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If the WCHA hoped to put the recent controversy about its officiating behind it, the outcome of North Dakota’s 3-1 win over visiting Alaska-Anchorage won’t help. After the Seawolves outshot the Fighting Sioux 36-13 and dominated the game for long stretches, UAA coach Dave Shyiak harshly criticized the officiating. He was particularly incensed after referee … Read more

Head Coach Bob Motzko has had a lot of success at the helm of No. 13 ranked St. Cloud State, earning WCHA Coach of the Year honors in both of his seasons. Yet with all his accolades and success, Minnesota State-Mankato has brought him many headaches, including Saturday’s 5-3 loss, which marked a sweep and … Read more

The Colgate Raiders (10-10-4, 4-5-3 ECAC) rolled over the Brown Bears (1-14-1, 1-8-3 ECAC), 5-0, on Saturday, after coming off of a 6-1 loss to Yale on Friday night The Raiders dominated play from the start, and it was obvious that the Bears just couldn’t keep up. In the first period, Colgate attacked the net, … Read more

With hockey blood lines running deep throughout his family tree, freshman Patrick Johnson has all the makings of becoming a great player for the University of Wisconsin. However, the way he created Wisconsin’s second goal was nothing short of a “miracle on ice.” With father and Badgers’ great Mark Johnson watching from the stands, Patrick’s … Read more

The Western Michigan Broncos ended a nine game skid Friday night, 4-3, against the Ferris State Bulldogs in Lawson Ice Arena. It was Bronco netminder Riley Gill’s first win in goal since Nov. 20 when he defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes and Bronco junior Matt Clackson netted the game-winning goal to lead the Brown and … Read more

North Dakota freshman forward Evan Trupp welcomed fellow Anchorage, Alaska, native Ben Christianson to the college hockey ranks by scoring the game-winning goal on the Seawolves’ freshman goalie in a 3-1 Fighting Sioux victory. The first game of Christianson’s NCAA career came against UND before 11,549 fans in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Although coach Dave Shyiak … Read more

One streak continues and another ends. It’s all good for Union. The Dutchmen overcame a sloppy first period, and set a team record for longest winning streak in their Division I history Friday when they took a 3-1 ECAC Hockey victory over St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena. It was the seventh straight win for the … Read more

The unranked Niagara Purple Eagles took a 5-1 non-conference decision over the No. 12 Quinnipiac University Bobcats Friday evening at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. Niagara swept the Bobcats last year at Dwyer arena and is now 8-1 all time versus Quinnipiac, dating back to the 1999-2000 season. The win for Niagara also ended the … Read more

The University of New Hampshire defeated Boston University 4-2 in a Hockey East contest at the Whittemore center on Friday night. Defensemen Craig Switzer and UNH captain Matt Fornataro had a goal and an assist for the Wildcats. Kevin Regan had 28 saves on the night, breaking the schools current win record with 59. With … Read more

After the first period went scoreless, most of the 3,127 at Matthews Arena figured they were in for a good game. They were wrong. Providence College scored three unanswered goals in the second giving them a 3-0 lead. Northeastern added a late second period tally but PC prevailed, netting two more in the third to … Read more

After scoring three goals in each of the last two periods, the Yale Bulldogs rolled over the Colgate Raiders, 6-1, in Starr Rink. A goal from Sean Backman, just five minutes and 55 seconds into the second period got the Bulldogs rolling. A botched Colgate attempt to break out of the defensive zone led to … Read more

The Michigan Tech Huskies were less than gracious hosts for the WCHA-leading Colorado College Tigers at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena Friday night. After spotting the No. 3 Tigers a goal in the opening frame, the Huskies took control of the game, forcing the Tigers to rely heavily on freshman goaltender Richard Bachman to keep … Read more

With under 10 minutes to play in Friday’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association match-up between Minnesota State and St. Cloud State, the Mavericks evening — and perhaps their season — was on life-support. For the better part of 52 minutes, the Huskies outplayed, outworked and out hustled the Mavericks, building a 3-0 lead in the process. … Read more

The storyline going into the game was a classic. The contest was set to be a battle between the nation’s No 1 team, Michigan, against their top rival, sixth ranked and defending national champion Michigan State in one of the fiercest rivalries in college hockey. But goaltenders Jeff Lerg and Billy Sauer stole the show. … Read more

Fresh off being swept for the first time in almost two years, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish bounced back in grand fashion, jumping out to a 5-0 lead on the Bowling Green Falcons before coasting to a 6-1 victory. Erik Condra and Ryan Thang led the way for the Irish, both recording three points on … Read more

It is amazing what a couple weeks preparing for a world junior championship can do to boost a player’s confidence. Scoring just two goals and seven points in the 12 games leading up to the IIHF World Junior Championships, Wisconsin freshman Kyle Turris scored eight points for Team Canada in the Czech Republic, helping lead … Read more