Site AdministratorNebraska-Omaha held Niagara to just 17 shots to preserve the program’s fourth shutout with a 4-0 win on Friday in the opening round of the Maverick Stampede. While the Purple Eagles came flying into the Civic Auditorium in wearing their purple and black flare jerseys, the Mavericks came out with a new look. To the … Read more
Western Ontario scored four unanswered goals in the second period on Friday and defeated Canisius 9-2 in the opening round of the Oktoberfest Invitational at the University of Waterloo. Marc Bouffard and Jeff Street scored for Canisius, but Bouffard’s goal didn’t come until Western Ontario had amassed a 7-0 lead. Jeff Attard scored a pair … Read more
Merrimack jumped in front of No. 2 Michigan 2-1 after one period Friday night, but the Wolverines scored a pair of goals in the second period and downed the Warriors 4-2 in the Johnson Nissan Classic. Senior forward Josh Langfeld posted his second multi-point game of the season with a goal and two assists. He … Read more
Air Force jumped in front of American International early, but had to hold off a late charge in a 4-2 Falcons victory.
The first Maverick Stampede kicked off Friday night with the Boston College Eagles defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-1. The Eagles came out flying in the first period despite an Irish attempt to take BC out physically. The Eagles worked through the hitting and got on the board 17:47 into the first period on … Read more
Wentworth and St. Michael’s are the teams to beat in the Northeast Ice Hockey League according to league coaches.
On Thursday, one day before his debut as head coach, Minnesota State-Mankato’s Troy Jutting announced the suspensions of three players for violating unspecified team rules. Sophomore Jerry Cunningham and seniors T.J. Guidarelli and Ryan Severson — all forwards — will sit out the first six games of the season, a span that includes series at … Read more
With the season ready to get underway in a big way, one question stands above all else in the minds of ECAC fans — is St. Lawrence head coach Joe Marsh nuts? Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy explain.
Freshman Anthony Masotto’s third-period goal Sunday gave Air Force its first lead of the game and sent the Falcons over Calgary 4-2 in an exhibition game. “It’s something you think about all the time,” Masotto said. “To come out and have fun and score the game-winner in my first game was just great.” At 8:09 … Read more
Women’s hockey is about to get a major facelift, thanks to the announcement that the ECAC, at both the Division I and III level, will split and form two leagues for each division beginning in 2001-02.
On an evening dominated by the Ferris State defense, two goals by sophomore defenseman Phil Meyer helped lift the Bulldogs to a 3-0 victory over Waterloo in exhibition action at Ewigleben Ice Arena Saturday night. FSU got the scoring started early in the first period. Kevin Caudill fed Meyer, who then shot a bouncer that … Read more
Merrimack‘s Volpe Center renovation, though slightly behind schedule and expected to cost more than initial estimates, is still on track, according to school officials. The three phase project, originally announced in August, 1999, was slated to enter phase two this past summer, but construction elsewhere on campus and changes in plans forced the work to … Read more
Led by special teams and their incoming freshmen, the Minnesota Golden Gophers opened the 2000-01 season in promising fashion, overwhelming the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 7-3 in the season-opening U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame game at the brand-new Xcel Energy Center. Minnesota scored three goals on the power play, including one of captain Erik Westrum’s … Read more
It was No. 1 against No. 2, or was it just a special teams scrimmage? Eight of the 10 goals came off the power play in a matchup that proved the penalty-kill and power-play units are relatively equal, as No. 1 North Dakota and No. 2 Michigan skated to a 5-5 tie in the consolation … Read more
Saturday, the University of Wisconsin used two quick first-period goals and consistent offensive intensity to defeat the University of Massachusetts-Amherst 3-0 to complete a weekend series sweep. “It was more under control tonight,” Badger coach Jeff Sauer said, in reference to his team’s 9-6 victory Friday. Wisconsin (2-0) got on the board first just 25 … Read more
New Hampshire thought it would rely on its defense this season, but it started out the year like it was still in the ’90s, dropping Colgate 7-3 in the final of the Ice Breaker Cup. Colgate, meanwhile, still felt good about its showing in the season-opening tournament, as both teams look to head back to the NCAA Tournament.
Call it a win-win situation for both No. 13 Lake Superior State and Niagara. The Lakers kicked off the new hockey season on a winning note by capturing a 3-2 overtime verdict at Dwyer Arena on Saturday, while the Purple Eagles showed people that they will still be a tough team to play even though … Read more
Mike Depitrillo scored the game-winner at with 4:46 left in the third period Saturday as Guelph defeated Canisius 5-4 in a see-saw exhibition game at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Guelph jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of the first period on goals by Chad Schwartzentrubber and Jon Abbott. … Read more
Seven players scored points as Western Michigan beat Waterloo 7-2 on Friday at Lawson Arena. Freshman Jeff Campbell earned star-of-the-game honors with a power-play goal and three assists. Mike Bishai also had a goal and three assists in the exhibition victory. The Broncos led 4-1 in the second period, then put the game away with … Read more