Tuesday Morning Quarterback: East
Jim Connelly debuts TMQ 2006 with a look at the Hockey East standings, a salute to a newborn rivalry, and a suggestion for the top teams in Atlantic Hockey.
Jim Connelly debuts TMQ 2006 with a look at the Hockey East standings, a salute to a newborn rivalry, and a suggestion for the top teams in Atlantic Hockey.
Bob Motzko has been named men’s ice hockey coach at St. Cloud State, thus lifting the “interim” status from his title, SCSU athletic director Dr. Morris Kurtz announced Monday. “We are delighted to have Bob Motzko running the Husky hockey program,” Kurtz said. “He is a man of integrity, who is committed to academic and … Read more
Taking advantage of Miami’s first loss since Nov. 12, Wisconsin solidified its grip on the nation’s No. 1 ranking in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. The Badgers, who were idle last weekend, claimed all 40 first-place votes to head up the poll for the sixth straight week. Minnesota, which steamrolled Niagara for a … Read more
On Sunday, Quinnipiac (10-11-0, 4-9-0 ECACHL) and Yale (5-9-1, 4-6-0 ECACHL) hooked up for the first-ever match between the two New Haven County schools at Yale’s Ingalls Rink, and the Bulldogs took the inaugural game with a heated 4-3 decision in front of 3,118 spectators. Down 3-2, the Bobcats managed to tie the game at … Read more
Jaime Sifers first donned the captain’s ‘C’ as a Vermont sophomore. With the Catamounts rising, Tyler Birnbaum finds his influence instrumental.
The Bowling Green Falcons accomplished something on Saturday night that would have seemed like an impossibility just a few weeks ago. They completed a sweep against a ranked conference opponent. What made the sweep even more satisfying was that it came against intra-state rival, Ohio State. The way the Falcons picked up the series win … Read more
Clarkson broke open a 2-0 game with four goals in a span of 4:42 of the second period and went on to a 6-2 non-league win over St. Lawrence in the College Hockey Showcase played before 3,987 at the Corel Center in Ottawa, Ont., Saturday afternoon. Golden Knights junior Mike Sullivan highlighted the Knights’ most … Read more
Vermont sophomore goalie Joe Fallon made a season high 34 saves as the fourth-ranked Catamounts skated to a 2-2 tie against No. 15 New Hampshire in front of a sellout crowd of 6,501 at the Whittemore Center. It was the second time in three meetings this season UVM and UNH battled to a tie. The … Read more
Friday afternoon, the Engineers’ newer stars were on display. On Saturday, it was the old guard who took the lead, helping Rensselaer to a 5-1 victory over visiting Union for the fourth weekend sweep of the season and extending RPI’s home unbeaten streak to 22 games. “I feel like we’re getting better each time we … Read more
Alabama-Huntsville scored six goals in the second period and cruised to a 6-3 win over Air Force in a College Hockey America conference game at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala. UAH swept the two-game series and improved to 8-7-1 overall and 4-2 in the CHA. Air Force fell to 4-11-1 overall and 2-4 … Read more
Saturday night marked the first time that Northeastern netminder Adam Geragosian faced Boston University and their goalie coach – his father, Mike. For his sake, it probably would have been nice if the younger Geragosian could have played the entire game. But it wasn’t to be. The visiting Terriers chased Adam Geragosian out of the … Read more
Bemidji St. had played Minnesota 29 times with only three ties to show for their efforts. This afternoon the thirtieth time was the charm. Emily Brookshaw sparkled in net for Bemidji (5-15-2, 4-12-0 WCHA), stopping 28 of 29 shots. A pair of second period power play goals by sophomore forward Jessica Pullar proved to be … Read more
Early, it seemed the second game between No. 7 Michigan and Alaska-Fairbanks was picking up right where last night’s contest ended – with a scrum. On the first shift, players were pushing and shoving each other behind the Nanook net with four players being assessed roughing minors. But instead of another fast start from Michigan, … Read more
Rensselaer jumped out to a 3-0 lead over No. 14 Harvard and hung on to win 3-2. With the win the Engineers climb back to the .500 mark at 9-9-2 overall and 3-2-3 in the ECACHL. Harvard falls to 10-7-2 and 7-6-1 in the ECACHL. Following a scoreless first period, the Engineers got two second … Read more
Robert Morris got two second-period goals from Aaron Clarke and a 28-save performance from Christian Boucher to topple Bemidji State, 2-1, in a College Hockey America contest tonight. The teams skated to a scoreless first period, and BSU committed two penalties in the final minute to send Robert Morris into the second with a five-on-three … Read more
No player has haunted Minnesota State coach Jeff Vizenor more over the years than Ohio State’s Jana Harrigan. She did it again on Saturday with a pair of goals that powered the Buckeyes to a 4-2 win over the No. 8 Mavericks. In 18 career games versus MSU, Harrigan has tallied 27 points, including 13 … Read more
In an upstate New York shootout, the St. Cloud State University men’s hockey team (9-8-3, 4-7-1 WCHA) skated to a 5-5 tie at #12 Colgate University (10-5-5) in [nl]Hamilton, N.Y. SCSU now owns a four-game unbeaten streak and it is 6-2-2 in its last 10 games. A goal by sophomore Matt Hartman at 18:11 of … Read more
Union is getting more and more comfortable with its surroundings at Messa Rink. That is making it extremely difficult for opposing teams to earn a win. The Dutchmen stretched their home unbeaten streak to 10 games Saturday when sophomore defenseman Michael Beynon’s power-play goal early in third period gave them a 2-2 ECACHL tie with … Read more
Michigan State jumped out of the gates to a 3-0 first period lead and never looked back, beating Wayne State by a 5-1 score on Saturday. David Booth and captain Drew Miller had a goal each in the first and third periods to lead MSU. For Booth, it was a welcome-back weekend after missing much … Read more
Led by senior forward Kristy Oonincx and junior assistant captain Denelle Maguet, St. Cloud State upset No. 1 St. Lawrence 4-3 in overtime on Saturday. The win was the first on the road all season for the Huskies and the program’s first win ever over a No. 1-ranked team. The Saints (15-2-2) struggled all weekend … Read more