Site AdministratorPlattsburgh earned a trip to next week’s NCAA D-III Women’s Frozen Four with a convincing 4-1 win over Elmira. The win is the Cardinals’ first postseason victory over Elmira after five losses and marks the first time the Soaring Eagles will not participate in the Frozen Four. “We were excited to play Elmira to prove … Read more
Junior co-captain Matt Scherer notched a hat trick to lead sixth-seeded Connecticut to a 4-1 upset victory over Sacred Heart on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs. Also guiding the team in the win was sophomore goaltender Brad Smith, who broke the school record for saves with 52. The Huskies took … Read more
After playing the equivalent of three regulation games in two nights, the Cornell Big Red beat the Clarkson Golden Knights in double overtime for the second night in a row. After having an overtime goal incorrectly disallowed on the previous night, senior captain Matt Moulson scored the game-winner in the last home game of his … Read more
A night removed from a lackluster performance that captain Peter Hafner termed “shocking” and “embarrassing,” the Harvard Crimson (18-11-2) responded to the pressure of facing playoff elimination with an inspired first-period effort and two third-period goals to post a come-from-behind 3-2 win over St. Lawrence (21-16-2). Harvard’s victory tied the teams’ playoff series at one … Read more
For the second-seeded and fifth-ranked Spartans, it was the first true must-win game of the season. With its back against the wall, MSU responded with a season-high six goals in a 6-1 rout of Alaska Fairbanks. “You never know how you are going to respond but we just seemed a lot sharper tonight from the … Read more
When traveling east toward St. Norbert, one has to travel through the town of Hobart to get there. This is somewhat ironic, as St. Norbert will now travel east through Hobart as it continues its quest for a national title. On the heels of a penalty-laden 8-2 NCAA Quarterfinal victory over Wis.-Superior, the Green Knights … Read more
Jenelle Philipczyk skates on a line with Erica McKenzie, the WCHA scoring champion, and Gigi Marvin, the league’s Rookie of the Year. Philipczyk is less well known and receives less attention from opposing defenses than her wings. That relative anonymity worked to the advantage of the sophomore center from Woodbury, Minn. Late in a deadlocked … Read more
After scoring only four goals in 12 periods of ECACHL quarterfinal hockey against Clarkson, there was reason to doubt that No. 4 Harvard could match the high powered offense of No. 1 St. Lawrence. However, the Crimson quickly put any such thought to rest by jumping out to an early lead and overpowering the Saints … Read more
For fifty minutes on Saturday afternoon, Ridder Arena bore a closer resemblance to a shooting gallery than a hockey arena. Senior Cyndy Kenyon scored four goals, and linemate Sara Bauer provided a goal and four assists, as No. 3 Wisconsin dismantled No. 10 St. Cloud State 9-0 in the first WCHA semifinal to advance to … Read more
Don’t tell North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol that with his team’s season on the line and two key juniors out of the lineup, he should be concerned about youth and inexperience. “Someone said, ‘Jeez, you have 10 freshman on the ice,’” Hakstol said. “Well, so be it. We have 20 players on the ice. They … Read more
With the crowd chanting, “Hey, ho, we’re going to the Joe!” in the background, the Northern Michigan Wildcats stamped their ticket to CCHA championship weekend in Detroit for a fifth straight season, beating Nebraska-Omaha, 3-2, at the Berry Events Center on Saturday to complete a two-game sweep of the Mavericks. The Wildcats are now riding … Read more
Bemidji forward Rob Sirianni one-timed a Garret Roth set up in front of the Alabama-Huntsville slot to complete a courageous come-from-behind overtime victory, sending the Beavers onto a final showdown with Niagara in the CHA championship on Sunday. Leading, 2-1, midway through the third, Alabama appeared to have exorcised its Bemidji ghost after Dominik Rozman … Read more
Hockey isn’t always a fair game as No. 2 seed Princeton found out all too well in its ECACHL semifinal matchup against No. 3 Brown tonight. Despite a totally dominant performance and a 42-16 shot advantage, Princeton (21-7-4) fell 1-0 to Brown (15-12-5). The Tigers fell to 0-5 all-time in conference semifinal games. Princeton seemed … Read more
Sophomore Matt Burke scored the game-winning goal in the third period as top-seeded Holy Cross defeated eighth-seeded American International, 3-1, in the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals Saturday evening at the Hart Center. The Yellow Jackets scored the lone goal of the first period when Ryan Robin notched his eighth of the season at the 13:53 mark. … Read more
Throughout the past 20 years, there has been one undeniably predictable occurrence in the Hockey East conference tournament: the second seed always makes it to the semifinals. In fact, the most unpredictable of tournaments has never seen otherwise. On Saturday, that tradition continued. Despite a feverish attempt to crash the championship weekend, seventh-seeded Mass.-Lowell fell … Read more
The Colgate Raiders forced Game 3 in the ECACHL quarterfinals with a decisive 5-3 win over the Quinnipiac Bobcats at Starr Rink Saturday night. The second-seeded Raiders (19-11-6) played with more intensity after being shutout last night by the No. 10 seed Bobcats (20-17-1). “Colgate has some good hockey players and did a great job … Read more
St. Cloud State looked well on its way to the WCHA Final Five. Then “Big Mo” reared its ugly head. The Tigers, down two goals and struggling offensively for the second straight night, scored twice within one minute late in the second period and added the game-winner in the third to send their WCHA quarterfinal … Read more
The five seniors remaining on the Dartmouth men’s hockey team this year know they’ll be leaving the school as the winningest class in program history. They want more, however, and know they’ll need it to break the Big Green’s 26-year NCAA tournament drought. Dartmouth took the next step in that direction Saturday night with a … Read more
The No. 8 University of Denver Pioneers evened their best 2-of-3 first-round WCHA playoff series with Minnesota-Duluth after defeating the Bulldogs, 3-2, tonight in front of 5,657 fans at Magness Arena. Junior right wing Ryan Helgason scored the game-winning goal with 4:29 remaining to break a 2-2 tie for the Pioneers, who saw UMD erase … Read more
The No. 18 Northern Michigan Wildcats (21-14-2) drew first blood in their series with No. 11 Nebraska-Omaha (20-13-6) on the road to the Joe, as they handled the Mavericks, 4-1, at the Berry Events Center on Friday night. The Cats have won five straight games, dating back to February 17, and are just one win … Read more