Site AdministratorWisconsin racked up 37 of 40 first-place votes to again lead the USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll Monday. The Badgers retained the top spot after beating Western Michigan and then Northern Michigan to claim the Badger Showdown title. Miami was again No. 2 as holiday tournament champions held down the top six spots in … Read more
Canada scored into an empty net with :33 left to secure a 3-2 win over the 2006 U.S. National Junior Team before 16,083 at the Pacific Coliseum in the final Preliminary Round game for both teams at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. Coming into the game, both teams had already secured … Read more
On the eve of a new year, Minnesota State closed out a goal-depleted 2005 with an offensive outburst. The Mavericks (6-11-4 overall) got a hat trick from junior Travis Morin as MSU defeated Alabama-Huntsville 6-2 Saturday night in front of 2,929 fans. “That was huge for the whole team, not just me…Hopefully we can just … Read more
The Ivy League’s rookie of the year last year and a member of the ECAC Hockey League’s all-rookie team, Dartmouth sophomore Nick Johnson can now claim a new title: jumper cable. Playing with new linemates, Johnson broke out of a six-game goal drought by banging home a Jarrett Sampson feed at 1:23 of overtime to … Read more
A night after knocking off 12th-ranked Denver, Princeton played a spirited game with No. 4 Boston College, but could not overcome an early Eagle lead as BC posted a 5-1 win in the championship game of the 2005 Wells Fargo Denver Cup. Sophomore Keith Shattenkirk scored the Princeton goal in the loss. The teams played … Read more
Three different players scored and goaltender Derek MacIntyre stopped 24 shots to help Ferris State to a 3-2 victory over Denver in Wells Fargo Denver Cup consolation action this afternoon at Magness Arena. The No. 12 Pioneers (11-9-2) lost both tournament games for the first time since 1997, while Ferris State claimed third place and … Read more
First-year head coach Tim Army has brought a freewheeling offense, a sense of fun, and a dramatic leap forward to Providence, Joe Haggerty reports.
Playing behind No. 5 Vermont’s stalwart defense, goaltender Joe Fallon recorded his second shutout in as many nights and his fourth of the year. Fallon made 19 saves while leading the Catamounts past No. 15 Clarkson 3-0 in the Championship Game of the TD Banknorth/Sheraton Catamount Cup Tournament, Saturday, at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Torrey Mitchell paced … Read more
Dave Starman continues his literary circuit, checking in with the Denver Cup, the Sheraton/TD Banknorth Classic, and the Dodge Holiday Classic.
Mike Bertoni has been dismissed as head hockey coach at UMass-Boston, the school announced Friday. John Giuliotti has been named the new coach on an interim basis. Giuliotti was an assistant coach at Wentworth from 1996-2002 and most recently been an assistant at Lynnfield (Mass.) High School. The former North Adams State player has held … Read more
Sophomore Nick Dodge tallied twice in the third period as Clarkson rallied for a 3-3 tie against Bemidji State in the opening round of the Sheraton/TD BankNorth Catamount Cup at the University of Vermont on Friday evening. The Golden Knights advance to Saturday’s championship game to play host Vermont after edging the Beavers in the … Read more
Boston College scored three unanswered goals in the third period and junior goalie Joe Pearce registered 26 saves to lead the fourth-ranked Eagles in a 3-3 tie against Ferris State in the first round of the Denver Cup in Magness Arena. BC (9-4-2, 8-2-1 Hockey East) advanced to the championship game of the four-team tournament … Read more
Massachusetts (6-11-0, 3-7-0 Hockey East) rebounded from Thursday’s loss and came away with a 2-1 win over Army (4-11-3, 2-6-3 Atlantic Hockey) on Friday afternoon at the Freitas Ice Forum on the UConn campus. As it was during Thursday’s game vs. Bowling Green, neither team was able to get on the board in the first, … Read more
No. 7 Colorado College picked up right where it left off after a 6-1 rout of Michigan Friday night, dominating Michigan State in a 6-3 win at Joe Louis Arena. The victory clinched the Tigers’ first Great Lakes Invitational title in only their second appearance at the tournament. Joey Crabb led the Tigers for the … Read more
Union dominated play en route to a 2-0 win over Canisius in the consolation game of the Dodge Holiday Classic Friday at Mariucci Arena. Despite a 29-5 shot advantage, the Dutchmen failure to extended the lead to two goals left the game in doubt headed into the third. It wasn’t until 19:41 when Olivier Bouchard … Read more
Vermont goaltender Joe Fallon heeds his father. In just 47 games played, Fallon notched his eighth career shutout, 1-0, turning in an 18-save performance in game two of the TD Banknorth/Sheraton Catamount Cup at Gutterson Fieldhouse, Friday. “I talked to my dad earlier today, and he told me to go out and get a shutout,” … Read more
After falling behind, 1-0, in the first period, Princeton scored four unanswered goals to defeat two-time defending national champion Denver, 4-1, on Friday night at the Denver Cup. Four Tigers scored in the win, including a two-point performance from junior Kevin Westgarth as Princeton defeated the 12th-ranked team in the country. Denver took a 1-0 … Read more
North Dakota scored two goals 45 seconds apart late in the second period, then hung on for a 3-2 nonconference win over visiting Harvard. After losing six of their last seven home games and being blanked, 1-0, Thursday night by the visiting Crimson, the Fighting Sioux came out with a sense of urgency, playing the … Read more
Switzerland scored a pair of third-period power-play goals to gain a 2-2 tie with the United States before 12,130 at the Pacific Coliseum at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship. “It was a good hockey game,” said U.S. Head Coach Walt Kyle. “I thought both teams played hard. We scored a couple … Read more
It wasn’t pretty or perfect by any means, but by the time the final horn sounded No. 6 Michigan outlasted Michigan Tech to capture a 5-3 win in the Great Lakes Invitational consolation game. Both teams went back and forth for two periods. Michigan Tech took a one-goal lead into the third for the second-straight … Read more