Site AdministratorThe last time the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and Northern Michigan Wildcats faced off in Omaha, the Mavericks left the series with four points. This time around, the Wildcats, who are 7-4-2 against the Mavericks in Marquette, showed that home ice truly is an advantage. The Wildcats took an early two goal lead in the first period. … Read more
Michigan State goaltender Jeff Lerg has been named one of 11 finalists for the prestigious James E. Sullivan Memorial Award. Presented annually since 1930 by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Lerg, a 21-year-old junior, was named the Spartans’ Most Valuable Player as he … Read more
In a match-up of sixth place teams, Ferris State and Bowling Green found themselves locked up in a goaltending battle, with the Bulldogs besting the Falcons by a 2-1 margin at the BG Ice Arena on Friday. The Bulldogs win, coupled with a Nebraska-Omaha loss, moves Ferris State into a fifth place tie with the … Read more
Mike Kennedy’s overtime winner with 19.4 seconds remaining helped propel the Cornell Big Red to a 3-2 victory over the Quinnipiac University Bobcats, at the TD Banknorth Sports Center Friday night. After a Bobcats (17-10-4, 9-6-4 ECAC) scoring chance, Cornell’s Brandon Nash carried the puck into the offensive zone and fed Blake Gallagher for the … Read more
Better late than never. Among Golden Gophers players, that sentiment undoubtedly crept into their mind as a four goal outburst — a total virtually unheard of in a season where they will most likely set the school record for offensive futility — buoyed them to a big 4-2 upset win over the arch-rival Badgers at … Read more
A Tale of Two Teams This week we take a look at two programs at opposite ends of the spectrum. We’ll check in on Nichols College and get Lou Izzi’s thoughts on what could be a record-setting season. First, however, we’ll start with the only team in the ECAC Northeast without a league victory: the … Read more
Battling For Position Just one week to go before the MIAC postseason begins in earnest and teams are frantically jostling for playoff positioning. Four teams have locked up playoff spots, leaving just one opening for the two teams battling for it. Before delving into the playoff possibilities this week, let’s take a look back at … Read more
Jim Connelly and Scott Brown are back to size up North Dakota and New Hampshire, along with an early look at some Hobey Baker candidates and more.
In a week where few favorites won, the top two teams in the country came away from their contests unscathed. St. Norbert, now unbeaten in their last 22 games, continued to roll, while the Soaring Eagles from Elmira took three crucial points from formerly fourth ranked Manhattanville. The Green Knights received 14 of the 20 … Read more
Michigan remained atop the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday, earning 48 of 50 first-place votes after a sweep of Lake Superior State. The Wolverines held their ground, but the identity of the No. 2 team tailing them changed. North Dakota rose into the second position, picking up the other two first-place nods in the … Read more
Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves equated last night’s uninspired performance, a 3-0 Minnesota State shutout, to his team failing to build a symbolic fire. Commenting that a successful team gathers the wood and tinder so when it’s time to play, they can figuratively drop a match into the fire and watch the energy erupt from it, … Read more
The Colgate Raiders (13-12-5, 7-7-4 ECACHL) pulled out all the stops as they steamrolled the Union Dutchmen (13-11-5, 8-6-4 ECACHL) 8-0 on Saturday night at Starr Rink. “Hockey is a game of momentum,” Raiders’ coach Don Vaughan commented, and the momentum seemed to be wholly in the Raiders favor throughout. With the victory, Vaughan took … Read more
After being swept by Northern Michigan a week ago, the Michigan State Spartans bounced back, sweeping the Western Michigan Broncos with a 4-2 Saturday evening. Spartans’ senior Chris Mueller added two goals, including an empty-netter with one minute remaining, to seal the victory for MSU as he and the Spartans’ four other seniors came out … Read more
The UMass Minutemen (11-11-6, 6-10-5) came out on a mission in the second half of a home-and-home series between with the No. 15 Northeastern Huskies (14-11-3, 11-8-2). UMass never relented against the Huskies, who are still looking for their first win in Amherst since the 1999-00 season. UMass got the first two goals from junior … Read more
With a 4-1 win and sweep of the visiting Denver Pioneers, North Dakota accomplished three important goals. First, the Fighting Sioux clinched home ice for the playoffs. Second, they solidified their hold on second place in the WCHA while moving into a tie for first place with Colorado College. Finally, UND ran its unbeaten streak … Read more
One week after the Nebraska-Omaha hockey team got a long-sitting monkey off their backs about winning at home, Bowling Green exorcised some demons of their own on Saturday night regarding beating the Mavericks, well, anywhere. The Falcons (15-15-0, 12-12-0 CCHA) appeared to be doomed to another long night after weathering the Mavericks’ storm in the … Read more
The Harvard Crimson (8-7-2 ECAC) completed their weekend sweep tonight, beating rival Quinnipiac (9-5-4) 3-1 at the Bright Hockey Center. Freshman forward Pier-Olivier Michaud netted the first and second goals of his career and goaltender Kyle Richter made 37 saves to backstop the Crimson to a much deserved win. “I’m happy with the effort,” said … Read more
A goal in the first minute of the game and another in the last minute of the second period were enough for Vermont to stave off the hard-charging Merrimack Warriors, 2-1, Saturday at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Viktor Stalberg scored his second game-winning goal in as many nights as the Catamounts secured their first weekend sweep of … Read more
Looking to leap-frog the No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the WCHA standings, the Michigan Tech Huskies needed another strong effort. They seemed to get it for most of the game, but a couple of bad breaks kept them from skating away with a win, as the Bulldogs triumphed 3-2. “I think we deserved a lot … Read more
For the second time in two nights, Lake Superior had a shot at knocking off No. 1 Michigan, trailing by only a goal late into the third period. However, the Wolverines followed the same script both nights, again holding off the pesky Lakers, 4-2, at Yost Arena on Saturday, capping each game with a late … Read more