Site AdministratorUnion was cruising along with a 4-0 lead against Princeton, and it appeared the Dutchmen were on their way to an easy victory. But then they learned a hard lesson that nothing ever comes easy. The No. 19 Tigers rallied for three extra-attacker goals, including one that was awarded after the final buzzer sounded. But … Read more
Coming into tonight’s match-up between the No. 13 Northeastern Huskies and the No. 15 Massachusetts Minutemen both teams were riding losing streaks. By virtue of a 1-0 shutout win, the Huskies ended theirs. Playing in front of a rowdy home crowd 3,570 strong at Matthews Arena, Northeastern prevailed in one of the most physical games … Read more
For over 38 minutes Friday, Vermont hung with seventh-ranked New Hampshire. Down, 1-0, late in the second, the Catamounts kept the high-powered Wildcats’ offense in check. UNH then scored the game’s next four goals, taking a 5-1 decision at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Matt Fornataro scored twice and Kevin Regan stopped 19 shots for the Wildcats, who … Read more
With the top four spots in the CCHA standings pretty much sewn up, the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks are looking to solidify their hold on fifth place right now. But if they keep playing like this, you never know where they might end up. Despite giving up a game-tying goal late in the third period, … Read more
A lot of variables have gone into Wisconsin’s longest unbeaten streak in over two years. Wisconsin hockey head coach Mike Eaves has instituted his ‘bend but don’t break’ philosophy to his youthful team, making sure a small mistake does not get the better of his No. 11 Badgers. Wisconsin has also certainly been fortunate. Although … Read more
For some reason, Minnesota State just could not find the net when given golden opportunities to score. Typically against a team ranked No. 4 in the country, that is a recipe for disaster — especially against a goalie like Peter Mannino. But the resourceful Mavericks took advantage of a Denver team minus Brock Trotter, refused … Read more
Northern Michigan sophomore goaltender Brian Stewart blocked 41 Michigan shots and staved off an overtime Wolverine power play blitz in a 3-3 standoff at Yost Ice Arena Friday night. In a game dominated by special teams play, Michigan fittingly circled the Wildcat net on a power play for the final 1:56 of the overtime period … Read more
Behind Sophomore Eric Lampe’s first career hat trick, the Quinnipiac University Bobcats edged the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers 3-2, at the Houston Field House Friday night. Quinnipiac (15-7-3, 7-3-3 ECAC) came off being swept by Niagara last weekend, following a 10 game unbeaten streak. RPI, on the other hand, came into the game off their … Read more
Call Jean-Philippe “Phil” Lamoureux whatever you want — you might also have to call him North Dakota’s MVP. Patrick C. Miller finds the Fighting Sioux goaltender up to the task of backstopping UND victories, as usual.
As the newcomer to the ECAC NE, Becker College is having a respectable campaign, currently sitting in the middle of the pack, four points out from second place but in a four way tie for fourth place. “This is our second year of existence,†coach Steve Hoar stated. “I think the ECAC NE is a … Read more
Providence becomes the Hockey East team du jour, while Michigan State makes a statement against its archrival and more. Jim Connelly and Scott Brown present another week of back-and-forth.
A one-point weekend for Michigan opened the door for a new No. 1 in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, and the Miami RedHawks charged through the gap, taking 49 of 50 first-place votes to supplant the Wolverines at the top of the rankings. Miami, which swept Alaska last weekend, returned to the No. 1 … Read more
Elmira is a wingman no more. After playing second fiddle to St. Norbert for a good six weeks, the Soaring Eagles parlayed three wins into 16 first place votes (nearly completely reversing the margin of 17-3 enjoyed last week by the Green Knights) and D-III’s number one ranking — a fitting perch for the nation’s … Read more
The Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, on Monday announced a record eight finalists among 22 players nominated for the 2008 award, presented annually to college hockey’s finest citizen. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are Ryan Adler, Jr., Hobart College; William Bruce, Sr., Williams College; Ethan Cox, So., Colgate University; Jeff … Read more
Notre Dame (20-9-1; 13-6-1 CCHA) received big offensive contributions from freshman Ben Ryan as his Notre Dame Fighting Irish upended Bowling Green, 4-1 at the BGSU Ice Arena, completing a season sweep of the Falcons. The right winger from Brighton, Mich. notched a pair of goals to go along with an assist in the win. … Read more
The second perÂiod against No. 10 Clarkson played out like most of Union’s games in the first half of the season. The Dutchmen were getting great scoring chances, but only scored once. Their shots were either getting stopped by goalie David Leggio or hitting the post. That proved to be costly when the Golden Knights … Read more
If the lesson learned by the No. 3 Colorado College Tigers was about the MacInnes Student Ice Arena being a tough place for opponents to win, the Michigan Tech Huskies were willing tutors for the second consecutive night. The Huskies rattled off two first period goals and had a three-point effort from Peter Rouleau en … Read more
With a 5-3 win, the Niagara Purple Eagles completed a sweep of the No. 12 Quinnipiac University Bobcats Saturday evening at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. “It’s a huge weekend for us, and hopefully we can sustain it [momentum] in the last ten games and spring boards us to a great finish,” said Niagara head … Read more
Costly Northeastern University penalties and priceless Providence College power play production have certainly added some spice to the Hockey East battle for home ice advantage. The Friars pumped home two more goals with the man advantage on Saturday night, finishing off a home-and-home sweep of the No. 11 Huskies with a 5-2 victory at Schneider … Read more
The script was just about the same as last night’s game in Ann Arbor. The defending national champions were leading the No. 1 team in the country by a goal late in the third period. Fortunately for the Michigan Wolverines, the script from last night was changed late in production. This time, they were able … Read more