Candace HorganKendall Coyne of Northeastern. (Melissa Wade) Kendall Coyne (Palos Heights, Ill.), a senior from Northeastern University who played on the 2014 U.S. Olympic team, was named the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The award, which is in its 19th year, is presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey by … Read more
It’s the final day of the NCHC season. Three, possibly four teams, will advance to the NCAA tournament, where I’m sure they will represent the league well. Candace and Matt went 1-1 (.500) in their semifinal picks, with Candace correctly picking Minnesota-Duluth and Matthew picking St. Cloud State. Let’s see how we do on the … Read more
It’s the final day of the NCHC season. Three, possibly four teams, will advance to the NCAA tournament, where I’m sure they will represent the league well. Candace and Matt went 1-1 (.500) in their semifinal picks, with Candace correctly picking Minnesota-Duluth and Matthew picking St. Cloud State. Let’s see how we do on the … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Coming into Friday’s game between St. Cloud State and Denver, many observers expected an up-tempo, offensive battle between two high-octane offenses. St. Cloud’s offense is ranked second in the country, and Denver’s is 15th. Both teams are known for scoring in bunches. Denver, led by its Pacific Rim Line, was riding an 11-game … Read more
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Well, I correctly picked all four series last week, though I expected the Duluth-Miami series to go three games. I went 7-1 (.875) in games. Matthew went 6-2 (.750). I am now 121-51-14 (.688) on the year, while Matthew is 115-57-14 (.655). We will do two sets of picks, picking Friday’s games first, and then … Read more
Well, I correctly picked all four series last week, though I expected the Duluth-Miami series to go three games. I went 7-1 (.875) in games. Matthew went 6-2 (.750). I am now 121-51-14 (.688) on the year, while Matthew is 115-57-14 (.655). We will do two sets of picks, picking Friday’s games first, and then … Read more
Well, I did well again last week in my postseason picks, going 4-0. In the postseason, I’ve gone 31-12, and on the year, I am 417-104-56. We’ve got three games left. Let’s see how I do. I’ll pick the semis today, and post my picks for the finals Saturday morning. Friday, March 18 Clarkson versus … Read more
Well, I did well again last week in my postseason picks, going 4-0. In the postseason, I’ve gone 31-12, and on the year, I am 417-104-56. We’ve got three games left. Let’s see how I do. I’ll pick the semis today, and post my picks for the finals Saturday morning. Friday, March 18 Clarkson versus … Read more
Well, I did well again last week in my postseason picks, going 4-0. In the postseason, I’ve gone 31-12, and on the year, I am 417-104-56. We’ve got three games left. Let’s see how I do. I’ll pick the semis today, and post my picks for the finals Saturday morning. Friday, March 18 Clarkson versus … Read more
The league’s top four teams advanced to the championship weekend via sweeps.
Candace and Arlan look at the results from the NCAA quarterfinals, preview the Frozen Four semifinal matchups and what each team needs to do to win, and give their best guess on who might be the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player, depending on which team wins.
Robert Morris forwards Brady Ferguson and Timmy Moore might not be household names yet to those who’ve been following along with the Robert Morris Colonials the past few years, but in the first two games of the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals versus the Bentley Falcons, they’ve come to the forefront with timely scoring and great attention … Read more
The Cornell Big Red posted a season-high five goals en route to stifling Quinnipiac, 5-4, to force a game three in the series. Quinnipiac ended the first 20 minutes holders of a 2-0 lead, even after not registering a shot on goal for the first three quarters of the period. Mitch Vanderlaan kick-started the Big … Read more
After a thrilling 3-2 overtime game last night won by St. Lawrence, the Saints and the Clarkson Golden Knights renewed their rivalry again for the second night in a row for game two of their best-of-three ECAC quarterfinals series, and for the second night in a row, 60 minutes was not enough to find a … Read more
From the halfway point of Saturday night’s game between the Vermont Catamounts and the No. 3 Boston College Eagles, two words were on the mind of the Conte faithful, those in the press box, and those watching the game around the country: déjà vu. For the second year in a row, after starting a backup … Read more
The No. 13 Michigan Tech Huskies twice scored goals less than a minute apart and rode those four goals to a win Saturday night over the Alaska Nanooks, 5-3, at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The Huskies won the best-of-three series, 2-0. “I thought it was a hard-fought game tonight,” said Huskies coach Mel Pearson. … Read more
Clarkson’s retribution came quickly Saturday afternoon, as the Golden Knights shut out the Quinnipiac Bobcats 1-0 to return to the Frozen Four. Renata Fast’s tally 10 seconds into the game was the fastest in NCAA tournament history and gave the Golden Knights the jump they wanted to get past their conference foes. “Right off the … Read more
The allure of March is the brutal dichotomy of emotion stemming from results. The dichotomy was all too apparent Saturday afternoon at Kelley Rink. One side of the ice had the No. 1 Boston College Eagles, celebrating a 5-1 quarterfinal victory, sending them into the Frozen Four for the second year in a row. Then … Read more
In the longest game ever played in Magness Arena that ultimately needed two overtimes to decide, freshman Colin Staub scored the game-winner at 8:54 on a rebound as No. 6 Denver beat No. 17 Omaha, 4-3, to sweep the best-of-three NCHC playoff series. Staub’s goal came right after he had missed high on a shot … Read more