Candace HorganIt was like a three-act play: A sleepy first period, a nasty second period, and a wild third period. Despite facing late resistance, No. 14 Boston College kept its composure through the final curtain call, besting No. 12 Providence 3-2 in front of 7,389 at Conte Forum on Friday night. Zach Sanford pounded home the … Read more
The Alabama-Huntsville Chargers came into the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena and had the kind of game they would likely want to forget, as the No. 8 Michigan Tech Huskies exploded in the second period for three goals en route to a 5-0 victory. Co-captain Blake Pietila and winger Malcom Gould led the attack for … Read more
A trio of first-period goals propelled the No. 9 St. Lawrence Saints to a 4-0 win over ECAC foe Brown on Friday. The Saints improved to 9-3-2 in league play, while Brown dropped to 2-13-0 within the ECAC. Senior assistant captain Jess Hon started the scoring for St. Lawrence at the midpoint of the first … Read more
Arlan has almost completed quite a comeback from trailing me by up to six games. Now I only have a one-game lead with a month left in the season. Hopefully I can hold him off. Last week, I went 18-7-2 while Arlan went 21-4-2. On the season, I am () while Arlan is (). Friday, … Read more
Arlan has almost completed quite a comeback from trailing me by up to six games. Now I only have a one-game lead with a month left in the season. Hopefully I can hold him off. Last week, I went 18-7-2 while Arlan went 21-4-2. On the season, I am () while Arlan is (). Friday, … Read more
Last weekend, I put three more games between Matthew and I to re-establish a comfortable lead, going 7-1 (.875) while Matthew went 4-4 (.500). On the year, I am 89-37-8 (.694) and Matthew is 83-43-8 (649). Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31 St. Cloud State at Colorado College Candace: CC keeps showing improvement, while St. Cloud has been … Read more
Last weekend, I put three more games between Matthew and I to re-establish a comfortable lead, going 7-1 (.875) while Matthew went 4-4 (.500). On the year, I am 89-37-8 (.694) and Matthew is 83-43-8 (649). Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31 St. Cloud State at Colorado College Candace: CC keeps showing improvement, while St. Cloud has been … Read more
The Pioneers swept St. Cloud State and split with Miami since being swept by the Mavericks.
Candace and Arlan look at milestones from last weekend, the state of Boston University after being upset by Vermont, how Boston College and Minnesota are doing, the state of the CHA, what teams might move up in the PairWise, and preview next week’s Beanpot tournament.
The unstoppable force meets the immovable object The country’s top offense and best defense collided on Saturday when No. 1 Boston College hosted No. 3 Quinnipiac. That defense held the Eagles nearly four goals below their scoring average but couldn’t prevent them from winning their 21st straight, 2-1. Haley Skarupa assisted Alex Carpenter’s goal that … Read more
The unstoppable force meets the immovable object The country’s top offense and best defense collided on Saturday when No. 1 Boston College hosted No. 3 Quinnipiac. That defense held the Eagles nearly four goals below their scoring average but couldn’t prevent them from winning their 21st straight, 2-1. Haley Skarupa assisted Alex Carpenter’s goal that … Read more
Well, despite different picks, Arlan and I both went 16-7-1 (). On the year, I am 208-74-30, while Arlan is 204-78-30. We’ve got a few different games this week, so either we’ll be close to tied after weekend’s end, or I’ll have a better lead. Friday, Jan. 23 Syracuse at RIT Candace: Home ice usually … Read more
Well, despite different picks, Arlan and I both went 16-7-1 (). On the year, I am 208-74-30, while Arlan is 204-78-30. We’ve got a few different games this week, so either we’ll be close to tied after weekend’s end, or I’ll have a better lead. Friday, Jan. 23 Syracuse at RIT Candace: Home ice usually … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has the lone none conference action this weekend of the NCHC teams, while six others have intraconference matchups. Let’s take a look. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 23-24 Denver at Miami Candace: The results depend on which Denver team shows up: the one that got swept in Omaha, or the one that swept St. Cloud. The version … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has the lone none conference action this weekend of the NCHC teams, while six others have intraconference matchups. Let’s take a look. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 23-24 Denver at Miami Candace: The results depend on which Denver team shows up: the one that got swept in Omaha, or the one that swept St. Cloud. The version … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at the middle teams in the conferences, where the teams are jockeying fiercely for playoff positioning, debate the state of the CHA, and look at Chelsea Laden’s chances of challenging the NCAA shutout mark.
Catch a Tiger by the tail Last week, Omaha coach Dean Blais said that for his Mavericks “you have to be mentally prepared to play a good hockey team” before their series with last-place Colorado College. Unfortunately for Blais, his players didn’t get the memo, as Colorado College got its first win in NCHC play … Read more
Catch a Tiger by the tail Last week, Omaha coach Dean Blais said that for his Mavericks “you have to be mentally prepared to play a good hockey team” before their series with last-place Colorado College. Unfortunately for Blais, his players didn’t get the memo, as Colorado College got its first win in NCHC play … Read more
The old adage is that defense wins championships. Coming off a tough sweep against Omaha last weekend, the Denver Pioneers needed an answer, and they seemed to follow that adage. By showing both defense and some slick offense, they were able to get the response — and sweep — that they needed to perhaps get … Read more
The dam broke tonight at 84 Lumber Arena, and in its wake, Cody Wydo found himself sitting alone atop the Robert Morris scoring record book. A six-goal Colonials third period broke open a close Atlantic Hockey battle with the visiting American International Yellow Jackets Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd. The line of … Read more