Candace Horgan

It comes down to the final weekend. Arlan and I both went 18-5-5 (.732)  last week, moving to 277-104-41 (.704). Will one of us finish on top? Thursday, Saturday, Feb. 19, 21 Boston University vs. Boston College (home-and-home) Candace: Yes, both games will be close, but BC has proven better at key moments of the season. … Read more

Lucky number 13 Mercyhurst avenged an earlier sweep at Penn State with one of its own over the Nittany Lions to secure its 13th-straight CHA banner. The Lakers blanked PSU twice, 2-0 and 4-0. Julia DiTondo needed just 11 saves to do the honors in the first game. Celine Whitlinger denied 34 shots at the … Read more

Three for three There are three weeks left in the regular season. There are currently three teams tied for first place in the NCHC: Miami, North Dakota, and Omaha, each of which have 35 points. These three teams have also been battling for first for most of the last month and a half. Miami moved … Read more

Friday night, the Western Michigan Broncos took advantage of penalties to knock off the No. 4 Omaha Mavericks. Saturday, it was Western Michigan that was on the wrong end of special teams. Behind a first-period score from David Pope and two goals on a five-minute major in the second period, Omaha defeated Western Michigan 3-1. … Read more

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Denver Pioneers needed a resilient response to a Friday night loss to North Dakota, and they got that response from their usual suspect on the score sheet Saturday. Trevor Moore came back from a first period clipping major to notch two goals as his Pioneers (16-10-2, 9-8-1-1 National Collegiate Hockey Conference) … Read more

It was almost like watching a repeat performance. The only difference was that the bad team from Friday performed well Saturday, and vice versa. Thanks to a more disciplined approach to the game like UMD had on Friday, the St. Cloud State Huskies escaped Duluth with a huge conference split. David Morley scored twice, and … Read more

Quinnipiac scored four unanswered goals to come from behind and defeat Clarkson 4-1 on Saturday night at High Point Solutions Arena. Landon Smith and Travis St. Denis led the way offensively for No. 13 Quinnipiac with a goal and an assist each. Kevin McKernan and Andrew Taverner also added goals of their own. “It was … Read more

With three goals in the final three minutes of play, Princeton completed the comeback against St. Lawrence for a 4-2 win on Saturday. The scoring began with St. Lawrence striking 4:42 into the game. Senior Kayla Raniwsky capitalized on a loose puck in the crease and tapped it past Kimberly Newell to give SLU the … Read more

Merrimack and Maine battled it out in a highly contested Hockey East matchup. Merrimack was seeking revenge after dropping Friday’s game to Maine by a 4-3 score. This was another tightly knit game that ended in a 5-3 Maine win. “Our kids worked their tails off both days and got four points,” said Maine coach … Read more

A home-and-home series between the Connecticut Huskies, and the Northeastern Huskies finished up on Saturday in Hartford, Conn. Northeastern once again dominated UConn from start to finish, beating them soundly 6-1. Northeastern forward Kevin Roy tallied four goals on Friday night in the team’s 9-0 spanking of UConn and added three assists on Saturday as … Read more

OMAHA, Neb. — Both Omaha and Western Michigan have had up-and-down power plays in the NCHC this season. And Friday night, it was special teams that made the difference. Behind two power-play goals, the Broncos edged the No. 4 Mavericks 2-1. The Mavericks have only been held to one goal three times this year, losing for … Read more

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Josiah Didier extended his arm high in front of the Denver net nearly halfway through the third period and caught Nick Schmaltz’s shot, attempting to swat it away to salvage a tie game. Instead, Didier threw the puck in his own net to award North Dakota the game-winning goal and a 4-2 … Read more

Michael Garteig made 23 saves and Matthew Peca added two assists to lead No. 13 Quinnipiac over No. 20 St. Lawrence 2-1 on Friday night at High Point Solutions Arena. “[Garteig] was great all night,” said Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold. “I thought he was excellent. He’s playing well and he’s a big reason for our … Read more

As good a coach as St. Cloud State Bob Motzko is, you won’t see him lay into his team unless they don’t show the effort that he expects. Unfortunately, that was the case Friday night for the Huskies, and No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth made them pay dearly with a third period rally. Jared Thomas and Derik … Read more

Merrimack and Maine battled it out in a highly contested Hockey East matchup. Each team is seeking to secure home ice advantage once the playoffs start. Maine controlled the tempo early but survived a late Merrimack counter to win 4-2. “We came in, we played hard, they’re a hard team and they get after it,” … Read more

There were no points to be earned, no bragging rights to be had, but when a team’s struggling the way Massachusetts-Lowell has been as of late, any signs of progress makes for a positive night. Losers of six of their last seven games entering the weekend, the River Hawks overcame a two-goal third period deficit … Read more

Amanda Boulier’s goal just 1:43 into the contest stood as the game-winner for St. Lawrence when the Saints bested the No. 5 Quinnipiac Bobcats Friday night. Boulier’s goal came off a pass from Hannah Miller, and the quick strike allowed the Saints to gain momentum for the game. “We had a ton of good positive … Read more