Friday nights have been pretty good to the Minnesota State hockey team lately. Last Friday, the Mavericks beat Alaska-Anchorage 8-2 with four goals from senior forward Jerad Stewart. And Friday at the Verizon Wireless Center the Mavericks dropped Michigan Tech, 5-2, in front of a crowd of 3,257 in a WCHA matchup. Line mates Zach … Read more
Junior Brandon Coccimiglio scored two goals in less than a minute to lead the Mercyhurst Lakers to an 8-2 victory over American International College on Friday night at the Olympia Ice Center. Coccimiglio’s pair were the first in a five goal third period for the Lakers, which broke open what, to that point, was a … Read more
Boston College goaltender John Muse had a game he might like to forget on Friday afternoon against Clarkson. All except the final 60 seconds. In a game where Muse (13 saves) was less than sharp, he came through when the pressure was on, robbing Clarkson’s Mark Borowiecki, who already had two goals on the afternoon, … Read more
The University of Denver Pioneers continued their winning ways Friday night, beating the visiting St. Cloud State University Huskies, 5-3. The Huskies scored the first goal of the game four and a half minutes into the first period. Sam Zabkowicz held the puck in the DU zone and tossed it to Ryan Lasch at the … Read more
It’s not often that a spirited, high-octane hockey tilt leaves everybody feeling groovy (if not warm and fuzzy). That’s one thing that made Sunday’s exhibition featuring the U.S. National Team and a squad of WHEA All-Stars, staged at UNH, stand out: there were no bad guys. Only good guys. Which gave the vocal Whittemore Center … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha head coach Dean Blais was provided with a lot of moments during Friday’s game against Western Michigan where he thought that he’d seen that same proverbial film before. Fortunately for him, though, the final five minutes of Friday’s clash showed Blais that the game was not, indeed, a re-run. Instead, the No. 19 Mavericks … Read more
Before 6,890 fans at the World Arena, No. 5 Colorado College rode effective special teams’ play to a 5-0 win over the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. William Rapuzzi scored two goals and four other Tigers’ players each notched two points, and freshman goaltender Joe Howe recorded his second shutout. “All in all, I thought … Read more
Sixth ranked Bemidji State upset No. 1 Miami, 3-2, in the first game of the Subway Holiday Classic at Ralph Engelstad Arena. “It was a monumental win, there’s no question about it,” said BSU coach Tom Serratore. “I thought it was a great game both ways. It was playoff hockey.” The BSU victory avenged last … Read more
The looming Thanksgiving holiday and resultant short work week means that the standard weekly columns are on hiatus this week. Just because that’s the case, however, doesn’t mean the hockey is going to stop as there will be a bountiful horn of on-ice action this weekend — all of the non-conference variety. Within the MCHA … Read more
Black Bear’s captain Tanner House led by example tallying for two goals as the University of Maine captured an upset 3-1 win over third ranked University of Massachusetts-Lowell in front of 4,752 at Tsongas arena. “It was a good step for us,†said Maine head coach Tim Whitehead. “We have been making some progress, and … Read more
In their first test against a ranked opponent this season, the Wisconsin Badgers issued a definitive statement. With two first period goals from defenseman Brendan Smith and three from the line of Jordy Murray, Derek Stepan and Michael Davies, the No. 15 Badgers cruised to a 7-3 win over the eighth ranked Michigan State Spartans … Read more
The nightcap featured a little more offense than the earlier dogfight, but when all was said and done the host Saints pulled out the 4-3 overtime victory over visiting Salem State in the first ever meeting between programs. The feeling out process that is expected when two unknowns meet never materialized and jetlag was clearly … Read more
Vermont edged out fellow Hockey East rivals Northeastern, 3-2, at Matthews Arena on Friday night in front of a crowd of 2,054. While both teams were tied at fifth prior to the puck drop, the win vaulted Vermont into fourth place in Hockey East while the Huskies dropped to seventh. “I was really impressed,†said … Read more
In a battle between two struggling perennial powerhouses, Michigan dealt another blow to Minnesota’s hopes of finding their way back into the elusive win column Friday night at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines solved Minnesota goaltender Alex Kangas six times and received a flawless performance from their own netminder, Bryan Hogan, en … Read more
Lawrence head coach Mike Szkodzinski was an All-American goaltender during his playing days for St. Norbert. In that time he no doubt learned much of what he knows from Green Knights’ head coach Tim Coghlin. On this night, the teacher came out on top over the mentor, barely, as the Green Knights tallied two early … Read more
North Dakota got back on the winning track, scoring three times in the third period to down visiting Ohio State 4-1 in the second game of the Subway Holiday Classic at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Sioux came into the tournament having lost three straight and were swept in Denver by the Pioneers the previous … Read more