Candace HorganCHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — No. 11 Notre Dame’s bid for three straight wins at Conte Forum fell victim to a resurgent offense from No. 2 Boston College on Saturday afternoon. Kevin Hayes scored once and Johnny Gaudreau chipped in two en route to a nine-point night for the Eagles’ top scoring line, as the Eagles … Read more
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State closed out its first season in the Pegula Ice Arena the same way it opened it — a winner, beating Ohio State, 4-2. The Nittany Lions scored first when Nate Jensen ripped a shot that snuck below the blocker of OSU goaltender Matt Tomkins. The power-play goal at 2:51 … Read more
Last weekend, I went a dismal 6-6 (.500) thanks to all the upsets. For the playoffs, I am 24-15 (.615). Let’s see if I can do any better in the NCAA tournament. Saturday, March 15 Boston University at Minnesota A rematch of last year’s championship game, but I don’t see any different outcome. Minnesota 4-2 … Read more
Last weekend, I went a dismal 6-6 (.500) thanks to all the upsets. For the playoffs, I am 24-15 (.615). Let’s see if I can do any better in the NCAA tournament. Saturday, March 15 Boston University at Minnesota A rematch of last year’s championship game, but I don’t see any different outcome. Minnesota 4-2 … Read more
I finally got a bigger lead on Matthew in our picks race. Last weekend, I went 5-3 (.625), while Matthew went 3-5 (.375). On the year, I am 92-66-22 (.572), while Matthews is 87-71-22 (.544). The first round brings some brutal matchups, so let’s see how we can do. Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15 Denver at Nebraska-Omaha … Read more
I finally got a bigger lead on Matthew in our picks race. Last weekend, I went 5-3 (.625), while Matthew went 3-5 (.375). On the year, I am 92-66-22 (.572), while Matthews is 87-71-22 (.544). The first round brings some brutal matchups, so let’s see how we can do. Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15 Denver at Nebraska-Omaha … Read more
The Huskies host Miami in the first round, and the RedHawks won both series-opening games against St. Cloud State this season.
Candace and Arlan review the results from the conference tournaments, preview the first round matchups in the NCAA tournament, and discuss the final three candidates for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
PITTSBURGH — In a penalty marred game two of the opening round Atlantic Hockey playoff series between Robert Morris and Army, the Black Knights got the early lead and held on for a 4-2 victory to ensure a third game Sunday night. Army captain Brian Schultz led the way for the Knights with two goals, … Read more
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Western Michigan played itself out of home ice Friday night. So on Saturday night, the Broncos refocused and got back on track — and in the process, crushed North Dakota’s Penrose Cup hopes. Two opportune special teams goals from Colton Hargrove, one on a power play and one short-handed, captured a … Read more
DENVER — In an odd game that saw over 30 shots on goal by each team and two disallowed goals against Miami, the RedHawks edged the Denver Pioneers, 2-1. Blake Coleman scored two goals and Ryan McKay made 32 saves for Miami in the win. “It’s kind of been a funny story this year,” said … Read more
ORONO, Maine — Martin Ouellette made 29 saves to earn his forth shutout as the Maine Black Bears earned a 2-0 victory over Merrimack in the first round of the Hockey East playoffs. “We played really well; we hemmed them in,”said Maine coach Red Gendron. “We could have scored and could have put the game … Read more
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — On a night dedicated to them, Ferris State University’s seniors came up big by generating all of the offense in a 2-1 win over Lake Superior State as the Bulldogs claimed the WCHA regular season title Garrett Thompson started the game’s scoring just over a minute in with a four-on-three power-play … Read more
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It took overtime to do it, but No. 5 Wisconsin defeated Penn State, 3-2, to earn a weekend sweep in the Badgers’ first ever trip to Pegula Ice Arena. Like the night before, Nic Kerdiles and Mark Zengerle proved to be a deadly duo. With less than a minute to play … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Saturday marked Ohio State’s senior night, but it was a freshman that carried the Buckeyes. Scoring the game-tying goal with 3:50 remaining in the third period, OSU forward Nick Schilkey notched the shootout winner as OSU and No. 1-ranked Minnesota skated to a 2-2 tie, with the Buckeyes taking the shootout 1-0. … Read more
Well, I didn’t get off to that great a start in my postseason picks. The ECAC really messed with my percentages, but overall, I did well, and correctly picked all but two series. I went 18-9 (.666). Let’s see how I can do this weekend. If my semifinal picks are wrong, I will update this … Read more
Well, I didn’t get off to that great a start in my postseason picks. The ECAC really messed with my percentages, but overall, I did well, and correctly picked all but two series. I went 18-9 (.666). Let’s see how I can do this weekend. If my semifinal picks are wrong, I will update this … Read more
Last week, thanks to the Nebraska-Omaha sweep of Colorado College, Matthew and I both went 4-4 (.500), as we got the split dates wrong for Denver and Western Michigan. Overall on the year, I am 87-63-22, while Matthew is 84-66-22. Looks like I will win our picks contest, unless we decide to keep it going … Read more
Last week, thanks to the Nebraska-Omaha sweep of Colorado College, Matthew and I both went 4-4 (.500), as we got the split dates wrong for Denver and Western Michigan. Overall on the year, I am 87-63-22, while Matthew is 84-66-22. Looks like I will win our picks contest, unless we decide to keep it going … Read more
Candace and Arlan look at the results from the first week of playoff action and try to predict how the conference semis and finals will unfold, and also discuss the top 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award and who is likely to make the top three.