UMass-Lowell outdoes Merrimack, 3-1

In what would have to be classified as a game lacking much speed, the Mass.-Lowell River Hawks were fast to the net when it counted, scoring two third period goals to break a 1-1 on its way to a 3-1 victory at Lawler Rink Wednesday night. The game started off very slow. Shots through one … Read more

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Late goal spurs comeback victory for Vermont over UMass

For a while, it looked like one of those games for No. 13 Vermont. Down 2-1, chance after chance at the Massachusetts goal, but each shot skipped wide or found blocker instead of twine. With 58 seconds remaining, Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon called freshman goaltender Rob Madore off the ice. Before he could reach the … Read more

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Northeastern Edges Mass.-Lowell

The Northeastern Huskies’ third line proved to be the third rail for the Mass.-Lowell River Hawks on Saturday night, as Greg Costa netted a hat trick and linemate Ryan Ginand added a goal and two assists of his own and the No. 6 Huskies (9-2-2, 7-2-1 HE) took down the River Hawks (6-5-0, 4-3-0 HE) … Read more

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Harvard, Colgate Battle to Draw

In their 67th meeting, the Colgate Raiders and No. 18 Harvard Crimson battled to a draw, as the Crimson battled back from an early deficit. The first period got off to a relatively slow start, with neither team holding a distinct advantage in the offensive zone. Colgate got on the board first at 13:40 of … Read more

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Minnesota Duluth Tops North Dakota

North Dakota has been the biggest pain in Minnesota Duluth’s side the past six years. The Bulldogs sought to even the score, if only a bit, Saturday night to close a Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s series at the DECC. No. 20 North Dakota entered the game with a 16-2-2 mark against UMD since the … Read more

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Ohio State Blanks Northern Michigan

Either the Northern Michigan team that showed up last night skipped tonight’s second period, or the Ohio State team that didn’t show up last night came out today to make up for lost time. Tonight, the Buckeyes beat the Wildcats 2-0, earning a split on the series. “The team in front of me is playing … Read more

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New Hampshire Edges Providence

Thirteenth ranked New Hampshire (5-5-3, 3-3-2 HE) finally ended their six game winless stint on the road when they returned home to the Whittemore Saturday night, defeating Providence (2-9-1, 0-8-1 HE) 4-3. The Wildcats are unbeaten at home, yet the team has not won an away game. Dropping in the rankings, the Wildcats have been … Read more

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Notre Dame Pounds Bowling Green

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish put on a power play clinic Saturday night, scoring six goals with the man-advantage, as they bested the Bowling Green Falcons, 9-1, at the BG Ice Arena. The No. 5 Irish extended their unbeaten streak to eight games, and their unbeaten streak against the Falcons to 14. Notre Dame capitalized … Read more

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Wisconsin Edges St. Cloud

After allowing six goals Friday night against No. 17 St. Cloud State University, University of Wisconsin senior netminder Shane Connelly finally shook off the demons from the last five games at the National Hockey Center. Connelly acknowledged after the game that he’s happy he may not have to come back to St. Cloud ever again. … Read more

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Mavericks Hold On For Road Sweep

Despite the fact that the Michigan Tech Huskies were out looking for revenge for their overtime loss on Friday night, the No. 11 Minnesota State Mavericks (7-3-2 overall, 5-3-2 WCHA) weathered the early storm, notched a pair of early goals and hung on for a 4-2 win and WCHA road sweep. “I thought we played … Read more

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Nebraska-Omaha Sweeps Michigan State

As the more casual hockey fans amongst the 7,641 in attendance at Qwest Center Omaha filed into the arena for Saturday’s match-up between Nebraska-Omaha and Michigan State, they may have looked at Friday’s 7-1 win for the Mavericks and thereby anticipated an entertaining night out and another big win for the home team. Another blowout … Read more

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Massachusetts Upends Boston College

Following Friday’s 2-0 loss to No. 4 Boston College, Massachusetts’ coach Don Cahoon questioned whether or not his team could recover in less than 24 hours. Four goals, 112 penalty minutes and an overtime game-winner later, Cahoon’s question was answered. Freshman center Casey Wellman scored at 4:19 of the overtime to give UMass the win … Read more

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River Hawks Dominate Friars

The University of Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks scored goals in bunches early and often Friday night as they defeated the Providence College Friars, 6-1, in front of 4,248 fans at Tsongas Arena. The River Hawks scored two goals in just over two minutes to start the game, and dominated the battle of the special teams throughout … Read more

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Bulldogs and Sioux Skate to 2-2 Tie

Finishing deadlocked with Wisconsin a week ago, left Minnesota Duluth’s players feeling they had lost an opportunity for a Western Collegiate Hockey Association victory. Tying No. 20-ranked North Dakota 2-2 in overtime Friday at the DECC had the Bulldogs feeling at least a bit better about their effort before a crowd of 4,680. “You always … Read more

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Niagara Tops Bemidji State

If, and when, they close the books on the CHA, somebody please write a brief soliloquy of this unlikely rivalry between Niagara University and Bemidji State. It’s too good a college hockey yarn when these schools from remote locales face off against each other. On the first bitterly cold night of the winter season, Niagara … Read more

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Miami Shuts Down Michigan

To many, there are three certainties in Ohio: death, taxes, and a hate of all things Michigan. On Friday night, the University of Michigan began a tour of duty in hostile territory as the Wolverine hockey team arrived in Oxford, Ohio to drop the puck on a two game set with the Miami University RedHawks. … Read more

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Streak Enders

Northern Michigan broke a five game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Ohio State on Friday, ending the Buckeye’s run of three consecutive wins. “Our game wasn’t very good,” Buckeye coach John Markell said. “We left our goalie out to hang again, our power play was awful. We were flat and they beat us … Read more

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Mavericks Stampede Spartans

Not that they aren’t doing it already, but it would appear that if the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks want to prolong their hot streak to start this season, they ought to just let their opponents score the first goal of the game every night. No. 19 UNO had allowed their opponents to score in seven of their … Read more

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