Site AdministratorThe ice seemed tilted toward the Michigan net from the beginning. Instead of being a closely-contested match between No. 6 Michigan and No. 7 Colorado College at the Great Lakes Invitational, the Tigers pounced on a depleted Michigan team, beating the Wolverines 6-1 at Joe Louis Arena. Michigan was without three of its top defensemen, … Read more
Alec Richards’ second trip home turned out to be better than his first. Richards, a Robbinsdale, Minnesota native, stopped 44 shots as Yale (3-8-1 overall) tied Minnesota State 2-2 in the first ever meeting for the teams. “He had a good game. He’s a cool cucumber in there for a freshman,” said Yale coach Tim … Read more
The U.S. rallied from an early two-goal deficit and held on for a 6-5 victory over Finland Wednesday night in preliminary-round action at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship. Team USA is now 2-0 in the tournament. “I was proud of our guys,” said U.S. head coach Walt Kyle. “We kept our composure … Read more
Bowling Green, despite being outshot by a 42-17 margin, came away with a 3-2 victory Thursday night over Massachusetts to advance to the finals of the Toyota UConn Holiday Classic. The Falcons will play host Connecticut for the championship Friday. “Every team came in here looking for some wins, and with one game down we … Read more
Harvard scored one goal in the third period and then withstood North Dakota’s furious rally attempt in the game’s closing minutes to capture a 1-0 nonconference victory at Ralph Engelstad Arena. With 1:43 left in the game and UND on the power play, Sioux coach Dave Hakstol pulled goalie Philippe Lamoureux for an extra attacker. … Read more
Denver Cup Denver, Friday-Saturday, Dec. 30-31, 2005 Game 1: Ferris State vs. No. 4 Boston College, 4:05 p.m. MT Ferris State Bulldogs (8-6-4, 4-4-4 CCHA) Head coach: Bob Daniels Leading scorers: Sr. F Greg Rallo (10-12–22), Jr. F Mark Bomersback (7-10–17), Fr. F Dan Riedel (3-13–16) Leading netminder: Fr. Mitch O’Keefe (6-4-4, 2.71, .901) Boston … Read more
Badger Showdown Madison, Wis., Friday-Saturday, Dec. 30-31, 2005 Game 1: Northern Michigan Wildcats vs. Wayne State Warriors, 4:05 p.m. CT Northern Michigan (9-8-1, 6-7-1 CCHA) Head coach: Walt Kyle Leading scorers: Sr. F Andrew Contois (6-9–15), Sr. F Dirk Southern (5-10–15), Sr. F Jamie Milam (5-10–15) Leading netminder: So. Bill Zaniboni (7-5-1, 2.12, .916) Wayne … Read more
Connecticut clinched a spot in the Toyota UConn Hockey Classic championship game with a 3-0 shutout of Army on Thursday evening in front of a crowd of 1,139. UConn will look to extend its four-game winning streak as it faces the Falcons of Bowling Green, who defeated UMass to advance to the championship, at 7:15 … Read more
Sheraton/TD Banknorth Classic Burlington, Vt., Friday-Saturday, Dec. 30-31, 2005 Game 1: No. 15 Clarkson vs. Bemidji State, 4 p.m. ET Clarkson Golden Knights (10-5-1, 5-2-1 ECACHL) Head coach: George Roll Leading scorers: So. F Nick Dodge (7-12–19), Fr. F Shea Guthrie (6-11–17), Sr. F Jeff Genovy (6-11–17) Leading netminders: Jr. Kyle McNulty (6-3-0, 2.36, .913), … Read more
Colton Fretter scored the game-winning goal 13:59 into overtime and lifted Michigan State to a 3-2 victory over Michigan Tech in the semifinals of the 41st Great Lakes Invitational at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich. The Spartans advanced to the title game of the GLI for the third straight year and the ninth time … Read more
The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the “Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase” next season, featuring an NCAA Division I game between Robert Morris and Notre Dame at Mellon Arena on Friday, Jan. 5, 2007. “The Penguins are excited to bring NCAA Division I hockey back to Mellon Arena,” said Dave Soltesz, the team’s vice president of sales … Read more
Alaska-Fairbanks, which has seen a strong start to 2005-06 soften in recent weeks, will start the remainder of the season with another challenge: the absence of its leading scorer. On Tuesday, the school announced that sophomore center Ryan McLeod would sign a pro contract within the East Coast Hockey League. He was scheduled to leave … Read more
Wonder what a team does at holiday tournament time? Dave Starman knows, as he checks in with Minnesota-Duluth at the Florida College Classic.
Dodge Holiday Classic Minneapolis, Thursday-Friday, Dec. 29-30, 2005 Game 1: Canisius vs. Massachusetts-Lowell, 4:05 p.m. CT Canisius Golden Griffins (5-10-1, 3-8-1 Atlantic Hockey) Head coach: Dave Smith Leading scorers: Jr. F Michael Cohen (5-10–15), So. F Joel Kitchen (5-10–15), Sr. D Brandon Irish-Baker (4-8–12) Leading netminders: Fr. Ryan Hatch (3-1-0, 2.73, .904), Jr. Max Buetow … Read more
Great Lakes Invitational Detroit, Thursday-Friday, Dec. 29-30, 2005 Game 1: Michigan State vs. Michigan Tech, 4:30 p.m. ET Michigan State Spartans (7-7-5, 4-5-4 CCHA) Head coach: Rick Comley Leading scorers: So. F Bryan Lerg (8-15–23), Jr. F/D Tyler Howells (5-13–18), Jr. F Drew Miller (6-11–17) Leading netminder: Jr. Dominic Vicari (6-5-2, 2.47, .901) Michigan Tech … Read more
UConn Hockey Classic Storrs, Conn., Thursday-Friday, Dec. 29-30, 2005 Game 1: Bowling Green vs. Massachusetts, 4 p.m. ET Bowling Green Falcons (5-11-1, 4-8-1 CCHA) Head coach: Scott Paluch Leading scorers: So. F Alex Foster (5-23–28), So. F Jonathan Matsumoto (9-16–25), Sr. F Mike Falk (11-3–14) Leading netminders: Sr. Jon Horrell (2-6-1, 3.74, .882), Fr. Jimmy … Read more
Cornell goaltender David McKee made four of his 21 saves in overtime to seal a 1-1 tie against Minnesota-Duluth in the championship of the Florida College Classic on Wednesday night at Germain Arena. Senior forward Cam Abbott scored the Big Red’s lone goal in regulation, then tallied the last goal of the shootout to secure … Read more
Ohio Hockey Classic Columbus, Ohio, Thursday-Friday, Dec. 29-30, 2005 Game 1: Rensselaer vs. No. 2 Miami, 5:05 p.m. ET Rensselaer Engineers (8-6-3, 2-1-3 ECACHL) Head coach: Dan Fridgen Leading scorers: Sr. F Kevin Croxton (11-17–28), Jr. F Oren Eizenman (11-15–26), Sr. D Brad Farynuk (3-11–14) Leading netminder: Fr. Mathias Lange (7-4-3, 2.57, .908) Miami RedHawks … Read more
Chris Bourque scored five times and Phil Kessel had five assists to help the United States to an 11-2 victory over Norway in the opening game for both teams at the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship Monday at the Pacific Coliseum. Interestingly, Bourque’s was the first hat trick for the U.S. in … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth scored three times in a seven-minute span of the second period, topping Maine 4-1 in the opening round of the Florida College Classic. Michael Gergen tallied the Bulldogs’ first and last goals of the evening to lead UMD to the victory. With the win, the Bulldogs advanced to Wednesday’s championship game against Cornell, which … Read more