Cammalleri, Michigan Top Northern Michigan

No. 5 Michigan controlled its Friday night game at No. 14 Northern Michigan, beating the Wildcats 6-2 in front of a sellout crowd at the Berry Events Center. Mike Cammalleri scored twice for the Wolverines (11-3-2 overall, 7-3-0 CCHA), while NMU’s Bryce Cockburn had both goals for his team. But perhaps it was Michigan’s quick … Read more

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Wayne State Downs Mercyhurst, 4-1

Wayne State jumped out to a 3-0 lead and defeated Mercyhurst, 4-1, on Friday in a non-league game. Wayne State (7-8-1) got on the board first with a late first period goal by Kalle Rahm. The Warriors broke the game open in the second period with two tallies. The first goal came at 12:28 as … Read more

Niagara Continues Dominance of Hunstville

The new kids on the Niagara team are finally starting to understand that a game against Alabama-Huntsville just isn’t another game. It’s a full-fledged rivalry that results in spirited, and sometimes dirty, games. Friday’s game was not any different as both teams pounded away at each other until Niagara finally escaped the CHA contest at … Read more

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CC Downs Air Force In Crosstown Showdown

The Air Force Falcons fought hard, but when Colorado College gets off 42 shots on net, some of them are bound to go in. However, in a game that could have been a blowout for the No. 10 Tigers, the Falcons used a stellar goaltending performance to keep the loss a close one, 4-1. “It’s … Read more

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Maine Overcomes Inconsistency For 5-1 Win Over Northeastern

Something had to give. The Northeastern Huskies ventured into Alfond Arena on Friday night burdened by a three-game losing streak. Maine was coming off a disheartening 2-1 overtime loss to Dartmouth last weekend. Both clubs were saddled with scoring difficulties and plagued by inconsistent play. The Black Bears responded, playing their best game of the … Read more

Fairfield Wins Slugfest Over Bentley, 5-2

In a wild affair featuring more than 100 minutes in penalties, the Fairfield Stags skated to a 5-2 victory over Bentley. Rae Metz led the Fairfield offense, scoring twice and handing out one assist. The Stags jumped out to a 3-1 lead after one period and added a fourth goal just 3:56 into the second … Read more

Caron Nets Winner As AIC Downs Connecticut

Connecticut was defeated by MAAC rival American International, 3-1, on Friday evening. The Huskies’ record drops to 4-5-2 overall, 4-2-1 in MAAC play, while AIC improves to 4-7-1 overall, 4-4-1 in conference action. AIC’s Bryan Bassler opened the scoring at the 4:05 mark of the first period on a breakaway with assists from Patrick Tabb … Read more

New Hampshire Storms Back for Tie With Lowell

Two goals in 17 seconds in the third period helped New Hampshire tie UMass-Lowell 2-2 Friday night in front of 4,408 fans, the biggest crowd of the season at the Tsongas Arena. The team’s physical presence also helped the River Hawks (5-7-1) against the Wildcats (10-3-2). “Lowell is a big physical team and they pushed … Read more

NCHA Newsletter: Nov. 29, 2000

The NCHA’s nonconference dominance continued last weekend; however, that will be sorely tested this week with the arrival of two of D-III’s top threats from the East. Tim Somers weighs in.

Walsh: Too Early To Tell

Maine coach Shawn Walsh won’t know for another six-to-eight weeks just how effective the immunotherapy treatments that he received at UCLA in early September and October were in attacking his kidney cancer. The early signs, however, are encouraging. “I had a CAT scan done that showed that it’s too early to tell whether I’m going … Read more

No. 1 Spartans Continue Badgers’ Slide

Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center, Wisconsin dropped its eighth game out of the last nine, this time a 6-2 decision to No. 1 Michigan State. “That is the best team we have played,” Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer said. “It is not so much the talent, but the system they play is a very defensive … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth Defeats Vermont To Take Runner-Up Trophy

Mark Gunderson and Tom Nelson each scored twice to lift the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs to a 7-3 win over Vermont in the second round of the Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic. Minnesota-Duluth, 2-10-0 overall and the tournament runner-up, opened the scoring at 6:32 of the first period when Gunderson picked up a loose puck at the blue … Read more

Clarkson Gets Consolation For Weekend Effort

After a disappointing loss to Cornell the evening before, Clarkson picked up where it had left off last weekend, scoring five goals, including two on the power play, en route to a 5-3 victory over Colgate in the consolation game of the Syracuse Invitational Tournament. “Each time we lost a little momentum, we seemed to … Read more