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Connecticut staved off a late Mercyhurst charge to advance to the Atlantic Hockey semifinals with a 5-4 victory over the Lakers Saturday evening at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. With the win, UConn improved to 16-17-2 while reaching the AHA semis for the second consecutive season. The third-seeded Huskies will face No. 2 seed … Read more

It was a game with everything — hard hits, plenty of power plays, disallowed goals, a good dust-up, stifling defense, pucks striking metal, even a goaltender with neon red hair. So naturally, a fortuitous bounce was the deciding factor. SCSU junior Nate Dey scored late in the game’s first overtime period, sneaking the puck past … Read more

T.J. Hensick placed a final validation on his summer decision to return to Michigan for his senior season in the Wolverines’ CCHA quarterfinal series-clinching win over Northern Michigan, 8-3, Saturday night at Yost Arena. After spurning an opportunity to start his professional career over the summer, the Michigan center capped his senior season with a … Read more

The folks behind the field for this year’s NCAA Division I women’s hockey tournament couldn’t have done more if they’d taken the eight-card deck and flipped everything into the air. Sophomore Meghan Fardelmann gathered a rebound of her own shot at 4:20 of double overtime, providing sixth-seeded Boston College a 3-2 upset of No. 3 … Read more

Junior goaltender David Leggio completed a stellar weekend in goal for Clarkson with a 37-save effort on Saturday night as the Golden Knights knocked defending ECACHL tournament champion Harvard out of the playoffs by winning the second game of their quarterfinal series, 2-1 before 2,902 fans at Cheel Arena. Clarkson, which defeated Harvard 3-0 on … Read more

In another closely-contested game, the Wisconsin Badgers rode an outstanding performance from Brian Elliott in goal to a 2-1 series-clinching victory over the Denver Pioneers, advancing to the Final Five in St. Paul. “One of Brian’s strengths is his ability to refocus. There’s no secret that one of the reasons that we are here and … Read more

Tim Manthey and Bryce Hollweg scored two goals each to lead Army to a 6-2 win over Bentley Saturday night in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals at Tate Rink. The Black Knights (18-11-5, 15-8-5 AHA) used four second-period goals to pull away from the Falcons (12-22-1, 11-17-0 AHA). Army will now go to Rochester, N.Y., where … Read more

Ben Worker stopped all 17 shots he faced as Air Force blanked Holy Cross, 3-0, in the Atlantic Hockey Association quarterfinals at the Air Force Academy’s Cadet Ice Arena Saturday. With the win, Air Force advances to the AHA semifinals in Rochester, N.Y., March 16-17 at the Blue Cross Arena. The fourth-seeded Falcons will face … Read more

Michigan Tech allowed only two goals, but that was enough for Colorado College to turn the tables on the Huskies with a solid defensive performance en route to a 2-0 win to force a Game 3 in WCHA playoff action Saturday. Plenty of scoring chances and superb goaltending on both ends highlighted Game 2, but … Read more

Sophomore forward Kevin DeVergilio made a highlight-reel pass for one goal and scored on a spectacular move later in the second period to send St. Lawrence on its way to a 5-1 win over Colgate and a sweep of its best-of-three ECACHL quarterfinal series at Appleton Arena Saturday night. St. Lawrence, now 22-12-2, moves on … Read more

One night after an offensive outburst, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish turned back to a familiar formula of defense, special teams, and David Brown in a 3-1 victory over the Alaska Nanooks. Buoyed by two first-period power-play goals and 21 saves from Brown, the Irish’s victory gave them their first CCHA series sweep since one … Read more

David Jones’ second goal of the game, a shorthanded breakaway with 8:11 to play, broke a 1-1 tie and powered No. 17 Dartmouth to a 3-2 win over Princeton at Thompson Arena on Saturday night, giving the Big Green a two-game sweep of its ECACHL quarterfinal series with the Tigers. The victory returns Dartmouth (18-10-3) … Read more

North Dakota refused to be victimized by the upset bug afflicting the WCHA playoffs. The Fighting Sioux defeated visiting Minnesota State 2-1 to complete a two-game sweep of the best-of-three series at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The win moves sixth-ranked UND — the defending Broadmoor Cup champions — into the WCHA Final Five March 15-17 at … Read more

Sophomore Bear Trapp scored two goals and Jason Smith made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season as Sacred Heart beat American International, 4-0, in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals Saturday night at the Milford Ice Pavilion. The Pioneers advance to the AHA semifinals Friday night in Rochester, N.Y. The win moved SHU to … Read more

Lake Superior State swept No. 9 Miami out of the CCHA playoffs Saturday night. Propelled by another dominating performance by goaltender Jeff Jakaitis (43 saves), the visiting Lakers stunned the RedHawks 2-1. LSSU’s first-year coach Jim Roque was ecstatic with his team’s effort, especially considering the condition of his troops. “We had guys hurt. Our … Read more

Junior Jim McKenzie potted the go-ahead goal at the 19-minute mark of the third period to stunt a late Nebraska-Omaha rally and help propel Michigan State to a 4-2 victory over the Mavericks in Game 1 of the best-of-three quarterfinal series at Munn Ice Arena on Saturday evening. Jeff Lerg made 23 saves and McKenzie … Read more

It wasn’t a fan-friendly game, especially for the Colorado College faithful. Michigan Tech executed its shutdown style of defense to perfection and took advantage of a CC defensive lapse early in overtime to gain a 1-0 series lead with a 2-1 win in the opening round of the WCHA playoffs. Just 39 seconds into overtime … Read more

Thirty-four days after they last played on Yost Arena ice, Michigan’s seniors led the Wolverines to a 4-1 victory over Northern Michigan in the opening game of their CCHA quarterfinal series Friday night. Seniors Matt Hunwick and David Rohlfs scored first-period goals for the Wolverines, and fellow senior T.J. Hensick added two assists in the … Read more

The speed limit on roads entering Hanover run between 30 and 35 miles per hour. That means, as a group, Dartmouth was breaking the law Friday night. Or so it seemed. Racing past Princeton defenders on a regular basis, the 17th-ranked Big Green chased freshman netminder Zane Kalemba with a four-goals-in-10-minutes burst in the second … Read more