Giffin Leads Griffins in Victory

Canisius goaltender Dan Giffin made 45 saves and the visiting Golden Griffins ended an 11-game losing streak with a 2-0 shutout over Army Saturday night in front of 1,939 spectators at West Point’s Tate Rink. The loss ended a three-game losing streak for the Black Knights (9-13-3, 7-8-3 Atlantic Hockey). Army maintains its hold on … Read more

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Last Minute Shorty Gives Holy Cross the Win

Mistakes in the defensive zone have been a bane for Dartmouth hockey for most of the Big Green’s season. They will take on a greater importance as coach Bob Gaudet’s crew heads into the stretch run of ECAC Hockey League play next week. Saturday night, a giveaway prevented Dartmouth from getting to the .500 mark … Read more

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Yale Dominates Engineers

Rensselaer forward Oren Eizenman has had an impressive junior campaign. His quick hands make him a constant threat to score, and his 28 points rank second among the Engineers. Recently, however, Eizenman has struggled to find the net, and when he was ejected in the third period of Saturday’s game at Yale for checking from … Read more

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Wayne State Ices Colonials

In his last seven starts, Wayne State Warriors backup goalie Will Hooper didn’t have a lot of offensive support from his teammates-ten goals total. That changed on Saturday night, as Wayne tallied six goals to defeat the Robert Morris Colonials 6-3 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Although Wayne State (5-13-4, 2-5-3 CHA) won the game … Read more

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Back on Track

Friday night the Pioneers said they felt they had made a statement. Saturday night, they helped blow the race for the MacNaughton Cup wide open again. Ryan Dingle scored twice and Peter Mannino made 25 saves as Denver capped off a weekend sweep of No. 1 Wisconsin with a 4-2 win in front of 15,237 … Read more

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Chartier Stops 35 to Shut Out UMD

No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth peppered Minnesota goalie Brittony Chartier with shots at times, but she stopped them all, and the No. 5 Gophers completed a season series split with a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs. The Gophers (16-7-1, 11-6-1 WCHA) were outshot 16-3 in the first period, but they earned the period’s lone goal at 17:10. … Read more

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Seven Hockey Humanitarian Finalists Named

The Hockey Humanitarian Foundation today announced seven outstanding student athletes who were selected as finalists for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award. The finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are: Janelle Armitage, Sr., University of Connecticut Eric Leroux, Sr., Princeton University Drew Miller, Jr., Michigan State University Mason Oakes, Sr., Lawrence University Jaime Sifers, Sr., University of … Read more

Trapp Scores Two as Sacred Heart Tops Bentley

Freshman Bear Trapp scored a pair of goals and added an assist as Sacred Heart beat Bentley College 4-2 in Atlantic Hockey action Saturday night at the Milford Ice Pavilion. With the win, Sacred Heart won the season series between the two schools (2-1-1) and improved to 14-9-1 overall and 11-6-1 in the AHA, while … Read more

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Roche’s Trick Leads BU over Merrimack

Kenny Roche recorded his first career hat trick to lead No. 16 Boston University to a 5-3 win over Merrimack College in Hockey East action Friday night at Lawler Arena. Junior Matt Byrnes, sophomore Derek Pallardy and freshman Rob Ricci scored for the Warriors, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game at … Read more

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Northeastern Scores But Can’t Get W

The cold, un-cooked hot dogs that littered the Matthews Arena ice Friday night signified one thing: the end of a Northeastern scoring drought that lasted more than three games — 209:11 to be exact. They did not, however, signify the end of another, more painful Husky trend. Visiting UMass-Lowell won its third straight, 2-1, and … Read more

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Providence Gets Rare Win in Maine

Since 1986, the Providence Friars have had only one victory at Alfond Arena. On Friday night, they doubled that win total. Anchored by the superb play of netminder Tyler Sims who hauled in 20 saves, the Friars destroyed Maine 4-0 and earned their first shutout ever at Alfond. In one of the worst home defeats … Read more

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Bemidji State Wins Another Close One

Continuing a trend of solid play of late, Bemidji State found itself in yet another tight defensive battle. But unlike last weekend when the Beavers couldn’t catch a break against Minnesota-Duluth, BSU got one at just the right time in defeating Minnesota State 2-1. Jessica Pullar was awarded the game-winner for Bemidji State (6-17-2, 5-14-0 … Read more

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Miami Onslaught Overpowers Broncos

Coming into this weekend series the No. 3 Miami University RedHawks (15-4-4, 12-3-2 CCHA) were in a 0-for-25 power-play drought. That would end at Goggin Ice Arena Friday night when they squared off against the Western Michigan Broncos (5-14-3, 5-9-2 CCHA) in a battle between the first and last place teams of the CCHA. “Coming … Read more

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RPI’s Three-Goal Second Downs Brown

Rensselaer (11-10-3, 5-3-3) downed Brown (3-11-4, 2-7-2), 3-1, as all four goals were scored in the second period, including two for RPI in a span of 45 seconds. The two teams played a scoreless first period with RPI outshooting Brown, 11-6, during the opening 20:00 despite the Bears having three power-play chances. However, sophomore leading … Read more

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Top Players Come Up Big for Fighting Sioux

North Dakota showed up with intensity, emotion and effort over three periods, and it paid off with an important 6-3 WCHA win over Minnesota State. Home ice hasn’t been much of an advantage for the Fighting Sioux this season. They were 5-6 at Ralph Engelstad Arena heading into the series with the Mavericks. Behind outstanding … Read more

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Lucky Goal Gives Colgate Win Over Clarkson

Tyler Burton and No. 17 Colgate (12-6-5, 8-2-1) affirmed the age old saying, “Good things happen when you put the puck on goal,” as they edged Clarkson (12-9-2, 5-5-1) 4-2 at Starr Rink on Friday night. All Tyler could do was shrug his shoulders as he gave his teammates glove-pounds after notching his 11th goal … Read more

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Yale Proves Triumphant in Back and Forth Battle

Mike Karwoski had battled for a long shift in the Union zone. After winning the faceoff, he dueled for possession with counterpart Augie DiMarzo, then the Dutchmen defensemen took turns pummeling Yale’s diminutive freshman. So it made perfect sense that when Karwoski scored the game-winning goal at 14:37 of the third period, he did so … Read more

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Michigan Starts Fast, Buries Bowling Green

It’s special when any player gets his first goal. But it’s even sweeter when it comes off a highlight-reel play. Michigan junior defenseman Tim Cook notched his first career goal less than two minutes into the second period en route to a 6-1 win for No. 6 Michigan over Bowling Green Friday night at Yost … Read more

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McConnachie Scores Late Game Winner for UAH

Tyler Hilbert’s startling opening statement for Alabama Huntsville led to an even more dramatic conclusion by the Chargers’ Brett McConnachie. In between those two goals, however, it was netminder Scott Monroe who authored Alabama Huntsville’s 4-3 victory over Niagara, turning aside forty shots (twenty seven in shorthanded situations), and keeping his team in contention long … Read more

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