Site AdministratorNotre Dame scored early in each of the first two periods and matched every Michigan offensive punch with its own counterpunch to propel the Fighting Irish to 7-3 victory in a matchup of CCHA title hopefuls at Yost Arena Friday night. Erik Condra’s one-goal, three-assist performance paced the Irish offense. Freshman defenseman Brett Blatchford added … Read more
For the third time in four years, a Union-Princeton game at Hobey Baker Rink went to overtime. The Dutchmen won in 2003-04 and last season. This time, it was the Tigers’ turn to celebrate. Brandan Kushniruk beat goalie Justin Mrazek from the slot 2:52 into overtime Friday, giving Princeton a 4-3 ECACHL victory over Union. … Read more
Sensational freshman Andreas Nodl continued the torrid start to his collegiate career on Friday night, scoring twice to help spoil a heroic effort in net by reigning Dryden Award winner Mark Dekanich as No. 8 St. Cloud State lengthened its unbeaten streak to 10 with a 3-1 victory over visiting Colgate at the National Hockey … Read more
Near the top of the Division III standings, nestled in between first place Curry and third place UMass Dartmouth, is Johnson and Wales. With a 5-2-0 conference record, and an overall mark of 6-2-0, third year coach Eric Noack was asked about the great start. “I think it’s basically that our first recruiting class is … Read more
The No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-1-3 overall, 8-0-3 WCHA) came into the MacInnes Student Ice Arena and pounced on the Michigan Tech Huskies (6-7-2 overall, 3-6-0 WCHA) in impressive fashion, netting three first-period goals en route to a 4-1 win in front of 2,676 Husky faithful. “I think it was really important for us … Read more
Call it a tale of two teams with fortunes that appear to be heading in opposite directions. After losing six straight with key players out of the lineup, Wisconsin has now won two in a row with a 4-3 victory at Ralph Engelstad Arena over WCHA opponent North Dakota. The loss dropped UND to sixth … Read more
Friday night was an evening of firsts. Midway through the second period, Michigan State forward Chris Mueller scored a goal on the first penalty shot of his life, which also happened to be the first penalty shot in the history of the Berry Events Center. And at the end of the night, the Spartans had … Read more
Off The Top Of My Head • Look out for those feisty Minnesota State Mavericks. It seems like every year they sneak up on teams and snag some points, just like they did with a 5-5 tie against Minnesota last weekend. • What a way for Minnesota-Duluth to end its 11-game WCHA road winless streak. … Read more
Streak Snapped Since the 1987-1988 season, Bethel had lost 38 straight regular-season games to St. Thomas. During that time, the Royals were 1-45 against the Tommies. They’re only win came on Feb. 26, 2001 in the semi-finals of the MIAC playoffs. Bethel won 5-3 then went on to win the mini-game and advance to the … Read more
The NCAA has announced the 89 finalists for the 2007 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge. The finalists were pared down from an original list of 181 student-athletes, nominated by their head coaches. From this list, the selection committee, consisting of NCAA staff members, members of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, representatives from … Read more
Over the span of the first semester, there have been several surprising teams as well as a few disappointments. Several freshmen have already made a name for themselves and a few veterans are having superb years. With this being the last column before the break, let me hand out my mid-season awards. ECAC-East Biggest Surprise … Read more
RIT will move from the ECAC Women’s East Hockey League into the conference’s ECAC Women’s West League next season, becoming the ninth member of the league. The decision was made by the league administrators during a conference call on Monday, Dec. 4. The Tigers will join Buffalo State, Chatham, Cortland, Elmira, Neumann, Oswego, Plattsburgh, and … Read more
Three-time pick Brian Lee of North Dakota headed up the selections, while five Minnesota Golden Gophers were named to the 22-man U.S. roster for the upcoming World Junior Championship, announced Wednesday by USA Hockey. The squad, which features the top American players under the age of 20, is dominated as usual by current collegians, with … Read more
In round one of a North Country battle, No. 17 Clarkson (10-5-1 overall, 4-2-0 ECACHL) defeated St. Lawrence (8-5-0 overall, 5-1-0 ECACHL) before 3525 fans at Cheel Arena by a score of 3-1. “This was a high-energy game,” said Clarkson head coach George Roll. “I give St. Lawrence a lot of credit; they were a … Read more
The Merrimack Warriors pulled out all of the stops Tuesday in the most important places. Led by sophomore goalie Patrick Watson, Merrimack showed the usually stingy Massachusetts defense a little something about keeping the puck out of the net with a 3-0 victory at Lawler Arena. Watson, who stopped 37 shots en route to his … Read more
A hard-fought three-point weekend was more than enough to keep Minnesota at No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, released Monday. The decision wasn’t unanimous this time, but the Golden Gophers, who tied and beat Minnesota State in a home-and-home series Friday and Saturday, retained plenty of support in finishing atop the … Read more
For the third straight week, there’s a new No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. But after a weekend of upsets, five different teams received first-place votes. Moving up from third to No. 1 is Manhattanville, still undefeated at 9-0-2 and the recipient of nine first-place nods. Rising three places to No. 2 … Read more
A Sunday-afternoon matchup between New Hampshire and Vermont, the top two teams in the Hockey East standings, was what Vermont head coach Kevin Sneddon called a great college hockey game. On paper, it was the league’s top offense facing the league’s top defense. Before Sunday, UNH had scored 46 goals in just 10 league games … Read more
No. 15 Colorado College’s Chad Rau scored the game-winning goal with 3:31 remaining in the third period to propel the Tigers to a 3-2 victory and series sweep over the No. 8 Denver Pioneers in WCHA action before a sellout crowd of 6,079 at Magness Arena. The Pioneers received a goal and an assist from … Read more
Ohio State got outstanding play from its special teams and a strong effort in net from freshman Joe Palmer to claim a 4-1 victory at No. 12 Michigan State on Saturday. “That was our best game of the year and it was under the most duress,” said OSU coach John Markell. “Five-on-five most teams in … Read more