Michigan Again Leads USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Amid Static Top Six

A split with its archrival left Michigan still in command of the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday, but by a narrower margin. The Wolverines, fresh off a Friday loss and a Saturday win against Michigan State, earned 35 of 50 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for the third straight week. In second … Read more

Sioux Win 1-0 In Backup Goalie Battle

Bemidji State got exactly the kind of game it wanted on Sunday, but couldn’t overcome a shutout performance by goalie Aaron Walski and forward T.J. Oshie’s determination to win. In his first career start for the Fighting Sioux, Walski was perfect, making 13 saves to preserve a 1-0 victory over the Beavers. The nonconference win … Read more

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Clark’s OT Winner Gives Maine OT Victory

Wes Clark scored the game-winning goal 2:56 into overtime as Maine defeated Massachusetts 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at Alfond Arena. Andrew Sweetland, who had two goals and an assist, controlled the puck in the Maine (10-17-3, 6-14-3 Hockey East) zone in the left corner and sent a centering pass to Clark, who was just outside … Read more

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Colgate Defeats QU in OT

The Colgate Raiders scored with one minute left in overtime to propel them to a 4-3 victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats Sunday afternoon at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. It was the second overtime loss in as many games for the Bobcats (17-11-4, 9-7-4 ECAC), who lost to Cornell, 3-2 in overtime, Friday night. On … Read more

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North Dakota Keeps Unbeaten Streak Alive

If Bemidji State hoped to end the nation’s longest unbeaten streak, getting into penalty trouble early in the first period against No. 2 North Dakota wasn’t the way to do it. Skating to a 5-1 non-conference victory, the Fighting Sioux scored three first-period power play goals, capitalizing on a two-man advantage and a five-minute major … Read more

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Harvard Edges Brown

College hockey’s oldest active rivalry was revived tonight, as the Harvard Crimson (11-11-3, 9-7-2 ECAC) took on the Brown Bears (4-17-4, 4-11-3 ECAC) at the Bright Hockey Center. The Crimson’s Jimmy Fraser missed a penalty shot, but came back to score the game-winning goal as the Crimson, who posted back-to-back wins last weekend, continued their … Read more

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Union Tops St. Lawrence

Union is on the verge of something amazing, thanks to a pair of seniors who will have at least two more home games to play. Goalie Justin Mrazek made a career-high 46 saves and Sam Bowles had a goal and an assist Saturday, leading the Dutchmen to a 3-1 ECAC Hockey victory over St. Lawrence … Read more

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Buckeyes Tie Fighting Irish

A night after a devastating loss, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were only able to muster a 2-2 tie against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Notre Dame severely hurt their NCAA tournament chances by only coming away with one out of a possible four points on the weekend. “The big thing is, we have three weeks … Read more

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Northern Michigan Sweeps Nebraska-Omaha

While special teams and puck luck helped determine the outcome of last night’s game, the Northern Michigan Wildcats’ desire to prove they were the “hardest working team” in college hockey determined the outcome of tonight’s game. The ‘Cats swept the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, showing all that inexperienced freshmen and a handful of upperclassmen can still teach … Read more

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Tigers Sweep Buldogs

There were a couple of questions Saturday night at the DECC as Minnesota-Duluth finished a Western Collegiate Hockey Association men’s series with No. 2 Colorado College: Would the ice surface hold up after four games in 12 hours? Could the Bulldogs crank up their offense at home? High school games at 10 a.m. and noon, … Read more

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Michigan Splits With Michigan State

Taking a page out of Michigan State’s playbook, Michigan jumped to a three-goal first period lead and held off a second period comeback attempt to clinch a top two CCHA finish with their 5-2 victory over the Spartans on Saturday night at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena in front of a sellout crowd of 20,066. Michigan … Read more

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Boston University Sweeps Northeastern

Like the No. 14 Northeastern Huskies (14-13-3, 11-10-2) the night prior, Boston University (14-14-4, 12-8-3) took to wearing dark jerseys at home, sporting their throwback red jerseys at home for the first time since losing to UNH in 2006. Unlike the result for Northeastern, BU was able to get the win 3-2 in front of … Read more

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RedHawks Crush Broncos

Oxford, Ohio was buzzing about the Miami RedHawks recent winless streak. The RedHawks went into this weekend’s series against the Western Michigan Broncos having lost three of their last four games. The RedHawks took the ice against the Broncos Saturday looking to get some momentum going into their home-and-home series against Ohio State next week … Read more

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Alabama-Huntsville Upsets Niagara

While the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers are threatening to finish with their worst record ever in Division I play and perhaps with the fewest wins in a season in team history, the 2007-08 home slate ended well in Huntsville with the home team earning a 4-3 win and split with No. 20 Niagara University in front of … Read more

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Princeton Edges Cornell

Brett Wilson’s fourth game-winning goal of the season proved to be the difference as No. 17 Princeton edged Cornell, 2-1, before a boisterous overflow crowd of 2,544 at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink. “It’s always a great atmosphere here,” said Princeton coach Guy Gadowsky. “We’ve had great crowds after Christmas, and people have bought into this. … Read more

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Bowling Green Splits With Ferris State

A little change of scenery helped the Bowling Green Falcons in a big way tonight, as senior captain John Mazzei notched two third period goals to lift the Falcons over the Ferris State Bulldogs, 2-1, at the BG Ice Arena. For the first time this year, Mazzei played left wing on a line with David … Read more

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Merrimack Upends Providence

The disappointment radiating from No. 14 Providence College’s bench could be felt throughout Schneider Arena on Saturday night. The Friars continued their stumble out of the home-ice equation for the upcoming Hockey East playoffs, courtesy of a bitter 3-2 home defeat against Merrimack College. Matt Jones canceled out Providence’s desperate comeback attempt by potting the … Read more

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Tigers Tame Bulldogs

Freshman goalie Richard Bachman handled a difficult week and Colorado College survived a lack of numbers to move closer to a Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season title Friday night at the DECC. Colorado College gained sole possession of first place with a 3-0 victory over Minnesota Duluth before 4,632 spectators. Bachman, who attended the funeral … Read more

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Spartans Upset Top Ranked Wolverines

As the partisan crowd chanted “Overrated!” and “Little Sister!” at them in the closing minutes of the game, the Michigan Wolverines had to wonder if maybe their in-state rivals have their number this year. Clearly, no one else in the country gives them so much trouble on the ice. The Michigan State Spartans rode dominant … Read more

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Clarkson and Union Skate to 3-3 Tie

Lane Caffaro brought Union back from the depths of despair against 12th-ranked Clarkson. Replay saved the Dutchmen a loss. Adam Presizniuk nearly won it on a breakaway in overtime. And, oh, by the way, Union will be home for the playoffs. Caffaro had a goal and two assists, potential Nick Dodge goal in the final … Read more

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