Site AdministratorIn round two of the battle of the Huskies, No. 10 St. Cloud State (8-3-3 overall, 6-3-3 WCHA) escaped the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena with a hard-fought 3-2 overtime victory over Michigan Tech (6-6-2 overall, 3-5-2 WCHA). “This was a bank robbery,” said St. Cloud head coach Bob Motzko. “I give (Michigan Tech) a … Read more
“A two goal lead is the most unsafe lead in hockey” coaches often say, and it proved true Saturday night. In was a battle down to the wire, the Colgate Raiders took advantage of their power plays to come back from a two-goal deficit and defeat the Renssalaer Engineers 3-2. “It was disappointing,” remarked Engineer … Read more
The Notre Dame hockey team saved its best for last on Saturday night at the Joyce Center as they rallied from a one-goal deficit with three goals in a two-minute span for a hard-fought 3-1 win over the Alaska Nanooks. Trailing 1-0 going into the final stanza, the Irish finally broke through on Alaska goaltender … Read more
The Notre Dame hockey team saved its best for last on Saturday night at the Joyce Center as they rallied from a one-goal deficit with three goals in a two-minute span for a hard-fought 3-1 win over the Alaska Nanooks. Trailing 1-0 going into the final stanza, the Irish finally broke through on Alaska goaltender … Read more
The Michigan Wolverines used a three-goal second period in a come-from-behind effort to squeak by the Western Michigan Broncos, 6-5, Saturday night at Lawson Ice Arena. With a crowd of 3,600 on hand for an intense, physical game, the Wolverines (12-5 overall, 8-3 CCHA) used two second-period power-play goals and a shorthander to move past … Read more
The Northeastern Huskies are now the proud owners of a streak. In a game filled with penalty minutes, Northeastern outlasted Merrimack 2-0, for its second straight victory over the Warriors and its second Hockey East victory, completing a four-point weekend for the Huskies. “You know we had a big win at Michigan, beat Union, and … Read more
Enjoying the protection of six Cornell goals, Cornell goaltender Ben Scrivens earned a shutout over Union in his first career start. Eleven different Cornell players recorded points on Saturday night, as the Big Red jumped in front of the Dutchmen early and never looked back. With the team set to move into a newly-constructed locker … Read more
The biggest thing to happen in the MIAC last weekend was St. John’s 2-1 loss to Hamline on Friday. It was the Pipers’ first win against the Johnnies since Jan. 26, 2001 when they won 2-1 in what turned out to be the last win of their season. They only had seven all year. “It … Read more
Bill Wilkinson appeared to downplay Wayne State’s offensive woes Friday night after his Warriors were shut out in back-to-back games, but considering just how snakebit the Warriors were Saturday against Bemidji State in the first period alone, the veteran coach’s analysis might not have been that far off. The Warriors were stymied in the first … Read more
After shutting out the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Friday, the Lake Superior State Lakers traveled to Marquette on Saturday entertaining thoughts of a sweep. Indeed, the Wildcats couldn’t shut down the potent LSSU offense and the Lakers took home the victory, 5-2. After establishing a 3-0 lead, the Lakers (10-5-1 overall, 5-4-1 CCHA) found themselves … Read more
The ranks of the unbeaten in ECAC Hockey League play decreased by one Friday night as Brown snapped St. Lawrence’s four-game unbeaten streak to start league play with a 4-1 win at Meehan Auditorium. The Saints went into Friday night’s game as one of only three Division I teams in the country unbeaten in conference … Read more
In the battle of the Huskies, No. 10 St. Cloud (7-3-3 overall, 5-3-3 WCHA) jumped out quickly against well-rested but somewhat rusty Michigan Tech (6-5-2 overall, 3-4-2 WCHA), getting a pair of goals from freshman forward Ryan Lasch to skate away with a 4-1 victory, ending Michigan Tech’s unbeaten streak at the MacInnes Student Ice … Read more
The ranks of the unbeaten in ECAC Hockey League play decreased by one Friday night as Brown snapped St. Lawrence’s four-game unbeaten streak to start league play with a 4-1 win at Meehan Auditorium. The Saints went into Friday night’s game as one of only three Division I teams in the country unbeaten in conference … Read more
The ranks of the unbeaten in ECAC Hockey League play decreased by one Friday night as Brown snapped St. Lawrence’s four-game unbeaten streak to start league play with a 4-1 win at Meehan Auditorium. The Saints went into Friday night’s game as one of only three Division I teams in the country unbeaten in conference … Read more
In Division II, the Southern New Hampshire Penmen have gotten off to a solid start, despite losing in the finals of the Police Athletic League “Stovepipe” Tournament by a score of 7-2 to Plymouth State. The Penmen won their first three games of the season, and have a record of 4-2. Coach Rene LeClerc is … Read more
One would be hard-pressed to find a matchup between two lower-scoring teams in America than Friday night’s contest between Bemidji State and Wayne State. And when the CHA’s beacons of offensive futility met at the Michigan State Fairgrounds, the result was somewhat predictable. Bemidji State finally capitalized at 2:31 of the third period as Matt … Read more
The Marshall Plan worked to perfection for the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks on Friday night. Junior center Bryan Marshall recorded a natural hat trick in the opening period — the first such hat trick in Nebraska-Omaha history — as his Mavericks rolled to a 4-1 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons. The Livonia, Mich., native came into … Read more
At last. After 18 one-goal games and a year and half as Maine’s No. 1 netminder, sophomore Ben Bishop finally snagged his first collegiate shutout with a 3-0 victory Friday night over Providence (4-10-1, 3-6-1 Hockey East). This time there was no late third-period score. No fluke tally. No misplayed puck that translated into an … Read more
A week after splitting their East Coast series, the No. 4 Miami RedHawks (12-5-0, 8-3-0 CCHA) continued their assault on conference opponents as they came from behind to beat the Ferris State Bulldogs (4-9-1, 2-7-1 CCHA) 5-3 at the Steve Cady Ice Arena. Throughout the game, the difference-maker was special teams. The Bulldogs started with … Read more
“Believed to be extinct since the mid-1800’s …” That’s what many in the state of Vermont hold to be the fate of the “Catamount,” an almost-mythical catlike creature that is the moniker and mascot of the state university in Burlington and that hasn’t been seen in almost 200 years. At one point, some feared a … Read more