Candace Horgan

Nebraska-Omaha completed a sweep of visiting Alaska-Anchorage on Saturday, defeating the Seawolves 3-1 at CenturyLink Center. UNO (3-3-0, 2-0-0 WCHA) carried a three-game losing streak into the weekend, but a pair of wins in the Mavericks’ first conference series of the season pushed them back on track. The Seawolves (3-2-1, 0-2-0) rode a four-game unbeaten … Read more

The postgame comments from the coaches were the same, minus the fact that they were coming from the opposite coach. The Lake Superior State Lakers picked up a 4-1 win over the Bowling Green Falcons in CCHA action on Saturday night, just 24 hours after a disappointing effort saw them drop a 1-0 decision. The … Read more

In its opening home game of the season, the No. 3 Denver Pioneers rallied to a hard-fought 4-2 victory over the Minnesota State Mavericks before a crowd of 5,966. Senior forward Luke Salazar led the way with two goals, while junior captain Drew Shore scored the game-winner. “No matter what time of year, no matter … Read more

Ouch. The women’s field has certainly been a lot more unpredictable this season than last. Both Arlan and I struggled again this week. I went 5-5-1 (.500) while Arlan went 6-4-1 (.590). Overall on the season, I am 17-11-4 (.593) and Arlan is 18-10-4 (.625). Once again, there are some tough picks on the weekend, … Read more

Taking advantage of the Olympic-sized ice sheet at World Arena, the No. 7 Colorado College Tigers rode two four-on-four goals to a 3-1 win over the Bemidji State Beavers in front of 6,931 fans. Sophomore Jaden Schwartz’s second-period goal proved to be the game-winner. “I thought it was a good first game,” said Tigers coach … Read more

In his column this week, Arlan Marttila discussed the importance of getting off to a quick start. I and Arlan had a great first week in our picks, but a miserable second week, each going 4-5-2 (.454). Since we had identical records in the first week as well (though we’ve picked differently in a few … Read more

Who needs an exhibition game? Boston College did not have that exhibition tune-up like so many other teams around college hockey did last weekend. Nevertheless, the Eagles put together another dominating performance Saturday, finishing off the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, 6-2, in decisive fashion to clinch the Icebreaker championship in front of 9,420 at Ralph … Read more

Colgate denied No. 14 Nebraska-Omaha a four-peat in its own tournament on Saturday, defeating the Mavericks, 4-3, in the Maverick Stampede final at CenturyLink Center. The Raiders (2-0-0) looked poised to pull the upset right from the start, and the unranked visitors stayed with and bested UNO (1-1-0) over the course of the game. Colgate … Read more

One bounce and the momentum changed Saturday night in a battle between ranked teams at Amsoil Arena. No. 8 Minnesota-Duluth had a two-goal lead early in the second period against No. 1 Notre Dame when a shot by the Fighting Irish went off the skate of referee Brian Thul, who was standing along the end … Read more

The Michigan Tech Huskies swept the American International Yellow Jackets Saturday with a 3-1 victory at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Senior goaltender Josh Robinson stood tall for the Huskies in net, allowing only one goal from 31 shots faced. “He was the difference in the game; he held us in there,” said Huskies … Read more

Just like Friday night, Michigan State head coach Tom Anastos found his team down 2-1 heading into the second intermission. Anastos kept his message simple to his players. “After the second period, we go in again down 2-1. I told them, ‘Winning’s fun, but a comeback win’s even more fun.’” Michigan State capped off their … Read more

Freshman forward Phil Di Giuseppe provided all the offense Michigan needed Saturday night with his two-goal performance, leading the Wolverines to a 4-1 victory over Bentley at Yost Arena. A.J. Treais and Alex Guptill provided late insurance for Michigan in a game that was hotly contested deep into the third period for a second straight … Read more

After taking a 4-0 first period lead Saturday evening, the Quinnipiac Bobcats hung on for dear life as the Ohio State Buckeyes rallied for three goals; however, the rally fell short by one goal. The two squads split their opening series and start the season 1-1. “Not really (pleased with a split); I think we … Read more

Robert Morris salvaged a third-place finish in this season’s Maverick Stampede tournament, defeating Mercyhurst 2-1 in Saturday’s third-place game at CenturyLink Center. RMU first got on the scoreboard halfway through the second period before doubling its lead 59 seconds into the third. The Lakers pulled a goal back later on and clawed back into the … Read more

For the second straight game, the Quinnipiac Bobcats held a three-goal lead in the second period, and for the second straight game the Maine Black Bears clawed their way back to stay undefeated. Quinnipiac held a 4-1 lead 6:18 into the second period, only to allow Maine to mount another four-goal comeback. Brittany Ott started … Read more

Well, both Arlan and I kicked off our picks season in great style. I went 8-1-1 (.850), as did Arlan 8-1-1 (.850). We have some tougher games to pick this week, so hopefully our prognostication abilities are up to the task. Friday-Saturday, October 7-8 Bemidji State at Ohio State Candace: Bemidji did well to take … Read more

American college hockey teams use preseason exhibition matches to work out the kinks in their game on the ice. Nebraska-Omaha proved no exception to that on Saturday. Ranked No. 14 in USCHO’s first Division I poll of the season, the Mavericks struggled early against British Columbia, committing several mistakes that could have ended up being … Read more