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In a rematch of last season’s Hockey East semifinal, Mass.-Lowell upended Northeastern, 3-1. It was a hard fought game throughout with many power plays for both teams. UMass-Lowell, however, converted on two of their chances while Northeastern only had one goal on the man advantage. For the River Hawks, netminder Carter Hutton was outstanding, only … Read more

It may not have been the most productive near-10-minute power play, but Minnesota State got what it needed out of it Saturday at the Verizon Wireless Center. Wisconsin’s Craig Smith and Ryan McDonagh both left the ice during the third period for separate game disqualifications for checks from behind about four minutes apart, resulting in … Read more

After letting a 2-0 third period lead slip away, Michigan State regrouped to net the game-winning goal in overtime and hand the nation’s top team their first loss of the season. Junior Andrew Rowe scored the goal for the Spartans in overtime and Drew Palmisano made 33 saves to give the Spartans their first CCHA … Read more

While Friday’s game between the Northern Michigan Wildcats and Bemidji State Beavers was a close contest, Saturday’s was not. The Beavers boarded their bus and headed back for Minnesota with a 3-3 tie and a 5-0 win under their belts. The difference in the series finale was special teams and a change of goaltenders. The … Read more

Behind an offensive surge, the Colorado College Tigers crushed the Michigan Tech Huskies, 8-5, in front of 6,064 fans to complete a weekend sweep. After a back-and-forth start to the game, Colorado College got on the board first with a power-play goal with 8:19 left in the first period. Seconds after Michigan Tech’s Deron Cousens … Read more

Junior James Marcou factored into four of Massachusetts’ five tallies with a goal and three assists as his team earned a 5-3 Hockey East win over Maine on Friday evening. The victory, which extended the Minutemen winning streak against the Black Bears at the Mullins Center to eight games, pushed UMass to a 3-0-0 start … Read more

The Ferris State Bulldogs used early goals to open and close the first contest of a two game home stand against the Robert Morris Colonials. Casey Haines got to his own rebound and used a nifty deke to his backhand to beat Colonials goalie Brooks Ostergard and give the Bulldogs an exciting 5-4 overtime victory. … Read more

So much for Wisconsin struggling in Mankato. Obtaining a lead has never been a problem for Mike Eaves and the No. 17 Badgers when playing on the road vs. Minnesota State. Keeping the lead, however, has been another story. The Badgers quieted all of those questioning their play at the Verizon Wireless Center with a … Read more

One week after getting shutout, Providence’s offense showed up in a big way as they buried eight pucks in the back of the net in shellacking host Bowling Green. On the strength of a five goal second period and hat trick from sophomore Matt Bergland, the 8-2 win improved the Friars season record to 2-1. … Read more

The Miami RedHawks and Michigan State Spartans opened their CCHA seasons on Friday night at Steve Cady Arena, both looking to continue their strong starts to the 2009-10 season. Michigan State earned a series split with the University of Maine last weekend, while the top-ranked RedHawks won the first and tied the second game against … Read more

Three games. Two shutouts. For a team known more for scoring goals than stopping them, it’s a troubling statistic. Yet after getting blanked once again, this time by the fourth ranked Pioneers at home in Mariucci Arena, the No. 11 Gophers are already sputtering. “It’s hard to win if you don’t score,” observed Minnesota coach … Read more

Goalie Brady Hjelle knows something about making saves. He had a Minnesota high school record 74 as an International Falls junior against Cloquet-Esko-Carlton. The Minnesota Duluth sophomore made 41 Friday night, his most as a collegian, in a 3-3 overtime tie with St. Cloud State in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game before 6,009 at … Read more

Meeting for the first time in their storied schools’ history, Northern Michigan and Bemidji State skated to a 3-3 tie on Friday. After beginning their season with an impressive sweep of Air Force, the Beavers couldn’t muster another goal to secure the victory. “Typically whoever wins the specials teams battle will win the game, in … Read more

University of New Hampshire freshman Dalton Speelman scored the first two goals of his collegiate career and the Wildcats picked up their first win of the season by beating conference foe Northeastern, 4-2, at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H. It was the first Hockey East game for both teams. “We needed a win,” UNH … Read more

With the first home game of the season, in front of a crowd of 5,619 screaming fans, the Mass.-Lowell River Hawks delivered with a fast paced scoring duel against the Red Raiders of Colgate, prevailing 5-3. The first period of play was fairly even. The first goal came 4:18 into the period by UMass-Lowell forward … Read more

The Merrimack Warriors scored two power-play goals and beat the seventh ranked University of Vermont Catamounts at Lawler Rink on Friday. Merrimack opened up its Hockey East schedule with the win at home and has won three consecutive games. The Catamounts came out firing after beating Boston College 4-1 last weekend. Twenty seconds into the … Read more

The Western Michigan University Broncos came in to Huntsville and spoiled the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers’ home opener, stunning 3,873 in attendance with a 2-1 Bronco win. WMU coach Jim Culhane was happy with how his charges handled the hostile surroundings. “We expected [the crowd] and talked about it all week long,” he said. “UAH had our … Read more

Last season when Union and AIC met at Messa Rink, the Dutchmen dominated the game, winning 6-0. Those who expected a similar result were disappointed as Union freshman Wayne Simpson scored the game-winning goal early in the third period to break a 2-2 tie before Stephane Boileau added an empty netter to give Union a … Read more

Michigan snapped off three quick goals, two on the power play, in the first twelve minutes of the game and then just barely held on to squelch a furious Niagara comeback in the Wolverines’ 3-2 victory over the Purple Eagles Thursday night at Yost Ice Arena . After both fought the puck early, Michigan netminder … Read more