Site AdministratorIt has really been 25 years. Despite my young age of 36, I felt old sitting in CSTV’s studio on Friday night watching Alexei Kasatonov and Dave Silk reminisce about the Olympic Hockey tournament of 1980 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Memories of that event — oh yes; Bill Baker’s goal to tie Sweden in the … Read more
Minnesota goaltender Kellen Briggs is out indefinitely with an unspecified hand injury, the school said today. Briggs, a sophomore, has started 30 games this season, posting a 19-10-0 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Briggs is 26-11-0 in his last 37 starts, dating to last season. In the WCHA, he is … Read more
The “Miracle On Ice” made its mark on sports and on American society, and on USCHO.com staffers who recall those days in early 1980.
As No. 11 Harvard prepared to face Brown in the Bright Hockey Center’s last regular season game, one voice echoed above the buzz of the modest Tuesday-night crowd. “It’s going to be a long night, D’Alba,” a fan warned Bears goaltender Adam D’Alba, the freshman phenom who had previously allowed just 1.77 goals per game … Read more
Nearly all of the players from USA Hockey’s 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, as well as Ron DeGregorio, president of USA Hockey, will be in Lake Placid, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 23, to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1980 Winter Olympics. “It should be an exciting day and we’re pleased to be part … Read more
Many around college hockey marvel at Steve Silverthorn’s gaudy statistics. The Colgate netminder, who puts team first, is not among them.
Greg Moore is best known for the goal that capped Maine’s NCAA tournament comeback against Harvard. But there’s far more to the two-way forward.
St. Norbert kept its hold on No. 1 for a third consecutive week in Monday’s USCHO.com Men’s Division III poll. The Green Knights received 14 first-place votes and one fifth-place vote for 221 of 225 possible points. St. Norbert swept Wisconsin-Eau Clair last weekend in the first round of the NCHA playoffs. At No. 2 … Read more
A split against Minnesota-Duluth wasn’t enough to knock Denver out of the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, as the Pioneers retained 16 first-place votes to keep the No. 1 position. Colorado College, which split with Wisconsin, and Cornell, which beat Rensselaer and Union last weekend, tied for No. 2 in this … Read more
An early third period goal broke a 2-2 tie in a favor of St. Cloud, and the Huskies added an insurance goal down the stretch for a 4-2 victory over North Dakota. The win guaranteed St. Cloud at least sixth place in the WCHA and moved them into a tie for fifth with Minnesota State. … Read more
Mercyhurst coach Mike Sisti had a theme for his players going into this weekend’s series with Cornell–Passion, Effort and Execution. After shutting down Cornell yesterday, 5-0, his players responded with another convincing victory today of 4-1. It didn’t take long for Mercyhurst (22-6-2) to dent the scoreboard against the Big Red (3-20-3), who have now … Read more
Minnesota State rallied for a 5-5 tie against the U.S. Under-18 Team in exhibition play Saturday. MSU’s Brock Becker scored two goals, including the game-tying goal with 5:30 left in the third. Becker was playing in his first game since he broke his foot against Minnesota on January 14. “I couldn’t have asked for a … Read more
Led on offense by three-point nights from Danny Irmen and Tyler Hirsch, Minnesota won an exhibition match against the U.S. Under-18 team, 7-5 Saturday at Mariucci Arena. The contest was of special interest to Minnesota fans due to the presence on the Under-18 team of two Gopher recruits — forward Ryan Stoa and goaltender Jeff … Read more
Led by Ben Nelson’s second hat trick of the year and five players with at least three points, Quinnipiac (13-13-4, 11-6-3 AHA) won an 8-1 decision over Canisius Saturday night at the Northford Ice Pavilion. One day before, the Golden Griffins took a 2-1 decision from the Bobcats, but it was a complete turnaround Saturday. … Read more
With two teams left in the race for first in the CHA, Brian Coe has this weekend’s Bemidji State vs. Alabama-Huntsville series marked on his calendar. Also: Air Force, with its confidence meter up, may be on its way out of the league.
After a 9-2 drubbing in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Friday night, cellar-dwelling Notre Dame gave first-place Michigan all it could handle at Yost Ice Arena Saturday. With a 3-2 lead going into the third period, the Wolverines killed off nearly two minutes of a Fighting Irish five-on-three power play, then rode out the momentum for … Read more
Sophomore right wing James Unger notched a pair of goals and an assist as Bowling Green defeated Western Michigan, 5-2, at the BG Ice Arena on Saturday night. Eleven different players contributed to the scoring column for the Falcons (15-11-4, 12-9-3 CCHA), precipitating a balanced offensive attack against Western. For the Broncos, it was the … Read more
They say things can change in a New York minute. In Minnesota, one might say it can happen in a Mankato minute and a half. Trailing 2-1 in the third, St. Cloud State looked like it was on the way to its 19th loss this season. But two goals in 1:36 turned the momentum and … Read more
One way not to upset the No. 8 team in the country, courtesy of Northeastern: hit the post twice in the opening period, allow three goals during the same span and send one shorthanded clearing attempt off the referee and onto the stick of the most offensively talented player on the other team — just … Read more
Sophomore right wing James Unger notched a pair of goals and an assist as the Bowling Green Falcons (15-11-4; 12-9-3 CCHA) beat the Western Michigan Broncos, 5-2, at the BG Ice Arena Saturday night. Eleven different players contributed to the scoring column for the Falcons, precipitating a balanced offensive attack against WMU. For the Broncos, … Read more