Site AdministratorThe No.2 Wisconsin Badgers did everything they could to let Minnesota-Duluth back into the game. The Bulldogs just waited until the last five minutes to accept the invitation. In what was a penalty filled contest on both sides of the puck, Minnesota Duluth (1-0-2, 0-0-1 WCHA) scored the tying goal late in the third period … Read more
Three-straight goals by Sacred Heart led the Pioneers to a 3-1 victory Friday night over the Canisius College hockey team at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. The Golden Griffins (0-4, 0-1 Atlantic Hockey) got on the board first, exactly three minutes into the game when Michael Cohen notched his first goal of the season off … Read more
Aside from the UNH-Minnesota game a few weeks ago (and what a game that was!!!), there haven’t been a whole lot of marquee D-I matchups to date. That all changes this weekend, as three pairs of top 10 teams clash, plus St. Lawrence and Clarkson. Princeton at BC — Both these teams sit at the bottom … Read more
To all readers: I’d like to offer a belated welcome to another season of USCHO’s women’s hockey coverage. As I am sure you have noticed, our coverage continues to evolve every season. On the positive side, we’ve added two regular women’s columnists — Terese Karmel for D-I and Matt Rennell for D-III. Look for new columns every … Read more
A three-goal burst in the second period put the Michigan Wolverines on top of the Miami RedHawks, and the Wolverines held on at Yost Arena to take a tightly-contested 6-3 early season battle between two of the teams expected to vie for CCHA conference honors. The game opened CCHA conference play for the two schools … Read more
For a lot of high school graduates, college is a welcome chance to get as far away from their parents as possible. Not for Tony Lucia.
Allow me to introduce myself. Those of you who came here expecting to see Todd Milewski’s usual weekly WCHA column, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but he has passed the baton. If you are an avid reader of the site, you may remember me as the arena reporter for Wisconsin for the past few seasons. … Read more
As we wait for the puck to be dropped on the 2006-2007 Division III women’s ice hockey season, there are many questions to be answered. Will Middlebury continue its dominance and capture its fourth straight NCAA Championship? Is this the year a team from the West rises up and snatches the championship from the East? … Read more
Chandy Kaip has been named the first women’s ice hockey coach at Adrian College. The announcement was made today by interim athletic director Mike Duffy. Adrian recently announced plans and broke ground for the Arrington Ice Arena, which will be located on its campus and house intercollegiate ice hockey and synchronized skating teams. Kaip will … Read more
New Hampshire men’s hockey coach Dick Umile has announced that former Yale head coach Tim Taylor has joined the men’s hockey coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach. “We are very excited to have someone with his background and experience involved with our hockey program and at our University. Tim is not only a well … Read more
Middlebury tops the USCHO.com Division III Men’s preseason poll, with the three-time defending national champs receiving all 15 first-place votes. Coming in second in the poll is last year’s NCAA runner-up, St. Norbert. The next four in the poll were all in the NCAA tournament last season. Norwich, which bowed out in the quarterfinal round, … Read more
Yale hockey players Ben Mills, Matt Nelson and Alec Richards will not face criminal charges in the wake of an Oct. 1 brawl outside a New Haven, Conn., store, the New Haven Register reported. Mills, Nelson and Richards, along with members of the Yale football team, appeared in court Friday and had criminal mischief and … Read more
Boston College tightened its grip on first place in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday, after a win over Northeastern in the Eagles’ first game of the season. BC received 31 of 40 first-place votes to remain No. 1 for the third straight poll. Wisconsin and North Dakota, which split a series in Madison, … Read more
The Bowling Green Falcons overcame an early 3-0 deficit on Sunday, only to watch a lead slip away in the final minutes of the game as they settled for a 5-5 tie against the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers at the BG Ice Arena. The Falcons were lit up early, surrendering a trio of Charger goals in the … Read more
Coming off a 4-1 defeat to Michigan State on Oct. 13, Western Michigan (1-1 overall, 1-1 CCHA) fed off the intensity of its student section, “Lawson Lunatics” and the tough play of junior netminder Daniel Bellissimo to upset third-ranked MSU 3-2, Sunday afternoon at Lawson Ice Arena. Bellissimo stopped 19 of the Spartans’ 21 shots, … Read more
Jerry Pollastrone recorded two goals and two assists to lead New Hampshire to Saturday night’s 7-1 victory in an exhibition game against the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the Whittemore Center. Trevor Smith and Matt Fornataro, Pollastrone’s linemates, finished with two goals and an assist and two assists, respectively. Jerry Pollastrone led the UNH offense … Read more
Head coach Walt Kyle made sure that the No. 20 Northern Michigan Wildcats were not surprised by what the Michigan Tech Huskies were going to bring on Saturday night at the Berry Events Center. A quick power-play goal in the opening minute gave the Wildcats a 1-0 win. “We lost the lead last night in … Read more
Northeastern battled back from two one-goal deficits to earn a hard-fought 2-2 tie with No. 10 Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday. The Huskies, who hadn’t scored on UVM’s Joe Fallon (19 saves) in 126 minutes and 33 seconds coming into the game, controlled large stretches of play in the middle frame, erasing 1-0 and 2-1 … Read more
Entering Saturday’s duel with Maine, Bemidji State knew it had to make considerable improvements on special teams. After surrendering six power-play goals Friday, the adjustment was crucial if they wished to have any success against the Black Bears in the series finale. Fortunately for the Beavers the changes came. After going 1-for-8 against Maine the … Read more
Connecticut chipped away and chipped away at a four-goal deficit it faced entering the third period against fifth-ranked Michigan at Yost Arena on Saturday night. And after trailing 6-0 early in the second period, the Huskies found themselves down only one goal with 1:21 left in the game. What’s more, they were going on a … Read more