Union’s Leaman is ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year

After leading Union to the highest conference and overall win totals in program history, coach Nate Leaman was named the ECAC Hockey coach of the year. The Dutchmen have 20 overall wins and earned 12 in conference play after being picked to finish sixth in the standings. They are the third seed in the postseason. … Read more

Ferris State Surges in Rankings

After going through a nine-game stretch of the second half with only one win, Ferris State was slipping out of the national picture. Well, the Bulldogs are back. And they’re back in the top 10. Ferris State, which enters the CCHA Championship with just one loss in its last seven games, is eighth in this … Read more

St. Cloud State Eliminates Minnesota State on LeBlanc’s OT Goal

The last five games couldn’t have been any tighter for Minnesota State and St. Cloud State. The teams ended the regular season with a home-and-home bout and opened the WCHA playoffs with a series that went three nights. Five games, four decided by one goal, three that took overtime to resolve and a 15-14 goals-scored … Read more

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Knapp, Miami Foil Ohio State’s Rally

No. 2 Miami survived a gritty third period from Ohio State as the RedHawks defeated the Buckeyes 2-1 in the third and deciding game of the CCHA quarterfinals. Miami will meet Michigan Friday in Joe Louis Arena in the CCHA semifinals. “We know them very well,” Miami coach Enrico Blasi said of Michigan. “Michigan is … Read more

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House Goal in OT Sends Maine Past Massachusetts-Lowell

University of Maine junior center and captain Tanner House scored 5:10 into overtime Sunday night to send the Black Bears to the Hockey East Tournament Semifinals with a 3-2 win in the decisive third game of their quarterfinal series against the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Maine will oppose defending National Champions Boston University next Friday at … Read more

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Welsh Scores Game-Winner as Union Edges Quinnipiac

After two hard-fought games, Quinnipiac and Union headed to the third game of the best-of-three Quarter-final series. Both teams battled hard, knowing that a bid to the Final Four in Albany was on the line. The game remained close, but behind superb goaltending by Corey Milan, Union prevailed. After his stellar game last night, Milan … Read more

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Clemente Stops 44 as Brown Shocks Yale

Brown scored an early short-handed goal and then goalie Mike Clemente played lights out, stopping all 44 shots on net by Yale, as the 11th-seed Bears knocked top-seed Yale out of the ECAC tournament by winning the deciding third game of their quarterfinal series, 1-0. “Mike Clemente was absolutely incredible,” said Brown coach Brendan Whittet. … Read more

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Best Western: West Rescues Gophers in OT

When playing in the NCAA tournament, it is win or go home. For the Gophers this season, it became a case of winning so they could stay at home. They accomplished that task … but not without some drama. “This team has had a lot over their heads from the day that it was announced … Read more

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Gingera Scores in OT as Sacred Heart Sweeps Holy Cross

It might not have been the most beautiful goal Matt Gingera has ever scored, but it certainly was his most important. The sophomore from Winnipeg scored 4:53 into overtime Saturday, giving Sacred Heart a wild 4-3 victory over Holy Cross at the Milford Ice Pavilion and a sweep of its Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal series. An … Read more

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Wilson Stops 23 as Maine Blanks Massachusetts-Lowell

Maine senior goaltender Dave Wilson turned away all 23 University of Massachusetts-Lowell shots Saturday night as the Black Bears forced a decisive third game in the best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series with a 2-0 win at Alfond Arena. It was Wilson’s second career shutout. “The whole game I wasn’t really thinking about the shutout,” Wilson … Read more

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Winkler’s First Career Goal Lifts Colorado College Over Minnesota-Duluth

If Minnesota Duluth wanted to advance to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five and defend its playoff title, the Bulldogs could’ve done that with a victory over Colorado College on Saturday in their first-round series at the DECC. No. 14-ranked UMD, after an overtime victory Friday, would’ve preferred to finish a sweep for its … Read more

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Bulldogs Battle Back to Frozen Four

The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs are back in familiar territory, competing for a fourth national championship in their home state. The 2008 National Champions won it all on their home ice, but this year’s event will be in a somewhat less hospitable venue: Ridder Arena, home of the arch-rival Minnesota Gophers. The No. 2-seed Bulldogs (29-8-2) won … Read more

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Bemidji State Left to Wait for NCAA Fate

In the postseason, things don’t always turn out the way they are supposed to. Bemidji State is the latest classic example of this. The Beavers came into the final CHA tournament riding high as the eighth-ranked team in the nation — and deservedly so. They dominated and bullied the rest of the CHA and were … Read more

Haines Scores in OT as Ferris State Sweeps Nebraska-Omaha

Just 23 seconds into overtime, Casey Haines lifted Ferris State to a 3-2 victory and a 2-0 CCHA quarterfinal series win over Nebraska-Omaha. With fans barely settled into their seats for the start of overtime, Cody Chupp pinched in along the near boards to breakup the Mavericks attempt to clear their zone. Chupp poked the … Read more

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Mercyhurst Returns to Frozen Four

The top-seeded Mercyhurst Lakers defeated eight-seed Boston University 4-1 in front of a sold-out Mercyhurst Ice Center Saturday afternoon, punching their ticket to a second straight Frozen Four in the process. Sophomore Bailey Bram scored twice to pace the Lakers (30-2-3), who seek to erase memories of last year’s title-game loss to Wisconsin. Junior forward … Read more

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CHA Tournament’s Final Performance: Cameron Talbot Superstar

A 1-0 shutout win over Robert Morris. A magnificent 43-save performance in an overtime championship game victory against Niagara. All-tournament honors, the tourney Most Valuable Player award, and an NCAA playoff berth. What can you say about Alabama-Huntsville goaltender Cameron Talbot’s work in the 2010 CHA tournament? According to Talbot, not much. “I know these … Read more