Site AdministratorA Runaway Winner? Gustavus Adolphus is cleaning house in the MIAC thus far, winning eight straight games, including a pair of one-goal victories last weekend against St. Olaf, and has an eight-point cushion on the two second-place teams. The Gusties have a brutal schedule remaining, with series against Bethel, St. Thomas, Augsburg and St. John’s, … Read more
Three weeks ago, this column focused on the crowd of five teams at the top of the ECAC NE, and the fact that only three points separated the first from the fifth. This week, only four points separate the eighth place team from the first place team. Earlier this month, Curry College was tied for … Read more
Third-line left wing Kevin Jarman scored two goals, and four other Minutemen scored as Massachusetts defeated UMass Lowell, 6-3, at the Tsongas Arena. The Minutemen broke open a tight game late in the third period, coming back from a 3-2 deficit and scoring four unanswered goals to pull away. It looked as if the River … Read more
Rensselaer and Yale hooked up tonight for an old-fashioned defensive struggle as the Engineers came away with a hard-fought, 2-1 victory before 2,713 at Ingalls Rink in ECACHL action. The Bulldogs (8-9-3, 5-7-1 ECACHL), blanked on seven power-play attempts had the slight (28-27) advantage in shots on goal but could not generate a goal from … Read more
Over the last five weeks, Jack Johnson has made lengthy road trips to both Sweden, for the World Junior Championships, and Alaska, for a regular season CCHA series. The travel seems to have agreed with the sophomore Michigan defenseman rather than have tired him. Johnson’s first career hat trick, including two shorthanded goals, jumped his … Read more
Behind freshman Riley Gill’s shutout performance and the team’s five goals scored, the Western Michigan Broncos (11-13-1 Overall and 9-10-1 CCHA) hammered non-conference foe Alabama-Huntsville, 5-0 Friday night. “It was just a great effort for the guys tonight,” said Jim Culhane, WMU head coach. “With Riley getting the shutout, the defense playing very well in … Read more
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish haven’t had a chance to play in many big games in recent years. If Friday night was any indication, they seem to enjoy the big stage. Playing in front of a sold-out Joyce Center that included Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis and with first-place in the CCHA on the … Read more
In a game with huge ramifications for both WCHA playoffs and national seeding, the fourth ranked St. Cloud State Huskies edged the No. 5 Denver Pioneers, 3-2, gaining a critical two points in the race for the WCHA regular season title. The game started slowly, with both teams playing not to lose. The difference in … Read more
The Michigan Tech Huskies, looking to continue their fast start at home in 2007, faced a stingy No. 14 ranked Colorado College Tigers. The Huskies outshot the Tigers, 41-25, but couldn’t solve Tigers’ goaltender Matt Zaba more than twice in a 2-2 tie at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena Friday night. “I thought we played … Read more
Union found out how important was to jump out to an early advantage and hold onto it Friday against Brown. The Dutchmen scored on two of their first three shots of the game to take a 2-0 lead, and they made the Bears play catch up the rest of the way in a 5-3 ECACHL … Read more
Merrimack freshman Mike Vaskivuo’s first collegiate goal may not have been the most orthodox way to score, but Warriors coach Mark Dennehy will take it anyways. “They throw it at the net, and it goes in off a skate,” Dennehy said. “Good things happen when you put the puck in the crease, and you’re not … Read more
Off the Top of My Head • Time to break out the broom. For the first time — and quite surprisingly considering the erratic state of the WCHA — I went a perfect 8-0 in predictions last week. I’ll go ahead and predict that it’s the last time this season that happens. • At the … Read more
Ending what will be a three-year stint behind the bench for the Union women’s team, head coach Tim Gerrish announced Wednesday that this season will be his last on the job. Gerrish has led Union to a 12-69-2 record in his two-plus seasons, and is expected to finish out the year before departing. Union currently … Read more
With the end of the regular season just one month away, each game is becoming more important than ever. It is at this point in the season when the true contenders start separating themselves from the rest of the pack. That starts this weekend with three exciting matchups which will directly affect conference playoff seedings … Read more
UMass Dartmouth is at the top again in the ECAC NE, but getting back didn’t come easily. The Corsairs beat Suffolk University 5-2 on Wednesday night in Somerville, Mass., in a game that was closer than the score indicated. Both squads came out skating hard in the first period, with the action back and forth … Read more
From getting cut in midgets to Junior B hockey to — the top of the national scoring list? USCHO’s Sean Caruthers talks to Air Force’s Eric Ehn about his long, strange trip.
With the help of three second-period goals, the Western Michigan Broncos (10-13-1, 9-10-1 CCHA) boosted themselves over the Ferris State Bulldogs with a 5-2 win in this matchup of CCHA foes. “I think it really began to turn in our favor in the second period,” said WMU head coach Jim Culhane. “The first period was … Read more
The nation’s top three teams all split over the weekend, leaving their ordering in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll intact. Minnesota, which lost Friday and won Saturday against Denver, was again No. 1 for the ninth straight time, recording 36 of 40 first-place votes. The remaining four nods went to No. 2 New Hampshire, … Read more
So here’s the current state of the PWR Rk Team               GP W- L- T Win% Rk    RPI Rk PWR 1 Mercyhurst         24 21- 1- 2 0.9167 1 | 0.6272 1 | 17 2 Wisconsin          26 22- 1- 3 0.9038 2 | 0.6090 2 | 16 3 Dartmouth          21 15- 4- 2 0.7619 6 | 0.5995 … Read more
Behind senior net minder David Brown’s shutout Saturday night, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will head home to South Bend with a 3-0 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos. “We were all on the same page here tonight,” Brown said. “We had good communication; everyone was working in sync with each other and we were … Read more