Site AdministratorNo. 19 New Hampshire (7-6-3, 5-4-2 HE) swept this weekend’s home-and-home series with No. 17 Mass.-Lowell (8-7-0, 5-5-0 HE) with a 3-2 come-from-behind win Saturday night at the Whittemore Center. The win for the Wildcats was not an easy one. The offense had trouble burying the puck in the beginning of the game. The Wildcats … Read more
Strong penalty-killing and key saves throughout the game enabled the Canisius Golden Griffins to defeat the visiting Army Black Knights 2-0 Saturday night at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. “We played very hard and very gritty,” Canisius coach Dave Smith said. “We had really good sticks on the penalty kill and we played very, very … Read more
In their first meeting this season, the St. Lawrence Saints cruised past the Colgate Raiders 5-2. The win marked the Saints’ first regular season win at Starr Rink since 2001. The Raiders had won five of the teams’ last six meetings. St. Lawrence got out to a quick start in the first period, dominating the … Read more
With just one win in the month of November, the No. 19 New Hampshire Wildcats came into Tsongas Arena on Friday night desperate for a win. Backboned by a terrific performance by junior goaltender Brian Foster, the Wildcats were able to hold on to a 2-0 win over the No. 17 Mass.-Lowell River Hawks in … Read more
Two certain other league teams’ prestige aside, Friday’s matchup between No. 18 Nebraska-Omaha and No. 20 Alaska appeared to be the beginning of the tastiest series the CCHA had to offer up this week, with two nationally-ranked teams meeting for the first time since going toe-to-toe in the NCAA’s ninth-longest game of all time in … Read more
Michigan burst out for six unanswered goals over the final two periods against Michigan State Friday night and coasted to a 6-1 win over the Spartans at Yost Ice Arena in the 270th renewal of their bitter interstate rivalry. Freshman David Wohlberg led the offensive charge for the Wolverines with his seventh and eighth goals … Read more
The first 13 minutes of the third period looked all too familiar for Massachusetts. Protecting a 2-1 lead against Connecticut, the Minutemen afforded the Huskies two third-period power plays. After killing both off without much mettle from UConn, UMass added three late scores, cruising to a 5-1 win. “Third periods are something that we’ve been … Read more
St. Cloud State still remembers the last time it played Minnesota State at the Alltel Center almost a year ago. This time, the Huskies didn’t lose their third-period lead, but added to it, topping the No. 11 Mavericks 4-2 in a WCHA matchup in downtown Mankato. “Heartbreaker last year,†said sophomore forward Garrett Roe, of … Read more
It’s amazing how sound defense and execution can wake up a dormant hockey team. Even with a one-goal advantage midway though the second period, it still seemed like Wisconsin was still trying to grasp on to the momentum, trying to uncork the energy that had carried the Badgers to a 7-1-1 record in the month … Read more
The No. 8 Denver Pioneers needed slightly less that two minutes to get themselves on the board and another four in the middle frame to earn their first road win of the season at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena, 6-0. The Pioneers (10-5-1 overall, 6-4-1 WCHA) didn’t outskate the Michigan Tech Huskies, but they found … Read more
For two periods, the Robert Morris Colonials looked comfortable in the drivers seat, up 2-1 on CHA conference foe Niagara. They had kept the lethal Eagles’ power play off the scoreboard and tallied one for themselves as well, playing a smart and patient hockey game through 40 minutes. However, when any team has as great … Read more
Colorado College has had problems on Fridays lately, yet the Tigers have done well enough on Saturdays to gain second place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and earn a No. 5 ranking. Unranked Minnesota Duluth sought to continue Colorado College’s winless Friday ways at the World Arena and break another streak. The Bulldogs came … Read more
Three first period goals were too much for the Providence Friars (2-12-1, 0-8-1 Hockey East), as the Quinnipiac University Bobcats (7-6-1, 4-3-1 ECAC Hockey) took a 5-2 decision Friday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. It’s the first time the Bobcats have hosted a member from the Hockey East conference. “I thought we played … Read more
Well, it’s finally starting to feel like winter in my neck of the woods. That, along with the calendar turning to December, means it’s almost the halfway point of the season. That in turn means a regular column this week and a report card of sorts next week. I’ll also revisit the penalty crackdown issue. … Read more
People hadn’t even carved their turkeys yet this year when the Johnson & Wales University hockey team had earned their fourth win. Last year, folks were making New Year’s Eve plans when the Wildcats finally garnered win number four. With his team 4-0 in league play, and 4-0-1 overall, coach Eric Noack can’t help but … Read more
Marian University announced the addition of women’s hockey to its existing Division III athletic programs, to commence play in the fall of 2009. The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) accepted Marian this week, bringing the school’s total to 15 varsity programs. The NCHA women’s division’s first year of competition was the 2000-2001 season, and is … Read more
No. 9 Princeton got ready for the holidays with a 4-1 victory Wednesday over Quinnipiac before a sparse weeknight crowd at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink in a non-league matchup between the two ECACHL travel partners. The line of sophomores Matt Arhontas and Mike Kramer and junior Mark Magnowski powered Princeton to its ninth win in … Read more
Jim Connelly and Scott Brown look back at a memorable weekend and look forward to this season’s holiday tournaments, with an impromptu geography quiz thrown in.
After a weekend of big games, notable results and a number of upsets, Notre Dame rose to No. 1 in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll released Monday. The Fighting Irish beat and tied Western Michigan (the tie a CCHA win after a shootout) and easily moved to the top spot with 40 … Read more
While it may not have gone entirely as scripted, the Plattsburgh Cardinals nonetheless held on to the nation’s No. 1 ranking again this week, even adding seven converts to their supremacy along the way. Pitted against then-fifth ranked Norwich in the prestigious Primelink Shootout in Middlebury, Vermont, the Cardinals notched two third period power-play tallies … Read more