Site AdministratorNorth Dakota’s offense came alive Saturday in a 5-1 win over St. Cloud State that snapped an eight-game Sioux losing streak. The five goals were the Sioux’s most since Nov. 27 when they scored six against Quinnipiac. The Huskies (8-19-4, 6-16-3 WCHA) scored the game’s first goal at 3:21 on a giveaway behind the net … Read more
On an emotional evening for Cornell’s Class of 2005, playing in its last regular-season home game, junior Matt Moulson showed off his trademark offensive prowess, scoring three goals en route to a 4-1 Big Red victory over Union. No. 4 Cornell (20-4-3, 16-2-2 ECACHL) has now allowed less than three goals per game for 14 … Read more
The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks finished a weekend sweep of second-ranked Boston College with a 4-1 win Saturday night at Tsongas Arena, marking the first time this season the Eagles have suffered back-to-back losses. With the win, UML remained in the hunt for home ice in the first round of the Hockey East playoffs and raised … Read more
Princeton had given Dartmouth splitting headaches in each of the previous three seasons, but this time around the Big Green finally emerged from their regular season series with a sweep. On Saturday the No. 9 Tigers gave No. 3 Dartmouth another close game, but the Big Green held on for a 2-1 victory on senior … Read more
For a Yale team playing its last home game in front of a sellout crowd, what began as a painful blowout turned into an exciting, if ultimately unsatisfying, contest between two teams — the Elis and the Dartmouth Big Green — that could face each other in the playoffs. The Elis went down as much … Read more
Friday night, the Denver Pioneers proved that no two-goal lead is safe at Magness Arena when they came back from two down to win against Minnesota-Duluth. Saturday night’s rematch was a different story, as the Bulldogs avenged that loss with a 6-3 victory over their top-ranked hosts, ending the Pioneers’ 10-game unbeaten streak. Strange goals, … Read more
Bemidji State moved closer to clinching its second consecutive CHA regular-season championship, topping archrival Alabama-Huntsville, 3-2, in a hard-fought contest Saturday. BSU’s victory extended its lead over the Chargers in the CHA standings to five points, with the Beavers having two conference games remaining on their regular-season slate and the Chargers with four CHA games … Read more
The big number for the Boston University Terriers Saturday night was two. It took them two goals to beat Massachusetts, and thanks to their 2-1 victory in front of 5,663 at Harry Agganis Arena, they moved into second place in Hockey East with four games remaining, all against conference opponents. The Terriers (20-10-2, 14-4-2 Hockey … Read more
Mercyhurst has a lot of tests to pass this week with final exams upcoming Monday through Wednesday, but the Lakers’ first test was Saturday’s nonconference match against Cornell. That they passed with flying colors–a 5-0 victory with a 52-15 shot advantage. 506 people showed up at the Mercyhurst Ice Center to witness the avalanche of … Read more
For the second straight night, the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks waited until the last 10 minutes to kick their game into gear. Saturday, however, it took some late heroics to salvage the game. With just nine seconds left in the game and the Mavs’ goalie pulled, Bryan Marshall scored from just outside the crease to tie the … Read more
Senior goaltender Steve Silverthorn set a Colgate record for career shutouts on Senior Night at Starr Rink on Saturday, as the Raiders blanked Rensselaer 1-0. Silverthorn turned aside 21 shots to earn his fourth shutout of the season and seventh of his career. In earning his 52nd career victory, he also moved closer to the … Read more
What a difference a year makes. Last March, Harvard began its run to Albany as a sixth seed, needing to host a first round series and travel to Brown for the quarterfinals. This season the route to a return trip to New York’s Capital Region will be a little different after securing a first-round bye … Read more
Wisconsin was given a golden opportunity with just 3:27 remaining in Saturday night’s game with Colorado College. With the Badgers down 2-1, CC forward James Brannigan was sent to the penalty box for hooking, giving the Badgers a two-minute power play. But what might have been their biggest power play of their season told the … Read more
Vermont rode a three-goal second-period outburst and a 26-save performance by Joe Fallon to a 4-1 win over Princeton Saturday night at Hobey Baker Rink. “It was a great team effort tonight,” Vermont head coach Kevin Sneddon said. “We were awfully tired tonight but we found a way to win.” “Princeton was a good team … Read more
After Friday’s game, in which coach John Markell and his Buckeyes felt outplayed, Ohio State responded in a big way on Saturday night, setting the tone early and often in a dominating 5-1 win over Michigan State. It may have all started with a Saturday morning skate which featured more than the usual routine to … Read more
Michigan State combined strong special-teams play with a Jim McKenzie hat trick en route to a 6-3 win over seventh-ranked Ohio State Friday night. Coming into the game, both teams expected a physical game with plenty of special teams, but the Buckeyes were the favorites given their league-best power play and penalty kill. “I had … Read more
With 7:24 to go in the third period of Friday night’s game between Massachusetts and Boston University, an ill-timed group of UMass fans started chanting at BU freshman Chris Bourque, stationed on the point during a Terrier power play. “Daddy’s better,” they yelled, referring to Bourque’s legendary father Ray, a 22-year veteran of the NHL. … Read more
Catamount Country has seen some standout goaltenders in the past, from two-time All-Americans Tim Thomas and Dave Reece to stingy netminders such as Steve Eckerson and Christian Soucy. But freshman Joe Fallon upstaged them Friday, blanking the Yale Bulldogs at Ingalls Rink to set a new single-season Vermont record for shutouts with his fifth of … Read more
Senior goaltender Kevin LaPointe stopped 30 shots to lead Sacred Heart (13-15-1, 13-5-1 AHA) past the feisty Holy Cross Crusaders (14-11-5, 11-5-4 AHA), and back into sole possession of first place in Atlantic Hockey at the Milford Ice Pavilion. The Pioneers started the scoring just over halfway through the opening frame on the power play. … Read more
It was Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Night at the BG Ice Rink on Friday night, held to raise awareness of the disease and organized in part by BG netminder Jordan Sigalet, who was diagnosed with the malady earlier this season. On the ice, though, it was Jordan Sigalet awareness night, as he convincingly stopped 27 of … Read more