Déjà Vu All Over Again

It was impossible for Scott Owens to try and hide the smile stretched widely across his face. And why should he? After all, the Colorado College head coach saw one of his youngest teams in recent memory come back from a two goal deficit on the road to beat a seasoned Wisconsin team in the … Read more

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Freshman Ryan Leaves BC for Major Juniors

Freshman winger Kenny Ryan has left Boston College, coach Jerry York said Thursday. Kenny Ryan played in two exhibition games for Boston College before leaving school (photo: Melissa Wade). Ryan is expected to join the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. The move comes after Ryan played in two exhibition games with BC. The … Read more

Denver Blanks Ohio State

As No. 3 Denver came to Columbus for a battle with unranked Ohio State, the Pioneers played a different style than they did in their split against Vermont last weekend, earning a 2-0 victory Thursday night over the Buckeyes. The Pioneers played in a pair of track-meets last week; however, Ohio State came in with … Read more

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Northern Michigan Tops Minnesota-Duluth

Northern Michigan hadn’t scored a goal against Minnesota Duluth the last two years while losing in the Superior Cup against goalie Alex Stalock. That shutout streak continued through one period Sunday night, 165 minutes total, but the Wildcats of Marquette, Mich., broke through on the way to a 3-1 non-conference victory before 3,505 at the … Read more

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Lake Superior Tops Michigan Tech

Looking to carry some of the momentum built by beating arch-rival Northern Michigan Friday, the Michigan Tech Huskies struggled to find the same success in a rare Sunday tilt at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, falling to the Lake Superior State Lakers, 3-1. “I was happy for our kids,” said Lakers’ coach Jim Roque. “It’s … Read more

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Nebraska-Omaha Upends Lowell

This weekend’s Icebreaker Tournament didn’t go exactly to plan for the Nebraska-Omaha hockey team, but if you told the Mavericks that they’d win a championship despite conceding seven goals in two games, they’d still take it. That’s exactly what happened for the Icebreaker hosts this season, with UNO overcoming an early 2-0 deficit to prevail … Read more

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Robert Morris Tops Queens

The Robert Morris Colonials finished their exhibition season tonight with a 3-2 victory over Queens University of Ontario. The Colonials got three first period goals and some timely saves from their goaltending duo of sophomore Brooks Ostergard and freshman Eric Levine, and staved off a stiff challenge from their opponent throughout the final two periods. … Read more

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UND Edges Merrimack

After Friday’s loss to North Dakota, Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy said that the Warriors weren’t interested in moral victories. However, that’s all his team got Saturday, dropping a close, hard-fought 3-2 game to the Fighting Sioux before 11,603 fans at Ralph Engelstad Arena. “I always respect our team’s effort when they play that hard,” Dennehy … Read more

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Miami Blanks St. Cloud

The Miami RedHawks and St. Cloud State Huskies concluded their two-game opening season set Saturday night at Steve Cady Arena. After prevailing in overtime last night, the No. 4 ranked Miami RedHawks picked up where they left off, scoring two third period goals to defeat the No. 13 ranked St. Cloud State Huskies 2-0. Both … Read more

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St. Lawrence Routs Army

St. Lawrence’s offensive output finally matched its effort on Saturday, with five different Saints scoring in SLU’s 5-2 win over Army in the Icebreaker Tournament’s consolation game. SLU (1-1-0) was unlucky to lose 3-0 to No. 11 Mass.-Lowell in Friday’s first semifinal, and with the Saints keen to come back to Qwest Center Omaha on … Read more

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Notre Dame Earns Split with Alabama-Huntsville

“There’s times to be calm,” said Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson, summing up his team’s performance on a second straight night where his team led 2-1 after two periods. Unlike the previous night, the homestanding Irish went on to win 3-1 in front of the twelfth straight sellout crowd at the Joyce Center. “There’s a … Read more

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Union Sweeps Maine

Vengeance was on the mind of the Union College Dutchmen this week heading into an opening weekend series with the Maine Black Bears. Last season, Maine embarrassed the Dutchmen at Alfond Arena by scores of 3-1 and 5-1. This year, things were different, as Union got the sweep with a 6-3 win behind goals from … Read more

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Minnesota State Rocks Bowling Green

A night after he was unable to convert on a couple of good scoring chances, Rylan Galiardi finally found the back of the net Saturday at Verizon Wireless Center. Galiardi scored twice and assisted on another to lead the Minnesota State men’s hockey team to a 4-1 non-conference victory against Bowling Green in front of … Read more

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Dutchmen Defeat Maine, 4-1, in Season Opener

After going 0-7-0 all-time against Maine, Union College finally got their first win against the Hockey East power, 4-1, on Friday night at Messa Rink. The Dutchmen prevailed behind a game-winning goal from freshman forward Jeremy Welsh and some superb penalty killing in the third period. “It was a hard fought hockey game,” said Maine … Read more

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Huskies Start Season Strong with Win over Wildcats

Assistant captain Brett Olson notched three goals and picked up a pair of helpers as the Michigan Tech Huskies opened their season in style, earning a 5-3 win at home over the Northern Michigan Wildcats. “Five points, that’s pretty impressive by Brett (Olson),” said Huskies’ head coach Jamie Russell. “I felt that our guys deserved … Read more

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Minnesota State Edges Bowling Green

So far, so good for the first Minnesota State goaltending situation. Playing their first game in over two years sans stalwarts Mike Zacharias and Dan Tormey, Austin Lee stopped 18 shots in his first-ever regular season game to lead the Mavericks to a 3-2 nonconference victory against Bowling Green Friday night at Verizon Wireless Center. … Read more

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Quinnipiac Upsets No. 17 Ohio State Again to Complete Sweep

For Quinnipiac junior forward Eric Lampe, the start of the 2009-10 season will be one to remember. Lampe was for the second straight night a dominant force against No. 17 Ohio State in the Bobcats’ 3-1 victory over the Buckeyes Friday night. Lampe officially had six shots on goal, but most of those were on … Read more

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Mavericks Top Army in Shootout

When the attack-minded Dean Blais was named in June as Nebraska-Omaha’s new hockey head coach, one idea immediately sprang to Maverick fans’ minds: goals. And lots of them. They got just that during the Mavericks’ 6-4 Icebreaker Tournament victory over Army at Qwest Center Omaha on Friday night, but most of the 6,092 fans in … Read more

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Duluth Edges Lake State

Ten pounds of added muscle put Rob Bordson in a better spot to begin the 2009-10 hockey season. From May through August, the Minnesota Duluth winger was in the school weight room two to three hours a day, four days a week under the watch of strength coordinator Justin May. Bordson now weighs 190 pounds … Read more

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