Clarkson Nets Big Win Over No. 5 Harvard

Last season, Harvard won its first four meetings ever against ECACHL newcomer Clarkson by a combined 17-1 margin. But last season is last season. Thanks in part to a three-goal outburst in the first period, the Golden Knights (8-2-1. 3-0 ECACHL) topped No. 5 Harvard by a 4-3 margin. The Crimson (3-1, 2-1) mounted a … Read more

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Mavericks Defeat Depleted Pioneers

Denver was battered. Minnesota State was improving. And all signs pointed to a bad outcome for the Pioneers, as MSU skated to a 4-0 victory over No. 7 DU Saturday. The Mavericks (2-6-2 overall, 2-4-2 WCHA) got a goal and an assist each from David Backes, Austin Sutter, and Jon Kalinski, and freshman goalie Dan … Read more

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No. 2 Michigan Escapes With 4-3 OT Win

No. 2 Michigan gutted out a difficult 4-3 overtime win at Northern Michigan on Saturday. Brandon Naurato snuck a wrist shot past the goalie 2:21 into the overtime to clinch the sweep for the Wolverines. Billy Sauer gave up three goals, and made 28 saves, including several timely stops, in the victory. Despite being a … Read more

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No. 5 Wisconsin Shuts Out No. 1 Colorado College

Faced with killing off a five-on-three power play, up 2-0, for the first 1:40 of the third period, Wisconsin wasn’t nervous about the Tigers’ chance to turn the game around. In fact, the Badgers were even excited about the opportunity to seize that energy by killing off that disadvantage. The attitude – different than perhaps … Read more

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On a penalty-filled night at the John A. Ryan Arena in Waltham, Mass., Canisius (4-5-1, 2-3-1 AHA) saw its power play get on track and defeated Bentley, 7-3, on Saturday night. The Griffins had a record night, as the seven goals marked its third-highest output in seven seasons and its six power-play tallies ranks highest … Read more

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Army Grounds Air Force In OT

Senior Chris Migliaro scored 90 seconds into overtime as Army beat Air Force, 4-3, in a non-conference game Saturday night at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. Army earned the series sweep for the first time since 2003 and just the third time in the history of the series. Army improved to 2-7-1 overall (0-3-1 … Read more

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RPI Honors Juneau With 4-1 Victory

Jonathan Ornelas did Joe Juneau and the No. 9 Rensselaer jersey proud Saturday night at Houston Field House. Ornelas, who wears the number that Juneau wore with distinction from 1987-91, scored two third-period breakaway goals to help the Engineers to a 4-1 ECACHL victory over Princeton. Juneau had his name and No. 9 hung at … Read more

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LSSU Hangs On To Earn 3-2 Victory

Lake Superior State improved to 3-3 against nationally-ranked opponents by beating No. 11 Miami, 3-2, on Saturday at Taffy Abel Arena and handing the RedHawks their first Central Collegiate Hockey Association loss. LSSU (4-3-3 overall, 3-3-2 CCHA) out-scored Miami 3-1 in the first period and held on for the win. Sophomore forward Dan Eves talled … Read more

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Irish Double Up on Falcons

After scoring nine goals on Thursday night versus Bowling Green, Notre Dame turned to good goaltending and excellent penalty killing to post a 4-2 win over the Falcons on Friday night in front of 2,469 fans at the Joyce Center. The win gave the Irish their first CCHA series sweep since Feb. 27-28, 2004 when … Read more

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Colgate Holds Off Dartmouth

You can do a lot of damage with a Wilson and a Winchester in your arsenal. Kyle Wilson netted the game-winning goal in the second period and Jesse Winchester had a goal, an assist and a clutch faceoff win in the final seconds as No. 17 Colgate held off hard-charging Dartmouth last night, 3-2, before … Read more

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Vermont Tops Providence in Inaugural Home Conference Game

Led by senior Jeff Corey, who tallied two goals and two assists, six players scored points for the No. 9 Vermont, as the Catamounts defeated Providence 6-2 in the inaugural Hockey East game at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Brady Leisenring also chipped in two goals and an assist becoming the 39th skater in UVM history to reach … Read more

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North Dakota Files Second NCAA Appeal

In a deviation from its original policy, the NCAA will allow University of North Dakota athletes to wear uniforms adorned with the Fighting Sioux name and logo during NCAA-sponsored playoff events — at least until Feb. 1 next year. Last Friday, UND filed a second appeal for review by the NCAA Executive Committee, the same … Read more

Dingle Scores Late Goal to Give Pioneers Tie

Minnesota State was within two minutes of its first win of the season at home. But one misplay later, the Mavericks were heading to their second consecutive tie. Ryan Dingle scored with 1:53 left in the third to lift the No. 7 Denver Pioneers to a 3-3 tie against MSU (1-6-2 overall, 1-4-2 WCHA) in … Read more

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Stafford’s Hat Trick Spurs Sioux

A goal was awarded to North Dakota on Friday night without the puck ever crossing the goal line. It was something that few, if any, in the DECC crowd of 5,216 had ever seen. However, it came with two seconds to play and by that time North Dakota had secured a victory over Minnesota Duluth … Read more

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Union’s Penalty Kill Saves Win

The last thing Union’s beleagured penalty-killing unit needed was to kill off two consecutive five-minute major penalties early in the third period of Friday’s game against Princeton.„ The Dutchmen, who had a 4-2 lead at the time, killed off just 73.4 percent of opponents’ power plays entering the game. They had already given up two … Read more

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Showdown Stalemate

It was No. 1 against No. 5 so something had to give Friday night, right? Yet after the dust settled on a high energy, up-tempo affair, top-ranked Colorado College and Wisconsin had skated their way to a 2-2 draw at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin goaltender Brian Elliott entered the game with a 12-game streak of … Read more

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No. 3 Elmira Blanks No. 7 Manhattanville

For two seasons in a row, Elmira had been shut out when hosting Manhattanville, but the Soaring Eagles turned the tables in their home rink this time around. Elmira sophomore Cara McGurry turned away all 24 shots she faced, including seven on the powerplay, in the 3-0 victory for the Soaring Eagles (3-0) over the … Read more

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Two Third-Period Goals Lift Big Red

A sellout crowd at the Bright Hockey Center witnessed another in a long list of memorable clashes between the Harvard Crimson (2-2-0, 2-2-0 ECACHL) and the Big Red of Cornell (4-1-0, 3-0-0). Tonight’s back-and-forth affair was fast and physical throughout; the outcome wasn’t decided until the Big Red managed to rally and score two goals … Read more

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Third Period Outburst Silences Spartans

Nebraska-Omaha’s fourth line scored three goals in 3:04 of the third period, breaking open a one-goal game for a 7-4 win over #6 Michigan State at Munn Arena Friday night. The Mavericks clung to a 3-2 lead heading into the third period, surviving a 5-on-3 power play for 30 seconds with 4:30 of carry-over power … Read more

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