Candace HorganNCAA roundup Atlantic Hockey Air Force 3, at Sacred Heart 1 Shane Starrett made 21 saves and Air Force rode a three-goal third period to an important conference win. Tyler Ledford put Air Force on the board with a power-play goal at 10:27 of the third, and A.J. Reid scored what proved to be the … Read more
NCAA roundup Atlantic Hockey Air Force 3, at Sacred Heart 1 Shane Starrett made 21 saves and Air Force rode a three-goal third period to an important conference win. Tyler Ledford put Air Force on the board with a power-play goal at 10:27 of the third, and A.J. Reid scored what proved to be the … Read more
Despite the tournament’s short history, Arizona State’s matchup with Brown was the wildest game in the Desert Hockey Classic. It took 60 shots, 17 goals, and two five-minute overtimes to decide a victor in the semifinal matchup, with Brown coming out on top 9-8 in double overtime at Prescott Valley Event Center over ASU. Officially … Read more
Despite the tournament’s short history, Arizona State’s matchup with Brown was the wildest game in the Desert Hockey Classic. It took 60 shots, 17 goals, and two five-minute overtimes to decide a victor in the semifinal matchup, with Brown coming out on top 9-8 in double overtime at Prescott Valley Event Center over ASU. Officially … Read more
Check out the rest of the weekend picks here; they were published yesterday. Friday, Dec. 30 Western Michigan vs. Michigan Tech Candace: The Broncos looked impressive against Michigan State, and should become the second NCHC team to take home some hardware after CC won in Florida. Western Michigan 3-1 Matthew: Candace said before WMU’s win … Read more
Check out the rest of the weekend picks here; they were published yesterday. Friday, Dec. 30 Western Michigan vs. Michigan Tech Candace: The Broncos looked impressive against Michigan State, and should become the second NCHC team to take home some hardware after CC won in Florida. Western Michigan 3-1 Matthew: Candace said before WMU’s win … Read more
Going with the league homer pick worked out for Matthew last night, as CC defeated Merrimack. On the year, I am 51-34-16 (.584) while Matthew is 42-43-16 (.495). We’re picking all NCHC games except the second St. Cloud game, which we will pick when we know who the Huskies play. Thursday, Dec. 29 Colorado College … Read more
Going with the league homer pick worked out for Matthew last night, as CC defeated Merrimack. On the year, I am 51-34-16 (.584) while Matthew is 42-43-16 (.495). We’re picking all NCHC games except the second St. Cloud game, which we will pick when we know who the Huskies play. Thursday, Dec. 29 Colorado College … Read more
Playoff-level hockey was on display Saturday night at 84 Lumber Arena as the Mercyhurst Lakers managed to get one more bounce, which they used to snag an overtime victory over the Robert Morris Colonials. Lakers forward Derek Barach knocked a friendly carom off the back boards past starting Colonials netminder Andrew Pikul with just 29 … Read more
Playoff-level hockey was on display Saturday night at 84 Lumber Arena as the Mercyhurst Lakers managed to get one more bounce, which they used to snag an overtime victory over the Robert Morris Colonials. Lakers forward Derek Barach knocked a friendly carom off the back boards past starting Colonials netminder Andrew Pikul with just 29 … Read more
Neither Matthew or I did well last weekend, since we picked the wrong days for splits, but I did gain another game thanks to North Dakota winning on Friday against Western Michigan. Last week, I went 3-4-1 (.437), while Matthew went 2-5-1. On the year, I am 50-33-15 (.586) while Matthew is 41-42-15 (.494). One … Read more
Neither Matthew or I did well last weekend, since we picked the wrong days for splits, but I did gain another game thanks to North Dakota winning on Friday against Western Michigan. Last week, I went 3-4-1 (.437), while Matthew went 2-5-1. On the year, I am 50-33-15 (.586) while Matthew is 41-42-15 (.494). One … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at what the surprising results for the Minnesota teams last weekend mean, who might emerge from the mid-tier in each conference, and how the current favorites look to fare in the second half and whether they can qualify for the NCAA tournament.
The weekend saw a few stunning upsets. Here is what we learned. No. 2 Minnesota at Boston University On Friday, five different Gophers scored en route to a 5-1 win. Minnesota outshot BU 50-15. Kelly Pannek had three assists. On Saturday, the Terriers jumped out to a 2-0 lead and Minnesota had to score twice … Read more
The weekend saw a few stunning upsets. Here is what we learned. No. 2 Minnesota at Boston University On Friday, five different Gophers scored en route to a 5-1 win. Minnesota outshot BU 50-15. Kelly Pannek had three assists. On Saturday, the Terriers jumped out to a 2-0 lead and Minnesota had to score twice … Read more
A series that lived up to its hype For the second time this season, two teams from the NCHC squared off in a battle between the two top-ranked teams in the nation, as No. 2 Denver hosted No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth. These two games were much closer than the previous time, when then-No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth swept … Read more
A series that lived up to its hype For the second time this season, two teams from the NCHC squared off in a battle between the two top-ranked teams in the nation, as No. 2 Denver hosted No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth. These two games were much closer than the previous time, when then-No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth swept … Read more
For the second night in a row, two of the top three defensive teams in the WCHA played a tight checking game. Once again, it was the Michigan Tech Huskies that scored the big goal in the third period to come away with a well-earned 2-1 victory and weekend sweep over the Bowling Green Falcons. … Read more
For the second night in a row, two of the top three defensive teams in the WCHA played a tight checking game. Once again, it was the Michigan Tech Huskies that scored the big goal in the third period to come away with a well-earned 2-1 victory and weekend sweep over the Bowling Green Falcons. … Read more
Anders Bjork at least thought about passing. Streaking down the ice alongside Andrew Oglevie on an odd-man rush, Bjork opened up with a mind to slide the puck toward his teammate. Instead, Bjork fired it on net and beat the goalie to the near post, scoring a short-handed goal and spurring No. 14 Notre Dame … Read more