Site AdministratorOn a rare Sunday afternoon matinee at Matthews Arena the Massachusetts Minutemen took control of the game in the second period and never let up in a 5-3 victory. The Minutemen took the initial lead, then lost it to NU, then regained it for good on a Justin Braun goal near the end of the … Read more
All Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute needed to secure the final home-ice spot in next weekend’s first round of the ECACHL tournament was to get a win or tie over Yale on Saturday and have Colgate lost to Dartmouth. RPI and Colgate were tied for the final spot. Dartmouth helped out RPI by beating Colgate, 3-1. Shortly … Read more
Four third period goals helped the Clarkson Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. “I thought we played great tonight,” said Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold. “I thought we out played Clarkson.” Clarkson got on the … Read more
The Michigan Tech Huskies used a big lift from three seniors and struck in the opening minutes of each period to sting the No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers, 4-2, before a 3,917 crowd at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena Saturday night. It was their first sweep of the Badgers since February, 1998. “We’re undefeated at home … Read more
One team clinched at least a share of the Hockey East regular season title on Friday night. The other is in a struggle just to make the playoffs. So, of course, No. 3 New Hampshire completed its weekend sweep of Providence on Saturday night, right? Wrong. Very, very wrong. The Friars put together their best … Read more
Princeton University continued its winning ways and headed into next week’s ECAC Hockey League playoffs with a 4-1 victory over No. 14 St. Lawrence University Saturday before a matinee gathering of 2,007 at Hobey Baker Rink. The host Tigers, who have now won four of their last five outings, finished the regular season in sixth … Read more
On a night when Notre Dame honored its seniors and raised its first ever CCHA championship banner, it was only fitting that their star senior stole the show. Hobey Baker candidate David Brown made 15 saves to lead the Irish to a 2-0 victory on Senior Night. The shutout was Brown’s fifth of the season, … Read more
On a night to pay tribute to Minnesota State’s senior class, it was the underclassmen who propelled the Mavericks to a stunning 6-4 win over Colorado College and series sweep of the Tigers – MSU’s first such accomplishment over CC since the 1999-2000 season. Joel Hanson scored two goals, while freshmen Kael Mouillierat, James Gaulrapp … Read more
After losing a heartbreaker in overtime Friday night, the eight ranked North Dakota Fighting Sioux responded with a strong effort, shutting out No. 7 Denver Pioneers, 3-0, ensuring that none of the WCHA seeds are set going into the last weekend of play. “We showed a lot of pride in our performance coming back tonight,” … Read more
Brock Bradford scored two power play goals and Boston College rode the outstanding goaltending of Cory Schneider, as the No. 11 Eagles held on to defeat UMass Lowell, 4-3, at Tsongas Arena. Bradford scored his 11th goal of the season in the second period as Boston College enjoyed a two-man advantage, and later in the … Read more
At Alfond Arena, the only sight that can top senior captain Michel Leveille slicing his way in and out of an opponent’s defense in order to deliver a picture perfect pass is that of the dynamic playmaker attempting to don some giant range snow pants. In a fitting conclusion to the Frenchman and five other … Read more
An extra-attacker goal by defenseman Kyle Bushee gave the Canisius College hockey team a 2-2 tie Saturday evening against Mercyhurst at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. Bushee’s goal came with 27 seconds remaining in the contest and with the Griffs having pulled goaltender Andrew Loewen. Bushee ripped a shot past the left side of Mercyhurst goaltender … Read more
No. 13 Michigan State continued its skid into the close of the regular season, dropping a 2-1 decision to Bowling Green on Saturday. “We didn’t come out with any urgency,” said senior captain Chris Lawrence. “We had no desperation. We played like the game didn’t mean anything to us, and we’re probably going to take … Read more
Saturday was Senior Night at the Berry Events Center and the Northern Michigan seniors answered the call in full force. Six of the nine departing players found the score-sheet and all saw ice time as the Wildcats defeated the Miami RedHawks, 4-1. “We needed to create something positive and I thought the guys came out … Read more
Niagara concluded an unbeaten home season-but just barely as it tied Robert Morris, 3-3. The Purple Eagles squandered an opportunity to clinch the top seed in the CHA tournament, but may still do so by securing a single point in next week’s season-ending series versus Alabama Huntsville. “It’s a pretty empty feeling,” Niagara coach Dave … Read more
As Western Collegiate Hockey Association play winds down, the time is now for bubble teams like Colorado College to make its statement if they want to play additional post-season hockey in three weeks. But road losses like this one to seventh-place Minnesota State won’t help the Tigers’ (16-14-3 overall, 12-11-1 WCHA) cause. Mick Berge’s game-winner … Read more
Before an ear-splitting capacity crowd of 6,178 at the National Hockey Center, No. 4 St. Cloud State pulled out all the stops and put on a show against their arch-rivals. Freshman Ryan Lasch and junior Aaron Brocklehurst tallied two goals each, while sophomore John Swanson added two assists as St. Cloud State put the hurt … Read more
Batteries are known to lose their power in the frigid air of a New Hampshire winter. A pair of jumper cables or a good extension cord, however, and everything’s as it should be. Dartmouth plugged in its power play to the tune of a 3-for-9 performance, while its penalty killers held Cornell without a goal … Read more
On a night when both the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country fell in upsets, the last thing Maine expected or wanted was to be generating headlines after a contest with last placed Merrimack. They knew they weren’t the main attraction. Instead, the Black Bears just wanted to adhere to their own … Read more
The No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers learned first hand what Denver and Colorado College already knew: Playing at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena is-unlike years past-no guaranteed win this season. Michigan Tech killed off an early five-on-three power play before getting goals from a pair of unlikely sources to keep their hopes at hosting first round … Read more