Candace Horgan

The final home game as a Western Collegiate Hockey Association member marked the end of an era for Minnesota-Duluth Saturday night. The Bulldogs joined the most successful league in Division I in 1965-66, and have since played 1,392 games in the conference. Duluth went out in style with a 6-0 victory over No. 16 Nebraska-Omaha … Read more

After going winless in three attempts against Babson this season, including a 2-1 loss in the ECAC East championship game last weekend, Norwich finally broke through against the Beavers in the most important game, getting a 4-0 shutout Saturday night in a quarterfinal NCAA tournament game at Kreitzberg Arena. Kyle Thomas scored twice and Chris … Read more

In a game that featured the nation’s most potent offenses, the goaltenders and defenses stole the show as the Oswego State Lakers defeated the Adrian Bulldogs, 3-2, in overtime to advance to the Frozen Four in Lake Placid. Lakers star Paul Rodrigues was the hero at the 13:32 mark of the overtime when he took … Read more

Looking for a better offensive effort than they had on Friday night, the visiting Colorado College Tigers took a huge step forward Saturday. By scoring early and then holding on late for a 4-3 win over the host Michigan Tech Huskies at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, the Tigers did plenty to build momentum for … Read more

Laura Hurd Award favorite Teal Gove scored twice to lead the Plattsburgh Cardinals past St. Norbert, 5-2, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Plattsburgh State got on top early in the first when Mia Favretto passed it to Gove at the back door and Gove punched it in at 3:14. Plattsburgh continued its strong … Read more

Katie Sullivan got her hat trick in dramatic fashion, scoring the game-winner on a power play in overtime to lead Middlebury to an upset 3-2 win over in-state rival Norwich in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Just after going on a power play at 14:08 in OT, Sullivan grabbed a rebound of a Katie … Read more

In a tight contest between two teams that have faced each other a lot, Gustavus Adolphus edged Wisconsin-River Falls, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Gustavus got the first goal at 5:15 of the first period on a shot by from Melissa Doyle. However, River Falls got the equalizer late in the first … Read more

Elmira goalie Lauren Sullivan made 37 saves to earn her 10th shutout of the season in a 4-0 defeat of Bowdoin in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Despite being outshot in the first period, Elmira had the better chances, including a post by Taylor Steadman. It looked like Bowdoin would escape, but at 18:44, … Read more

In a game they had to win to have a shot at home ice in the WCHA playoffs, the Denver Pioneers used early goals in each period to rout Alaska-Anchorage, 7-1. Zac Larraza had two goals, while Ty Loney potted three assists. “I was pleased with the effort, I was pleased with the execution,” said … Read more

Well, I did pretty well in my first weekend of postseason prognosticating. I got most of the series right, correctly picking 11 series out of 15. In the games, I went 17-7 (.708). I’m picking everything again, so let’s see how I do. Friday, March 8 Robert Morris at Mercyhurst How many times can the … Read more

Babson College had not made it to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament since 2007. That was, until Wednesday night, when the Beavers thoroughly dominated Wentworth by a score of 6-1 in front of a packed house at the Babson Skating Rink. The Beavers’ second line of Connor Berto, PT Donato, and Troy Starrett generated … Read more

Trailing 2-1 late in the second, Wisconsin-Eau Claire scored three goals in a span of 3:11 to hold off St. John’s, 4-2. Kurt Weston scored two goals for the victorious Blugolds, and David Donnellan added two assists. St. John’s didn’t make it easy, forcing Wisconsin-Eau Claire to come back twice. Michael Palmiscno scored at 7:33 … Read more

Despite the efforts of goaltender Ryan Williams, who stopped 51 shots, the Bowdoin Polar Bears defeated the Massachusetts-Dartmouth Corsairs Wednesday night in the first round of the NCAA D-III Tournament, 5-2. The Polar Bears set a new school mark for victories with the win, with 23, and move on to play Utica Saturday night in … Read more

Sixteen survive to play another day The brackets are set for the semis and finals of the four conferences, but before looking at them, some valiant efforts by losing teams, although ultimately unsuccessful, deserve a mention. Eight tournament games went to overtime, including the first two games of St. Lawrence at Quinnipiac, the only series … Read more

Senior Night is always a night to remember, but the result on the ice won’t be so memorable for North Dakota. Bemidji State’s pesky style of play swallowed up UND’s potent offense, and only a Jordan Schmaltz goal with 11:23 to play prevented disaster for North Dakota (18-9-7, 13-6-7 Western Collegiate Hockey Association), which had … Read more

Facing Alabama-Huntsville didn’t offer Minnesota-Duluth many positives except for one —- gaining momentum. After not winning in February, the Bulldogs opened March against the independent Chargers, who rank last in Division I offensively and second-to-last defensively. UMD took care of business against an overmatched opponent by winning 4-0 Saturday night at Amsoil Arena before a … Read more

When Blake Coleman fired his shot into the net 7:14 into the third period, the 3,618 fans gathered in the Goggin Ice Center knew history had just been made. The No. 3 Miami RedHawks won their fourth and final Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season crown Saturday evening, downing the Ohio State Buckeyes, 4-2. Miami … Read more