Hensick, Sauer Lead Michigan Past Lake Superior

Senior Michigan center T.J. Hensick put both his Hobey Baker aspirations and his Wolverine teammates on his back Sunday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, netting two goals to lead Michigan to a 3-1 win over Lake Superior. Hensick’s 15th and 16th goals of the campaign, sandwiched around Matt Hunwick’s conversion of an Andrew … Read more

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Beca Notches Buzzer-Beater, Clarkson Ties Rensselaer

Freshman right wing Matt Beca scored his second goal of the game with 3.3 seconds remaining in regulation to enable Clarkson to salvage a 3-3 overtime tie with Rensselaer in ECACHL action before 3,159 fans at Cheel Arena on Saturday night. The Golden Knights, who own a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1), stand in second place … Read more

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Joudrey Shines On Senior Night For Wisconsin

Wisconsin assistant coach Bill Howard had been preaching to the Badger forwards that, when taking a shot, to shoot where the goalie is coming from and not where he is going. Evidently, Andrew Joudrey was listening closely to Howard’s instructions. It was fitting that on a night where Wisconsin honored their seven seniors — who … Read more

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Lamoureux Shuts Out Bulldogs To Give UND Key Win

North Dakota’s Ryan Duncan scored 3:14 into the game with visiting Minnesota-Duluth, and his goal was all the Fighting Sioux needed for the win. UND junior goalie Philippe Lamoureux earned his second shutout of the season, stopping all 21 of the shots he faced — 12 of them in the third period. “In a 1-0 … Read more

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RedHawks Weather Late Storm For Win Over Robert Morris

Miami ended a six-game home unbeaten streak for Robert Morris with a 5-3 win against the Colonials at the RMU Island Sports Center Saturday night. A record crowd of 1,203 watched the RedHawks beat the Colonials at home, just the third home loss for RMU this season and the first since November 18, 2006. RMU … Read more

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I Stand Corrected…

I missed one playoff tiebreaker scenario that was realized on Saturday. Clarkson would have won the tiebreaker for sixth place in the ECACHL against Yale had Colgate stayed ahead of Princeton. However, Princeton passing Colgate meant that Yale, who beat Princeton, took the sixth seed ahead of Clarkson, who had only tied Princeton. So the ECACHL Quarterfinal … Read more

Friars Erase Three-Goal Northeastern Lead, Stay In HEA Playoff Hunt

Desperate to avoid slipping out of the final Hockey East playoff spot, Providence put together an improbable rally against Northeastern on Saturday night to gain a much-needed point. Kyle Laughlin’s goal with 4:25 left in regulation earned the Friars a 3-3 tie with the Huskies at Schneider Arena. Providence trailed, 3-0, going into the third … Read more

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Carman Stars As Gophers Hold Off Tigers

Another unlikely hero stepped up for the second-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday night. This time it was freshman center Mike Carman, who had the game’s first goal and then the game-winner in the Gophers’ 3-2 victory over Colorado College. It was CC’s 18th game out of 32 this season that has been decided by one … Read more

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SLU Win Sends Union On Road

There won’t be any more home games for Union after next Saturday’s regular-season finale against Brown. For the first time since the 2000-01 season, the Dutchmen will play an ECACHL tournament series on the road. The Dutchmen’s hopes for a fifth straight home-ice berth ended Saturday when league-leading and 15th-ranked St. Lawrence scored four third-period … Read more

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Billerica Blades

Billerica, Mass., is a typical town in many ways — but not in its unique connection to Massachusetts-Lowell hockey. Jim Lothrop spotlights the River Hawks’ ties to the nearby burg.

Time Bandits: Western Michigan Shuts Out Michigan State

With the help of a goal scored with less than one second left in the first period, Western Michigan completed a sweep of sixth-ranked Michigan State by a 2-0 margin before a crowd of 7,116 at Munn Ice Arena on Saturday. “There were a lot of reasons we won tonight: we executed our systems well, … Read more

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Catamounts Persevere For Win Over Minutemen

The turning point ending Vermont’s four-game slide came at 6:36 of the second period. The Catamounts had been dominated in the first period by Massachusetts. Then they were whistled for a five-minute major and, less than two minutes later, another minor penalty. With the Gutterson Fieldhouse crowd in full throat, the team killed the five-on-three … Read more

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Irish Down Nanooks In OT

All season long, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have gotten contributions from different players on different nights on the way to their number-one national ranking. On Saturday night at the Carlson Center, a pair of sophomores stepped up as the Irish knocked off the Alaska Nanooks, 3-2, in overtime. Left wing Garrett Regan scored two … Read more

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Cornell Seniors Shine in Offensive Explosion

Eight goals in the first two periods made Senior Night a memorable game for the Cornell Big Red, as they completed a four point weekend with an 8-4 victory over the Princeton Tigers. Cornell was efficient, converting on nearly half of its shots in the first two periods. Seniors Byron Bitz and Mark McCutcheon led … Read more

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Terriers Top Wildcats in Hockey East Showdown

In a game between the top two teams in Hockey East, second place Boston University Terriers defeated third ranked New Hampshire, 4-2, Friday night at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham. Not only did the game feature the top two teams in their league, but it starred two top goaltenders and strong defenses. Before tonight’s … Read more

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Bulldogs and Sioux Skate to 2-2 Tie

Although North Dakota kept its nation-best unbeaten streak (7-0-3) alive by tying visiting Minnesota-Duluth 2-2, it failed to pick up a much-needed win for the second straight game. Last Saturday night against Minnesota State, the Fighting Sioux gave up two goals in the final 1:13 of regulation in a 4-4 tie. Friday night against the … Read more

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Warriors Down No. 17 Purple Eagles

To say the Wayne State Warriors have not had a lot of luck lately against the Niagara Purple Eagles would be a vast understatement. The No. 17 Eagles have won the previous four meetings this season by a combined score of 16-7. And in the last 20 meetings since 2003, the Green and Gold have … Read more

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Buckeyes Close In On Home Ice With Win Over UNO

Ohio State jumped out to a 4-0 lead and then overcame a furious third-period rally by Nebraska-Omaha to hold on for a 4-3 win Friday at Civic Auditorium in the first game of a crucial two-game CCHA series. With the win, the Buckeyes moved into sole possession of fifth place in the CCHA, two points … Read more

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Cornell Shuts Out Quinnipiac

Riding goaltender Troy Davenport’s second career shutout, the Cornell Big Red defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats 2-0 in a physical battle at Lynah Rink. The Cornell win moves The Red into a third-place tie with the Bobcats in the ECACHL standings. With the playoffs looming, Cornell seemed like a much improved team in its effort to … Read more

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This Week In The ECAC Northeast: Feb. 16, 2007

As the race for the number one and two spots continues to go back and forth between Curry College and UMass Dartmouth, there are some other teams right on their heels who have had great seasons in their own right. One such team is Wentworth, which is just four points out of first place, and … Read more