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Bud Fisher’s 28 save 3-0 shutout gave the Quinnipiac Bobcats game one of the ECAC Quarterfinals at Starr Rink in Hamilton, N.Y. “It was a big win for us tonight,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “Our penalty kill was great, with Fisher being the main guy,” Pecknold said. Fisher made important saves throughout the … Read more

Midway through the third period, you had to believe every Michigan fan in Yost Ice Arena was thinking: “not again.” Ferris State’s Greg Rallo sent an outlet pass to Mark Bomersback, who split three Wolverines before deking Noah Ruden and sending the puck five-hole. Bomersback’s goal cut Michigan’s lead to 5-3. Two weeks ago, Bomersback … Read more

In a game highlighted by the play of some Hockey East’s bigger names, it was an unheralded forward who stole the show. With Maine and Massachusetts-Lowell deadlocked at 3 a mere 51 seconds into overtime, Black Bear Keith Johnson rocketed a shot past netminder Peter Vetri, propelling his squad to a 4-3 victory and a … Read more

Alaska Fairbanks kept the string of upsets coming on Friday, besting fifth-ranked Michigan State, 2-1, at Munn Arena. The Nanooks scored early and somehow escaped victorious despite allowing 11 power-play opportunities to the Spartans. Nobody can kill 11 penalties,” said UAF coach Tavis MacMillan. “If we are going to take penalties, let’s take penalties that … Read more

Middlebury needed to adapt quickly to the absence of captain and second-leading goal scorer Emily Quizon in Friday’s NCAA quarterfinal. Fortunately for the Panthers, they found their rhythm halfway through the game. Middlebury (25-2) overcame an early 2-0 lead from Manhattanville (23-4-1), stormed back with four unanswered goals, and held on for a 4-3 win … Read more

In their first home playoff contest since 2003-04, No. 2 Miami (24-7-4, 20-6-2 CCHA) inched one step closer to a berth in the CCHA championship at Joe Louis Arena with a 4-1 win over Western Michigan (10-23-6, 7-16-5 CCHA) Friday night. Miami leads the best-of-3 series 1-0 and can close out the quarterfinal with a … Read more

Comebacks, buzzer beaters and intensity welcomed the 2006 playoffs to Ithaca as the Cornell Big Red overcame a third period Clarkson rally and two disallowed overtime goals to beat the Golden Knights, 4-3, in double overtime. The win gives Cornell a 1-0 lead in the best of three ECACHL quarterfinal playoff series. Sophomore Raymond Sawada … Read more

There were two prominent streaks in progress when Harvard hosted St. Lawrence at the Bright Hockey Center for the start of the second round of the ECACHL playoffs, and neither looked promising for the Saints (21-15-2). Over its last 13 games against St. Lawrence, Harvard (17-11-2) had amassed a record of 10-1-2, a mark which … Read more

In four Wisconsin postseason games a year ago, Robbie Earl, Joe Pavelski and Adam Burish were the only Badgers to score goals. Four different Badgers scored in UW’s first postseason game of 2006 Friday night. The Earl-Pavelski-Burish line got on the board first and each of the other three UW lines followed suit en route … Read more

If you scored a game based on chances, energy and heart, this one wasn’t even close. St. Cloud State (19-14-4, 13-13-2 WCHA), the WCHA’s sixth seed and visitor at fifth-seeded Colorado College, edged the Tigers, 2-1, in truly blowout fashion. The Huskies generated nearly a dozen odd-man rushes and breakaways with a countering style that … Read more

What was expected to be one of the tightest battles in the WCHA playoffs was just that, as visiting Minnesota State defeated North Dakota 3-2 in overtime. Rob Rankin’s slapshot from the top of the slot 3:18 into overtime enabled the Mavericks to take 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The … Read more

MacGregor Sharp scored 1:25 into overtime to give Minnesota Duluth a 3-2 win over the No. 8 University of Denver Pioneers in the opening game of their WCHA first-round playoff series tonight in front of 5,706 fans at Magness Arena. DU, which played in its third consecutive overtime contest, saw its 16-game overtime unbeaten streak … Read more

By being on the ball on the faceoff dot, Dartmouth is now on the cusp of advancing in the ECAC Hockey League tournament. The top-seeded Big Green won 42 of 69 draws, two of which set up key goals in Dartmouth’s 5-1 defeat of 11th-seeded Yale in a quarterfinal opener at Thompson Arena Friday night. … Read more

Nothing has been predictable for Niagara this season, so why should the Purple Eagles’ semifinal have been any different? Down 3-1 with 2:24 remaining in the third period, freshman Melanie Mills and junior Chelsea Donovan each connected with extra attacker goals to send the game into overtime. Then 3:01 into the extra frame, junior Meagan … Read more

Jacob Micflikier recorded two goals and an assist to spark the offense and Kevin Regan backboned the defense with 27 saves to lead No. 13 New Hampshire to Thursday night’s 4-0 victory against Providence and give the Wildcats a 1-0 advantage in the Hockey East best-of-3 quarterfinal matchup. UNH, seeded fourth in the Hockey East … Read more