Site AdministratorT.J. Oshie missed nearly three-fourths of North Dakota’s game against Michigan State, but his first-period power-play goal on UND’s first shot on goal was the game-winner as the Fighting Sioux blanked the visiting Spartans 6-0. For the first two periods in front of a sellout crowd of 11,738 at Ralph Engelstad Arena, the No. 1 … Read more
Senior goaltender Bryce Luker went 0-11 as a transfer to Canisius (0-1-1, 0-0-0 AHA) before picking up a 43-save tie with No. 17 ranked St. Cloud State (1-0-1, 0-0-0 WCHA) Saturday. “The kid had a whale of game; you’ve got to give him credit,” St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko said. Luker, who had … Read more
Clarkson utilized two first-period tallies to get past Providence 2-0 Saturday night before 2,599 at Cheel Arena. It looked as though the Golden Knights were going to easily handle the Friars after scoring early, but Providence tightened up the defense the rest of the way to keep the Clarkson offense in check. “I think it … Read more
No. 4 Miami completed a weekend sweep of No. 20 Vermont with a 4-1 victory in front of a crowd of 3,642 Saturday night. The Red Hawks used goals from four different players to improve to 2-0 on the season while the Catamounts dropped to 0-2. Seniors Nino Musitelli and Tommy Wingels, along with sophomore … Read more
Sophomore goaltender Dan Meyers made 13 of his 22 saves in the third period and Massachusetts skated to a 3-1 win over St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena Saturday night. The Minutemen, now 1-1, snapped St. Lawrence’s two-game win streak to open the season, using tight defense and a couple of offensive breaks to drop the … Read more
Looking to avenge a 1-0 loss a season ago in Marquette, the Michigan Tech Huskies (0-1-0 overall) came out a bit tentatively against the Northern Michigan Wildcats, but managed to get on track and outshoot the Wildcats by more than a two-to-one margin. The Wildcats (1-0-0 overall) wouldn’t budge, though, and instead struck twice in … Read more
An improbable third-period rally by Robert Morris led to a 3-2 season-opening loss for Boston University Friday evening in the first round of the Nye Frontier Classic at Sullivan Arena. Brian McGuirk tallied a goal and an assist for the Terriers, but the Colonials scored the game’s final three goals — all on the power … Read more
It was quite a season opener at home for the Colgate Raiders (1-0-0), who defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-1-0) 6-2 at Starr Rink on Friday night. These teams had not seen each other since the 2004-05 season, when the Raiders earned a 5-1 win at Starr Rink. Colgate has now won all six encounters … Read more
Junior defenseman Matt Generous snapped a 1-1 tie with a goal from the blue line and junior wing Casey Parenteau scored just under two minutes later to cushion the lead as St. Lawrence skated to a 4-1 NCAA victory over Providence Friday night. The Saints, now 2-0, added an empty-net goal to hand the Friars … Read more
Minnesota Duluth and Lake Superior State hadn’t met in men’s hockey in more than 14 years, as the rivalry was renewed Friday night in the inaugural Superior Showcase at the DECC. They last played in the NCAA Division I West Regional in 1993 when scoring was a bit more plentiful. Goals are much tougher to … Read more
With the loss of Ryan Dingle and Geoff Paukovich to the pros during the offseason, Denver Pioneers’ head coach George Gwozdecky turned to his younger players for leadership. Sophomore Tyler Ruegsegger and junior Chris Butler were named assistant captains for the 2007-2008 season, and in their first game, the two came up big for the … Read more
Junior Dan Tuttle broke a 1-1 tie in overtime to push Clarkson past Massachusetts Friday night. The Golden Knights came out of the gates with sloppy play, facing a feisty Minuteman defense that played Clarkson similarly in last season’s NCAA regional matchup. Following a poor performance on their first power play, the Knights started strong … Read more
Will The Goalies Decide? Goaltending could be the deciding factor in this season’s Hockey East race. A year ago, only Massachusetts-Lowell had lost its number-one goalie. New Hampshire and Massachusetts were moving from a tandem to lead roles for Kevin Regan and Jon Quick, respectively, but transitions in that most critical of positions wouldn’t be … Read more
A pair of third-period goals by Miami overcame 38 saves from Vermont goalie Joe Fallon as the RedHawks earned a 2-1 victory over the Catamounts in front of a crowd of 3,125 on Friday night in the regular-season opener for both teams. Junior Justin Mercier scored a power-play goal and senior captain Ryan Jones scored … Read more
It was a night that Union displayed a lot of team speed Friday against Ferris State. It was also a game in which the Dutchmen showed the fans at Messa Rink that they can play through adversity. The Dutchmen overcame the loss of senior forward Josh Coyle after the first period, got second-period goals from … Read more
It was a nice way for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to open up the 2007-08 season. The Engineers dominated Bentley from start to finish. Andrei Uryadov scored twice, Jordan Alford earned his first shutout in three years and the Engineers rolled to a 4-0 non-league hockey win over the Falcons at Houston Field House. Matt Angers-Goulet … Read more
Even for an exhibition game, the Michigan State Spartans wasted little time getting ready to defend their NCAA championship from last spring, serving notice that they don’t intend to go the same route as the previous two NCAA titlists. Playing solid, if unspectacular, hockey from start to finish, the Spartans defeated the University of Windsor … Read more
Ranked No. 1 in preseason polls, North Dakota fell behind the visiting Manitoba Bison 2-0 before storming to a 9-3 exhibition win at Ralph Engelstad Arena. “UND’s going to be one of the better teams in U.S. college hockey, for sure,” said Manitoba coach Don Macgillivray. “For our guys, it’s good experience. We’ll be a … Read more
St. Lawrence broke a 1-1 tie in the third period and fought its way past No. 7 Clarkson Sunday afternoon, coming out 3-2 victors. The game was the first of the season for both teams, a tough match-up for both sides so early in the year. “For October 7th, that was a heck of a … Read more
In a very physical exhibition against the University of Calgary Dinos, the University of Denver Pioneers rode a three-point night by freshman Anthony Maiani to a 5-1 victory. Maiani (1-2–3) first got on the scoreboard by setting up Rhett Rakhshani’s eventual game-winning goal just 49 seconds into the second period. Rakhshani dropped the puck for … Read more