Site AdministratorThe NCAA tournament pairings are in, and it’s a surprise. Dartmouth at No. 1 Harvard Wisconsin at No. 4 Minnesota St. Lawrence at No. 3 New Hampshire Mercyhurst at No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth All games will be Saturday. This is a departure from past precedent, as the committee had previously showed a preference in avoiding intraconference … Read more
This post begins USCHO’s blogging for the women’s National Collegiate Tournament. Be sure also to check the women’s page for recaps of both the ECAC and WCHA tournament tonight. In the coming weeks, USCHO will also have coverage from at least two of the NCAA quarterfinal sites and the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four in Duluth. … Read more
Forget everything you read about Thursday’s first game of the CCHA opening round playoff series between Nebraska-Omaha and Alaska; it’s a brand new game now, with ‘game’ being the operative word. Reversing roles from the opening game, the Nanooks relied on a great performance from their first line of Dustin Sather, Dion Knelsen and Landon … Read more
It looked like night and day comparing the Colgate Raiders’ efforts from Friday night and Saturday night. Coming off a dismal 5-2 loss to the St. Lawrence Saints in game one of the ECAC quarterfinals series, the Raiders bounced back with a 3-2 victory. Raiders’ assistant captain Tyler Burton remarked, “For us seniors it was … Read more
Home ice is something that every Hockey East school strives for during the first round of the playoffs. Tonight, the winner would take home ice. No scoreboard watching, no tiebreakers, the winner got home ice. It was playoff hockey between Boston College (17-11-8, 11-9-7 HEA) and Northeastern (15-16-3, 12-13-2 HEA). In this physical game, BC … Read more
St. Cloud State got the two points it needed to clinch home ice for the WCHA playoffs, but North Dakota made the Huskies work for every single minute to earn them. For the second straight night, UND and SCSU played to a tie at Ralph Engelstad Arena. On Friday, the Sioux had to come from … Read more
On Friday, Josh Kassel made 24 saves in a 4-0 win over American International, his third straight shutout against the Yellow Jackets and another in a string of “lights out performances” for the junior netminder. On Saturday, the Black Knights returned to Tate Rink, looking to turn out the lights on AIC’s season. Then, the … Read more
Four the fourth straight tournament, Minnesota had its quest for a championship ended by Wisconsin. The Badgers (27-7-3, 20-5-3 WCHA) continued their recent mastery of the Gophers, improving to 12-2-2 in their head-to-head meetings over the last three seasons. Jinnelle Zaugg got her stick on a puck off of an offensive-zone draw just ahead of … Read more
Six unanswered goals helped propel the Quinnipiac University Bobcats to a 7-1 victory over the Brown Bears in the opening round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs Saturday night. It’s the third time in the three year history of Quinnipiac in ECAC Hockey that they have swept their opening round series; they had previously swept RPI … Read more
St. Cloud State appeared in a WCHA semifinal for only the second time in the program’s history. The first produced a disappointing 9-0 loss to Wisconsin. Their second attempt at the league’s final weekend again ended with the same one-sided score, but the Huskies (18-15-5, 11-13-4 WCHA) made a game of it for much of … Read more
The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs held on in the third period for a 3-2 win over Minnesota, gaining a critical split and keeping their hopes alive for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. It was a hard fought game where the Bulldogs controlled much of the first two periods and the Gophers the third. “It … Read more
One night after Michigan Tech netminder Michael-Lee Teslak allowed five goals on 28 shots and got pulled after just two periods, it would have been easy for Huskies’ coach Jamie Russell to go with his other netminder, Rob Nolan, for Saturday’s rematch against No. 9 Minnesota State. The coach showed confidence in Teslak, however, and … Read more
“Let the past remain in the past.” That’s what the Ohio State Buckeyes said as they entered the first round of the CCHA playoffs. After falling to the Northern Michigan Wildcats after holding a one game lead in Columbus during last year’s playoffs, they came up to Marquette with a vengeance and won Friday’s game … Read more
Minnesota State freshman forward Andy Sackrison walked out of the locker room Friday night with a smile on his face. “You’re gonna be spoiled,” came a voice down the hall. “I know,” snapped Sackrison back. The No. 9 Mavericks defeated Michigan Tech 5-2 Friday night at the Alltel Center to wrap up home ice advantage … Read more
The St. Lawrence Saints kept their win streak rolling as they defeated the Colgate Raiders 5-2 on the road. Prior to last weekend’s sweep at second-place Princeton and Quinnipiac, the Saints had won just one of their last 11 games. They now have a three-game win streak and a 1-0 ECAC first-round series lead. “We … Read more
Round one of the CCHA playoffs began at the Berry Events Center Friday as the sixth seeded Northern Michigan Wildcats took on the 11th seed Ohio State Buckeyes. The two teams came in boasting an even rivalry of 30-30-3 and both were looking to take the first game of this crucial series. Last season, the … Read more
St. Cloud State came to Ralph Engelstad Arena needing a win to secure home ice for the playoffs. North Dakota needed a win to keep its hopes alive for at least a share of the WCHA title. When it was over, all the Fighting Sioux and the Huskies had to show for their efforts was … Read more
It’s a confusing time for many D-III college hockey teams. While some finish up their conference tournaments, others sit and wait. But all collectively look toward Sunday evening with great anticipation. Before the NCAA announces who will vie for the national championship, two of our intrepid writers, Matthew Webb and Josh Carey, breakdown the West chances of landing four teams in the big skate.
David Marshall’s overtime goal at the 8:02 mark of the first overtime proved to be the difference in a 7-6 win for the sixth seeded Quinnipiac University Bobcats over the No. 11 seed Brown Bears in game 1 of the ECAC Hockey playoffs at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. “I know Eric [Lampe] won a … Read more
Something Old, Something New For the third time in three years, they’re back in the finals. For the first time in school history, they have made the finals. That is the story line for the ECAC NE championship game as UMass-Dartmouth, seeking its third straight title, will host Nichols on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in … Read more