Site AdministratorIf it’s the holidays, it can only mean on thing in the college hockey world — a plethora of tournaments. This year is no different as there are nine different tournaments this season. Throughout the weekend some of the locales are college hockey hotspots and some are locales that are not used to seeing college … Read more
Site: Magness Arena (Denver) Friday-Saturday, Dec. 28-29, 2007 Participants: Dartmouth, Northern Michigan, Sacred Heart, Denver Game 1: Dartmouth vs. Northern Michigan, 4:35 p.m. MT Dartmouth Big Green (4-4-2, 2-4-1 ECAC) Head coach: Bob Gaudet Leading scorers: Sr. J.T. Wyman (6-6 — 12), Sr. Nick Johnson (3-5 — 8) Leading netminder: Sr. Mike Devine (3-4-1, 2.62 … Read more
Site: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Friday-Saturday, Dec. 28-29, 2007 Participants: Providence, Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech Game 1: Providence vs. Michigan, 4:35 p.m. ET Providence Friars (6-6-2, 4-3-2 Hockey East) Head coach: Tim Army Leading scorers: Sr. Jon Rheault (8-8 — 16), Jr. Matt Taormina (5-11 — 16) Leading netminder: Sr. Tyler Sims (5-5-1, 2.16 … Read more
Site: Kohl Center, Madison, Wis. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 28-29, 2007 Participants: Bowling Green, Northeastern, Colgate, Wisconsin Game 1: Bowling Green vs. Northeastern, 4:05 p.m. CT Bowling Green Falcons (8-6-0, 5-5-0 CCHA) Head coach: Scott Paluch Leading scorers: Sr. Derek Whitmore (13-5 — 18), Jr. Kevin Schmidt (3-11 — 14) Leading netminders: Fr. Nick Eno (5-2-0, 2.29 … Read more
The U.S. National Junior Team, with goals from five different players, earned a 5 -1 victory over Kazakhstan today in the opening game for both teams of the preliminary round of the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. “I thought we got stronger as the game wore on,” said U.S. Head Coach John … Read more
Minnesota sophomore Kyle Okposo has chosen to forgo the remainder of the 2007-08 season and his college hockey eligibility to sign a contract with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. Gopher sophomore Kyle Okposo departs at mid-season after speculation that he would turn pro after his rookie year (photo: Melissa Wade.) Okposo … Read more
After a 51-point rookie season in 2005-06, Sam Faber’s sophomore slump was hardly noticeable, but the Wildcat junior’s performance in the first half of this year’s campaign is hard to ignore — and has New Hampshire looking toward the post-season. Terese Karmel reports.
Alabama-Huntsville junior Joe Federoff scored an extra-attacker goal with just 21 seconds left in regulation against his old teammates at Robert Morris to tie the game, 4-4, as both UAH and RMU ended play for 2007. An early hooking penalty by Colonial captain Rob Cowan allowed Charger freshman Neil Ruffini to lead off scoring for … Read more
This week, Theresa Spisak fills in again for Executive Editor Scott Brown — and ably so. She and Senior Writer Jim Connelly speculate about the nature of polls, the probabilities of the holiday tournaments and the nature of modern media. This last Tuesday Morning Quarterback of 2007 brings presents for everyone. Happy holidays!
Some people call it the Spirit of the Mavericks Trophy. Others call it the Maverick Cup. The Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks don’t care what you call it; they just want it back, and after Tuesday night’s 6-3 win over the Mavericks of Minnesota State in front of 3,178 at Qwest Center Omaha, they may be one step … Read more
Robert Morris stormed into the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala., and gave the homestanding Alabama-Huntsville Chargers all they wanted and more, coming away with a 7-1 victory Monday night in front of 1714 fans. Nathan Longpre led off scoring for the Colonials, as he and Sean Berkstresser worked a loose puck in front of … Read more
What happens when one team dominates consistently in the third period, and the other team is badly outscored in the final 20 minutes? You get No. 2 Miami University overpowering 16th-ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, again. For the second straight game, the RedHawks dominated the third period against the Engineers. Miami scored four goals to break … Read more
Behind two goals by senior Nate Dey, No. 17 St. Cloud State broke their six-game losing streak, beating No. 3 Colorado College. The victory got the Huskies back above .500 as they head into the break. The Huskies notched three first-period tallies to take control of the game, then held on against a determined Tigers … Read more
In the battle for dominance in the U.P.,the Northern Michigan Wildcats, backed by a tremendous night from their goaltender, Brian Stewart, won for the second time this season at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena Saturday night, 2-0, as Stewart earned his first career shutout. “We played another thorough game (tonight),” said Huskies’ head coach Jamie … Read more
Vermont freshman Jack Downing’s power-play goal 3:32 into overtime gave the Catamounts a 4-3 come-from-behind victory against St. Lawrence Saturday at Gutterson Fieldhouse. “[Brian Roloff] got the puck, moved it down to the goal line, and it went through [a defender’s] legs,” said Downing, explaining the play. “I just kind of took a whack at … Read more
For one period, 16th-ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute looked like the second-ranked team in the country Saturday, not Miami University. The Engineers dominated, and had a 3-1 lead. There were still 40 minutes left to play, however, and that was more than enough time for the second-ranked RedHawks to find their game. Carter Camper had two … Read more
The powers that be at USA Hockey must be happy after the last two Saturday games by the No. 4 Denver Pioneers. Pioneers’ Tyler Ruegsegger and Rhett Rakhshani were named to the U.S. National Junior Team. Last week, Rakhshani scored a hat trick to lead the Pioneers past St. Cloud State. Tonight, Ruegsegger had a … Read more
Union junior forward Chris Potts is better known for his ability to kill penalties and block shots than score goals. But on Friday against Nebraska-Omaha, Potts delivered with offense. Potts beat goalie Jeremie Dupont with a shot from the high slot 1:27 into overtime, lifting the Dutchmen to a 3-2 non-league hockey victory over the … Read more
The Michigan Tech Huskies came to the Berry Events Center to take on the Northern Michigan Wildcats hoping to avoid a repeat of last year’s loss. In the 2006-07 season, the Wildcats scored on their first shot of the game and it was the only goal of the entire game. After a 3-2 home loss … Read more
Boston University head coach Jack Parker yesterday released a statement that four suspended hockey players will be permitted to rejoin the Terriers team in its first game back from the winter exam break, a December 30 game at home against Merrimack. Parker had suspended the quartet – seniors Bryan Ewing, Brian McGuirk, Dan McGoff and … Read more