Site AdministratorThe Miami RedHawks skated to a 9-2 victory over the Northern Michigan Wildcats Friday night in Marquette. The outcome didn’t shock many. The Wildcats were off to a rough start as they entered the CCHA regular season. After two close games against third ranked Michigan, and then another close series against defending national champion Michigan … Read more
Fourth ranked New Hampshire came to Matthews Arena at Northeastern University without a loss and left the same way, beating the Huskies, 7-4, in front of 2,462 fans. After Northeastern tied the score at two in the second, the Wildcats exploded for three goals in the period to take a 5-2 lead they would not … Read more
A combined six points from Kevin Porter and Chad Kolarik, most of them coming in the third period, helped third ranked Michigan double up Nebraska-Omaha, 6-3, in front of 9,356 at Qwest Center Omaha on Friday night. In a closer game than the score suggested, it was Porter’s pair of goals that made the difference … Read more
Clarkson and Harvard scored three goals combined in the first 10 minutes in what proved to be the only scoring action of the game between the ECAC foes. The Crimson outshot the Golden Knights, 26-22, but was unable to make more than one count before 2,643 at Cheel Arena. Clarkson looked well on their way … Read more
Led by its dominant scoring line and overcoming years of past failures at historic Lynah Rink, Princeton skated to a 3-2 victory at Cornell on Friday night. The Tigers had not won on the Big Red’s rink since the 1994-1995 season. “I think we got into their kind of game tonight, really. Up and down … Read more
For just over 59 minutes, Yale goalie Billy Blase and the Bulldogs’ defense frustrated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. But there was just enough time for Jake Morissette to change the complexion of the Engineers’ mood. Morissette batted a rebound past Blase with 46 seconds left in regulation, helping the 17th ranked Engineers escape with a 1-1 … Read more
Apparently, not being No. 1 agrees with North Dakota, at least at this point of the season. After falling to second in the USCHO poll for the first time this season, the Fighting Sioux throttled visiting Colorado College 6-2 before a sellout crowd of 11,824 at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Behind the steady net minding of … Read more
Head coach Seth Appert came to Rensselaer with a simple objective: return the Engineers to national prominence. And so far, his methods are producing results, Tom Reale reports.
Coming off a tough road loss and a short week of practice, the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish turned to a couple familiar faces to help them defeat the Lake Superior State Lakers, 7-3, in the first of a two-game set. Junior Erik Condra, who has led the Irish in points the last two … Read more
The 2007-2008 women’s D-III hockey season is upon us as four teams officially began play last weekend. First-year program Adrian College headlined as the biggest news of the weekend, splitting a two-game series with Neumann College. The Knights are a formidable opponent that received honorable-mention status in the USCHO.com pre-season poll and have been knocking … Read more
Lester Patrick wears a ponytail She was the Wayne Gretzky of women’s hockey during her playing days at Providence College. Now, come next Wednesday, Cammi Granato will be it’s Lester Patrick. Granato, the first marquee name the sport ever had, will now be the first individual female honored by the NHL with a major award. … Read more
The ECAC Northeast will have a ‘new look’ to it this year, as there are new coaches, a new team, and a couple of different rinks. One constant you will find at this time of the year is that every coach knows you can’t take a night off, as that will undoubtedly equate to an … Read more
The Quinnipiac Bobcats earned a gritty, hard-fought 3-2 victory over the AIC Yellow Jackets Tuesday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. David Marshall scored the game winning goal with just under 10 minutes left to play in the game when he received a back-door pass from Dan Travis on the power play. “We worked … Read more
With another week of hockey in the books, Jim Connelly and Scott Brown return to their keyboards. This week, topics include New Hampshire, Miami, RIT, Wayne State and more.
Still perfect on the regular season after a sweep of Nebraska-Omaha, Miami moved into the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, taking 39 first-place votes to secure the No. 1 ranking with a 6-0-0 record. The RedHawks supplanted last week’s top-ranked team, North Dakota, which slipped to No. 2 after splitting a … Read more
Despite sleepwalking through the first 50 minutes of the game, St. Cloud State managed to come alive in the final 10 to erase a 2-0 deficit and claw its way into a 2-2 tie with the U.S. National Team Development Program on Sunday night at the National Hockey Center. The Huskies, fresh off a sweep … Read more
The CCHA announced that sophomore forward Kai Kantola of Bowling Green has been suspended for three games as the result of a checking-from-behind incident that occurred in a game at BGSU Ice Arena on October 23 against Notre Dame. The supplemental disciplinary action was taken by the CCHA after a review of the incident that … Read more
Dartmouth senior goaltender Mike Devine turned in a sparking 31-save performance, and fellow upperclassman J. T. Wyman had two goals and an assist in leading the Big Green to a 4-2 over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse Sunday. The Catamounts dominated play in the first period, but it was Devine who kept his young team, which … Read more
Back in June, when the RIT Tigers (1-2) schedule was released, many fans and alumni quickly circled the game against Cornell as a ‘must attend’ game. The game, played at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena, looked to be a barnburner. The 5,142 raucous Cornell (0-1) and RIT fans in attendance weren’t disappointed as the two teams … Read more
UMass and Providence battled to a 3-3 tie on Saturday night at the Mullins Center with both teams tallying goals in the final 1:06 of play. Freshman Michael Lecomte put UMass ahead by one at the 1:06 mark, and it looked like UMass would get the win. Trailing by one, Providence lifted junior goalie Chris … Read more