Candace Horgan

Well, my second week in the playoffs I didn’t do so well. Just far too many upsets. I did great the first day, but it was all downhill from there, as I finished 7-5 (.583), dropping to 23-11 (.676). Arlan did a great job previewing the games this weekend, so let’s see if I can … Read more

Behind a goal and two assists from Ross Ring-Jarvi, No. 6 Gustavus Adolphus beat No. 8 Milwaukee School of Engineering, 3-1. In addition to the production fro Ring-Jarvi, Nate Paulsen added a goal and assist, and John McLean made 16 saves. Milwaukee got on the board first when Todd Krupa notched a power-play goal at … Read more

Trailing 1-0 after two periods, the Wentworth Leopards rallied with three goals in the third period to beat Plymouth State, 3-1. It was the third time this year that Wentworth beat Plymouth on its own ice, and increased the Leopards winning streak to 11. In addition to being the first NCAA Tournament victory for Wentworth, … Read more

It’s a statistic that the St. Norbert College men’s hockey players say they don’t talk about. In fact, they say it’s a statistic they didn’t even know existed. Heading into their first-round NCAA Division III Tournament game against the University of St. Thomas, the Green Knights had an all-time record of 237-2-3, 219-1-2 under coach … Read more

Our columnists have been watching the action all season long, and each is weighing in with picks for the tournament. The action should be fierce; can you beat any of our columnists’ prognostications? Tim Costello – ECAC East/NESCAC columnist (Drop the puck!!) First Round Wentworth over Plymouth State St. Thomas over St. Norbert Gustavus Adolphus … Read more

For the D-III tournament, D-III Editor Candace Horgan has decided to join the picks race. She and Russell will pick each round’s game. Wentworth at Plymouth Candace: Wentworth swept Plymouth at Plymouth in early January, and I don’t think much has changed since then, so expect the Leopards to move on. Russell: We have arguably … Read more

The guest list has been finalized and the invitations have been delivered. Three automatic bids were awarded and one at-large bid was given in the West Region for the NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey tournament. Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) survived two overtime games to win the Harris Cup, and received the MCHA’s automatic … Read more

On Sunday night, Quinnipiac defeated Brown, 4-2, in game three of the first round of the ECAC playoffs. It was a different story for the Bobcats Sunday, as scoring came from three different players, opposed to just their top line. “We needed that,” Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said, regarding the balanced offensive attack. “We had … Read more

The wild and entertaining three-game series between the American International Yellow Jackets and the Robert Morris Colonials came to an end Sunday in another bizarre contest. The Colonials overcame the intense roller coaster of emotions that marked their third period adventure, a period that saw them take and then lose a 3-0 lead, to make … Read more

Once again, North Dakota’s opponent scored first. And, once again, the Fighting Sioux didn’t fret. For the 13th time this season, the No. 14 Fighting Sioux found themselves down, 1-0, early in the friendly confines of Ralph Engelstad Arena, but a three-goal first period outburst erased all that. Danny Kristo’s two goals paced the Fighting … Read more

At stake Friday night at the National Hockey Center: Minnesota-Duluth, a chance to tie for first in the WCHA, and St. Cloud State, a chance to remain in the hunt for home ice in the league playoffs. St. Cloud State made the most of the opportunity by knocking off No. 2 UMD, 2-1, before 5,073 … Read more

Ninth-ranked Denver rarely struggled against Nebraska-Omaha on Friday, eventually running out comfortable 3-0 winners over the Mavericks at CenturyLink Center. UNO (14-15-6, 11-11-5 WCHA) came into the game knowing it needs two points from this series in order to clinch home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. The Mavericks came out flat … Read more

For 40 minutes, the American International Yellow Jackets had the Robert Morris Colonials right where they wanted them, down two goals heading into the final period. Then the flood gates opened. The Colonials managed four goals over the final 20 minutes and pulled off a huge 5-3 win in the first game of their first … Read more

Tim Hall and Jaden Schwartz each scored two goals and Josh Thorimbert made 26 saves as the No. 19 Colorado College Tigers clinched home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs with a 5-2 win over Michigan Tech in front of 6,485 fans at World Arena in Colorado Springs. “It was a good … Read more

Holy Cross survived a scrappy effort by Army to notch a 3-2 win in the first game of their Atlantic Hockey first round series on Friday night. Shayne Stockton’s influential performance (the game-winning goal and two assists) ultimately separated the two teams as the Black Knights defied their season-ending skid and leaned on the efforts … Read more

On Friday afternoon, Cornell defeated Quinnipiac, 5-1, in the ECAC semifinals. Cornell’s Rebecca Johnston had five points on the night, including two goals. “I thought they didn’t sustain their forecheck as much as they have in the past against us,” Cornell coach Doug Derraugh said. “We put a lot of strong pressure on them in … Read more