Site AdministratorJust 24 hours after a disappointing performance against the number-four team in the nation, the Northern Michigan Wildcats did what few teams have been able to do over the last two seasons — beat the Miami RedHawks in Oxford. Coming into this evening’s contest, the RedHawks (7-3-0; 4-2-0 CCHA) owned a 20-3-2 record in Oxford … Read more
Fueled by a raucous crowd of 1,261 and timely goaltending, Wisconsin-Stevens Point captured a win in its home opener by defeating St. Thomas 5-3. It didn’t come easy, however. The Pointers appeared to survive an early scare by killing a 5-on-3 power play in the first five minutes of the game, but an ensuing Pointer … Read more
No. 5 Michigan State used five consecutive goals to beat No. 9 Michigan, 7-4, extending the Spartans’ unbeaten streak against their bitter rival to a remarkable nine games (4-0-5). After a disappointing first period in which it seemed like the Wolverines pounced on every miscue, MSU charged back with its best period in years. I … Read more
Different weekend, same story for the No. 4 Miami RedHawks (7-2-0, 4-1-0 CCHA) and their power play unit. A week after the RedHawks power play came alive against the Bowling Green Falcons with two power play goals, the RedHawks lit up the Northern Michigan Wildcats (4-4-1, 1-2-0 CCHA) for four power play goals in a … Read more
Clarkson came to town and put Harvard in a hole that the Crimson haven’t felt in 12 years. The Golden Knights exhibited a strong all-around team effort to upend the Crimson 5-2 in front of 2,206 at the Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Mass. It is the first time that Harvard has started 0-2 since … Read more
Colorado College’s top line of Scott McCulloch, Chad Rau and Jimmy Kilpatrick scored seven points to help lead the Tigers past Michigan Tech, 4-1, in WCHA action Friday night at World Arena. Each team scored once in the opening period, with the Tigers striking first at the 11:40 mark. McCulloch netted his eighth goal of … Read more
The University of New Hampshire scored three third period goals to lift the Wildcats past Northeastern University 6-3 on Friday Night at The Whittemore Center. The Huskies were able to get on the board first after Ryan Ginand and Mike Morris set up freshmen Chad Costello in front of the net. UNH tied up the … Read more
Even without a full complement of defensemen, the Lake Superior State Lakers were able to create a defensive bottleneck in between the circles, as they upended the Bowling Green Falcons, 3-1, at the BG Ice Arena on Friday night. LSSU dressed only five defensemen, moving one forward back to the blue line to get through … Read more
There was another shootout between Union and Quinnipiac on Friday night at Messa Rink. But, unlike Sunday’s 8-5 Governor’s Cup consolation game at Pepsi Arena, the Bobcats were the only team firing their shots on target. After a scoreless first period, Quinnipiac erupted for six second-period goals and cruised to an 8-2 victory over the … Read more
Did T.J. Oshie end his goal-scoring drought in North Dakota’s 3-1 victory over visiting St. Cloud State because he: A. Ditched his mullet? B. Went back to wearing a tattered old black shirt he’d worn since high school? C. Was reunited with fellow sophomore forwards Jonathan Toews and Ryan Duncan? D. All of the above. … Read more
Once again, Bethel will likely be a big-time offensive threat as the Royals return virtually everyone from last year’s squad. Leading the way will be the team’s leading goal-scorer/point-getter from a year ago, sophomore forward Kent Bostrom (18-15-33). He led the Bethel offense that was tops in the league last season, averaging 4.88 goals per … Read more
Last season, where the offense went, so did Gustavus. All of the Gusties’ 14 wins came when they scored at least four goals, and 11 of them came when they scored 5 or more goals. Only once, in the first round of the MIAC playoffs, did Gustavus lose when scoring at least five goals as … Read more
There wasn’t a whole lot that went right for Hamline last season, but this year has a chance to be different as the Pipers return nearly all of their team from a year ago. Hamline’s top three scorers, freshmen forwards Dustin Fulton (10-15-25), Joe Long (7-15-22), Justin Hanna (7-7-14) and Steve Festler (7-4-11), are all … Read more
Off the Top of my Head • What has gotten into the water up in Houghton? Four straight wins has pushed Michigan Tech into the rankings, and the Huskies’ five October wins matches the number they had in the last four Octobers combined. • And what has gotten into the water in Colorado Springs? It … Read more
For the past 18 seasons, the MIAC has been dominated by a pair of teams — St. Thomas and St. John’s. The Tommies have won at least a share of the regular-season title 13 times, while the Johnnies have taken home the crown the other five times. In recent history, the MIAC has become a … Read more
After opening the season with four-straight wins over MCHA opponents, the Cobbers won just one more game. Concordia beat Wisconsin-Superior — which made it to the NCAA Tournament — 4-3 in overtime on Nov. 25. The Cobbers do return their top scorer in senior winger Dan Perry (12-7-19) and all of their goaltenders, including sophomore … Read more
First-year Wentworth head coach R.J. Tolan has chosen Michael Bertoni and Kevin Crowder as assistant coaches. A native of Franklin, Mass., Bertoni is certainly no stranger to Division III college hockey, having played and coached at the Mass.-Boston. A four-year letter winner who played in 83 games, Bertoni was a captain for the Beacons during … Read more
It was a tale of two teams this past weekend. Team A is a rising program looking to make noise in the NCAA tournament this season. Team B is a perennial powerhouse that won the first two NCAA titles but came up empty in the three years since. Team A made its first appearance in … Read more
There’s really only one storyline for the Johnnies this season and it’s the loss of goaltender Adam Hanna. In three seasons, Hanna posted a 51-13-5 record with a .929 save percentage and 1.75 goals against average. “(Hanna is) one of those guys that comes around once in a coaching career,” coach John Harrington said. “I … Read more
St. Thomas is in a good position to repeat as regular-season champs in 2006-07, despite losing three of its top five scorers. Gone are forwards Brandon Wilcox (12-26-38) and Dan Krmpotich (12-23-35) and defenseman John Bottoms (6-15-21). Bottoms may be the biggest loss for the Tommies as coach Terry Skrypek said he played probably two-thirds … Read more