Site AdministratorA successful postseason run takes talent, timing and a bit of luck. On Friday night, the Harvard Crimson (19-8-3) used all three to defeat the St. Lawrence Saints (17-18-2), 2-0, and take a one-game-to-none lead in their ECACHL quarterfinal series. In an emotional, physical and sometimes nasty affair, Harvard’s Dov Grumet-Morris, the Hobey Baker candidate … Read more
The Niagara Purple Eagles used a three-goal second period to blow open the first quarterfinal game of the 2005 College Hockey America Championship, and topple the Robert Morris Colonials, 5-1. The first period was quickly-played and up-tempo. The Colonials dominated the shots on goal, out-shooting Niagara, 16-8, in the period, but the Purple Eagles were … Read more
Brett Sterling scored two goals and added an assist to lead Colorado College to an 8-2 win over St. Cloud State in Game 1 of their WCHA first-round playoff series Friday night at the World Arena. CC grabbed an early lead when Marty Sertich scored just 1:22 into the game, but the Huskies tied the … Read more
Three Pioneers — freshman Paul Stastny, sophomore Gabe Gauthier, and sophomore Ryan Helgason — each tallied two goals and sophomore goaltender Glenn Fisher stopped 12 shots as second-ranked Denver overpowered Michigan Tech for a 7-1 win in the first game of their best-of-3 WCHA playoff series Friday night in Magness Arena. Helgason got the Pioneers … Read more
Most observers felt a Dartmouth-Vermont playoff series would be tight. If Friday’s Game 1 of the ECACHL quarterfinal series between the two was any indication, no one is surprised. Lee Stempniak’s game winner, midway through the third, capped the Big Green’s second comeback of the night and gave it a 3-2 win over the Catamounts … Read more
Notice to the remaining teams left in the 2005 Hockey East playoffs: Reports of the demise of the New Hampshire hockey program have been greatly exaggerated. Senior Justin Aikins scored two goals, and junior Jeff Pietrasiak stopped all 29 shots he faced, as New Hampshire completed a two-game sweep of Northeastern, 4-0, in their best-of-3 … Read more
It took until the final seconds of a 20-minute overtime period, but at long last the Air Force Falcons scored at 19:51 to slip past Wayne State, 4-3, in the longest game in CHA history. Theo Zacour took a pass from wing Mike Knaeble and beat Wayne State goaltender Matt Kelly over the right shoulder … Read more
It would be hard to find a game stranger than Friday’s WCHA first-round matchup between Wisconsin and Alaska-Anchorage. The game featured four different goalies, four different referees, two-goal leads for each team and eventually a 5-4 victory for the Badgers. It was not a pretty game. It was a game of bounces, of misplayed pucks … Read more
On Friday night, in a snow-encrusted Alfond Arena, one team delivered a statement, while another managed to squeak out the slightest of murmurs. Resurrecting ghosts from Alfond’s past, Maine convincingly and thoroughly disposed of a talented Massachusetts-Lowell squad, 7-2, in Game 1 of the foes’ Hockey East quarterfinal series. Anchored by an explosive first two … Read more
In an uncharacteristic display of offensive firepower, North Dakota scored five straight goals, then coasted to an 8-2 win over Minnesota-Duluth in the first game of a best-of-3 WCHA playoff series. The Fighting Sioux averaged 2.75 goals per game during the regular season, but against the Bulldogs, they accomplished in spades what they’ve failed to … Read more
Mercyhurst senior center Teresa Marchese won a pair of major awards as well as being named to the All-College Hockey America first team at the conference awards banquet this evening. Marchese, who was a unanimous first-team choice, has established a CHA record for single-season assists, with 29, and ranks second on the league’s scoring chart … Read more
Alaska-Fairbanks (14-15-4) forward Ryan McLeod set CCHA tournament records for quickest goal and quickest second goal as an early Nanook assault was too much for fifth-seeded Bowling Green (16-15-4) to overcome, as UAF downed BGSU 6-3 in the opening match of their best-of-3 series at the BGSU Ice Arena Friday. Coming into the weekend, the … Read more
Early on in the season, my CSTV studio partner Adam Wodon and I were asked for our teams to watch in the ECACHL, Hockey East, CCHA, and WCHA. My four were Minnesota-Duluth in the WCHA, Michigan State in the CCHA, Cornell in ECAC, and Maine in Hockey East. Colorado College was my dark horse to … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha handed Lake Superior State one of its most devastating losses of the season Friday night when it defeated the Lakers 4-3. Maverick Joe Grimaldi scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left in the game. After a 15-hour road trip, Lake Superior (9-21-7, 8-15-6 CCHA) came out slow in the first period against Nebraska-Omaha … Read more
For the first time ever, the Women’s Hockey East crown comes with an NCAA autobid attached. USCHO presents webcasts of this weekend’s tournament in its entirety.
The CCHA has announced its all-star teams for 2004-05. First Team Forwards T.J. Hensick, Michigan (10 First Place Votes, 50 Points) Jeff Tambellini, Michigan (7, 45) Scott Parse, Nebraska-Omaha (10, 53) Defensemen Nathan Oystrick, Northern Michigan (4, 32) Andy Greene, Miami (8, 49) Goaltender Tuomas Tarkki, Northern Michigan (6, 45) Second Team Forwards Rod Pelley, … Read more
As we head to the quarterfinals of the big show, a couple of surprise teams find themselves going head to head. That St. Norbert and St. Thomas are facing each other this weekend in the D-III NCAA tournament isn’t all that surprising. However, it’s safe to say that the way in which they’ve won their … Read more
Four teams down, eight remaining. The next leg of the trip to Albany comes this weekend in the ECACHL quarterfinals, and Juan Martinez is here to preview all four playoff series.
Freshman Luke Flicek scored two goals and added an assist to help lead Army past AIC, 5-3, in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey tournament Wednesday evening at West Point’s Tate Rink. The verdict delivered Army its first playoff victory since the 1976-77 campaign and secured a quarterfinal date with top-seeded Quinnipiac Saturday at … Read more
The catalyst for A.J. Thelen’s dismissal from the Michigan State hockey team on Monday was his underage drinking the night before a game, and missing a team function, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. Thelen admitted in the newspaper story that he was benched for last Friday’s game against Notre Dame for missing a VIP … Read more