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Tom Serratore said he and most of his Bemidji State hockey players watched Minnesota’s football team Saturday afternoon, televised from Ann Arbor, Mich. The Gophers beat Michigan for the first time in 17 years to claim the Little Brown Jug. Then the Beavers went to the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and beat Minnesota Duluth, 5-1, … Read more

Both Clarkson coach George Roll and Niagara coach Dave Burkholder learned something about their respective hockey clubs Saturday afternoon. Niagara led the game 2-1 in the third period, but then the Golden Knights dominated the rest of the way – scoring four goals in a span of 7:15 to pull away from the Purple Eagles, … Read more

The last time the North Dakota Fighting Sioux played hockey in the state of Ohio, they fell just shy of a national championship, losing 4-1 to Denver in last season’s title game in Columbus. With the disappointment of that game firmly behind them, the No. 6 Sioux returned to the Buckeye State triumphantly, shutting down … Read more

St. Lawrence has had its share of moral victories over the past few years – even as recently as Friday night – but Saturday night the Saints posted a true victory, and one over a top-10 team at that. Friday night, SLU head coach Joe Marsh took solace in the fact that his Saints had … Read more

Forty years ago, as Ed “Lefty” McFadden helped bring the sport of hockey to Dayton, Ohio, in the form of the Dayton Gems of the International Hockey League, the Michigan State Spartans were in the process of winning their first-ever national championship. On Saturday afternoon, at the Lefty McFadden Invitational on the campus of Wright … Read more

With the talk focusing on the 11 new freshmen on No. 8 Michigan’s roster, it was one veteran – junior defenseman Matt Hunwick – who stole the show Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena. Hunwick’s five-point night, including a hat trick, led Michigan to a 5-3 victory over Quinnipiac, completing a two-game home sweep for … Read more

Consider the histories of the two teams involved, perhaps tonight’s 2-0 Minnesota State upset of No. 5 Mercyhurst wasn’t all that surprising. The Lakers had a recent history of struggling to find the net in the early season, exemplified by last season’s 2-1 defeat to WCHA cellar team Bemidji State to open the season. Meanwhile, … Read more

Led by Torrey Mitchell’s three-goal, one-assist effort, six skaters had multi-point games as the No. 19 Vermont Catamounts breezed past St. Francis Xavier 10-3 in exhibition action at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday. The Cats were paced by a tremendous game on special teams. UVM went five-for-10 with the man advantage, and Mitchell added a shorthanded tally … Read more

Where will the Minnesota goals come from with Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell, and Kelly Stephens gone? That question has been asked often over the last several months, both by supporters of the Gopher hockey team, and also by its critics. If the 3-0 final of tonight’s opener is indicative of the rest of the season, … Read more

When all the cogs are working together and working well, it’s hard to stop the machine. After weathering an early storm of offense from Massachusetts-Lowell, the Colgate Raiders roared back with a vengeance in the form of five straight goals. The River Hawks finally put points on the board in the third period, but it … Read more

St. Lawrence and Wisconsin both boast groups of capable veteran players and the teams looked to them to carry the load early in the season. But in Friday’s season opener, it was the night of the rookies as the Badgers and Saints got two goals apiece from their freshmen. For the Badgers, rookie Ben Street … Read more

The Boston University women’s ice hockey team officially opened its inaugural season on Friday night against Northeastern at Matthews Arena. In an early Women’s Hockey East match-up, the Terriers dropped a close game by a 4-3 decision. BU had a number of solid chances late in the game but could not get the equalizer. Although … Read more

Sophomore Tom Fritsche scored two goals and added two assists, leading Ohio State to a 6-1 victory over Western Ontario in an exhibition game Friday in Value City Arena. Junior Andrew Schembri chipped in three points on a goal and two assists and sophomore Domenic Maiani had two helpers. The Buckeyes open regular-season play with … Read more

In Matt Climie’s last game he made 45 saves in an NCAA overtime playoff loss to eventual NCAA champion Denver in March. The 6-foot-3 Bemidji State sophomore picked up where he left off in the opening game of the 2005-06 season Friday night. Except for 66 seconds in the third period, Climie was flawless with … Read more

Twenty-one players had at least one point and Rensselaer scored four goals in the first period, five in the second and four in the third in a 13-3 victory over Ottawa in an exhibition game at the Houston Field House. Senior forward Kevin Croxton had two goals and two assists, freshman Andrei Uryadov had two … Read more

It took a period, but the Colorado College Tigers finally awoke from their offseason slumber and roared to life, scoring five times in the second frame en route to a 6-1 victory over Union in game two of the Ice Breaker Invitational on Friday night. After taking 20 minutes to find its skating legs, Colorado … Read more

The beauty of college hockey was epitomized Friday on a stormy Western New York evening. Going into the game was a consistently good Clarkson team — seemingly a very good team every year — which plays in an established and prestigious league. The Golden Knights’ opponent was a Niagara club which entered the season with … Read more

Michigan, last year’s CCHA regular-season champion, didn’t waste any time in its 2005-06 push to defend its title. The Wolverines opened their season with a 3-1 victory over Quinnipiac at Yost Ice Arena. Kevin Porter led the Wolverines with two goals, while T.J. Hensick and freshman Travis Turnbull each picked up a pair of assists … Read more