Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalists Named

The Bank of New York Mellon Hockey Humanitarian Award has announced the 10 finalists for the 2009 award, presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen. Four of the finalists were nominees last year; all are listed below in alphabetical order. Ryan Adler#, Senior, Hobart College Andrew Brolsma, Senior, Castleton State College Greg Copeland, Senior, Marian … Read more

Won’t Take No For An Answer

When it came to playing college hockey, Matt Gilroy wouldn’t listen to the naysayers. And when the NHL came courting last season, Gilroy chose to return to Boston University. Terrier fans can be glad for both of those facts, Mike Scandura finds.

Princeton Tops Yale

Sometimes, one shot is all you need. Jody Pederson broke a scoreless tie with his slap shot from the blue line early in the third period, and Kevin Kaiser sank an insurance marker into an empty net with 47 seconds remaining in regulation to lift No. 10 Princeton to a 2-0 victory over No. 7 … Read more

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Ohio State Stuns Michigan

The Ohio State Buckeyes needed fantastic late goaltending by Dustin Carlson to hold off the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines 3-2 in front of 8,390 in Value City Arena Saturday night. Ohio State’s victory snaps a three-game winless streak. Michigan was denied a four-game season sweep of the Buckeyes with the defeat. The Wolverines defeated Ohio … Read more

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Colgate Tops Rensselaer in OT

Colgate University (10-16-6, 5-11-4 ECAC) topped the Rensselaer Engineers (7-23-2, 6-13-1 ECAC) 2-1 in overtime on senior night at Starr Rink. Junior centerman David McIntyre netted his 18th and 19th goals of the season to give Colgate a win in its 14th overtime game. “Mc[Intyre]’s reputation precedes him,” said Colgate coach Don Vaughan. “He gets … Read more

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Miami Tops Northern Michigan in Shootout

Three periods and overtime were not enough to decide the winner on the eve of Miami University’s bicentennial celebration. In a game that was a black-tie affair for some in attendance, fans were treated to a fantastic shootout between the Miami RedHawks and the Northern Michigan Wildcats. For two straight nights, the goaltending of Brian … Read more

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Colgate and Union Tie 2-2

The Colgate Raiders and the Union Dutchmen ended the contest even at 2-2 at Starr Rink. Goaltenders Corey Milan of Union and Charles Long of Colgate gave remarkable performances between the posts tonight, turning away 60 combined shots. “Both teams had their chances,” said Union coach Nate Leaman, “and both goalies held their teams in … Read more

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Bulldogs’ Strong Third Leads to Victory

Special teams was the story Friday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena as the No. 15 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs had two power-play goals and one shorthanded tally en route to a 4-1 win over the host Michigan Tech Huskies. MacGregor Sharp gave the Bulldogs the lead for good 3:58 into the third period as he … Read more

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Sixth Ranked Vermont Blows Late Lead, Ties UMass-Lowell 3-3

After trailing 2-1 for much of Friday night’s Hockey East battle against UMass-Lowell, sixth ranked Vermont scored a pair of timely goals midway through the third period only to watch their 3-2 lead helplessly evaporate in the final minute of regulation. With goaltender Nevin Hamilton (22 saves) pulled in favor of an extra attacker, River … Read more

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Wolverines Maul Buckeyes

Ohio State-Michigan is considered one of the greatest rivalries in sports. The hockey edition of this rivalry continues to stay one-sided, however, as the third ranked Michigan Wolverines defeated the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes, 4-1, in front of 9,267 in Value City Arena. Michigan has now won the first three games of the four … Read more

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Northern Michigan Upsets Fifth Ranked Miami

The Miami RedHawks came into Friday night’s game with the Northern Michigan Wildcats knowing that a win would not be an easy thing to come by. Although the RedHawks were sitting pretty as the second-best team in the CCHA and had already clinched a bye for the first round of the CCHA tournament in March, … Read more

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Princeton Dominates Brown

Perhaps it was Brett Wilson’s 100th career point. Maybe it was Matt Godlewski’s three assists. Or maybe, just maybe, it was the pink-trimmed black uniforms that 10th ranked Princeton University wore to commemorate the ECAC Hockey League’s Coaches vs. Cancer “Pink at the Rink” promotion. “Yeah, I’ll put in a request to wear those again,” … Read more

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Notre Dame Tops Nebraska-Omaha in Overtime

As a play on the apparently popular “What do you get for the guy who has everything?” dilemma, what do you get for the team that hasn’t won a game in regulation or overtime in a month and a half? The answer seems easy in theory, but not quite the same in execution. To be … Read more

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Massachusetts Tops Maine in Overtime

The last time Dave Wilson played a game at the Mullins Center, Massachusetts completed its second consecutive weekend sweep of the Black Bears; that time to boot Maine from the Hockey East playoffs. Wilson started every game of the series with then-starter Ben Bishop on the shelf. His stats: four games, 14 goals, four losses … Read more

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MSU Extends Unbeaten Streak to Five Games

Things are suddenly different for the Michigan State Spartans. After enduring both a 12 game winless streak and another six game streak without a victory, they suddenly can’t lose. Behind 35 saves from senior captain Jeff Lerg and two third period goals from freshmen, the Spartans pulled out a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over the Bowling … Read more

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New Hampshire Ekes By Boston College

In a crucial Hockey East showdown, New Hampshire sophomores led the way with three goals against Boston College, good enough to stay in the lead for the 3-2 victory and maintain the fourth spot in the Hockey East standings for home ice in the playoffs. The Wildcats currently sit two points behind Vermont and two … Read more

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This Week in MIAC

Win Or Go Home For several MIAC teams, the playoffs begin this week. Only two of the league’s five playoff spots are spoken for, and seven of the conference’s nine teams still have a shot at earning a berth to the postseason tournament. For those teams that advance, a chance at earning the MIAC’s automatic … Read more

Denver Stuns Wisconsin

Emerging from the visiting locker room, Brian Gifford was still dressed in his Pioneer fatigues except for one noticeable change. Instead of sporting Denver’s maroon helmet, Gifford donned a beat-up white hard hat, given afterwards to the ‘unsung hero’ of the game. In this case, his teammates made the exception, as Gifford was anything but. … Read more

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Quinnipiac, Yale Skate to Tie

The Quinnipiac University Bobcats and seventh ranked Yale Bulldogs skated to a 3-3 tie in ECAC Hockey action Friday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. The Bobcats tied it up at three a piece with 3:04 remaining in the third period when Greg Holt skated in to the zone with a pass from Heichman … Read more

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This Week in the ECAC Northeast

With five points separating the top three teams in the ECAC Northeast, it’s obvious that this race is going right down to the final buzzer. Right at the top of the pile is Curry College, one point behind front runner Nichols, and coach Rob Davies is happy with where they are at this juncture. “If … Read more