Both sixth ranked Notre Dame and No. 10 Michigan State came into tonight’s game with their eyes on the tight CCHA standings, but there was something else lingering in the air, too: the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Final. In their first meeting since last March when the Spartans knocked out the then-No. 1 Fighting Irish … Read more
With 13 freshmen in the game, the Ohio State Buckeyes scored two early and held on to outlast the U.S. National Under-18 Team, 3-2, in exhibition play. Senior John Dingle, freshman Sergio Somma and junior Nick Biondo had the OSU goals with freshman netminder Dustin Carlson stopping 23 shots. Jeremy Morin and Ryan Bourque had … Read more
Before Minnesota Duluth forged one of its best comebacks in recent memory Friday night, few statistics favored the Bulldogs against Minnesota State-Mankato at the DECC. UMD trailed by two goals after two periods while facing a team it had not beaten in seven games and had now won in Duluth since Oct. 23, 2004. What … Read more
Northern Michigan University, facing Wayne State, began their second home series in a row tonight with both teams desperate for a win. Thirty-one seconds into the first period, Mike Forgie, center for the Warriors, scored on the very first shot of the game. The goal, with assists from Jeff Caster and Tylor Michel, crept across … Read more
Games against Colgate have never been easy for Union. Between winning just once at Colgate in 16 years, dropping tight ones at Messa Rink over the past few seasons and having Raiders forward Tyler Burton scored 12 points in six games, the Raiders have had the Dutchmen’s number. Union had lost nine straight to the … Read more
Before Minnesota Duluth forged one of its best comebacks in recent memory Friday night, few statistics favored the Bulldogs against Minnesota State-Mankato at the DECC. UMD trailed by two goals after two periods while facing a team it had not beaten in seven games and had now won in Duluth since Oct. 23, 2004. What … Read more
Boston College completed a two-game sweep over Vermont on Friday night, winning 5-2 in front of 6,764 at BC’s Kelley Rink. While the goal differential was an identical three goals, following Wednesday’s 4-1 victory for the Eagles, the game itself could not have been more different. Vermont followed up arguable its ugliest performance of the … Read more
A three goal burst by Michigan in the first half of the second period proved sufficient cushion for the top-ranked Wolverines in their 6-1 win over Western Michigan at Yost Ice Arena on Friday night. The Wolverines’ two Hobey Baker candidates, Kevin Porter and Chad Kolarik, continued to play dominating offense, each contributing a goal … Read more
Colorado College returned home Friday after playing its last nine games on the road where it went 6-3-0, including a sweep of Wisconsin in Madison. Alaska-Anchorage was back in action in the WCHA after two weeks off following its three points at the Alaska Governor’s Cup (4-2, 2-2). Despite the rest, Anchorage was no match … Read more
One question is answered. With a 4-1 win over visiting Michigan Tech, North Dakota won’t be swept at home by the Huskies as the Fighting Sioux were last season. But one question remains: Can UND can play well enough Saturday to earn its first sweep of the season? If so, the Sioux could come out … Read more
Familiarity has the potential for breeding contempt within the Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s cluster scheduling system for the teams that have to play each other four times over the course of the season instead of the usual two, and few teams know that better right now than the Mavericks of Nebraska-Omaha. After the second ranked … Read more
Sixty minutes of hockey ultimately came down to a tenth of a second Friday night at Magness Arena, as the second ranked Denver Pioneers survived a furious rally from No. 17 Wisconsin to hold on for a 3-2 win. As time expired, Matt Ford scored what would have been the tying goal for the Badgers, … Read more
An entertaining night of hockey saw St. Cloud State overcome a furious Minnesota charge in the third period, as the Huskies scored late to break a 1-1 deadlock en route to a 3-1 win Friday at Mariucci Arena. Garrett Roe tallied twice for SCSU, including the game winner with 1:41 left in regulation, and Jase … Read more
The Crimson came out strong. Just four minutes and 50 seconds into the first period, Harvard University had out shot St. Lawrence 8-0 and continued to dominate the period early, only allowing St. Lawrence take their first shot on net at 7:14 into the first. However at 15:37, as St Lawrence forward Brock McBride scored … Read more
Put the rest of Hockey East on notice. Jon Rheault is on his annual hot streak. Providence College’s explosive senior winger scored his second goal of the night just 46 seconds into overtime, a brilliant rush between two Massachusetts-Lowell defenders, to propel the Friars to a 4-3 win over the visiting River Hawks at Schneider … Read more