Candace Horgan

Colorado College wings William Rapuzzi and Archie Skalbeck have put a tough 2011-12 season behind them. “Absolutely,” said Rapuzzi, whose game-winner with 60 seconds left lifted the host Tigers to a 5-4 come-from-behind nonconference win over Clarkson Saturday night. “I had trouble putting the puck in the net last year (three goals). But as an … Read more

Getting off to a fast start was critical for Minnesota-Duluth on opening weekend, considering its schedule the next month. The No. 13 Bulldogs are on the road three of the next four series, including at No. 14 Notre Dame this week and No. 4 North Dakota on Nov. 16-17. A four-goal win Friday provided impetus … Read more

It’s a script that Boston College has seen all too often in this building. With the backdrop of a raucous sellout crowd of 4,746 at Matthews Arena on Saturday, the defending national champions lost their first game of the year to Northeastern, 3-1. The win was the third time in the last five years that … Read more

The Miami RedHawks got a stellar debut in net from a rookie goaltender for the second night in a row and got goals from five different skaters to defeat the Colgate Raiders, 5-1, Saturday night at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford. One night after freshman goalie Ryan McKay was perfect in a 3-0 win over … Read more

Looking for a better start in their home opener than they had on the road, the Michigan Tech Huskies got just that, scoring three times in the opening 20 minutes en route to an 8-4 victory over the visiting Lake Superior State Lakers Saturday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies took the … Read more

On Saturday, Quinnipiac completed the sweep against Maine with a 5-2 win. The Bobcats received offensive help from across the board with five different scorers, including a Kelly Babstock empty-net goal that extends her goal streak to four games. Maine was within two late in the game, mostly due to the play of freshman goaltender … Read more

Eric Hartzell stopped all 16 shots he saw in Quinnipiac’s 4-0 win over Robert Morris. Hartzell’s success dates back to last week in the Bobcats 2-1 win at Maine. Hartzell allowed just one goal at the Alfond 3:41 into the first period. Since then, Hartzell has been lights out. “Hartzell was the best player on … Read more

In front of an announced attendance of 6,516, what looked to be a rout turned into a nail-biter as the Colorado College Tigers held off a furious rally by the Clarkson Golden Knights for a 5-4 win. Archie Skalbeck’s goal early in the third period proved the game-winner. The victory was the 300th career win … Read more

John Puskar scored at 4:39 of overtime as the American International Yellow Jackets defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions, 3-2, in front of a sold out Greenberg Ice Pavilion on Friday night. The night marked the first NCAA Division I hockey game at Penn State. The Nittany Lions got off to a nightmarish start in … Read more

The Miami RedHawks began the 2012-2013 season on a high note, getting some standout goaltending from a newcomer who looked very much at home. Freshman goaltender Ryan McKay was perfect between the pipes in his collegiate debut, stopping all 24 saves the Colgate Raiders (1-1-0) sent his way to secure a 3-0 Miami victory Friday … Read more

Kelly Babstock scored four goals and added an assist in Quinnipiac’s 6-1 win against Maine. Last season, Maine came back from a three-goal deficit in both games to sweep the Bobcats at home. “We never mentioned it,” Seeley said about preparing for this year’s series. “Our girls were well aware of it, but that’s the … Read more

Well, with all the upsets, last weekend I got hammered in my picks, and Arlan didn’t do much better. I went 4-8-1 (.346) while Arlan went 5-7-1 (.423). Ouch, if we continue that way, Vegas better not come calling. We’ll challenge ourselves with some interesting games this week. Friday-Saturday, October 12-13 North Dakota at Ohio … Read more

The Mercyhurst Lakers (3-0-1) were able to hold off a late game comeback by the Quinnipiac Bobcats (0-1-1) and hold on to a 4-3 victory less than 24 hours after the two teams played to a 4-4 overtime draw. The Lakers took a 4-1 lead with just over four minutes remaining in the game when … Read more

The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team got their season underway Saturday night at the Alfond Arena in a physical battle against Quinnipiac University. The Bobcats came into Orono looking to spoil the opener for the Black Bears, and forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas scored a game-winning goal 18:34 into the third period to give the  … Read more

In a game dubbed by some as “the Battle of the ‘Bamas”, the ACHA Division 3 club team from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa traveled to face their varsity counterparts in the UA system, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, for an exhibition game to start the Chargers’ season. While UAH is usually the … Read more

It’s that time of year, which means Arlan and I are off to the races in our picks race. I won the regular season last year by one game, going 188-64-24 (.724) against Arlan’s 187-65-24 (.721). I also did well in the playoffs. We’ll see who gets the Picks Champion title and six-pack of beer … Read more