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After being outskated and outperformed and losing their 22-game unbeaten streak a night earlier, the No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers were unwilling to start a streak of another kind. Minnesota (20-2-3, 12-1-3 WCHA) avenged its third period collapse from the night before and led the entire game against archrival Wisconsin (10-12-2, 7-8-1 WCHA), shutting out … Read more

In their final non-conference game of the year, the seventh-ranked Denver Pioneers exploded offensively, turning a tight game into a blowout of the No. 17 Niagara Purple Eagles 5-2. Tyler Ruegsegger and Brock Trotter paced the offensive surge by the normally low-scoring Pioneers, who play a crucial series with the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers in … Read more

North Dakota came into its second game against Alaska-Anchorage looking to make a statement on its home ice and did just that with a convincing 4-0 victory over the visiting Seawolves. With an 0-2-1 record against the Seawolves, the Fighting Sioux didn’t even wait for the game to start. As the pre-game warm-up ended, the … Read more

The No. 16 Bemidji State Beavers (12-7-3 overall, 7-2-3 CHA) carried a 2-0 lead into the third period against the Michigan Tech Huskies (10-12-3 overall, 5-9-2 WCHA), but the Huskies managed three third-period tallies to skate away with the 3-2 victory and the sweep on home ice for the second time this season. “I gave … Read more

Coming off two big wins over Rensselaer the last two weeks, including Friday’s 5-0 victory in Troy, Union figured it would have another fun time at the Engineers’ expense Saturday at Messa Rink. But the Dutchmen never counted on the Engineers to play with passion and intensity. By the time Union recovered, it was too … Read more

Lost in Wayne State’s dramatic comeback on Friday night were the heroics of Ferris State freshman Aaron Lewicki, who scored FSU’s apparent game-winning goal midway through the third period before WSU’s last-ditch effort erased it. So, when given a similar opportunity on Saturday, Lewicki decided to do it again. Lewicki keyed Ferris State’s four-goal outburst … Read more

After allowing nine goals combined on Friday, Minnesota State sophomore Mike Zacharias and St. Cloud State senior Bobby Goepfert decided to put on a show for the 4,245 assembled at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. After 65 minutes, neither had flinched. Zacharias stopped 29 shots to earn his first collegiate shutout, while Goepfert made 23 … Read more

The No. 16 Bemidji State Beavers came into Houghton with visions of knocking off yet another WCHA opponent in non-conference play, but the Michigan Tech Huskies weren’t so easily dispatched. The Huskies controlled the play for much of the second and third periods, skating away with a 4-1 win on Friday night. “I thought that … Read more

After a trying week for Boston College seniors Brian Boyle and Joe Rooney, the Eagles forwards came through with big games. After both were stripped of their captaincy for what head coach Jerry York referred to as an “academic issue,” Boyle, with a goal and four assists, and Rooney, with a goal and two helpers … Read more

Offensive opportunities were few and far between on Friday night as the Northeastern Huskies and Vermont Catamounts skated to a 2-2 deadlock, their second tie with that score this year. The Catamounts took the early two goal lead but the Huskies came back adding two of their own, one each in the second and third. … Read more

There’s been no love lost between Michigan State and Alaska since their three-game, 160 penalty minute playoff series last spring. Referee Brian Aaron, who also worked that series, let the teams play tonight, and the penalty minutes didn’t stack up. Until the bitter end. The Spartans and Nanooks celebrated MSU’s 3-2 thrilling overtime win with … Read more

In what was a hard fought battle by both teams in this CCHA match up Friday night, the Miami RedHawks were able to earn the victory, 5-3 over the Western Michigan Broncos. “We got a couple fortunate opportunistic bounces that we were able to capitalize on in that third period, and that was the game,” … Read more

After 50 minutes, it appeared that No. 4 St. Cloud State was well on its way to its 13th consecutive win. Unfortunately for the Huskies, the games are still 60 minutes long. Minnesota State (8-13-3, 5-10-2 WCHA) used some lucky bounces and some timely play from forwards Travis Morin and Jon Kalinski, riding five unanswered … Read more

In a hard fought game, the seventh ranked Denver Pioneers squeaked out an overtime victory over the No. 17 Niagara Purple Eagles at home, 2-1. Freshman Tyler Ruegsegger got the game winner with 6.1 seconds left, taking a beautiful behind-the-back pass from Brock Trotter and firing a wrist shot inside the left post. “I was … Read more

For fledgling Wayne State, there must be something about playing the CCHA. WSU’s frustration-filled season almost continued Friday night, as the Warriors were scoreless after 59 minutes with goalie Brett Bothwell pulled in the game’s waning moments. WSU appeared stymied by Ferris State after another tight-checking, defensive struggle. But when Matt Krug’s hard slap shot … Read more

Mike Eaves had remained steadfast that, despite the Badgers sub-.500 record, Wisconsin was slowly turning its ship around. With the top-ranked and border rival Minnesota in town, equipped with the league’s top scoring offense, the Badgers would need a supreme effort to stop the streaking Gophers. Thanks to senior Ross Carlson, Wisconsin got just what … Read more

It keeps getting better for Union, worse for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Mario Valery-Trabucco had two goals and one assist, T.J. Fox added a goal and two assists and goalie Justin Mrazek made 24 saves as the Dutchmen once again blasted the Engineers, 5-0, Friday at Houston Field House. The win moved Union (3-6, 10-9-2) ahead … Read more