Candace Horgan

Conference previews USCHO writers will be previewing their conferences this week. We’ve expanded our stable of writers this season, with one writer per conference, so the various teams in some conferences that had a shared writer should receive more coverage this season. Each Friday, the writers will offer picks on the various games, while on … Read more

The Air Force Falcons came into tonight’s conference battle with Robert Morris hungry for their first win of the season, and as they left the confines of the Island Sports Center, they found themselves satisfied, posting a 4-1 victory in front of a standing room only sellout crowd. “It feels great to get that monkey … Read more

Coming into Saturday’s game at Nebraska-Omaha, Bemidji State senior forward David Boehm had scored three goals in as many years in non-exhibition games. He didn’t play like it on Saturday. His two second-period goals on Saturday were the difference in the contest, and his second tally stood up as the game-winner in a 3-2 triumph … Read more

Coming into the season, the No. 5 Denver Pioneers were pegged as a team with excellent defense that needed to find goal scoring. Consider it found. For the fourth consecutive game, Denver scored five goals, getting a sweep of Michigan Tech with a 5-2 win. Joey LaLeggia and Shawn Ostrow each scored a goal and … Read more

It’s hard to knock off a team seven times in a row and three times in eight days. Just ask North Dakota. In a game Dave Shyiak called the best his Alaska-Anchorage team has played in this young season, a goal from UND’s Derek Forbort with 1:08 to play avoided a big upset at a … Read more

A late goal from Tyler Morley lifted the Alaska Nanooks to a 3-2 win and a weekend split with the No. 18 Ferris State Bulldogs. “I liked how our team responded after the 6-3 loss last night,” said Alaska coach Dallas Ferguson. The Bulldogs opened the scoring midway through the first period by capitalizing on … Read more

Losing a two-goal lead and settling for a tie Saturday night wasn’t exactly what No. 14 Minnesota-Duluth wanted, but the Bulldogs were more upbeat than expected afterward. UMD and Wisconsin finished 2-2 in overtime before 6,302 fans at Amsoil Arena in a second-straight closely-fought Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s game. “We’re happy with the way … Read more

After a long night of back and forth hockey, neither team proved the better as the Merrimack College Warriors and University of Vermont Catamounts each came away with a point after ending in a disappointing 2-2 tie. In a game dominated by defense, Merrimack junior Mike Collins tried all night to light things up in … Read more

Just 24 hours after a game that coach Tom Anastos was very unhappy with, the Michigan State Spartans got themselves back on track on Saturday night at the hands of the Lake Superior State Lakers. The Spartans picked up their first conference win, beating the Lakers, 4-2, at Taffy Abel Arena in Central Collegiate Hockey … Read more

When a goalie makes his first start in nearly three full seasons, one might expect a bit of rust. For Northeastern’s Bryan Mountain, he went save-for-save against one of the best goalies in the nation, matching Casey DeSmith for 65 minutes as the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern battled to a 0-0 draw at … Read more

icole Kosta scored three goals and added an assist in Quinnipiac’s 8-3 win over Dartmouth. After being shut out by Syracuse and Harvard in their last two games, the Bobcats exploded for eight goals. Coming into this afternoon, Kosta had just one goal, but had 10 assists. “Kosta’s been getting chances all year,” Quinnipiac coach … Read more

Riding a 27-save effort by Sam Brittain and a balanced scoring attack, the No. 5 Denver Pioneers beat Michigan Tech 5-1 in front of 4,935 at Magness Arena. Nick Shore and David Makowski each notched a goal and an assist for DU. “I don’t recall a Michigan Tech team as fast and as difficult to … Read more

A couple of years ago, my good friend and former colleague Theresa Geist (née Spisak), when writing her weekly WCHA column, was so flummoxed by the continuing upsets in the conference that she got the clever idea of proving that a coin flip couuld beat her thought out predictions. Every week, she would give her … Read more

On a Friday night that was supposed to belong to the Wisconsin women’s hockey team, someone forgot to ask Bemidji State not to spoil the party. Taking the ice as the opponent in the Badgers first-ever game at LaBahn Arena, Beavers forward Kristen Huber scored a historic goal five minutes into the third period that … Read more

Another tough week in the picks department, though at least we were both over .500. I went 8-7 (.533), while Arlan went 10-5 (.666). Overall on the year, I am 12-15-1 (.446), while Arlan is a respectable 15-12-1 (.553). We’ve got some exciting series on tap this weekend, including the much-anticipated one between Boston University … Read more

Senior goaltender Johnny Griggs stopped 51 of 53 shots and Craig Pierce scored his second goal in as many nights, but it was not enough as a late Eriah Hayes goal brought Minnesota State level with host Alabama-Huntsville in a game that ended in a 2-2 tie in front of 1,431 at the Propst Arena … Read more