Site AdministratorThe University of Massachusetts Minutemen kept their narrow Hockey East playoff hopes alive Friday night by stealing a pair of points from the University of Maine Black Bears with a 5-2 win at Alfond Arena. After entering the weekend in the dreaded ninth spot in the conference (eight teams qualify for the playoffs), the Minutemen … Read more
Chris Auger scored two goals and Kory Falite had a goal and an assist as the University of Massachusetts-Lowell clinched a Hockey East playoff berth with a victory over the No.16 Vermont Catamounts in front of 5,058 fans at the Tsongas Center. Vermont’s Colin Vock led his team with a goal and an assist. Heading … Read more
A tie never felt so good. New Hampshire stormed all the way back from a three goal deficit in the third period to tie No. 5 Boston College, 3-3, and claim the Hockey East regular season title outright in front of their home crowd at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. on Friday night. “I … Read more
Minnesota State coach Troy Jutting said Friday’s game against St. Cloud State was reminiscent of last week when the Mavericks hosted top ranked Denver. MSU outshot and stuck with a high-ranked team for the second week in a row. The difference: the Mavericks converted three of their four power-play chances, had a four goal lead … Read more
Holy Cross coach Paul Pearl and the school have agreed to a three-year contract extension, the school announced Wednesday. Pearl has a 225-224-54 record in nearly 15 full seasons with the Crusaders. He became the school’s all-time winningest coach in 2006 with his 168th victory. Related link: Paul Pearl’s coaching history “I am happy that … Read more
Wisconsin has halted planning on a project that would give its women’s hockey team a new home rink that would double as a practice rink for the school’s men’s team. The proposed facility was to be built adjacent to the Kohl Center and include new locker rooms for both teams. “This project has been very … Read more
No. 1 Mercyhurst has three forwards among the 10 finalists for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Juniors Vicki Bendus and Jesse Scanzano and sophomore Bailey Bram were voted among the top 10 by Division I women’s hockey coaches. The other finalists: Minnesota-Duluth senior forward Emmanuelle Blais, St. Cloud State senior forward Felicia Nelson, Dartmouth … Read more
League champion Yale and second-place Cornell each placed two players on the all-ECAC Hockey League first team announced Tuesday. Forwards Sean Backman and Broc Little represent the Bulldogs, while defenseman Brendon Nash and goaltender Ben Scrivens carry the Big Red flag on the first team. Rensselaer forward Chase Polacek and Union defenseman Mike Schreiber also … Read more
Rival Films, the company that last year produced a documentary on the Boston College-Boston University rivalry, will craft the first official film of the men’s Frozen Four in Detroit this season. Plans for the film call for it to follow a player from each team through the week and include behind-the-scenes footage. “The Men’s Frozen … Read more
Who’ll come away with the Hockey East title? That’s one of the items up for discussion by USCHO.com senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski this week.
The top four spots in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll have been pretty stable over the last five weeks: Denver and Miami taking the top two spots in some order; Wisconsin holding third; and St. Cloud State grabbing fourth. That fifth spot has been a bit of an enigma, with four teams taking turns. … Read more
Seven finalists are up for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The group includes Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Amherst senior Kirsten Dier, Alaska senior Dion Knelsen, Adrian junior Sam Kuzyk, Williams senior Zachary Miller, Connecticut College junior Brigid O’Gorman and Denver senior Brandon Vossberg. The award, given annually to the college hockey … Read more
The WCHA has suspended St. Cloud State forward Aaron Marvin for three games, intimating in a statement that the junior was careless in safe play at Wisconsin on Feb. 20. Marvin delivered an open-ice check to Wisconsin captain Blake Geoffrion in that game, and Marvin’s shoulder appeared to make contact with Geoffrion’s head. Geoffrion reportedly … Read more
Hockey coaches are fond of saying that it doesn’t matter if you are ranked No. 1 in the country during the season; only the team that is crowned national champion is truly satisfied at year’s end. While titles are what everyone in all sports ultimately aspire to, there can also be little argument that being … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage has reprimanded coach Dave Shyiak for throwing a water bottle from the bench while arguing with officials last Saturday, an action that led to his ejection. Shyiak was given an unsportsmanlike conduct minor and a game misconduct after an argument, the Fairbanks News Miner reported. The newspaper also reported that Shyiak stepped onto the … Read more
After it was all said and done, their trip was not a waste after all. Neil Ruffini scored just 29 seconds into overtime to give the University of Alabama-Huntsville a 3-2 College Hockey America victory over Niagara in front of a sparse crown in Dwyer Arena on Sunday. The win salvaged what could have been … Read more
Newly positioned forward Josh Burrows scored the game-winner in the third period as the Vermont Catamounts edged out the Boston University Terriers, 3-2, on Sunday in Hockey East action at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The victory came after a decisive 7-3 romping that the Catamounts delivered to the Terriers on Friday. Along with Burrows, senior Brayden Irwin … Read more
Behind the strength of an eight-point night from its top forward line, the Maine Black Bears defeated the Merrimack College Warriors, 5-1, on Saturday at Lawler Rink. Gustav Nyquist led the attack with two goals and two assists. Brian Flynn added the game’s first and last goals, and Tanner House potted two assists in the … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth was desperately seeking a victory Saturday night to close its regular-season home schedule. The No. 12 Bulldogs needed one win to clinch home ice for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs, but were on a three-game losing streaking, facing seventh-place Minnesota at the DECC. UMD turned things around with a 3-0 victory before a … Read more
For the second night in a row, No. 14 Ferris State and Western Michigan needed a shootout to decide to a winner. The Bulldogs and Broncos skated to a 1-1 tie, with Western Michigan winning the shootout 1-0 to pick up the extra point in the CCHA standings. WMU’s shootout goal was scored by senior … Read more