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Six Straight

In their sixth consecutive poll atop the national rankings, the still-unbeaten Plattsburgh Cardinals retightened their grip on Division III hockey in earning 15 out of a possible 20 first place votes. The buzzing (and clearly undaunted) Yellowjackets from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, now 15-1-1 on the season, remained in second, receiving the other five top … Read more

Notre Dame Again Tops USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll

Extending its nation-best 18-game unbeaten streak with a sweep of Alaska last weekend, Notre Dame remained the overwhelming choice for No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll released Monday. The Fighting Irish, who have not lost since late October, claimed 46 of 50 first-place votes to easily outdistance the field in … Read more

Wolverines Shut Out RedHawks In Makeup Matchup

Michigan goaltender Bryan Hogan turned aside 18 shots, blanking sixth-ranked Miami in the Wolverines 4-0 victory over the RedHawks Sunday afternoon at Yost Arena. The game was a makeup for the contest originally scheduled for Friday night, which was postponed because of structural damage to the outside of Yost Arena. The win was Michigan’s second … Read more

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UNH Edges Massachusetts

No. 13 New Hampshire (10-6-4, 7-4-3 HE) didn’t settle for a tie Saturday night, rallying past the UMass Minutemen (9-9-2, 4-5-2 HE) with a 3-2 overtime win in the final game of a Hockey East home-and-home series, extending their unbeaten steak to six games (5-0-1). Students may still be on break, but a sell-out crowd … Read more

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St. Cloud Sweeps Minnesota Duluth

In the constant search to find a replacement for former Husky and current Philadelphia Flyer Andreas Nodl, St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko has expressed that it couldn’t be just one guy. Much to the delight of Motzko, for the second night in a row, SCSU used untapped sources to secure a 6-3 win over … Read more

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Michigan Cruises By Miami

Necessity proved to be the mother of Michigan coach Red Berenson’s defensive pairings invention when he put interim captain Chris Summers and freshman Brandon Burlon together on the blue line for the Wolverines nearly two months ago. The two defenders were thrown together after Michigan lost senior defenseman Mark Mitera to a knee injury, necessitating … Read more

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Ohio State Sweeps Bowling Green

Ohio State sophomore Kyle Reed ended a three month scoring drought 2:44 into the overtime period to lift his Buckeyes past the Bowling Green Falcons, 4-3, at the BG Ice Arena Friday night. Midway through the overtime period, the sophomore winger from Calgary, Alberta found the puck on his stick just outside the left post. … Read more

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Bentley Sweeps Canisius

Senior Dain Prewitt scored his 100th career point on a game-winning goal as the Bentley Falcons edged the Canisius Golden Griffs 4-3 Saturday night at the Amherst Pepsi Center. Special teams play was once again a game changer, as five of the game’s seven goals, including Prewitt’s game-winner, were scored with the man-advantage. “It came … Read more

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Dartmouth Crushes Brown

The coach in Dartmouth’s Bob Gaudet had a lot more to savor, but the father in him will have to wait for a quieter time to enjoy it. From the coach’s standpoint, Gaudet couldn’t find much to fault in the 15th-ranked Big Green’s 5-1 ECAC dismantling of Brown before 3,310 at Thompson Arena last night. … Read more

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Northern Michigan Splits With Nebraska-Omaha

Call it bus-lag or whatever you like; spending hours on end on the road will take its toll on anybody. It’s a feeling the Northern Michigan hockey team knows all too well. Hard to blame the Wildcats, then, if they look a bit sluggish when they first leave the asphalt behind in exchange for a … Read more

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North Dakota Sweeps Minnesota

North Dakota proved that its Friday drubbing of No. 3 Minnesota was no fluke by downing the Golden Gophers 6-1 to earn a home sweep of its WCHA rival. “We played consistent hockey,” UND coach Dave Hakstol of his team’s performance throughout the series. “We played hard from the drop of the puck. We played … Read more

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Four Unanswered Goals Lead Vermont Past BC

Displaying the same never-say-die resiliency that has been their trademark during this weekend’s Hockey East heavyweight series at Gutterson Fieldhouse, No. 10 Vermont overcame an early two-goal deficit Saturday night and scored four unanswered goals to defeat No. 9 Boston College 4-2. Freshman goaltender Rob Madore (26 saves) stole the show, weathering a relentless first … Read more

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Union Tops Quinnipiac

Two Jason Walters’ goals helped propel the Union College Dutchmen (11-8-1, 4-4-0 ECAC Hockey) to a 4-2 victory over the Quinnipiac University Bobcats in ECAC Hockey action Saturday night. “I’m disappointed,” said Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold. “Two of the goals, we didn’t block shots. If you don’t block shots, you don’t win games.” Union took … Read more

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St. Lawrence Crushes Clarkson

Senior center Casey Parenteau scored two goals, linemate Mike McKenzie had three assists each and St. Lawrence University sailed to a 5-1 win over arch-rival Clarkson in a non-league game at Appleton Arena in Canton on Saturday night. Junior goaltender Kain Tisi made 13 saves to earn his first victory of the year for the … Read more

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Northeastern Edges Merrimack

For a game pitting the Hockey East leaders against the team currently in ninth place, it was much closer than anyone anticipated. No. 4 Northeastern (13-4-2, 9-2-1 HEA) needed a third period goal to overcome the pesky Merrimack College Warriors (5-10-3, 2-8-2 HEA) 2-1 in front of 4,437 Friday night. The opening frame of the … Read more

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Ohio State Wins Wild Game Over Bowling Green

The Ohio State Buckeyes(14-6-1; 6-5-1-1 CCHA), idle in the CCHA since Thanksgiving, returned to conference action in grand style, as they lit up the Bowling Green Falcons(7-11-3;4-7-1 CCHA) for eight goals en route to an 8-5 victory at the BG Ice Arena on Friday night. In one of their largest offensive outputs of the year, … Read more

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Bentley Powers Past Canisius

The Bentley University Falcons went five-for-seven on the power play and defeated the Canisius College Golden Griffins 8-3 at the Amherst Pepsi Center Friday night. Sophomore Dustin Cloutier scored an all power-play hat trick and added two assists for a career-high five points and five other players had multipoint nights for the Falcons. “I wasn’t … Read more

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Union Stuns Princeton

New Jersey native Matt Cook made it Union College’s night in a 3-2 come-from-behind win in an ECAC match-up with No. 7 Princeton University tonight before 1,429 at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink. “It feels great,” said Cook, a senior left wing and team co-captain from Belle Mead, N.J. who potted the game-winner midway through the … Read more

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