Despite a strong effort, a shorthanded Brockport Golden Eagles (1-1) was no match for the Manhattanville Valiants (2-0-1) who won the game 4-0. Brockport only dressed eight forwards and five defensemen as the rest of the players were suspended due to off-ice disciplinary action stemming from an incident last weekend. “We tried to keep it … Read more
For close to 50 minutes versus Ferris State on Friday night, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish appeared to be in complete control. Leading 3-0 with just over 10 minutes left on the clock, the Irish looked like a lock for their fourth win of the young season. Someone forgot to tell the Bulldogs, who came … Read more
Friday’s game between Merrimack and No. 5 Boston College began with plenty of unanswered questions. It didn’t take long, though, for those answers to become clear. BC entered the night with just one win in its first four games, though they had faced stiff competition in nationally-ranked Michigan and North Dakota. Merrimack came in undefeated … Read more
The top-ranked North Dakota Fighting Sioux came in Friday night’s match-up knowing they’d have to battle the No. 14 Michigan Tech Huskies for every inch. The Huskies wouldn’t back down from the Sioux, and both teams skated to a stalemate through 25 minutes of play before the Huskies got the decisive tally en route to … Read more
New Hampshire fell behind Colorado College early in the first period but rallied twice from two-goal deficits for a 5-3 win. Jerry Pollastrone scored both the equalizer and game-winner in the third period. Linemate Bobby Butler added a goal and two assists. It marked the second time in two games that New Hampshire (2-0-0) has … Read more
Despite a strong effort, the shorthanded Brockport Golden Eagles (1-1) was no match for the Manhattanville Valiants (2-0-1) in a 4-0 Valiant win. Brockport only dressed eight forwards and five defensemen as the rest of the players were suspended due to off-ice disciplinary action stemming from an incident last weekend. “We tried to keep it … Read more
Controlling the play doesn’t always mean success. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute had plenty of scoring chances in the opening period of its Governor’s Cup semifinal game against Union, but the Dutchmen had the lead. They had control of the play in the second period but were outscored. That lack of productivity would ultimately doom the Dutchmen … Read more
The NCAA and the state of North Dakota have agreed to an out-of-court settlement over the use of the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. The agreement gives UND three years to obtain permission to use the nickname from two Sioux tribal governments within the state on the Standing Rock and Spirit … Read more
The No. 13 Maine Black Bears trailed twice Friday night versus the Northeastern University Huskies but battled back each time to tie the game and finally won the game in the third period, 3-2. After the game Maine head coach Tim Whitehead seemed pleased: “We bounced back twice, thought they played very well, I really … Read more
Princeton’s five goal flurry in the second period proved too much for host Yale to handle, as the Tigers cruised to a 6-2 victory in the nightcap of the inaugural Shootout at Ingalls Rink. The Bulldogs’ sophomore center Mark Arcobello scooped up his own rebound at the right post to draw Yale even at one … Read more
Michigan goaltender Billy Sauer held off a furious onslaught by Boston University through the first half of the game and freshman Matt Rust took over from there with two goals to lead the Wolverines to a 4-2 victory over the Terriers Friday night at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor. Although he eventually allowed two BU … Read more
In a game Ohio State could — and perhaps should — have won Friday, Minnesota netminder Alex Kangas had other ideas. Kangas, a freshman making his first collegiate appearance, stopped 32 shots and Minnesota held on to edge OSU 2-1 at Mariucci Arena. The win gave the Gophers (4-2-0) a series sweep, but only by … Read more
Colgate junior Tom Riley scored the game-winning goal with 1:55 left in the third period to lead the Raiders to a 2-1 win in the first game of the Citizen’s Bank Governor’s Cup. Colgate and St. Lawrence, who last met in the ECACHL quarterfinals, came out fighting in the first period. The bad blood was … Read more
After a slow start in Oxford, the Miami RedHawks were able to get things going against the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks in the closing minutes of the first period with a Justin Mercier shorthanded goal from Kevin Roeder. The goal was Mercier’s fifth of the season UNO quickly turned things around as Dan Charleston scored … Read more
The No. 6 Denver Pioneers continued their blazing start, getting balanced production from their top two lines in a 5-1 victory over the No. 17 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs before a capacity crowd of 6,048 at Magness Arena. Both teams struggled in a tightly played first period, neither wanting to make a mistake that could open things … Read more
Junior Michael Olson netted the game-winning goal 6:50 into the third period, and sophomore Jase Weslosky shined in net as St. Cloud State defeated in-state rivals Bemidji State, 2-1, Friday night at the National Hockey Center. The Beavers peppered Weslosky all night long and had the better of play throughout much of the game, but … Read more
Providence College’s desire to break its season-opening losing streak couldn’t be underestimated Friday night when the Friars produced the sort of effort that Massachusetts head coach Don Cahoon feared. Cahoon told local media outlets in Amherst that he was “worried sick†and “scared silly†leading up to this weekend’s home-and-home series between Providence and the … Read more