Candace HorganIn a game that they mostly dominated, the WCHA-favorite Denver Pioneers withstood a furious third period rally by the University of Calgary Dinos and held on for a 3-2 win. Senior captain Rhett Rakhshani had three assists on three power play goals to lead the Pioneers, who fired 40 shots on Dinos’ goaltender Dustin Butler. … Read more
Behind a hat trick from senior Bill Sweatt, the Colorado College Tigers netted three third period goals for a 4-2 come-from-behind exhibition win over the University of Calgary before 4,356 at the World Arena in Colorado Springs. “For this being the first official day of the season, I was fine,” said Tigers’ coach Scott Owens. … Read more
During the postseason, coaches often spout platitudes about how goaltending and special teams make the difference between winning and losing in the fierce battles of the playoffs. What is so interesting about this year’s championship game is that ultimately, neither goaltending nor the power play made as big an impact. While Boston University scored two-extra … Read more
At this point, there’s just one thing left for Matt Gilroy to accomplish, and he’ll have that opportunity Saturday night. Gilroy, a senior defenseman for Boston University, was named the 2009 Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner Friday night at the Verizon Center, beating out Northeastern’s Brad Thiessen and teammate Colin Wilson. In a season that … Read more
Colors Both games, for all intents and purposes, feature teams with the same color schemes (green for Bemidji and Vermont, red for Miami and Boston University. Fours This game marked the first time two number four seeds met in the Frozen Four. The only other four seed to make the Frozen Four was Notre Dame. … Read more
In a tight game, the No. 5 Denver Pioneers got a last-minute goal to sweep the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves and advance to the Final Five in St. Paul next weekend, edging the Seawolves 4-3 in a game where they twice rallied from a deficit. Freshman Luke Salazar netted the game-winner with only 47 seconds left in … Read more
Once again, the arch-rivals from Colorado were only able to battle to a tie. Trailing 1-0 late in the third, No. 13 Colorado College got a goal from Chad Rau to secure a tie with No. 5 Denver. Both Tigers’ netminder Richard Bachman and Pioneers’ goalie Marc Cheverie were outstanding in net. CC carried the … Read more
Lifted by two goals from sophomore forward Kyle Ostrow and a goal and assist from senior defenseman Patrick Mullen, the No. 5 Denver Pioneers clinched home ice for the WCHA playoffs with a gritty 3-1 win over No. 19 St. Cloud State. “I thought it was a hard-earned win,” said Pioneers’ coach George Gwozdecky. “To … Read more
Coming into the final few weeks of the season, the Air Force Falcons knew they would have to battle hard for almost every point. With Saturday’s 3-2 win against Holy Cross, the Falcons positioned themselves for a shot at the Atlantic Hockey regular season title. Once again, the Falcons jumped out early. The Falcons’ sparkplug … Read more
A game they were dominating turned into a tight contest late, and the Air Force Falcons held on for a 4-3 win over the Holy Cross Crusaders before 2,790 fans at the Cadet Ice Arena. The attendance marked the seventh straight sellout for the Falcons, and tenth of the year, a school record for any … Read more
During their recent rough stretch, the Boston College Eagles looked to captain Brock Bradford. As they go into the upcoming tournament season, the Eagles will call on Bradford even more, Candace Horgan reports.
Coming into this weekend, the No. 20 Air Force Falcons had struggled, going only 2-6-1 since early December after starting the year 13-0. Things had gotten so bad for the Falcons that they were swept at home last weekend. If anything could jump start the Falcons, it was a series with their service academy rival … Read more
In a thriller with many momentum swings and improbable goals, it was almost poetic that Anthony Maiani, the No. 5 Denver Pioneers’ leading scorer, scored a goal with 16.8 seconds left in overtime to lead Denver past a pesky Michigan Tech squad. Before the Huskies scored the tying goal with 55 seconds left in the … Read more
After playing Denver to a 2-2 tie Friday night, Holy Cross Crusaders’ coach Paul Pearl talked about being able to build on the experience of playing strongly against the No. 5 team in the county, and how it would help them down the stretch. That experience probably helped the Crusaders in their win over RPI … Read more
In a game that was a lot closer than the score might indicate, the No. 3 Boston University Terriers topped the RPI Engineers, 6-2, in the first game of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup, behind two goals from Jason Lawrence. The Terriers will play the winner of the Denver-Holy Cross game in Saturday’s final. The … Read more
Denver’s Tyler Bozak has continued to be one the top threats on the Pioneers’ offensively talented squad, Candace Horgan reports.
Playing a tight defensive game, the RIT Tigers rallied with a late goal in the third period, then scored the game-winner at 4:22 of overtime to beat the No. 10 Air Force Falcons 3-2 before 2,046 at Cadet Ice Arena. Andrew Favot got the game-winner for the Tigers off a transition rush that started in … Read more
Sophomore goaltender John Muse led the Boston College Eagles to a national title his freshman year while playing every game. This year, he has sights set on a repeat, Candace Horgan reports.
The No. 9 Denver Pioneers may have rediscovered their offense. Five different Pioneers had multiple-point nights as the Pioneers thrashed the Colgate Raiders 6-1 in front of 5002 fans at Magness Arena. “It was more about ourselves tonight,” said Tyler Ruegsegger, who scored two goals, including the game-winner. “We came off a good win against … Read more
After a disappointing effort Friday night, the No. 10 Denver Pioneers held a closed-door players-only team meeting to discuss their recent woes. Whatever was said in the locker room must have sunk in. Marc Cheverie made 34 saves in his first collegiate shutout to lead the Pioneers to a 4-0 win over the No. 1 … Read more