Boston University Takes Over At No. 1 In USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll

Boston University completed its upward trajectory in the national rankings, supplanting Colorado College as the No. 1 team in Monday’s USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men’s poll. The Terriers, who beat Massachusetts-Lowell Friday, secured 29 of 50 first-place votes to reach the apex of the poll this week. Minnesota likewise moved upward, using a three-point … Read more

MIAC Season Preview

Don’t sleep on the MIAC “The MIAC is the most underrated conference in the country, from top to bottom.” That’s the message heading into this season as the Western league that isn’t considered a powerhouse and doesn’t have Adrian within its ranks laces up the skates for the 2008-09 hockey season. With the national tournament … Read more

Going Green

The only thing currently keeping the Green Knights from perfection (both this season and most of last) is five voters who disagree that they are the best team in the country. With 15 still in their corner — and a perfect 5-0 record — little else is amiss at St. Norbert. Plattsburgh, meanwhile, has done … Read more

Tigers Upend Colgate in OT

Princeton University only scored two goals on the weekend, but that was enough to at least give the conference favorite its first ECAC victory of the season on Saturday afternoon. One day after surrendering just one goal in a tough loss to No. 17 Cornell, the No. 9 Tigers rebounded for a 2-1 overtime victory … Read more

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Badgers Sweep Huskies

Wisconsin sophomore Scott Gudmandson knows that being eased into the starting goaltender slot is a process, especially at a school known as Goaltender U. Gudmandson, who entered Saturday night’s tilt with a 0-2 record, giving up 6.03 goals per game and saving just 82 percent of his shots, still knows that he has a ways … Read more

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Cornell and Quinnipiac Battle to Scoreless Draw

The Quinnipiac University Bobcats (2-3-1, 0-1-1 ECAC) and the Cornell Big Red (1-0-1, 1-0-1 ECAC Hockey) battled to a 0-0 tie Saturday evening at the TD Banknorth Sports Center in front of 3,422. “It’s great that we got a point and we did a lot of good things,” said Quinnipiac Coach Rand Pecknold. “Our penalty … Read more

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Northeastern Tops Bentley

It was a game best described by Northeastern Coach Greg Cronin as “A trap game.” No. 10 Northeastern (6-1-2, 4-1-1 HEA) prevailed over the Bentley Falcons (1-4-0, 0-2-0 AHA) 4-1 in front of 3,354 pot-and-pan wielding fans. Bentley gave Northeastern all they could handle, but the Huskies proved too strong. Bentley was a fill-in for … Read more

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St. Cloud Crushes Robert Morris

Before this weekend, St. Cloud State Assistant Captain Ryan Lasch had gone five games without scoring a point. However, after charting two assists on Friday, Lasch landed two more assists Saturday, including his first of the night on the eventual game winner, helping the Huskies secure a 7-1 victory over Robert Morris. “(The slump) was … Read more

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Ferris State Splits With Miami

After suffering a disappointing shootout loss the night before, the Ferris State Bulldogs were able to overcome a rough Miami RedHawks 2-1. “I think that last night we were obviously good enough to get a tie and then a win in the shootout,” said Miami Coach Enrico Blasi. “Tonight we weren’t good enough. Ferris Sate … Read more

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Union Upends Harvard

After a five-game hiatus, Union’s power play came back to life. After not scoring a power-play goal in their last 33 opportunities, the Dutchmen connected not once, but twice in the second period on Saturday against 18th-ranked Harvard. Matt Cook and Lane Caffaro got those goals, Luke Cain assisted on both of them and later … Read more

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Vermont Tops Mass.-Lowell

The Mass.-Lowell River Hawks and the No. 16 Vermont Catamounts both blew two-goal leads on Friday night, as the River Hawks fell to Boston University 6-4 and the Catamounts tied Providence College 2-2. After going up 2-0 on Saturday night, the Catamounts took four consecutive second period penalties, giving the River Hawks several opportunities to … Read more

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Merrimack Upsets UMass

Behind a superb effort from goaltender Andrew Braithwaite, the Merrimack Warriors upset the No. 19 UMass Minutemen 3-1. Braithwaite survived a five-on-three power play in the final minutes of the game to preserve the win. “(You) try not to think and try to keep the puck out of the net,” Braithwaite said. “The guys blocked … Read more

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St. Cloud Shuts Out Robert Morris

During the 2006-2007 season, St. Cloud State University went 7-0-2 when scoring over four goals. For the third time this year the Huskies did just that, skating to a 4-0 win over the Robert Morris Colonials. In a game slowed by 20 penalties (10 on each team), St. Cloud State used two second period goals … Read more

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Long Leads Raiders

Behind Charles Long’s 19 save shutout the Colgate University Raiders defeated the Quinnipiac University Bobcats, 1-0, at the TD Banknorth Sports Center Friday night. It was the first conference game for both teams to open up ECAC Hockey action and the two squads’ special teams were put to the test. “Colgate was good on special … Read more

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Wisconsin Holds Off Michigan Tech

Whether it is the youth of the defenseman or the breaks not bouncing its way, Wisconsin, giving up a conference-worst 4.38 goals per game, had seen four third period leads flitter away and stumbled through the toughest part of its schedule with only one win to its credit. Toss in the fact the Badgers had … Read more

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Alabama-Huntsville Doubles Up Bemidji State

Three power-play goals from the team’s top scoring line pushed the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers past longtime rival Bemidji State, 4-2, in front of a crowd of 3,474 at the Von Braun Center for UAH’s Division I home opener. The teams skated evenly through the first period, each team killing off two penalties while generally testing the … Read more

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Ferris State and Miami Skate to 2-2 Tie

Last spring, when Miami University last met Ferris State, the RedHawks were left with a bitter taste in their mouths when they left Big Rapids. When the two teams met in February of 2008, the then second-ranked RedHawks suffered an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Bulldogs. This time the RedHawks would not let … Read more

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Dartmouth Tops Union

For the third time this season, Union had another bad first period. Unlike the previous two times, the Dutchmen weren’t able to erase the deficit. Going 0-for-11 on the power play didn’t help, either. The Dutchmen fell behind, 3-0, in the first period against Dartmouth, got to within one after two, but couldn’t get the … Read more

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ECAC Northeast Season Preview

This season marks the end of the ECAC NE as we have all known it, as the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) formally announced the addition of men’s ice hockey as a conference-sponsored sport on Monday, July 14. With Westfield State reinstating its program following a 20-year hiatus, the MASCAC now has five member … Read more