Site AdministratorHAMDEN, Conn. — After jumping out to a three-goal lead midway through the second period, Quinnipiac survived a Bentley comeback to win the nonconference matchup 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Falcons (1-4-0, 0-1-0 Atlantic Hockey) scored a goal late in the second period and midway through the third to cut the lead to one, but … Read more
One night after Sam Warning matched his personal best for points in a game, the Minnesota junior tied his personal record for goals in a game. Warning scored the first and third goals for the No. 3 Gophers in a 5-1 win against Bemidji State Saturday at the Sanford Center. “Like I always say, I … Read more
LOWELL, Mass. — In front of 4,676 at the Tsongas Center, Quinnipiac upended Massachusetts-Lowell by a 3-1 tally and with the victory, the Bobcats improve to an overall record of 2-1-0. The defeat lands the River Hawks at a 1-2-0 record in the early campaign. Neither club has participated in any conference action so far. … Read more
OXFORD, Ohio — The first-ever league game for the newly-formed NCHC was a matchup of the league’s preseason favorites that saw No. 6 North Dakota emerge victorious against top-ranked Miami by a 4-2 margin. Each of UND’s top-line forwards tallied a goal and an assist, while sophomore goaltender Zane Gothberg made 35 saves to earn … Read more
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — St. Lawrence notched a 3-2 victory over Ferris State on the strength of a strong second half to spoil Ferris State’s home opener. Despite a two-goal deficit early in the second period, the Saints were never out of the game and tallied the winning goal with seven minutes to play in … Read more
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Upon giving a postgame handshake to Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves, Boston College coach Jerry York shared a bit of his trademark humility. “We could do nothing wrong tonight,” was what Eaves heard from York. Whether true or not, the No. 2-ranked Badgers didn’t exactly do much right themselves. A sluggish effort … Read more
Vilma Vaattovaara made 36 saves as New Hampshire upset No. 2 Boston College 3-1 on Wednesday.
It’s hard not to feel a twinge of hopefulness for what the future holds, not only for the Penn State hockey program but the college game as a whole, Chris Peters writes.
Despite signs that Boston College is searching for better chemistry on defense, the trademark facet of BC’s game is still lethal as ever – the ability to strike quickly and relentlessly. Three goals in the second period helped the No. 4-ranked Eagles pound No. 15-ranked Rensselaer 7-2 on Sunday at Conte Forum. The headliner was … Read more
Penn State now has the answers to a lot of trivia questions after their 4-1 win Friday night against Army in the opener of the Pegula Ice Arena. With the crowd of 6,730 pumped up, the Black Knights’ approach for the first period was in five-minute increments, coach Brian Riley said in the post-game press … Read more
In what could stand out as the biggest upset of the season down the road, and certainly the biggest of this extremely young campaign, Sacred Heart took down No. 1 Massachusetts-Lowell by a final tally of 2-1 Friday night. The Pioneers victory spoiled a banner-raising opening night before an attendance of 5,349 at the Tsongas … Read more
Second-ranked Miami used its power play to fire three goals past Ohio State goaltender Collin Olson en route to a 6-2 win Friday evening. The two squads square off again Saturday evening in Oxford. “[We need to] stay out of the box, pretty simple,” Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik said. “The head of officials [Steve … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — When a program has as many preseason expectations placed upon it from the outside world and eternally, a staff has two options in which to handle it: embrace the expectations or disregard them. Considering that during one of the first team meetings that Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves carried in with him the school’s sixth … Read more
John Gilmour paced the Providence attack with two goals and an assist and Mark Jankowski added a pair of goals as 14th-ranked Friars defeated 11th-ranked Minnesota State 5-1 on Friday night. Jon Gillies allowed an early goal, but made 25 saves in the winning effort. It did not take long for Minnesota State to silence … Read more
The $89 million arena opens for the Nittany Lions’ second season as a varsity program.
Some programs have storied pasts, others have veteran coaches and almost all, the coaches agree, are located in places where the sport remains important.
In a league as powerful and competitive top to bottom as the new NCHC, it’s tough to tell in preseason how much the eight teams will have left in their tanks come playoff time.
We preview Atlantic Hockey, which last season got two teams into the NCAA tournament for the first time.
Despite a late, game-tying goal from junior forward Scott Wilson – and what appeared to be an overtime game-winner from Josh Holmstrom that was reviewed and eventually waved off – Massachusetts-Lowell and McGill played to a 3-3 stalemate at the Tsongas Center on Saturday night. For Lowell, the game marked the club’s only live-action competition … Read more
It was an anomalous night at Dwyer Arena, that’s for sure. And for the record, there was a game played between Niagara and Clarkson – won 2-1 by the Golden Knights before 1,389 fans on a somewhat balmy evening for these parts. It was a happy and sad time on Saturday evening for the Niagara … Read more