After notching individual — Jennifer Botterill’s record-breaking score — and team accomplishments last weekend, Harvard marches resolutely into the ECAC postseason and onto the NCAAs. David De Remer reports.
Sophomore forward Jeremy Cheyne’s fifth goal of the season at 8:21 of the third period broke a 2-2 deadlock and 24 saves by freshman goaltender Scott Foster helped lead Western Michigan to key 4-2 victory over Notre Dame. Cheyne put in a rebound from a shot by junior captain Dana Lattery on a two-on-one rush … Read more
With the SUNYAC’s play-in round complete — and mostly lacking in suspense — Russell Jaslow turns his attention to this weekend’s semifinals.
Hobart played an aggressive game, scoring an early third period goal to re-tie the game for the second time. But RIT tallied the game-winning goal just under seven minutes into the third period and held off a furious Hobart charge at the end, ultimately scoring two empty-net goals to preserve the 6-3 win. “Hobart is … Read more
It took Colorado College seven years to regain the MacNaughton Cup. On Friday, the top-ranked Tigers did so in convincing fashion. Senior Noah Clarke notched his first career hat trick and Curtis McElhinney stopped 23 shots as Colorado College clinched its seventh WCHA regular-season championship, and first since 1996, with a 8-1 rout of MSU-Mankato. … Read more
New Hampshire’s Friday night game plan was to make Saturday’s rematch at the Whittemore Center meaningful in the fight for a Hockey East title. Mission accomplished. Barely. Colin Hemingway’s game-tying, extra-skater goal with 42 seconds left in regulation gave UNH a 3-3 tie with Boston College and kept alive the Wildcats’ hope of a regular … Read more
Friday night at Mariucci Arena, Denver kept late-charging Minnesota from a complete reversal of fortune, but the teams settled for a 3-3 tie with home ice in the WCHA playoffs on the line. After claiming an early 3-0 lead through two periods of play by exploiting Minnesota’s defensive miscues, the Pioneers watched as the Gophers … Read more
Behind a four-goal second period, Connecticut edged past Quinnipiac, 5-4, on Friday evening at the UConn Ice Arena. Mark Murphy scored the game winner for the Huskies seconds after the Bobcats had rallied to tie the game in the third period. Rob Hammel put the Bobcats on the board at the midway mark of the … Read more
If Saturday’s game between Michigan Tech and Wisconsin in Green Bay didn’t already have enough meaning, it now has a little bit more. The Huskies will be looking to regain control of eighth place after the Badgers beat them, 3-2, Friday night at MacInnes Arena and temporarily took over sole possession of eighth in the … Read more
Dartmouth got five goals and seven assists from its top line, including a hat trick from freshman center Mike Ouellette, and the Big Green went on to defeat Rensselaer, 7-1. Along with Ouellette’s hat trick, sophomore right wing Lee Stempniak had a goal and four assists and left wing Hugh Jessiman, a freshman who had … Read more
It’s not too often that a goaltender pitches a shutout but is outdone by his counterpart on the opposite side of the rink, but on this night that was just the case. Chris King did everything he possibly could have Friday night, but in the end as he stood outside his locker stall deep inside … Read more
After 22 penalties, two lead changes, and over 61 minutes of hockey, Friday night’s game between Clarkson and Harvard came down to one of the ECAC’s leading goal-scorers standing in anticipation near his blue line, a goaltender performing his ritual slapping of the goalposts, and a lonely puck at center ice. A penalty shot. In … Read more
Vermont goalie Shawn Conschafter nearly eliminated Union from first-round bye consideration with his 24-save effort through two periods Friday as he protected a two-goal lead. But in the third period, the Dutchmen finally wore down Conschafter. The Dutchmen scored four times in the third, two by defenseman Matt Vagvolgyi, and kept their bye hopes alive … Read more
In a typical Potsdam-Oswego playoff game, the Great Lakers eked out a 4-3 victory in the first game of the SUNYAC semifinals in a hard fought, hard hitting, highly emotional contest. So much about the game was close — both teams had seven power play opportunities, both teams took advantage of one of them, and … Read more
Friday night’s game between Providence and Massachusetts-Lowell featured two teams fighting for their playoff lives. The Friars, tied with Boston University for the fourth and final home-ice slot in Hockey East, were looking for a big win to force the Terriers into taking three out of four points at Maine. The River Hawks, battling Northeastern … Read more
While Providence claims the inaugural Hockey East regular-season title, the Friars probably won’t get a chance to shine on the national stage. Also: playoff berths are still up for grabs. David De Remer weighs in.
Although the coronation was not quite as grand as expected, No. 2 Cornell is the regular-season king of the ECAC. The Big Red (23-4-1, 18-2-1 ECAC) turned in one of its worst performances of the season, but it still was good enough to slip by last-place Princeton (3-24-1, 2-18-1), 2-1, despite getting outshot by the … Read more
Brown and St. Lawrence skated to a sluggish 4-4 tie Friday night. The Saints overcame a 3-1 second period deficit, thanks in large part to another strong offensive showing from Rich Peverley, who had two goals and an assist. Paul Esdale and Brent Robinson were the offensive providers for Brown. The Bears needed a mid … Read more
The scene could not been scripted better for Michigan coach Red Berenson to get his 500th career victory. The only problem was that archrival Michigan State didn’t oblige with the ending. Berenson, who is sitting on 499 wins and is trying to become only the 14th coach in history to reach 500, will have to … Read more
Friday night, Nebraska-Omaha just couldn’t keep up with Ferris State’s powerful offense. The Bulldogs broke the game open with three goals in the final period to clinch a 5-0 victory at home. Coupled with losses by Michigan and Ohio State, the win means that Ferris State can clinch a share of the league title with … Read more