Canisius 3, American International 0

Daniel Urbani made 26 saves and host Canisius got a goal in the eighth minute of each period en route to a victory over American International. Canisius won the best-of-three series two games to one and advanced to the Atlantic Hockey semifinals on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. It will play Air Force. Jesse Pereira’s first-period … Read more

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Women’s NCAA quarterfinals: a day for (mostly) the favorites

Ohio State scored the lone upset Saturday, as the Buckeyes upset Boston College, 2-0, behind 38 saves from Kassidy Sauve, including 23 in the third period. Mercyhurst also challenged Clarkson, but fell short in OT, while Wisconsin and Colgate moved in on straightforward fashion. Roque’s two goals pace Wisconsin past Minnesota Photo gallery: Ohio State … Read more

Miami 3, No. 1 St. Cloud State 2 (OT)

With its season on the line, Miami forced a third game with a 3-2 OT win. Grant Hutton scored the game-winner at 7:40 of the extra session when he got the puck at the left point and drove the slot, finishing it with a perfect snap shot glove side. Miami took the lead just 1:54 … Read more

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No. 14 North Dakota 4, No. 13 Omaha 3 (OT)

North Dakota kept alive its NCAA tournament hopes while likely ending Omaha’s with a dramatic 4-3 come-from-behind overtime win. Nick Jones scored the winner just 53 seconds into the extra session when he got the puck behind the goal line off a rebound from Jordan Kawaguchi’s shot and banked it in off goalie Evan Weninger’s … Read more

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No. 8 Minnesota-Duluth 2, Western Michigan 0

Goalie Hunter Shepard made 19 saves and made an early lead stand up as the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs beat Western Michigan, 2-0, and swept their first-round NCHC playoff series. Duluth advances to the Frozen Faceoff next weekend in St. Paul, while Western Michigan’s season is over. Duluth took a 1-0 lead just 2:24 into the … Read more

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Women’s D-I weekend picks: Down to eight

The first round of the NCAA tournament features intriguing matchups, including a rematch between Minnesota and Wisconsin one week after the Gophers defeated the Badgers in the final of the WCHA tournament. Candace and Nicole pick the four quarterfinals. 

Weekend picks: March 9

Last weekend, we only picked the semifinals of the conference tournaments, but because I picked Minnesota to beat Ohio State, I went 6-1 (.857), while Nicole went 5-2 (.714). On the year, I am 359-127-59 (.712), while Nicole is 349-137-59 (.694). With a 10-game lead, I could get every game wrong from here on out … Read more

Weekend picks: March 9

Last weekend, we only picked the semifinals of the conference tournaments, but because I picked Minnesota to beat Ohio State, I went 6-1 (.857), while Nicole went 5-2 (.714). On the year, I am 359-127-59 (.712), while Nicole is 349-137-59 (.694). With a 10-game lead, I could get every game wrong from here on out … Read more

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Men’s D-III weekend picks: The first round

They’ve picked separately to this point, but with the NCAA tournament starting, our writers, Brian Lester and Tim Costello, will go head-to-head the rest of the way. Already, they see a couple of games differently. Who will win the postseason picks race?

NCHC weekend picks: March 9

Friday-Sunday, March 9-11 Colorado College at No. 4 Denver Candace: CC has turned Magness Arena back into World Arena North, as it did about a decade ago, but I think Denver is going to tough it out. I’m also wondering how the CC goaltenders’ confidence will be after getting shelled by Western Michigan last Saturday. … Read more

NCHC weekend picks: March 9

Friday-Sunday, March 9-11 Colorado College at No. 4 Denver Candace: CC has turned Magness Arena back into World Arena North, as it did about a decade ago, but I think Denver is going to tough it out. I’m also wondering how the CC goaltenders’ confidence will be after getting shelled by Western Michigan last Saturday. … Read more

Women’s D-I wrap: The final eight

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The conference tournaments produced some upsets, as Minnesota and Northeastern won their respective championships to an an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Mercyhurst won the CHA to earn an automatic bid, and Clarkson won the ECAC tournament and top seed in the NCAA tournament.

Three things: March 4 – Playoff breakdown

Down to the wire It came down to overtime to decide the host time for one of the playoff matchups. North Dakota held off a St. Cloud State rally Saturday night and earned a tie, then got an extra point in the three-on-three OT with a goal from Rhett Gardner, but that was meaningless in … Read more

For the Gophers’ Williamson, it’s not over yet

After not playing for the first half of the season after undergoing brain surgery in the off season, Taylor Williamson’s return has sparked Minnesota, and Sunday, she scored the game-winner in the WCHA Final Face-Off Championship against Wisconsin to advance Minnesota to the NCAA tournament.