Groundhog Day

It was a narrow escape for Boston University, but in the end the Terriers repeated the victories of seasons past in the Beanpot, Melissa Parrelli notes.

Cardinals Continue to Soar In D-III Poll

With every passing week, the upper echelon begins to elevate away from the rest of Division III’s college hockey teams. For the second straight poll, Plattsburgh and St. Scholastica split the first place votes, with the Saints pulling one more top tally away from the Cardinals, who now register a 17-3 advantage in topping the … Read more

Union Rallies Late, Ties Dartmouth

Union used a penalty-fueled finish to erase a two-goal deficit and snag a 2-2 ECAC Hockey League draw with Dartmouth at Thompson Arena on Saturday night. Lane Caffaro and Matt Cook scored on cookie-cutter drives from the right dot, the latter coming with 1:45 to play, as the Dutchmen (12-12-2 overall, 5-8-1 league) capitalized on … Read more

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Notre Dame Splits With Michigan

Top-ranked Notre Dame and No. 8 Michigan served notice Saturday night that they both will be teams to be reckoned with the NCAA playoffs come around in the spring. The two CCHA powers entertained a completely sold out throng of 6,983 frenzied fans at Yost Arena, as Notre Dame gained revenge for a Friday night … Read more

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Bemidji Rocks Robert Morris

If the first two games of the season series between Bemidji State and Robert Morris are any indication of what to expect in the final four match-ups, the equipment managers for both teams had better be prepared with double the normal amount of ice packs. The Beavers and Colonials finished up their weekend series with … Read more

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Duluth Edges Wisconsin

Neither coach had to inform his team how important this weekend was in the grand scheme of things. Heading into the weekend separated by only three points in the highly-contested WCHA conference and virtually deadlocked in the all-important PairWise Rankings, both No. 15 Wisconsin and No. 16 Minnesota-Duluth knew that Saturday night’s contest would be … Read more

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Canisius Rolls Over Sacred Heart

The Canisius College Golden Griffins set the standard early and defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers, 5-1, at the Buffalo State Sports Arena Saturday night. Junior Jason Weeks tallied a second period hat trick for Canisius, scoring at even-strength, short-handed and on the power play. The Griffins opened the game strong, winning battles along the boards … Read more

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Sioux Split With St. Cloud

After falling 3-0 Friday night in St. Cloud against the Huskies, North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol knew that with next weekend off, Saturday’s contest against SCSU was a must win. “We thought this morning that tonight was a must win for a lot reasons,” Hakstol said. “Number one, sitting back for two weeks on two … Read more

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Huskies Shutout Sioux

The last time St. Cloud and the No. 12 ranked University of North Dakota met, nothing seemed to go right for the Huskies. However, in front of a sellout crowd of 6,108 Friday night in St. Cloud, it was a completely different story. SCSU used a well balanced recipe of supreme goaltending, early scoring and … Read more

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Terriers Edge Warriors

Although getting win number 800 on Monday in the storied Beanpot may have been more fitting, Boston University’s legendary coach seemed pleased to do so Friday evening in North Andover, MA after defeating Merrimack, 3-1. “Over the past years we’ve had some great assistant coaches and some great recruiters,” Jack Parker said. “I remember my … Read more

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Balanced Equation

Hardly anything separated these two squads as the Boston College Eagles outshot the Providence Friars 31-29, with each team tallying once in each of the first two periods. It was only fitting, then, for these teams to tie Friday night at Schneider arena in front of 3,030 loud fans. Providence head coach Tim Army loved … Read more

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Mavericks Dominate Gophers

What started out as another classic Minnesota State vs. Minnesota matchup after one period, soon turned into a game with two disqualifications, one game misconduct and 94 total penalty minutes. And in between all of it the Mavericks scored five second period goals — two by Kael Mouillierat, including the game winner — in dominating … Read more

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Huskies Shutout Sioux

The last time St. Cloud and the No. 12 ranked University of North Dakota met, nothing seemed to go right for the Huskies. However, in front of a sellout crowd of 6,108 Friday night in St. Cloud, it was a completely different story. SCSU used a well balanced recipe of supreme goaltending, early scoring and … Read more

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Dartmouth Outlast RPI

A week after surrendering a three goal final period in a tie with Harvard, No. 20 Dartmouth turned the tables on Rensselaer and used a three goal third to outdistance the Engineers at Thompson Arena, 5-2, in ECAC Hockey League play. The victory enabled the Big Green (11-7-2 overall, 8-4-1 league) to retain a top … Read more

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Canisius Rallies To Tie Sacred Heart

The Canisius Golden Griffins scored two goals in the final two minutes of regulation to tie the Sacred Heart Pioneers, 3-3, Friday night at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. The comeback marks the sixth time this season that Canisius has rallied in the third period to earn at least a point. Canisius had ample opportunities … Read more

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Miami Blasts Bowling Green

You can call it a slump-buster, but it seems that the Miami RedHawks were back in their standard, top-of-the-line form for their 6-1 victory over the Bowling Green State University Falcons. Struggling as of late, the RedHawks were able to take out their frustrations on the Falcons, who didn’t stand a chance after the start … Read more

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Wolverines Upset Top-Ranked Irish, 2-1

Sooner or later you just knew it would come to an end. And on Friday night in front of a standing-room only crowd of 3,007, Notre Dame’s 20-game unbeaten streak was over. Eight ranked Michigan won 2-1 in South Bend, the first of a home-and-home series between CCHA rivals. The Wolverines got goals from Travis … Read more

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This Week in the ECAC Northeast

Sometimes in hockey, final scores are not indicative of how the game was played, nor do win-loss records always accurately sum up a team’s season. The latter is definitely the case with the Stonehill Skyhawks, who currently have a record of 3-7. In speaking with coach Garry Hebert, he is very quick to point out … Read more

UMass Upsets No. 3 Northeastern

Alex Berry’s first period score brought the crowd into it. A kill of a second period 5-on-3 brought the momentum. And when Berry scored his second goal of the game with 10 minutes, 47 seconds remaining in regulation, it was over. It was Paul Dainton, though, the sophomore goaltender, who won this one for Massachusetts. … Read more

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Badgers Best Bulldogs

Wisconsin assistant captain Jamie McBain insists that he doesn’t thoroughly study the statistics. Leading the Badgers and the nation’s defensemen in scoring with 28 points in 26 games played, McBain was uninformed that only three Wisconsin defenseman have led the team in scoring since joining the WCHA in 1969 and none since 1991. McBain was … Read more

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