Duluth defense overcomes UP road fatigue to secure 3-2 win over Northern Michigan

There was not a lot of time for Minnesota-Duluth’s players to ponder a 12-goal season-opening game. After Friday’s tie against Lake Superior State, the Bulldogs bused three hours through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from Sault Ste. Marie, arriving in Marquette around 2:15 a.m. They were at the Berry Events Center for an 11 a.m. skate and … Read more

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Michigan Tech goes to 2-0 with ‘complete’ win over Lake Superior

Michigan Tech wanted to play a complete game to complete a Superior Cup sweep, and it got it. Freshman Milos Gordic scored twice in the Huskies’ 6-2 victory over Lake Superior State on Saturday. “We talked about it before the game that we wanted a complete 60 minutes with good jump and energy,” Michigan Tech … Read more

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Caporusso leads Michigan to sweep of Bowling Green

The Michigan Wolverines wore their No. 5 ranking well this weekend, finishing off their weekend sweep of the Bowling Green Falcons with a 4-2 win Saturday night. “If you win the first game on the road, you know that the second game is going to be tougher, and it was,” Michigan coach Red Berenson said. … Read more

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Vermont and Denver both get strong goaltending in 1-1 tie

Following up on a 5-3 Denver victory Friday night, it was a different game for the Vermont Catamounts and the Pioneers on Saturday as they skated to a 1-1 tie in front of a sold out crowd at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Sophomore Drew Shore scored the only goal for Denver while Senior Dan Lawson recorded the … Read more

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Inaugural Cape Cod Classic is a rousing success

In a community known for its love of summer college baseball, is college hockey all it needs to fill the long winter void? Interestingly enough, the first ever Division I game to be played on the peninsula located just over 50 miles southeast of downtown Boston pitted two schools from the state of New York … Read more

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Minnesota edges Minnesota Whitecaps in exhibition

The No. 4 University of Minnesota women’s hockey team rallied late in the third period to edge the Minnesota Whitecaps, 3-2, in an exhibition game tonight at Ridder Arena. The Golden Gophers will return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. against Wayne State in a regular-season game. Jen Schoullis scored two goals for the Gophers … Read more

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Mavericks and Saints skate to 5-5 tie

When Justin Jokinen came to Minnesota State as a fourth-round NHL draft pick in 2008, he was expected to make an impact on the Mavericks offensive game. Jokinen struggled through his first two seasons with only nine points but the junior found the right time to spark the MSU attack against St. Lawrence Friday night … Read more

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Syracuse upsets New Hampshire

The Syracuse Orange scored its first win over a ranked opponent, upsetting No. 8 New Hampshire 4-2 in Syracuse. The Orange grabbed the early lead when Stefanie Marty, with the assistance of Julie Rising and Megan Skelly, scored at 3:15 of the first period. The Orange scored the only two goals of the second stanza … Read more

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Friars eke past Huskies

Matt Germain and Ben Farrer scored third period goals for Providence College to lift the Friars to a 3-2 win over the Northeastern Huskies in the season opener. Brodie Reid scored a late goal to bring the Huskies within one and Cody Ferriero also added a tally for Northeastern but Providence starter Alex Beaudry shut … Read more

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Mavericks trample Golden Knights

After last Saturday’s 6-1 exhibition win over British Columbia, Nebraska-Omaha head coach Dean Blais said that his Maverick hockey team this season would be one that bid its time early in games before using its conditioning to wear opponents down later on. That didn’t really happen on Friday. Instead, in UNO’s Mutual of Omaha Stampede … Read more

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Berenson earns 700th career win as Michigan downs Bowling Green

Michigan head coach Red Berenson picked up his 700th career win as his Wolverines defeated the Bowling Green Falcons 4-1 Friday night. “Playing on the road, playing against a team you know is going to be inspired, and you know they’re going to be a dangerous team, so I’m glad we were about to get … Read more

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Dismissed by Boston University, Saponari says he’s moving to BC

Vinny Saponari, who was removed from the Boston University roster after last season, will play next season for rival Boston College. Saponari, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, confirmed the decision to The Daily Free Press at Boston University. He had 47 points in 82 games over two seasons with the Terriers before being … Read more

Denver downs Vermont

Despite an early two goal lead and a hat trick from senior Wahsontiio Stacey, Vermont was unable to hold off Denver as the Pioneers defeated the Catamounts, 5-3, at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Sophomores Drew Shore and Matt Donovan scored two goals each for Denver while senior Jesse Martin also scored. Stacey scored all three of the … Read more

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Union whitewashes Sacred Heart, 9-0, in season opener

A major question heading into the 2010-2011 season for the Union College Dutchmen was who is going to replace leading goal scorers Mario Valery-Trabucco and Jason Walters this season. That question was at least partially answered on Friday as freshmen Josh Jooris and Daniel Carr combined for four goals and three assists in a 9-0 … Read more

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Hanowski’s goal sends St. Cloud State past RIT

En route to last season’s surprise appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four, Rochester Institute of Technology lost each of its first five games of the season. To reach those dizzying heights again this time around, though, the No. 18 Tigers will be hoping that it can recover from early setbacks yet again. Friday afternoon’s 3-1 … Read more

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Another season-opening tie for Lake Superior, Minnesota-Duluth

How crazy was Minnesota-Duluth’s opening men’s hockey game of 2010-11? Crazy. The No. 8 Bulldogs had to rally five times Friday to earn a 6-6 overtime tie with Lake Superior State in the first round of the fourth Superior Cup before 2,069 fans at Taffy Abel Arena. UMD trailed 1-0 just 29 seconds into the … Read more

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In 2010-11, Hockey East looks like Boston College, and everybody else

Can Hockey East go 4-for-4? The league has earned three straight national championships, starting with Boston College in 2008, followed by Boston University and then the Eagles again.   Hobey Baker Award finalist Gustav Nyquist’s return makes Maine a more formidable foe this season (photo: Melissa Wade). It wouldn’t be a shock to see Hockey … Read more

Regulation wins worth 3 points this year in women’s WCHA

The WCHA women’s league is moving to a three-point system for league games this season. That means that a regulation win will be worth three points instead of two. Both teams get one point for being tied after a five-minute overtime, and the winner of the ensuing shootout gets an extra point. That’s the same … Read more