Site AdministratorA very different looking Michigan State lineup built two different two-goal leads to best Harvard 5-2 in the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational on Friday evening. After losing key players to injuries and the World Junior Championship, Spartan coach Rick Comley had a challenging time developing a lineup to answer the Crimson’s talent … Read more
Union hung with sixth-ranked St. Cloud in their Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup semifinal at Gutterson Fieldhouse. But the Huskies fourth-ranked power play in the nation proved to be the difference against the Dutchmen. Power-play goals by Dan Kronick in the second period and Andrew Gordon in the third lifted the Huskies to a 4-2 victory … Read more
While the snowy weather kept many people from attending the second semifinal game of the 15th Wells Fargo Denver Cup, the tenth ranked Denver Pioneers didn’t let it affect them as they dominated the Mercyhurst Lakers from start to finish, using their speed to keep the Lakers bottled up in their own end for large … Read more
No. 1 Minnesota made sure Alabama-Huntsville stood little chance of upsetting them in their own tournament Friday as the Gophers – fueled by three first period goals – cruised past the Chargers, 3-1, to advance to the championship game of the Dodge Holiday Classic at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. The Gophers (16-1-3 overall, 9-0-3 WCHA) … Read more
Northeastern Senior captain Mike Morris has undergone an appendectomy. It has been called “not serious” and the “surgery went fine” according to Northeastern University. The timetable for Morris’ return is not clear yet. He may be able to play as early as the Jan. 5 game versus Boston College but will have to be cleared … Read more
While the final score finished 6-3 in favor of Canada over the United States Wednesday in preliminary-round action at the 31st annual International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, the game was far closer than the final score indicated. “I was proud of our effort overall,” said U.S. Head Coach Ron Rolston. “We battled back … Read more
Mercel Muller jammed the puck home from the side of the net at 1:51 of overtime to give Germany a 2-1 victory over the United States Tuesday in the opening game for both teams at the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Team USA outshot Germany by a 39-16 count in the contest. … Read more
Kyle Greentree, the star shooter for the Alaska Nanooks hockey team, was no exception to team traditions: when his teammates lined up in two rows on the ice facing each other, Greentree, or “Greener” as he’s called, knew he was looking at an alleyway of pain.
A second suspect pled not guilty Wednesday morning to multiple assault charges in connection with a Dec. 3 attack on four Boston University athletes.
A light week of games left the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll largely unchanged from a week ago, with Minnesota again the unanimous choice for No. 1 in Monday’s rankings. The Golden Gophers, who were off last week, topped the voting for the fifth straight week, followed again by No. 2 New Hampshire, which was … Read more
For the second straight weekend, North Dakota’s Ralph Engelstad proved to be the place where ailing WCHA teams come to get better. With its 3-2 victory and road sweep of UND, Michigan Tech repeated Wisconsin’s feat of the previous weekend, enabling the Huskies to leapfrog the Sioux and Badgers to sixth place in the WCHA … Read more
Peter Mannino posted his seventh career shutout with a sterling 38-save effort to lead the No. 12 Denver Pioneers to a 2-0 victory and series sweep over Alaska Anchorage before 3,621 fans tonight at Sullivan Arena. Freshman Brian Gifford netted his first career game-winning goal and fellow freshman Tyler Ruegsegger iced the win for the … Read more
The University of Vermont opened up a tight game with goals 1:31 apart in the second period and the nation’s second-best defensive team went on to a 4-0 victory over St. Lawrence University in an NCAA Division I hockey game at Appleton Arena Saturday night. Vermont goaltender Joe Fallon recorded his third shutout of the … Read more
Paul Kerins and Matt Angers-Goulet both had a goal and an assist to lead Rensselaer to a 2-1 win over Mass.-Lowell at the Houston Field House. The Engineers broke out on top at 4:43 of the first period when Kerins deflected a low Reed Kipp shot past Lowell goaltender Vinny Monaco. Kipp, who took a … Read more
After the first half of Wayne State’s season was filled with scoring droughts galore, a seven goal outburst heading into the holiday break was a just the early Christmas present the struggling Warriors needed. Jason Bloomingburg’s go-ahead goal with 12:46 remaining powered Wayne State to a wild 7-5 win over Western Michigan before a season-high … Read more
Union coach Nate Leaman and UMass-Lowell coach Blaise MacDonald saw their teams play well in spurts Friday at Messa Rink. The Dutchmen dominated the opening period. The River Hawks had control of the final 40 minutes. But Union did just enough to snap its four-game losing streak. Mario Valery-Trabucco scored twice as the Dutchmen held … Read more
North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol is probably asking himself: Whatever happened to home sweet home? A six-game home stand against WCHA opponents was supposed to provide the boost his team needed to get back into the hunt for the league title. But Michigan Tech became the latest conference opponent to spoil UND’s hopes for a … Read more
The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (4-11-3 overall, 2-9-2 WCHA) have hit rock bottom. Not only in the WCHA standings, where they now sit two points behind Minnesota State (4-11-3 overall, 3-8-2 WCCHA) after the Mavericks’ 3-1 win over UMD in front of 3,364 at Midwest Wireless Civic Center. But judging by the lengthy closed-door meeting between UMD … Read more
Turning Things Around The last time I spoke with Augsburg interim coach Chris Brown, he wasn’t sure where his Auggies were at. At the time they were 0-4-0 and heading into a series with St. Mary’s. Goaltending was an issue and Brown had other concerns as well but maintained his team was getting better. Things … Read more
Looking at the overall standings in the ECAC NE, far at the top of the points pile is UMass Dartmouth, with 10 wins in their first 12 games, plus a loss and a tie. Coach John Rolli reflected on his team’s great start. “I’d have to say the break’s coming at a good time. Coming … Read more