Site AdministratorThe North Dakota-Minnesota State rivalry is quickly becoming one of the most intense in the country. After 60 minutes, three power-play goals and one fistfight, the Fighting Sioux (13-8-1 overall, 9-7-0 WCHA) emerged with a 2-1 win in front of 4,685 people at the Alltel Center. “We had a greasy road win tonight,” said Fighting … Read more
Clarkson is back in the national spotlight, and few players are more responsible than senior Steve Zalewski for the Golden Knights’ return to prominence. Roman J. Uschak reports.
Joe Whitney long dreamed of playing hockey for Boston College. The dream is now reality, and Joe Haggerty finds Whitney making the most of it.
Scott Brown’s back on duty, so he and Jim Connelly take on the rise of Michigan’s Billy Sauer, Hockey East’s new contenders, video troubles in Denver and the “Vote for Hobey” fan poll.
For the third consecutive poll, the St. Norbert Green Knights are the top team in college hockey. Their hold on that honor, however, is more tenuous after it took overtime in each game to defeat St. Mary’s and fourth ranked St. Thomas. Despite their unbeaten streak reaching 14, their first place tallies were pared to … Read more
A sweep of Western Michigan kept Michigan in the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, as the Wolverines racked up 45 of 50 first-place votes to retain the national pole position. Michigan was trailed once again by Miami, which picked up two wins over Nebraska-Omaha and earned the remaining five first-place nods … Read more
It took over 59 minutes, but the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish were finally able to sneak a shot past Jeff Lerg. Ryan Thang deflected a shot from Brett Blatchford with only 37.6 seconds left for Notre Dame’s only goal as the Irish salvaged a 1-1 tie with the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans. … Read more
The margin for error is almost non-existent in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, where seven of 10 teams were within two games of .500 entering Saturday’s games. Fourth-place Minnesota Duluth is a prime example of being right on the edge. The Bulldogs are averaging 2.58 goals a game offensively while allowing 2.63. Their last nine … Read more
After seeing their 11-game unbeaten streak end Friday night, the No. 7 Northeastern Huskies came out with extra motivation and shutout the Merrimack Warriors 3-0 Saturday. “This is the time of the year when you are playing back-to-back games, often against the same team,” said Huskies’ coach Greg Cronin. “It’s a unique dynamic there; its … Read more
It was difficult for Union goalie Justin Mrazek to keep his balance in the crease because he had a Cornell stick lodged in his skate blade with just over two minutes left in the third period Saturday. Each time he tried to get up, he fell down. Mrazek was still on the ice when Big … Read more
Tyler Scofield and Matt Read each paced visiting Bemidji State with three points on the night as the Beavers routed homestanding Alabama-Huntsville 7-1 in front of 2,633 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala. Scofield led off the scoring for the Beavers with a five-on-three power-play goal that beat Chargers’ freshman goaltender Cameron Talbot … Read more
Colorado College earned yet another series sweep this weekend courtesy of a 5-2 victory over the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves on Saturday. With Denver losing to Wisconsin, the Tigers hold a six point lead over the Pioneers and sit atop the WCHA standings with a conference record of 15-3-0. Chad Rau scored two goals for CC, while … Read more
Behind Chad Kolarik’s four goals and 31 saves by Wolverines’ netminder Billy Sauer, the No. 1 University of Michigan battled to a 4-1 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos to earn four points in the weekend sweep. “We knew coming in here that the fans were going to be fired up, and of course you … Read more
Asked if he remembered the last time North Dakota swept a WCHA team at home during the regular season, Fighting Sioux assistant captain Taylor Chorney had to think long and hard; he couldn’t remember. “Jeez, it must go way back,” the junior defenseman finally said. UND’s 4-1 victory over visiting Michigan Tech gave Sioux fans … Read more
While the Northern Michigan Wildcats began Saturday’s game against Wayne State much stronger than Friday’s game, jumping out to an early 2-0 lead, the Warriors ultimately prevailed, sweeping the Wildcats with a 3-2 overtime win On a power play at 9:52 of the first, Matt Butcher redirected the puck off Wayne State’s Dylan Exton to … Read more
The message from the Miami RedHawks to the rest of the CCHA after their 4-1 victory over Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday night was crystal-clear: ‘We’re back.’ Any remaining signs of shock leftover from last Friday’s upset loss at Bowling Green were well and truly lifted Saturday in a game in which the visitors dominated from the … Read more
Both sixth ranked Notre Dame and No. 10 Michigan State came into tonight’s game with their eyes on the tight CCHA standings, but there was something else lingering in the air, too: the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Final. In their first meeting since last March when the Spartans knocked out the then-No. 1 Fighting Irish … Read more
Before Minnesota Duluth forged one of its best comebacks in recent memory Friday night, few statistics favored the Bulldogs against Minnesota State-Mankato at the DECC. UMD trailed by two goals after two periods while facing a team it had not beaten in seven games and had now won in Duluth since Oct. 23, 2004. What … Read more
Northern Michigan University, facing Wayne State, began their second home series in a row tonight with both teams desperate for a win. Thirty-one seconds into the first period, Mike Forgie, center for the Warriors, scored on the very first shot of the game. The goal, with assists from Jeff Caster and Tylor Michel, crept across … Read more
Games against Colgate have never been easy for Union. Between winning just once at Colgate in 16 years, dropping tight ones at Messa Rink over the past few seasons and having Raiders forward Tyler Burton scored 12 points in six games, the Raiders have had the Dutchmen’s number. Union had lost nine straight to the … Read more