Candace Horgan

Despite a better start for the host Michigan Tech Huskies, it was No. 8 North Dakota who struck twice in the opening frame en route to a 4-1 victory at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena Saturday night. The win marked the first sweep for North Dakota this season. With the game tied at 1-1 after … Read more

After skating to a scoreless tie through the first 40 minutes, Union College sophomore defender Kelly McGrath scored the game-winner with just over six minutes remaining to cap a wild third period and seal the Dutchwomen’s 3-2 win over the Maine Black Bears Saturday afternoon. Union’s fifth victory matches their entire win total from last … Read more

Giving up two goals on a major power play might derail some teams, but not North Dakota Saturday night. Carter Rowney had two goals for North Dakota (8-5-3, 5-2-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association), but it was a story of UND bending, not breaking, in a 6-3 victory over No. 6 Denver (9-5-2, 7-3-2 WCHA) in … Read more

A all-time record crowd of 1,589 witnessed the eighth installment of the Robert Morris/Ohio State series at Island Sports Center Saturday night. The contest kept alive a tradition that has remained since the teams first started playing one another in 2007, of the home team never being able to win. The Colonials and Buckeyes forged … Read more

Attempts by Minnesota-Duluth to string together a winning streak this season have been blocked by one small item —- the second game of every weekend. Through the first two months, the Bulldogs have been winless on the second night of eight series, which have been played on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. That predictable pattern continued … Read more

Lake Superior State (8-10-0, 5-7-0-0) didn’t need a lot of offense to pull off a Saturday night road upset, but got just enough. Junior goaltender Kevin Murdoch turned aside all 46 shots that the Miami RedHawks (10-3-3, 7-3-2-2) sent against him, and the Lakers held on for a 1-0 victory. The win snapped a three-game … Read more

Dartmouth senior forward Camille Dumais added an assist to go along with her third career hat trick, fellow senior forward Reagan Fischer netted four points, and the Big Green of Dartmouth College outshot the University of Maine Black Bears, 61-15, on their way to a 6-1 victory Saturday afternoon. Dartmouth’s first win in its last … Read more

Quinnipiac finished off a home-and-home sweep of Princeton on Saturday with a 4-0 win. Victoria Vigilanti finished with 21 saves for her first shutout of the season. With the win, Quinnipiac extends its win streak to five. “I think Vigilanti is getting more solid in terms of positioning, and she is not scrambling as much,” … Read more

As most goaltenders will tell you, sometimes the most dazzling of saves starts with misreading a play. Such was the case in the mind of Denver goaltender Juho Olkinuora, whose ‘desperation’ save of a Mark MacMillan one-timer punctuated a nevertheless dazzling performance by the sophomore netminder. Olkinuora made 31 saves, many on grade-A opportunities, in … Read more

A hard-luck senior line found its scoring touch Friday night, as Minnesota-Duluth added to a modest unbeaten streak by edging Bemidji State, 4-2, in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s game before 6,366 fans at Amsoil Arena. Center Jake Hendrickson was the game’s top star with two goals, right winger Keegan Flaherty added an empty-net … Read more

You win some and you lose some. Typically, that’s all you can say at the end of a competition. Hockey, though, is a different animal altogether and, sometimes, neither team is better and both are simply described as “good.” It’s not something to be upset about, it’s just the nature of the beast. Merrimack coach … Read more

The No. 3 Miami RedHawks (10-2-3, 7-2-2-2) saw a familiar trend continue in a 3-2 victory Friday over the Lake Superior State Lakers (7-10-0, 4-7-0-0), as a trio of freshmen accounted for all their goals. Kevin Morris, Sean Kuraly, and Riley Barber all scored for the RedHawks, who extended their unbeaten streak to eight games … Read more

Quinnipiac extended its unbeaten streak to nine games, defeating Princeton, 3-1, on Friday night. Once again, the defense led the way for the Bobcats after giving up just 11 shots. Russell Goodman proved to be the hero with his fourth game-winning goal of the season. The soft-spoken forward already has two more goals this season … Read more

Friday’s contest between Robert Morris and Ohio State was a brutal one. The game featured 67 minutes of penalties, as well as three players getting ejected. Despite having two players booted in the second period and having to kill off a pair of major penalties, Robert Morris improved to 3-0 in Columbus all-time with a … Read more

Well, my lead didn’t last long. Thanks to incorrectly picking Dartmouth and Cornell, I went 16-4 last week (.800), while Arlan went 17-3 (.850). Overall on the year, both Arlan and I are 104-43-15 (.688). This is the last big weekend of games, so let’s see how we can do. Friday, Dec. 7 Harvard at … Read more

In a strange game, the Air Force Falcons escaped with a 3-2 overtime win over the RIT Tigers in front of 1,507 fans at the Cadet Ice Arena on Sunday. Stephen Carew got the game-winner for Air Force at 1:01 of the overtime. “It wasn’t a great game; I don’t think either team had a … Read more

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