 fans at Dwyer Arena. Jon Brink, Jack Redwood and Chris Vail (two assists) scored in the opening 6:32 for Wayne State, the top team in … Read more
Things didn’t look so great for Brown sophomore goalie Yann Danis just 14 seconds into the first period. A Dartmouth dump-in attempt took a funny bounce, giving Kent Gillings and Mike Murray an early break at the net, which Murray slipped under a surprised Danis’ pads to make it 1-0 for the Big Green. But … Read more
John Pohl iced the game with a shorthanded empty-netter, and Barry Tallackson scored twice as Minnesota won its first series opener of calendar year 2002, 6-4 over North Dakota Friday night.
Boston University doesn’t seem to mind giving their opponents a head start. For the 10th time this season, the Terriers picked up a come-from-behind victory, twice rallying from one-goal deficits before putting away UMass-Amherst 4-2 in front of 2,928 fans at Walter Brown Arena. Jack Baker and Mike Pandolfo each put up a goal and … Read more