McKee, Cornell PK Shut Down Northeastern

Junior goaltender David McKee and the Cornell penalty kill teamed up to blank Northeastern 3-0 in the first semifinal of the Florida College Classic on Tuesday afternoon at Germain Arena. McKee made 13 stops as the Big Red successfully killed off nine power plays. The win runs the Big Red’s (9-3-1) unbeaten streak to six … Read more

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Holiday Tournament Preview: Florida College Classic

Florida College Classic Estero, Fla., Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 27-28, 2005 Game 1: Northeastern at No. 8 Cornell, 4:05 p.m. ET Northeastern Huskies (1-9-4, 1-6-4 Hockey East) Head coach: Greg Cronin Leading scorers: So. F Jimmy Russo (5-8–13), Jr. D Steve Birnstill (0-10–10) Leading netminder: Jr. Adam Geragosian (1-7-4, 3.37, .901) Cornell Big Red (8-3-1, 5-2-1 ECACHL) … Read more

Stopping Power

“Jimmy who?” Maine has found a pair of netminders to cushion the blow of a key offseason loss, Joe Haggerty says.

Former St. Norbert Star Maris Ziedins Named to Latvian Olympic Team

Former St. Norbert College hockey standout Maris Ziedins has been named to the roster of Latvia’s Olympic hockey team, which will compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics February in Turin, Italy. Latvia opens Olympic play on February 15 against the United States. The Latvian national team will also host the 2006 International Ice Hockey Federation … Read more

Colgate Rallies For Tie With Brown In PC Classic Consolation

No. 11 Colgate scored three straight goals in the third period to erase a 3-0 deficit, but Brown prevented the Raiders from getting the would-be winning goal as the Bears and the Raiders skated to a 3-3 tie in the consolation of the Providence College Hockey Holiday Classic Thursday at Schneider Arena. Brown scored its … Read more

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Friars Take Title In Own Holiday Tournament

Providence recorded its fifth consecutive victory, defeating Sacred Heart, 5-2, in the championship game of the Providence College Holiday Classic on Thursday, December 22 at Schneider Arena. The Holiday Classic title marked the first time the Friars have won an in-season tournament since the 1999 RPI Tournament. PC’s fifth straight win also marks the team’s … Read more

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Fast Start Sends Host Providence Into Tourney Final

Four first-period goals led Providence (10-6-1) to a 7-1 win over Colgate (10-3-3) in the first round of the Providence College Holiday Tournament at PC’s Schneider Arena Wednesday. Providence’s first goal came 11:35 into the first period when junior Tony Zancanaro’s deflection hit the underside of the crossbar and fell into the net. Sophomore Trevor … Read more

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O’Brien, Trapp Lead Sacred Heart Into Providence Classic Title Game

Junior Pierre-Luc O’Brien scored two goals and added two assists and freshman Bear Trapp had four assists as goal as Sacred Heart beat Brown 5-1 in the first round of the Providence College Hockey Holiday Classic Wednesday at Schneider Arena. The Pioneers built a three-goal lead after the first period by scoring early and late. … Read more

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Former Collegians To Lead U.S. At Olympics

Former collegians dominated the roster for the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team, with 18 veterans of the college game placing among the 23-man group announced Monday by USA Hockey. Each of the Olympians is a current NHL player, and 11 have previous Olympic experience, led by Chris Chelios (Wisconsin) and Keith Tkachuk (Boston University), each … Read more

Bemidji Women’s Coach Olson Steps Down

Bemidji State University Director of Athletics Dr. Rick Goeb today announced that Bruce Olson has stepped aside from his responsibilities as BSU’s head women’s ice hockey coach, effective immediately, to pursue other interests. Assistant coaches Jim Ingman and Sis Paulsen will be named interim co-head coaches for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. “We appreciate … Read more

Notre Dame Rebounds To Down LSSU

Notre Dame ended the first half with a strong team effort as the Irish ended Lake Superior’s seven-game unbeaten streak with a 4-3 win at the Joyce Center Sunday afternoon. After watching the Lakers score three power-play goals on Saturday night, the Irish took the cue and scored three of their own Sunday. Senior right … Read more

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St. Cloud State Sweep Is First Of Season

It was nearly 11 months coming, but St. Cloud State finally has a weekend sweep. Marty Mjelleli scored two goals, and Dan Kronick notched three assists to lead St. Cloud State to a 6-2 victory over Robert Morris before 5,753 at the National Hockey Center on Sunday night. St. Cloud (8-8-2) got out of the … Read more

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Pioneers Overcome Bulldogs’ Fast Start For Sweep

Winning streaks have been hard to come by for the Minnesota-Duluth men lately: two in the past 51 games — a three-game stretch at the end of last season and a three-game stretch which ended earlier this month. Gaining a one-game win streak, and some momentum entering a brief holiday break, was the focus for … Read more

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Power Play Sends Lakers Past Irish

Lake Superior State used three power-play goals and got a 14-save shutout performance from junior goaltender Jeff Jakaitis on the way to a 4-0 blanking of Notre Dame on Saturday evening at the Joyce Center. Derek A. Smith, Colin Nicholson and Alex Dunn earned power-play tallies and Mike Adamek wrapped up the scoring with an … Read more

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Oshie Shines In Sioux Sweep Of Bemidji

North Dakota freshman forward T.J. Oshie played Santa Claus early, giving Fighting Sioux fans something they hadn’t seen for more than a month and a half — a win at home. Oshie’s first-ever collegiate hat trick and his second game-winning goal in two nights not only enabled UND to sweep Bemidji State in a nonconference … Read more

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Living The Dream

He may not have arrived to much fanfare, but Kevin Ulanski left Denver amid plenty of it. Nicholas Jon Wood traces the path of one of the Pioneers’ key championship contributors.

St. Cloud Crushes Robert Morris

As a program in only its second year, Robert Morris is still experiencing a number of firsts. St. Cloud State made sure that the Colonials’ first-ever matchup against a WCHA team was somewhat less than memorable. Joe Jensen and Gary Houseman scored two goals each, and Brock Hooton, Konrad Reeder, and Nate Dey added a … Read more

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Hot Tip: SLU Outlasts Vermont In Clash Of Old Rivals

St. Lawrence came to Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday motivated to take down No. 3 Vermont. Vermont was equally motivated to defend its home ice. In an even, well-played game, the 15th-ranked Saints prevailed, upsetting the Catamounts 2-1, in the renewal of an ECACHL rivalry dating back to the early ’70s. The visitors used a combination of … Read more

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Conner Gives MTU Series Split With Minnesota State

Chris Conner’s shorthanded goal at 3:46 of the third period proved to be the game-winning score for Michigan Tech in a 3-2 victory over Minnesota State in WCHA action Saturday night at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The win salvaged a series split for the Huskies and improved their record to 4-15-1 overall and … Read more

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