Site AdministratorWith an impressive road sweep of North Dakota, Maine vaulted into the top position in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll released Monday. The Black Bears cornered 34 of 40 first-place votes, easily outdistancing the competition as they moved to 5-0-0 on the season. At No. 2 for another week was Wisconsin, which took three … Read more
A few of the big stories this weekend — Mercyhurst certainly has proven itself among the elite now, if there was any remaining doubt. Minnesota keeps finding a way to be competitive. And how about UConn? Minnesota 3, Wisconsin 3 — Just when it looked like the Gophers were going to fall to 0-3 in … Read more
Wins haven’t come easy for Northeastern since Greg Cronin took over behind the bench last year. In the 2005-06 campaign, the Huskies did not get a win until November, dropping the previous seven. This year however, things are different on Huntington Avenue. The Huskies (1-2-1) outshot and outplayed the Union Dutchmen (2-1-1) on the way … Read more
Sophomore Mick Berge lit the lamp twice and goaltender Dan Tormey collected 25 saves in net as Minnesota State overcame dreadful discipline problems in the game’s first 50 minutes to claw its way to a weekend split in the back-end of a home-and-home series, upending No. 17 St. Cloud State 4-2 before 6,111 fans at … Read more
After a Friday night contest that saw the Badgers squander their first lead going into the third period, UW head coach Mike Eaves vowed that the blown lead would serve as a valuable teaching point and that the Badgers would learn from their mistakes. Going into Saturday night’s rematch with Minnesota-Duluth with the same one-goal … Read more
The culture of the Michigan Tech hockey team is changing — in years past, the Huskies would step on the ice hoping to win. Now they are expecting to be victorious. The Huskies may have been the only people in college hockey who thought they could take two from tenth-ranked Vermont on the road, but … Read more
It was all Big Red in Saturday night’s home exhibition game against York University of Toronto, Ont. Cornell received production from new faces and returning starters as they cruised to victory over the Lions. Led by Junior Topher Scott and senior Mark McCutcheon, Cornell used a five-goal first period to blow the game open, eventually … Read more
Before a large homecoming crowd of 6,183, the No. 11 Denver Pioneers played a tight first two periods against the RPI Engineers before exploding in the third period and getting a 5-1 win, splitting their third straight series. The Engineers came out strong in the first period, pressuring Pioneer goalie Glenn Fisher often. After Fisher … Read more
Maine goalie Ben Bishop came up short of a shutout by two minutes and seven seconds, but his outstanding play in net was instrumental in helping the visiting Black Bears sweep North Dakota with a 3-1 win at Ralph Engelstad Arena. “Whenever you can take a win in North Dakota in their own barn, you’re … Read more
Valley News on Dartmouth’s Sarah Parsons — the article captures the two things I’d associate with Parsons: she finds ways to score, and she’s not verbally or physically imposing. The last quote struck me a bit. “She is experiencing college for the first time, and everything that goes with that,†Hudak said. “Her father was saying the other day, … Read more
Former Denver Pioneers assistant coach Seth Appert and the RPI Engineers spoiled the #11 Pioneers’ home opener, scoring a 2-1 upset, despite spending large amounts of time in the penalty box and being outshot 39-24. It was the Engineers first ever win against the Pioneers. Before 6,112 fans, RPI improved to 1-0-1 on the season, … Read more
With a new program and new rink, the women’s job at Oswego State was too good of an opportunity for Coach Diane Dillon to pass up. Her team debuts against Chatham on Saturday afternoon.
SLU 3, Clarkson 1 — Game draws 781, a little disappointing given last year’s crowd but not surprising considering the time of year. For the second week in a row, Clarkson fails to answer the bell and gives up a goal in the opening seconds. SLU dominated this game, but given the way Clarkson rebounded in … Read more
The first result of the weekend is in — Princeton 2, BC 2. Recall Princeton opened its season last year with a tie against BC by the same score. Neither team scored after the first minute of the second period. Not a surprising result, since both teams do a good job taking care off their own … Read more
The Miami University RedHawks avenged a Friday night loss and took a step toward exorcising some old ghosts with their 4-1 victory over the Michigan Wolverines Saturday night at Yost Arena. Paced by junior center Nathan Davis’ second career hat trick, the RedHawks not only evened up their weekend series with the Wolverines with the … Read more
Dominant goaltending, aggressive play in the open ice and a good transition game proved to be the difference for Ferris State Bulldogs, who knocked off Western Michigan, 2-1 in this early-season CCHA battle. The game for FSU was its first conference game of the season, and WMU was coming off a huge win over then … Read more
Captain Lars Helminen found the back of the net thirty-nine seconds into overtime, completing a third-period comeback for Michigan Tech, 4-3 over No. 10 Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday. “Obviously, it was an emotional win for us. Coming into a tough, loud building to play in and getting an overtime winner is rewarding,” said Tech … Read more
No. 15 St. Cloud State (2-1-0, 2-1-0 WCHA) relied on special-teams play to gain a 4-2 win at Minnesota State (1-2-0, 0-1-0 WCHA) Friday. The game featured six power-play goals, as the Huskies tied a team record with three power-play goals in the first period. SCSU broke the ice in the contest at 7:19 of … Read more
The long trip from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was worth the journey for Lake Superior State on Friday night as the Lakers handed the Clarkson University Hockey team a 5-1 loss before 2,322 fans at Cheel Arena. Lake Superior relied upon strong specialty teams play and some solid goaltending from senior Jeff Jakaitis to hand the … Read more
The college hockey heavyweight matchup of the week turned into an embarrassing night for North Dakota as visiting Maine erupted for five unanswered second-period goals to rout the Sioux 6-2. Last season, both teams were semifinalists at the NCAA Frozen Four. This season, UND and Maine entered the series ranked third fourth in the nation … Read more