Niagara Tops Robert Morris, Sets Up CHA Tourney Rematch

Niagara and Robert Morris served up a bruising prelude to next week’s CHA tournament, where these same teams will meet in the opening round of play in Grand Rapids, Minn. Saturday, the Purple Eagles prevailed by a 3-1 margin, but the game was not decided until the final moments after Sean Bentivoglio redirected a clearing … Read more

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Dartmouth Sweeps Colgate For Third Time in Four Years

Dartmouth scored not once but twice during a five-on-three in the second period to come from behind and beat Colgate 3-2 and advance to the ECAC semifinals with a series sweep. . Six minutes into the second frame, Colgate (16-15-4) held a 2-1 lead on Dartmouth (25-5), but the Raiders received consecutive penalties six seconds … Read more

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Engasser, Gartner Lead Yale To Stunning Win Over Dartmouth

Goals from a freshman who hadn’t scored before and saves from a goalie who hadn’t won in more than a year are sending Yale a game further than it was supposed to go. Junior goaltender Josh Gartner made 60 saves for his first win in 13 months and freshman Will Engasser scored his first two … Read more

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No. 6 St. Lawrence Reverses
Trend Against Brown

St. Lawrence was determined not to fall victim to Brown today the same way as yesterday, or exit the ECAC tournament the same way as two seasons ago. So coming off a 3-0 loss to lead off the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series, the No. 6 Saints (25-6-5) turned the tables on the Bears (15-14-2) in … Read more

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Mission Accomplished: UND Takes Three Points, Home Ice

North Dakota head coach Dave Hakstol came into this weekend’s series versus St. Cloud State with two goals: clinch home ice for the WCHA playoffs, and solidify UND’s standing in the PairWise Rankings, which mimic the NCAA tournament selection process. The Sioux accomplished both by polishing off a three-point weekend, spoiling senior night at the … Read more

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Wait ‘Til Next Year

On the outside looking in at the Hockey East playoffs, Merrimack’s Matt Byrnes is already focused on how to reverse the outcome in 2005-06.

Northern Michigan Edges Lake Superior

The Laker seniors’ last career home game was a microcosm of their entire career in Sault Ste. Marie. Lake Superior State (9-20-7, 8-15-6 CCHA) outworked Northern Michigan (20-9-7, 17-7-4 CCHA) and outshot 16-6 in the third period but could not get the puck past Tuomas Tarkki, losing 3-2. With the win, the Wildcats collected the … Read more

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Seniors Lead Bobcats In Regular-Season Finale

Head coach Rand Pecknold picked up his 200th career win as Quinnipiac (19-12-3, 16-6-2 AHA) took a decisive 6-1 victory over American International (4-22-4, 4-16-4 AHA), in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday night, which was senior night at the Northford Ice Pavilion. Having already clinched the Atlantic Hockey regular-season title and home-ice advantage … Read more

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Warriors Pitch Shutout Of UAH

Matt Kelly’s first shutout in more than two years propelled Wayne State past Alabama-Huntsville, 4-0, Saturday afternoon in a College Hockey America rivalry game seen by 484 at the Compuware Sports Arena. The last time Kelly’s line had zeroes in the goals allowed column was Dec. 28, 2002 when as a freshman in just his … Read more

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Gerlach Helps Mavericks Retain ‘Spirit’ Trophy

Talk about saving the best for last. On Senior Night, senior Adam Gerlach scored three goals in his final game in Mankato as Minnesota State defeated Nebraska-Omaha by a score of 6-4. The victory, in front of 3,318 fans, gave MSU the Spirit of the Mavericks Trophy for the second straight year. The three goals … Read more

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Seniors Lead As Northeastern Cruises Past UMass

Now that is a senior night. Four different Northeastern seniors scored in their final game at Matthews Arena, including captain Jason Guerriero, whose five points gave him the 2004-05 Hockey East scoring title — the first Husky to accomplish that feat in school history. Junior Mike Morris contributed six points and senior netminder Keni Gibson … Read more

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Michigan State Secures Last Home Playoff Spot

Michigan State secured the last home-ice playoff spot in the CCHA with a 2-1 win over Notre Dame at the Joyce Center on Saturday night. All three goals in the game were scored via the power play with the Spartans getting man-advantage goals from Jim Slater and Jim McKenzie while Notre Dame got its lone … Read more

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Gophers Start Fast, Gain WCHA Championship Game

Ohio State’s seniors advanced to the WCHA tournament semifinal round in each of their four seasons. And just like the previous three, that’s where the run ended for the Buckeyes (17-16-3) this season. Minnesota dashed the championship dreams for the third time in their careers, this time by a 7-1 margin. The Gophers (32-2-2) got … Read more

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Late SLU Goal Advances Saints

Senior defenseman Matt Macdonald scored with 1:50 to play in regulation to snap a 2-2 tie and send St. Lawrence on its way to a 4-2 ECAC Hockey League first round playoff victory over Princeton Saturday night and a sweep of the best-of-3 series. The Saints, 17-17-2 advance to the ECACHL quarterfinals with their opposition … Read more

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Lakers Continue To Improve Through CHA Schedule

In the Mercyhurst locker room you can’t help but see the sign above the door exiting the rink that says, “I got better today.” The Lakers have made that their goal since the first day they arrived on campus. Mercyhurst (25-6-2, 10-0-1 CHA) took that goal to a new level today by clobbering conference foe … Read more

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Robert Morris Pulls Out Road Win

A three-goal third period outburst by Robert Morris propelled the Colonials past Niagara, 3-2, in the first contest of this season-ending CHA series. Joey Olson’s breakaway tally with six minutes remaining proved to be the decisive score, as the Colonials earned their fourth league victory with a poised road effort and staunch goaltending by freshman … Read more

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Kessel To Play For Minnesota

Phil Kessel made his long-awaited college decision official Friday afternoon during a press conference at the U.S. National Development Program headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. The highly-touted winger chose the University of Minnesota over his hometown Wisconsin Badgers and other suitors that included Michigan and Boston University. “I came to the decision in the last … Read more

Dartmouth Sweeps Colgate, Again

Dartmouth scored not once but twice during a five-on-three in the second period to come from behind and beat Colgate 3-2 and advance to the ECAC semifinals with a series sweep. Six minutes into the second frame, Colgate (16-15-4) held a 2-1 lead on Dartmouth (25-5), but the Raiders received consecutive penalties six seconds apart. … Read more

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Brown Upsets No. 6 Saints Again

Brown didn’t lose a step from last weekend’s sweep of Vermont and No. 3 Dartmouth going into ECAC Quarterfinal Game One at No. 6 St. Lawrence’s Appleton Arena. Behind a two power-play goal performance by Lindsey Glennon and a shutout from freshman O’Hara Shipe, the Bears (15-13-2) made quick work of the Saints (24-6-5) in … Read more

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