Candace Horgan

In a classic rivalry of Hockey East foes less than 20 minutes from each other, Merrimack and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell battled toe-to-toe for 60 minutes. The No. 13 River Hawks, who were unbeaten in their last 11 games to start the second half, came into Lawler expecting two points, but were shocked, 1-0, by … Read more

Denver had two weeks to chew on a pair of losses at St. Cloud State, which marked the first time in 60 games the Pioneers had been swept in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, going back to 2008. Friday night’s rebound performance was impressive, as No. 10 Denver stopped Minnesota-Duluth, 3-0, in front of 6,198 … Read more

Maine forward Joey Diamond scored two goals in the third period and Black Bears goaltender stopped Providence College forward Noel Acciari’s last second shot in overtime to secure a 2-2 tie at the Alfond Arena on Friday night. “It was a good comeback, good to fight back and tie it up,” said Maine coach Tim … Read more

Kelly Babstock and Nicole Connery scored two goals each as the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated the Brown Bears 5-0 to continue a three game winning streak. It was a game in which the Bobcats (15-9-2, 9-5-1 ECAC) outplayed the Bears (4-15-1, 3-12-0 ECAC) from puck drop. “I thought the energy was great; we have to pay … Read more

Miami ground out a tough 4-1 win over Alaska Friday night, ending the Nanooks’ seven-game unbeaten streak. A trio of sophomores accounted for all of Miami’s scoring, with Cody Murphy and Blake Coleman each potting one in the opening period, while classmate Austin Czarnik added a pair of empty-netters in the final minute. In a … Read more

Just over three months ago, Northeastern and New Hampshire skated to a scoreless draw in a back-and-forth classic at Matthews Arena — one of the most dynamic games the Huskies have played here all season. This game was not nearly as thrilling for Northeastern, as the No. 3 Wildcats were precise in converting their scoring … Read more

The road back has been a slow process for Ohio State forward Nick Oddo. The sophomore spent the first half of the season out of the lineup due to injury. In his ninth game back, Oddo made a statement. With Ohio State trailing 1-0, he stepped up to help on three goals for the Buckeyes’ … Read more

Well, thanks to correctly picking RIT on Saturday night, I gained another game lead over Arlan on the season. I went 14-2-1 (.852), to move to 170-56-22 (.729) on the year. Arlan went 13-3-1 (.794) to move to 168-58-22 (.721) on the year. Can I hold him off and win the six pack? Time will … Read more

After a disappointing Friday night loss to the top team in the WCHA, all North Dakota needed to do Saturday was play a better hockey game. That was certainly the case, as it managed 15 shots on the net in the first period alone —- five times more shots than it had in last night’s … Read more

Is it hyperbole to say that the Canisius Golden Griffins saved their season on Saturday night? Probably — there are still 11 games and 22 points left in the Griffs’ Atlantic Hockey Association schedule. However, Canisius’ 4-2 home victory over longtime conference rival Mercyhurst at the Buffalo State Ice Arena on Saturday night allowed the … Read more

Niagara’s rugged, 6-4 victory over visiting Rochester Institute of Technology was proof positive that the Purple Eagles have become a Saturday night hockey team. Bitten by injury (five starters out), and leg-weary at the onset of the contest, Niagara pushed back from the initial surge of the Tigers and calmly staked a 3-1 lead to … Read more

The Miami RedHawks got a two-goal performance from one of their sophomores for a second straight night, downing the Bowling Green Falcons, 3-1, to complete a weekend sweep. Jimmy Mullin tallied his third and fourth goals for his first multi-goal game of the season, while junior Bryon Paulazzo added the game-winner, his third. Miami coach … Read more

Ohio State Buckeyes coach Mark Osiecki has been preaching that you need to do more than get pucks to the net. Though goals seemingly came quickly in Ohio State’s 6-1 win over the Lake Superior State Lakers Saturday evening, the Buckeyes did everything they needed to do to score a lot of goals. “It is … Read more

The USA Hockey Under-18 team had already made its point against Division I opponents —- tying No. 1 Minnesota and No. 7 Notre Dame, and beating Michigan, Michigan State, and Merrimack. Minnesota-Duluth didn’t want to be listed among the victims of the talented high-school-age team from Ann Arbor, Mich. The Bulldogs scored early and never … Read more

Behind 30 saves from goaltender Jason Torf and a quick-strike offense led by Kyle De Laurell, Air Force shut out Robert Morris 2-0 at the Cadet Ice Arena. It was Torf’s ninth career shutout for the Falcons. “To be honest, I was actually fighting the puck a bit tonight,” said Torf. “I wasn’t holding in … Read more

Well, thanks to correctly picking Quinnipiac to sweep Robert Morris and Arlan picking North Dakota over Wisconsin on night one, I maintained my slim, one-game lead over Arlan. Both Arlan and I went 13-2-2 (.823) last week. I am now 156-54-21 (.720) while Arlan is 155-55-21 (.716). We’ve got a lot of games on the … Read more