Sparks’ hat trick powers Michigan past Niagara

Michigan entered Tuesday night’s opener knowing that their big challenge was the search for offense, having graduating most of their top scorers from last year’s squad that advanced all the way to the national championship game. Lindsay Sparks placed his name right at the top of the list of hopeful offensive contributors with a hat … Read more

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Defending champion UMD skates past Lakehead Sunday night

Auditions began Sunday night for the next crop of goal-scorers for Minnesota-Duluth. The defending NCAA champions faced Lakehead University of Thunder Bay, Ont., in an exhibition game at Amsoil Arena to open the 2011-12 season and took a 5-1 win before an announced crowd of 5,249 fans. UMD held Lakehead to just nine shots on … Read more

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Canisius settles for 2-2 tie with Queen’s

Canisius opened the 2011-12 campaign with a 2-2 draw in an exhibition matchup against Queen’s University on Sunday. “It was great to see this year’s team battle and compete against a new opponent,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “Both teams played hard and it was exciting to see our young players get out there … Read more

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Jones brothers carry Quinnipiac past Acadia

Connor Jones’ two first-period goals for Quinnipiac led the Bobcats past the Acadia Axemen, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon in exhibition action. This marks the only exhibition match of the season for the Bobcats before their season opener next weekend at Ohio State. “We got some good game experience for our freshmen,” said QU coach Rand … Read more

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Wisconsin drops banner, drops Lindenwood in Lions’ debut

On a night where both Wisconsin and its opponent Lindenwood made history, it was the Badgers who left the ice reliving their storied past. After enduring a slow start Wisconsin poured in seven goals in the second period before routing the Lions 11-0 Friday night in Lindenwood’s first ever Division I game. “A lot of … Read more

RIT freshman faces money laundering, conspiracy charges

Michael Colavecchia, who recently completed his freshman season at Rochester Institute of Technology, was arrested this week and charged with money laundering and conspiracy in an alleged scheme to defraud the Toronto Transit Commission. CTV News in Toronto has reported that Colavecchia, as well as his father Bruno and mother Vincenza Grossi, along with Sebastian … Read more