Site AdministratorAdrian’s three-year stranglehold is the Midwestern Collegiate Hockey Association’s storyline entering the 2010-2011 campaign. The Bulldogs are poised to make it a four-year talking point. The perennial league leaders return a cavalcade of proven collegiate players who have claimed numerous honors, like last season’s MCHA Player of the Year Mike Dahlinger (10 goals and 36 … Read more
Union was running on all cylinders heading into Thursday night’s game with Connecticut, outscoring visiting opponents 29-7 to begin the season. The 16th-ranked Dutchmen jumped out to an early three-goal lead and looked to be on their way to another blowout of a visiting Atlantic Hockey team. But the Huskies came alive in the second … Read more
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski weigh in on last weekend’s upsets at the top of the rankings and the differences between college hockey’s old and new arenas.
Taylor Wasylk scored twice for Boston College, which outshot Brown 40-9 in a 5-2 victory on Sunday. Blake Bolden added a goal and two assists for the Eagles.
Minnesota freshman forward Nick Bjugstad is expected to miss two weeks with mononucleosis, the school announced Sunday. The diagnosis was made Saturday, the off day between games of a WCHA series against St. Cloud State. Bjugstad had played in the first five games of the season, including Friday’s series opener. He had one assist. A … Read more
Miami’s Will Weber was hospitalized Saturday after his neck was cut by a skate blade late in the first period of a game against Northern Michigan in Oxford, Ohio. According to a Miami release, Weber was alert and in stable condition after being transported to a hospital. A Miami spokesperson said he was expected to … Read more
Goalie Aaron Crandall and left winger Dan DeLisle, roommates the past two years, earned milestone firsts Saturday night in leading No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth to a 6-0 victory over Alaska-Anchorage for a Western Collegiate Hockey Association sweep at the DECC. Crandall, a red-shirt freshman from Lakeville, Minn., recorded his first collegiate shutout, while DeLisle, a sophomore … Read more
A high-energy game resulted in a 2-2 tie at Gutterson Fieldhouse, as Merrimack and Vermont battled in a Hockey East contest. Senior Chris Barton and freshman Shawn Bates tallied the goals for Merrimack while senior Jack Downing and sophomore Ben Albertson scored for Vermont. Both coaches noted that the game had an intense, playoff-like feeling … Read more
It took Michigan exactly eight seconds to start the process of reversing the negative effects of Friday night’s 4-2 loss to Nebraska-Omaha. That ‘s how long it took Wolverines junior David Wohlberg to the score the quickest goal at the start of a game in Michigan’s recorded hockey history. Michigan added three more goals in … Read more
Will MacDonald scored twice as Princeton outshot Morrisville 57-11 and defeated Morrisville 7-1 in an exhibition game Saturday. Nick Julas scored a first-period goal for Morrisville, which was outshot 25-2 in the second period. Kevin Lohry put the Tigers ahead for good 57 seconds into the second period, and MacDonald followed with his first goal … Read more
Taylor Holze’s go-ahead goal with one minute remaining in the second period carried Boston University to a 3-2 victory over Clarkson on Saturday. Marie-Philip Poulin added a third-period goal for the Terriers. Lauren Dahm stopped 48 shots for Clarkson.
No. 8 Minnesota scored three power-play goals en route to a 3-0 shutout win over St. Cloud State tonight in St. Cloud, Minn. With the win, the Gophers improve to 5-2-0 on the season and 2-2-0 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Megan Bozek recorded the first Gophers power-play goal when she fired a shot … Read more
The University of Maine survived a tough contest against the University of North Dakota, defeating the Fighting Sioux 4-2 and sweeping the weekend series against the No. 2 team in the country. The Black Bears were led by junior forwards Spencer Abbott and Gustav Nyquist, as well as freshman goalie Dan Sullivan, who made 23 … Read more
One weekend after picking up his first win as a head coach, Chris Bergeron got his first weekend sweep as Bowling Green defeated Alabama-Huntsville 4-2 Saturday night. “I feel like it means a lot,” Bergeron said. “We’re trying to develop confidence, and we’ve been playing well.” Bowling Green improved to 3-3 on the season, while … Read more
Union is making a habit of scoring big at home. After a scoreless first period, the 18th-ranked Dutchmen jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the opening 12 minutes of the second period, then coasted to a 6-1 victory over Niagara on Friday. Six players scored for Union, which has outscored opponents 22-4 in starting … Read more
After two periods, No. 1 Wisconsin trailed No. 10 Ohio State 4-2 in Madison. In between periods, Badgers coach Mark Johnson rallied his troops. “After the second period] coach came in and gave a good speech,” Brianna Decker said. “He just said to keep taking it to them. We kind of relaxed in the locker … Read more
It was quite the series-opening game between No. 2 North Dakota and No. 12 Maine, with a combined 10 goals and 59 penalty minutes. The Black Bears got the better on the scoreboard. Junior forward Brian Flynn scored twice, and junior forward Gustav Nyquist added a goal and two assists in Maine’s 7-3 victory on … Read more
Syracuse outshot Union 18-1 in the second period and got a go-ahead goal by Lisa Mullan in a 3-1 victory over Union on Friday. Christina LaCombe and Megan Skelly (empty net) also scored for the Orange (3-2-1), who got 12 saves from Steph Jones. Lauren Cromartie scored for Union (1-4) in the third period, cutting … Read more
A couple of engineering schools from opposite ends of upstate New York met at the Houston Field House tonight, and those fans of the home team who were in attendance left far happier than they would have been had they made the choice to stay home and instead take in another important New York sporting … Read more
Kevin Lohry’s power-play goal with 35 seconds remaining gave Princeton a 5-4 exhibition victory over Trois Rivieres on Wednesday. Here are photos from that game, by Shelley Szwast: