Candace Horgan

Two first period goals were almost enough for Holy Cross, but after holding the lead for the majority of the game, it was toppled by No. 7 North Dakota. Although they didn’t come until late in the game, North Dakota’s (12-5-3) goals were enough to claim a 3-2 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders (10-6-2) … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha found itself alone atop the WCHA standings late Saturday night following a 3-1 win over visiting Colorado College at CenturyLink Center. With the win, No. 16 UNO (13-8-1, 9-4-1 WCHA) clinched a sweep of its weekend series with the Tigers (8-12-2, 5-8-2). CC found its losing streak extended to four games, and the Tigers … Read more

Even when you have the best offense in the country and one of the early Hobey Baker Award contenders on your team, it’s hard not to feel the pressure when you aren’t winning. For the Bentley Falcons, they found a way to turn the tide by doing what they do best – score goals. The … Read more

An unfamiliar building. An unfamiliar opponent. A game riddled with momentum swings and missed opportunities. Some coaches are happy when their team collects a tie on a late third-period goal after dealing with that sort of unpleasant trifecta. Not Bowling Green coach Chris Bergeron. Not at all. “Where our program is right now, we’re trying … Read more

It has been roughly three years since the Lake Superior State Lakers had a winning streak this long. In nonconference action on Saturday night, the Lakers picked up a 3-1 over the Union College Dutchmen, extending their current winning streak to five games. The winning streak is the longest the Lakers have strung together since … Read more

Larkin Jacobson picked an ideal time to get his first collegiate goal. With the score tied midway through the third period, David Makowski skated up the left side boards, and just before he circled behind the net, he threw the puck through the crease to Jacobson, who buried it for his first collegiate goal at … Read more

Quinnipiac upped its unbeaten streak to 14 with a 6-2 win Saturday against Harvard. Six different players scored for the Bobcats (16-3-2, 10-0-0 ECAC) while Eric Hartzell made 21 saves for his 16th win of the season. “We are a really good hockey team,” Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said. “Maybe some people are waking up … Read more

Stellar performances from Garrett Thompson and CJ Motte propelled Ferris State to a 3-0 win over Michigan State. Thompson recorded all three Bulldogs goals for a hat trick, while Motte earned the shutout with 23 saves, leading Ferris State coach Bob Daniels to remark, “It’s not often that you get a shutout and aren’t the … Read more

On Saturday afternoon, Quinnipiac defeated McGill, 4-1, in an exhibition match. Freshman Kristen Tamberg led the way for the Bobcats with a goal and an assist. “I thought we moved the puck really well and I thought we worked pretty hard,” Quinnipiac coach Rick Seeley said. “We have to get a little tighter on the … Read more

It’s either feast or famine for the No. 11 Denver Pioneers. After a string of games in the last month of the first half in which Denver scored one or two goals in almost every contest, coincidentally losing most of them, the Pioneers offense again erupted against a ranked opponent. One week after Denver thrashed … Read more

Well, we closed the first half in a neck-and-neck race. Arlan pulled ahead of me by one game in correctly picking a Wisconsin sweep of North Dakota, as he went 13-2-4 (.789) to finish the first half 117-45-19 (.698), while I went 12-3-4 (.736) to finish the first half 116-46-19 (.693). We’ve got a few … Read more

The age-old debate of “Better to be lucky or good?” came to the surface tonight at the Consol Energy Center, as the Robert Morris Colonials clinched the Inaugural Three Rivers Classic with a 1-0 shutout over the No. 5 University of Miami RedHawks.  Colonials freshman Brandon Denham’s first career goal in the third period provided … Read more

Head coach Brian Riley’s Army squad has been one of the more interesting — and surprising — stories in the Atlantic Hockey Association this year, collecting five conference wins after earning just four victories overall last season. If Dave Smith’s Canisius outfit continues to perform the way it has over the past six weeks however, … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha entered its short one-week holiday break on a high note, knocking off No. 20 Minnesota State, 5-1, Saturday at CenturyLink Center. UNO’s win meant that the two teams split their weekend series, but the red Mavericks retained the rivalry’s traveling Spirit of the Mavericks Trophy on account of having scored more goals than MSU … Read more

Having lost three of their last four games entering a weekend series with Northern Michigan, a sweep is just what the doctor ordered for the Lake Superior State Lakers going into the Christmas break. The Lakers capped off their weekend with a 3-1 win over the Wildcats in Central Collegiate Hockey Association action to complete … Read more

The No. 5 Miami RedHawks, led by two-point efforts from forwards Blake Coleman and Riley Barber, go into the holiday break on a winning note after defeating Ohio State, 3-1, at the Schottenstein Center Saturday evening. Coleman scored the eventual game-winner on a power play 3:33 into the second, and Barber added an insurance goal … Read more

The Robert Morris Colonials (7-4-2) fended off a furious Penn State attack in defeating the Nittany Lions, 3-2, at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions (7-8-0) came out with early energy, registering the game’s first three shots, but were unable to convert on two opening period power-play chances. The scuffling power … Read more