Site AdministratorA defensive struggle through two periods turned decidedly offensive in the final 20 minutes of play as No. 9 Princeton edged Clarkson, 5-3, before a crowd of 1,675 in an ECAC Hockey League matchup at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink. Princeton captain Brandan Kushniruk tallied two goals as the Tigers (18-6-0, 12-5-0 ECAC) won their fourth … Read more
Bowling Green played well enough to win, but solid goaltending by Pat Nagle and a pair of lucky bounces gave Ferris State a 3-2 road victory. “I thought they outplayed us; I’d say they were by far the better of the teams,” Ferris coach Bob Daniels said of the game, “Pat Nagle was the biggest … Read more
When the week begins with a full moon and ends with Friday the 13th, things like this happen: -A seemingly watertight defense surrenders an early two-goal lead. -An innocent dump-in deflects off a goaltender’s stick and into his own net to tie the game. -The apparent game-winning goal in overtime is first waved off, then … Read more
Concordia Setback The race for the final playoff spot was shaken up this week with the revelation that Concordia’s lone win in MIAC play, a 4-1 victory over Bethel, was aided by the use of an ineligible player. Concordia used the non-rostered player, an enrolled Concordia student, as the result of a shortage at the … Read more
The scoreboard said Michigan took an 8-3 decision from Nebraska-Omaha at Yost Ice Arena Friday night, but to hear the Wolverines talk, the scoreboard didn’t tell the real story. “The game was not an 8-3 game,” stated Michigan coach Red Berenson bluntly. “This was a 4-3 game in the third period and we got the … Read more
Goaltender Andrew Loewen’s shutout helped the Canisius Golden Griffins defeat the visiting AIC Yellow Jackets, 3-0, Friday night at the Amherst Pepsi Center. “We stayed at a very nice level,” Canisius coach Dave Smith said. “We didn’t get way, way up or way, way down on chances for or against. I think that’s important heading … Read more
When injury struck North Dakota’s blue line, forward Brad Miller might have seemed an unlikely candidate to shore up the D. But the senior has made himself at home at his new position — and on YouTube, Patrick C. Miller finds.
For a team top-heavy with freshmen, coach RJ Tolan has the Wentworth Leopards firmly entrenched in the playoff hunt, with an eye on getting home-ice advantage. Reached while preparing his squad for an important game against the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, the third year coach offered thinks “[i]t’s going all right. We have a young group, … Read more
The Boston University Terriers, after having taken four points from a top-ranked team over the weekend, continued their winning ways on Tuesday, beating Northeastern University 2-1. “I don’t think either of our goals hit the back of the net,†said BU coach Brian Durocher. The story of the game though was Northeastern’s standout goalie Florence … Read more
Beanpot shakeout, the Princeton-Cornell stunner, late-season offense, and games of note this weekend — Jim Connelly and Scott Brown hash it all out.
For the 10th consecutive poll, Plattsburgh is the top team in Division III college hockey. And this time there are no dissenters. After three wins this past week–over Williams, Brockport, and Geneseo–the Cardinals received all 20 first place votes. The University of Wisconsin-Superior–by virtue of their two wins over in-state rivals Eau Claire and Stevens … Read more
In front of a cold, empty house at the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston College skated past Harvard 4-3 in a back-and-forth battle to secure third place in the 57th annual Beanpot. Senior Benn Ferriero potted the game winner with just 42 seconds left in regulation to give his team its ninth win out of the … Read more
After Ohio State lost on Friday night, 4-3, thanks to a pair of goals scored late by the Fighting Irish, the Buckeyes wanted to make sure Notre Dame would not have a chance late in Sunday’s game. Fifteenth ranked Ohio State held on to a late two goal lead and defeated No. 2 Notre Dame, … Read more
The Northern Michigan Wildcats swept the Bowling Green Falcons for the fourth straight time in Marquette this weekend. The only thing hindering the Wildcats’ great-looking box score was the fact that in both games, the Falcons outshot them by a large margin and managed to win more faceoffs too. “I’m not happy with the game … Read more
On paper, there are few differences that separate No.1 Wisconsin and No.2 Minnesota. Both squads rank one/two in WCHA scoring offense, defense, on the power play, on the penalty kill and have a ton of game-changing players in front of a solid goaltender. With the two teams entering this weekend’s series deadlocked at 40 points … Read more
If Minnesota Duluth has learned anything in three earlier games against Denver this season, it’s this: outshooting a team doesn’t guarantee a win and taking penalties isn’t a good idea. Entering Saturday’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association game at the DECC, Denver had beaten UMD in all three meetings, despite being outshot in all three. UMD … Read more
The Michigan Tech Huskies could have used some more of that Winter Carnival magic to sting the No. 18 Colorado College Tigers, but couldn’t find any, as the Tigers got a pair of goals from Cody Lampl to skate away with a 4-1 win on Saturday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The win was … Read more
Eerily similar to Friday night’s come-from-behind victory, No. 7 Vermont made it a clean sweep against Providence Saturday night, posting another 4-1 win before a sellout crowd of 4,003 at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Once again, junior Viktor Stalberg led the way on offense, registering two goals and an assist, while linemates Brian Roloff and Wahs Stacey … Read more
Colgate University (8-15-5, 3-10-3 ECAC) topped the Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-12-2, 7-7-2 ECAC) 3-2 in an overtime thriller at Starr Rink. First line seniors David McIntyre and Peter Bogdanich scored all three Colgate goals. Coach Don Vaughn gave a lot of credit to his seniors. “McIntyre played in another gear tonight; Bogdanich has great offensive instincts; … Read more
Michigan coach Red Berenson is nearly as accurate a prophet is he is legendary as a coach. After Michigan’s Friday night 6-2 win over Lake Superior State, Berenson warned that the difference between the two teams was minuscule and that Lake Superior has taken points out of nearly every weekend they’ve played this season. Berenson … Read more