Site AdministratorJunior wing Jordan Hack snapped a 3-3 tie with his fourth goal of the season with 6:18 to play and 15th-ranked St. Lawrence tacked on two more goals in the final 4:41 for a 6-3 win over Rensselaer Friday night, maintaining the Saints’ hold on first place in the ECACHL. The Saints (18-11-2, 14-4-1 ECACHL) … Read more
On Friday at the Carlson Center, Notre Dame Friday night iced its first-ever CCHA regular-season title, as freshman Ryan Thang scored the only goal of the game and David Brown kicked out all 28 shots he faced to give Notre Dame the 1-0 road win. That, coupled with a 3-2 Michigan loss at Lake Superior … Read more
Northeastern and Providence were only separated by four points coming into this weekend’s two game series, but with a 3-0 shutout the Huskies extended their lead to six over Providence College Friars at Matthews Arena Friday night. Brad Thieseen was the clear star of the game making 37 saves on the night-more than a couple … Read more
Playoff Picture Developing Barring some cataclysmic incident, the five teams that have qualified for the conference playoffs and will vie for the MIAC’s one NCAA tournament berth are set. Bethel, Gustavus Adolphus and St. Olaf have all mathematically clinched a spot so they are in for sure. I don’t think I’m going out on too … Read more
With only 2:05 remaining, Chris Capraro netted the game-winning goal to lift No. 19 Massachusetts over No. 16 Vermont, 3-2, at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday. Capraro converted a Cory Quirk pass to give the Minutemen the win, which leapfrogged them over the Catamounts into a tie for the fourth and final home-ice Hockey East playoff spot … Read more
Second ranked Minnesota came into the World Arena for the first time in over two years Friday evening and quietly took care of business, downing No. 14 Colorado College by a score of 3-2. Entering the third period with the score 1-1, Minnesota left winger Evan Kaufmann proved to be the game breaker, scoring both … Read more
Lawson Ice Arena was once again electric in its final regular season home game Friday night as the 3,755 roaring fans saw the Western Michigan Broncos defeat the fifth ranked Michigan State Spartans, 4-3. Behind a 26 save performance from freshman net minder Riley Gill, and a game-winning, short-handed goal by sophomore Jeff LoVecchio, the … Read more
St. Cloud State goalie Bobby Goepfert had been on a roll all season long. Leading the conference in save percentage at 93 percent and allowing only 2.09 goals per game, Goepfert hadn’t allowed more than two goals in his last four contests. Unfortunately for him, nothing could prepare the senior goalie for the Badgers give-and-go … Read more
It started off as a bizarre night. It ended with Union’s home-ice playoff hopes fading away. Ninth-ranked Clarkson got a fluke goal early in the game, goalie David Leggio stopped a penalty shot and the Dutchmen hung goalie Justin Mrazek out to dry too many times in a 6-2 ECACHL loss Friday at Cheel Arena. … Read more
On a rare Thursday night contest against Robert Morris, the Miami RedHawks (21-10-4) crushed the hottest team in the country 7-3. Robert Morris (13-14-1), owner of the nation’s longest winning streak at five, had not allowed an opponent more than two goals during their surge; however, the Colonials found themselves behind three to nil within … Read more
Off the Top of My Head Just three weeks left and the standings could get even closer this weekend. Can Minnesota add to its lead? Can St. Cloud keep pace? Only time will tell … Two Crucial Series We should know a lot more about the top of the WCHA standings after this weekend, especially … Read more
Mother Nature sure can be a drag. Due to the fact that the Northeast got buried in snow this week, the big clash between Plattsburgh and Middlebury was postponed and will be made up Tuesday night. As a result, we will have to wait yet another week to see who will have the inside track … Read more
Ten current college players were among the 24-player preliminary roster announced today by USA Hockey for the U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Man., from April 3-10. Among the fresh faces on the roster are Boston College freshmen Allie Thurnstrom … Read more
USA Hockey announced Tuesday that it is accepting applications for the ninth annual Brian Fishman Internship, to be awarded to an outstanding college graduate who is pursuing a career in athletic media relations. The internship is named in honor of the late Brian Fishman, who served as the manager of communications and marketing for the … Read more
Paced by Ben Nelson and Brandon Wong’s hat tricks, the Quinnipiac Bobcats cruised to an 8-1 win over the AIC Yellow Jackets in a nonconference matchup Tuesday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. They were the third career hat tricks for each player. “A win is a win,” said Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold. … Read more
It’s not too often that anyone by the last name of Miller wrongs Michigan State. But Tuesday night, Adam Miller’s goal at 18:33 of the third period lifted Ferris State over the sixth-ranked Spartans by a 2-1 score. “Zac Pearson got the puck on the wing and came down and beat his guy down the … Read more
Quinnipiac hockey — not to mention the institution itself — has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last decade. Tom Reale investigates the rise of the Bobcats.
A three-point weekend was enough to keep Notre Dame atop Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, as the Fighting Irish extended — slightly — their lead over two contenders for the nation’s No. 1 ranking. Notre Dame, which beat Nebraska-Omaha Friday before tying Saturday, received 19 first-place votes and 765 poll points, topping Minnesota for … Read more
This post will contain a run-down of all the conference tiebreakers. For the ECACHL and WCHA, who conclude play next weekend, I’ll run down who would win some of the key tiebreakers for playoff seedings. I’ll wait until next week to discuss Hockey East and the CHA. ECACHL St. Lawrence vs. Harvard (2nd-3rd place) — … Read more
After five months of hockey, the defending national champions finally were able to register a sweep at home. It may seem hard to believe to the college hockey world, but with Wisconsin (13-15-2, 10-11-1 WCHA) getting only their second sweep of the season this late in the season, the Badgers have seemed to finally garner … Read more