Site AdministratorNorthern Michigan goaltender Craig Kowalski, making his collegiate debut, made several huge saves late in the third period and then in overtime as the Wildcats held on for a 3-3 tie with Michigan Tech on Friday. The Huskies played the last 1:40 of overtime on the power play after NMU’s Ryan Carrigan went off for … Read more
Freshman Mark Wires scored two goals and Bowling Green defeated York 8-4 on Friday at the BGSU Ice Arena. Tyler Masters stopped 16 shots in just over 31 minutes for the Falcons. He was relieved by Shawn Timm, who stopped 20 shots. Each allowed two goals. Bowling Green’s Phil Barski opened the scoring 4:40 into … Read more
Junior Alex Kim scored both Colorado College goals Friday night as the No. 15 Tigers defeated Calgary 2-1 in an exhibition at the World Arena. Kim, a transfer from Miami playing his first game for the Tigers, scored on the power play in the second period and added an even-strength goal in the third. The … Read more
In an unbelievably wild game at the Kohl Center, Wisconsin defeated UMass-Amherst 9-6 in the season opener for both teams. “Well, it was exciting to the fans,” Badgers coach Jeff Sauer said. “Lot of goals, lot of horns.” Wisconsin defenseman Alex Brooks put the Badgers ahead from the beginning with a shot from just below … Read more
Everyone seemed to want No. 1 North Dakota and No. 2 Michigan go at it in this weekend’s Ice Breaker Cup. Well, the two WILL play Saturday, but not at the time everyone thought they would. Two shootouts, two underdogs advance. First, New Hampshire beats North Dakota on a shootout, then Michigan loses out the … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha hopes the door on the stable has been blown off the hinges. The Mavericks opened their 2000-2001 season with a 6-1 exhibition victory over Manitoba on Friday. “It’s good to be back here,” Mavericks coach Mike Kemp said. “This was a good opportunity for us to get out and play somebody besides ourselves.” Omaha … Read more
Forwards Joe Goodenow and Sean Patchell each scored a goal and had two assists Friday night as Michigan State blanked Western Ontario 7-0 in an exhibition game at Munn Ice Arena. “We had a better effort overall,” said coach Ron Mason. “We had more attention to detail and our guys had some emotion going into … Read more
The first game of the Ice Breaker Cup was definitely a shootout. Defenseman Garrett Stafford’s goal on the 13th try of a tiebreaking shootout, normally seen in juniors or the Olympics, put the finishing touches on a New Hampshire comeback over North Dakota on Friday. Under NCAA rules, a 2-2 tie will actually count in … Read more
In a game that made one almost question whether the United States and Canada are allies, Boston University and the University of Toronto beat up on each other for a total of 92 penalty minutes while the Terriers beat the Varsity Blues 5-3 in an exhibition game on Friday. Carl Corazzini, Mike Pandolfo and Brian … Read more
Wisconsin’s hockey team can say something its football and men’s and women’s basketball teams can’t — it came away from an athletics department scandal largely unscathed. Unlike the three other high-profile teams at the school, the hockey team was not hit with any suspensions stemming from athletes accepting unadvertised discounts at a Madison-area shoe store. … Read more
Not a bad start for the U.S. Under-18 Team. Michigan State was probably hoping for a better result. In its first game against a collegiate opponent, the national team defeated the No. 5 Spartans, 6-4, on Tuesday in an exhibition. Bryan Miller scored the eventual game-winner at 12 minutes, 50 seconds of the third period, … Read more
Last season’s NCAA tournament runner-up, Boston College, has been tabbed by Hockey East coaches as the preseason favorite to capture the league’s regular season championship. The voting was one of the closest in league history, with four teams receiving first-place votes from the coaches.
The defending NCAA champion North Dakota Fighting Sioux have been tabbed by the coaches of the WCHA as the conference’s preseason favorite. The Fighting Sioux received six first place votes and a total of 77 points in the annual polling.
There are high hopes in Ithaca this year, as the Big Red return with a deep squad, a lot of experience and a good recruiting class.
The last nine months will not easily be forgotten in the State of Vermont, or around college hockey, or around the nation. In a nearly unprecedented move, the Catamounts suspended their men’s hockey season after an internal investigation into hazing allegations brought by walk-on goaltender Corey LaTulippe. Nine months later, the Catamounts are back on … Read more
One word described the St. Lawrence Saints of 1999-2000. “Magic.” The 1999-2000 season was one of wonder for the Saints. An outright ECAC regular-season title, their first ever; the ECAC tournament championship; a bye in the NCAA tournament; a thrilling overtime victory in the quarterfinals there and a trip to the Frozen Four. The Saints … Read more
Quinnipiac’s Shawn Mansoff and Canisius’ Sean Weaver headline the preseason All-MAAC First Team. Mansoff enters his senior season as Preseason Player of the Year, while Sean Weaver gets the nod as Preseason Goalie of the Year.
The 2000-01 edition of the ECAC appears minus some familiar faces, but still capable of producing another down-to-the-wire finish as NCAA semifinalist St. Lawrence guns for a second straight title.
MAAC coaches have chosen Quinnipiac as the preseason favorite to capture this year’s regular season championship. In the poll, the Braves received six first place votes and 113 total points. The 11 MAAC head coaches did the voting.
Let’s be honest. The chances of Harvard finishing eighth this season are pretty slim, but if there is one thing that we have all learned about the Crimson, it’s that you don’t always know what you are going to get. In his second year at the helm, Mark Mazzoleni has done everything in his power … Read more