Site AdministratorThe first two periods of Thursday’s game between the Alaska Nanooks and Ohio State Buckeyes featured as much heavy metal as a Judas Priest concert. Through two scoreless periods, each team had a pair of shots ring off the iron, but both teams scored twice to notch a 2-2 tie at Value City Arena. Ohio … Read more
Michigan took advantage of having an extra skater three separate times early in the second period, building an insurmountable 3-0 lead on their way to a 5-2 win over Ferris State at Yost Ice Arena Thursday night. Phil Di Giuseppe scored the game’s first and final goals for Michigan. Travis Lynch, David Wohlberg and Derek … Read more
The senior is already more than halfway to his point total from last season. Tyler Buckentine and Brian Halverson have This Week in the WCHA.
Todd: There’s plenty to talk about this week, but events developing Monday have captured our attention. Alabama-Huntsville has announced it will drop its varsity program in favor of a club team to save money. Program boosters have been raising funds to keep the program going, but interim president Malcolm Portera pulled the plug. The writing … Read more
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Coming off his first career win as head coach at Northeastern, Jim Madigan walked into Lawler Arena looking to bring his team above .500 and hand 13th-ranked Merrimack its first loss of the 2011-12 season. After two periods and more of being under siege, the Huskies fell to the Warriors, 4-1. Northeastern goalie Chris Rawlings … Read more
After a sweep of Michigan State on home ice last weekend, Lake Superior State will now be looking for a split when they take to the ice Saturday night against Bowling Green. The Lakers dropped a 1-0 decision to the Falcons at Taffy Abel Arena on Friday night, putting an end to a four-game winning … Read more
Despite an equalizer in the final 80 seconds of regulation, 12th-ranked Union saw its eight-game road winning streak snapped at Niagara’s Dwyer Arena on Friday night. Ask new coach Rick Bennett, and things could have been worse for the Dutchmen. “They deserved to beat us. I think we got lucky. We got very lucky,” Bennett … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha snapped a three-game losing streak Friday in beating WCHA rival Alaska-Anchorage, 4-1, at CenturyLink Center. UNO looked far from being in midseason form in their first conference game of the season, with UAA limiting the Mavericks to relatively few shots and quality scoring chances. A fast start, however, and two goals 43 seconds apart … Read more
For the first three games of this season, goals had been hard to come by for Robert Morris. Friday night, the offensive demons were exorcised as the Colonials found the back of the net five times in a wild 5-4 win versus visiting Quinnipiac. Tyson Wilson and Cody Cartier each scored their first career goals, … Read more
A two-goal game from Eric Alexander guided the Ferris State Bulldogs to a 4-2 win over the Miami RedHawks Friday night. It was the CCHA opener for both ranked teams. Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels spoke in matter-of-fact terms after the game. “I thought it was big to get three points to open conference … Read more
Early season statistics and standings, while providing no particular long-term value, can be fun to peruse nonetheless if only for the “what if?” factor they present. Brian Halverson and Tyler Buckentine have This Week in the WCHA.
The Oct. 18 premiere episode of USCHO Live! with hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger featured a conversation with Boston College coach Jerry York about his career, past BC players in the NHL, this year’s team and the changes in college hockey’s landscape, followed by a look at all of the upcoming conference upheaval with … Read more
Three Quinnipiac players scored their first collegiate goals, and Dan Clarke made 17 saves as the Bobcats extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-1 victory over Bentley on Tuesday. “We’re on a roll right now,” Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said. “It was a great 60 minutes. We were focused in the first, … Read more
Teams from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are a combined 11-1 so far this season, and could it be because of what happened in the offseason? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The Fighting Irish are set to move into the $50 million, 5,000-seat Compton Family Ice Arena. Ryan O’Leary reports.
In monitoring the weekend’s results in the WCHA and across the country, a trend developed which may not mean a lot in the grand scheme of things but which we found interesting nonetheless. A total of 10 games were played encompassing four series and two single-game matchups involving post-realignment WCHA schools and their soon-to-be-former conference … Read more
In monitoring the weekend’s results in the WCHA and across the country, a trend developed which may not mean a lot in the grand scheme of things but which we found interesting nonetheless. A total of 10 games were played encompassing four series and two single-game matchups involving post-realignment WCHA schools and their soon-to-be-former conference … Read more
On Sunday afternoon, Quinnipiac completed the weekend sweep of Canisius with a 4-0 win behind a 14-save shutout from goaltender Dan Clarke. Spencer Heichman provided the offense with two goals for Quinnipiac’s fourth straight win of the season. “The guys really impressed me today,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “It was excellent; they were … Read more
In the second overtime thriller of the weekend, Michigan Tech defeated Wisconsin, 3-2, Saturday night to sweep the Badgers. MTU captain Brett Olson netted the game winner 20 seconds into overtime play after coming around the net and sneaking the puck into Joel Rumpel’s unprotected five-hole. The win gives the Huskies their first 4-0 start … Read more