River Hawks Top RIT

While it wasn’t necessarily a win that the Mass.-Lowell River Hawks will look back fondly upon, it was a win nonetheless, as they defeated the RIT Tigers 6-3 on Saturday afternoon at Tsongas Arena. Despite never trailing, a hat trick from Scott Campbell, and four assists from Mike Potacco, the game was never quite as … Read more

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Mavericks Top Falcons

The Minnesota State Mavericks (8-3-3; 5-3-2 WCHA) capitalized on a pair of goals in the second period to beat the Bowling Green Falcons (5-8-3; 4-5-1-0 CCHA) 5-2 at the BG Ice Arena on Saturday night. Jason Wiley cleaned up on a Mick Berge shot 58 seconds into the period to tie the game, then sophomore … Read more

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Cornell Edges Sioux

Order was restored in the college hockey world as Cornell bounced back from a Friday night drubbing to earn a road split with North Dakota. The 2-1 win before 11,450 fans at Ralph Engelstad Arena was more in line with the type of game expected when the defensive-minded Big Red tangled with the offense-challenged Fighting … Read more

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Vermont Rallies Past Maine

Playing their fourth Hockey East contest in eight days, No. 13 Vermont overcame a 2-1 deficit entering the third period and held on to defeat Maine 3-2 in front of a post-Thanksgiving sell-out crowd of 4003 at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Sophomore defenseman Josh Burrows paced the comeback, assisting on the tying goal by Wahsontii Stacey at … Read more

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Ohio State Sweeps Nebraska-Omaha

The Ohio State Buckeyes (8-6-1, 6-5-1-1) have reversed fortunes against the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (9-4-1, 5-4-1-1) with a 3-2 win in front of 2,166 in Value City Arena on Saturday night to complete the weekend sweep. A year ago, Nebraska-Omaha swept Ohio State on their home ice by a combined score of 10-4. Down 2-0 after … Read more

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Merrimack Upsets New Hampshire

Disappointment is the word going around the New Hampshire locker room these days, as the Wildcats (5-6-3, 3-4-2 HE) lost 4-3 Saturday night to Merrimack (4-7-3, 2-6-2 HE), marking the first home loss of the season and only the team’s third loss in 13 years against the Warriors. “We’re in a difficult position right now, … Read more

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Minnesota Duluth Rocks St. Cloud

A Saturday sweep of ranked opponents was within the grasp of the Minnesota Duluth men’s team at the DECC. Earlier in the day, the No. 6-rated football team beat No. 1 Grand Valley State in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals, and the No. 7 women’s hockey team beat No. 3 Dartmouth to sweep a home … Read more

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Badgers Blank Wolverines

The official title of the non-conference matchup between No.15 Michigan and Wisconsin was the College Hockey Showcase. Unofficially, it could have been called ‘Journeymen Night’ for two members of the Wisconsin Badgers. The road that Wisconsin forwards Michael Davies and Tom Gorowsky have been on this season and, in Gorowsky’s case, his career, could easily … Read more

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Ferris State Sweeps Northern Michigan

Though the Northern Michigan Wildcats outshot the Ferris State Bulldogs 34-12, the Bulldogs prevailed with a 2-1 win. The score wasn’t nearly as indicative of the game as the shots on goal were, but both teams left the arena with positive thoughts. “We had character this weekend,” Wildcats’ coach Walt Kyle said. “We only gave … Read more

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Michigan Crushes Minnesota

Michigan coach Red Berenson said he’s been around long enough to know few leads at Mariucci Arena can really be considered safe. Friday night, his Wolverines left no doubt. No. 15 Michigan, losers of four out of its last six games, rolled into Minneapolis, jumped out to a 4-0 lead, then put on the cruise … Read more

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Minnesota State, Bowling Green, Battle to Tie

After getting blitzed by No. 5 Notre Dame in a pair of contests last week, the Bowling Green Falcons righted the ship tonight against No. 10 Minnesota State, battling the Mavericks to a 2-2 tie at the BG Ice Arena Friday night. Trailing 2-0 in the second period, the Falcons fought back to tie the … Read more

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St. Lawrence Edges Massachusetts

With one minute left in regulation, No. 17 Massachusetts trailed St. Lawrence 4-1, and the previous 59 minutes dictated it would probably end that way. UMass coach Don Cahoon pulled sophomore goaltender Paul Dainton, and the Minutemen promptly scored two goals with the extra man. With fewer than 20 seconds remaining in regulation, junior defenseman … Read more

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Power Play Boosts Ferris State

The Ferris State Bulldogs and the Northern Michigan Wildcats faced off tonight hoping to score a few goals. Little did they know, with the help of a great power play, a few goals turned to 10 as the Bulldogs won 6-4. “We had a lot of puck luck tonight,” Bulldogs’ coach Bob Daniels said. “I … Read more

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Ohio State Holds Off Nebraska-Omaha

The Ohio State Buckeyes (7-6-1, 5-5-1-1) needed a complete 60 minutes of hockey to squeak by the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (9-3-1, 5-3-1-1) 4-3 in front of 2,305 in Value City Arena Friday evening. The loss snaps the Mavericks’ three game winning streak. Ohio State continues their winning play with their fifth win in six games. Buckeyes’ … Read more

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Badgers Top Michigan State

If senior goalie Shane Connelly had his way, Michigan State would appear on Wisconsin’s schedule as many times as humanly possible. After stopping 19 shots and earning a 2-0 shutout in his only other appearance against the Spartans in 2006, Connelly hardly had to lift a glove. Facing a Spartans’ offense struggling to find its … Read more

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North Dakota Crushes Cornell

When one of the best defensive teams in the nation met one of the lowest scoring teams, the last thing anybody expected was a high-scoring shootout. In defeating 12th-ranked Cornell 7-3 in front of 11,363 fans at Ralph Engelstad Arena, North Dakota accomplished important team and individual objectives. Besides the offensive explosion, UND picked up … Read more

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Thanksgiving Day Quarterback

The preparations have been made, the hype meter is full and Jim Connelly and Scott Brown are ready for the games — it’s Air Force against Colorado College and Denver.

Princeton Extends Winning Streak Against Quinnipiac

Somebody’s winning streak had to give when Quinnipiac visited No. 8 Princeton Tuesday in an ECACHL match-up at Hobey Baker Rink. It was the host Tigers who stretched their string to seven straight wins with a 2-1 triumph over the visiting Bobcats, who saw their own four-game victory cycle come to an end. Zane Kalemba … Read more

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