Site AdministratorWith all deference to Vincent Van Gogh, a capacity crowd watched Clarkson and the real Starry Knights take down Colgate 3-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory at Starr Rink. “I really like it here,” said Clarkson netminder Dustin Traylen. “We just have some karma here. This building’s been good to us. Every … Read more
Playing without two of their regular defensemen, both NHL draft picks, the Cornell Big Red faced the unenviable task of shutting down the ECACHL’s number-one offense in St. Lawrence. Saturday night at Lynah Rink, Cornell proved up to the challenge, and behind David McKee’s 19 saves and junior forward Matt Moulson’s lone goal, the Big … Read more
Bowling Green got two goals from Mike Falk and single goals from James Unger, Ryan Minnabarriet, Derek Whitmore and Ben Geelan, and standout goaltender Jordan Sigalet stopped 32 of 34 Notre Dame shots on the way to a 6-2 win Saturday night at the Joyce Center. Junior center Matt Amado scored once and assisted on … Read more
In a game that featured the best penalty-killing team in the CCHA against the team with the second-best power-play unit, something had to give. Saturday, it was the Ohio State power-play unit that stepped up and sent visiting Western Michigan home to the tune of three power-play goals. The Buckeyes (18-7-3, 14-4-1 CCHA) soundly defeated … Read more
They’re baaaaaaaack. The team preseason crystal-ball gazers expected to contend for its first ECAC Hockey League championship appears poised to, at a minimum, make a run for its third successive first-round tournament bye. The next eight ECACHL games will tell, but Dartmouth made its best argument to date by sweeping its first league weekend of … Read more
Freshman Christian Boucher recorded his second shutout with 28 saves and Robert Morris set a new team standard for goals in defeating Niagara, 6-0, in College Hockey America action at the RMU Island Sports Center Saturday. With the win, the Colonials improved to 6-14-4 overall and 2-8-2 in CHA play. RMU is now unbeaten in … Read more
The Seawolves of Alaska-Anchorage and the Denver Pioneers battled tooth and nail to end a dramatic game Saturday night at Magness Arena. But it was a small video monitor at ice level that had everyone’s attention in Denver’s 3-2 overtime win. Jeff Drummond finished off a phenomenal give-and-go play with linemate Kevin Ulanski just to … Read more
Special teams came through for Brown in a 4-2 win over Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink Saturday night. The Bears (12-6-3, 7-5-2 ECACHL) scored three power-play goals and got a two-goal performance from forward Antonin Roux while holding the second-best power-play team in the ECACHL to 1-for-7 with the man advantage. “[The power play] was … Read more
New Hampshire and Providence have always been neck-and-neck in the Hockey East standings over the years, but both teams have been dominant on their respective home surfaces. Saturday was no different as the Friars blew away the No. 8 Wildcats by a 5-1 margin. Junior Karen Thatcher led the way for Providence (13-6-4, 8-0-1 Hockey … Read more
One night after being stifled by goalie Tuomas Tarkki and the Northern Michigan defense, No. 4 Michigan broke through for two first-period goals and turned in a solid overall performance to earn a 3-1 victory. Senior captain Eric Nystrom put the Wolverines up 1-0 with a power-play goal just 4:24 into the first period. Nystrom … Read more
Behind a power-play goal from freshman Matt Burke, Holy Cross skated to a 2-2 tie with league rival Canisius, Saturday evening at the Hart Center in front of 1,384 fans. Canisius was backstopped by Bryan Worosz’ 42 saves en route to the tie. The Crusaders were led by freshman Dale Reinhardt and sophomore James Sixsmith. … Read more
It was the halfway point of a thrilling first period in the Yale-Harvard rivalry when Jeff Hristovski’s beautiful goal broke a scoreless tie and sent a sellout Ingalls Rink into oblivion. But it was only six seconds later that an unassisted score by Harvard’s Dave Watters off the subsequent faceoff sent the same crowd into … Read more
Jacob Micflikier tied his career high with five points on three goals and two assists and sixth-ranked New Hampshire netted five third-period goals to surge past No. 13 Massachusetts-Lowell, 8-3, Saturday night at the Whittemore Center. With the River Hawks down 3-2 after two periods of play, Ben Walter tied the score at 2:43 to … Read more
Today’s rematch between Niagara and Mercyhurst was in many ways like yesterday’s game–lots of Laker goals and rough play from both teams. Yesterday’s game ended with roughing, slashing and body checking penalties and it picked up today right where it left off. The only glaring difference today was Niagara (9-11-2,2-3-1 CHA) had a short-lived lead … Read more
When two teams that rank second and third in scoring in the country collide, one can expect to see a lot of fireworks — except when those teams are also second and third in defense. On this day, defense prevailed as Minnesota ground out a 4-1 victory over Wisconsin. The Gophers (22-1-2, 17-0-2 WCHA) managed … Read more
On a senior-laden team, North Dakota’s freshman were the difference as the Fighting Sioux downed Bemidji State 3-1 in a nonconference game at Ralph Engelstad Arena Saturday. Although UND skated eight seniors, freshman forward Rastislav Spirko scored the game-tying goal for the Sioux and freshman defenseman Kyle Radke’s first career goal proved to be the … Read more
If there’s such a thing as a moral victory in college hockey, Sacred Heart sophomore goaltender Jason Smith chalked one up in a 3-1 nonconference loss to St. Cloud State Saturday night at the National Hockey Center. Friday night Smith was peppered with nine goals from a SCSU season-high 49 shots in a 9-1 loss. … Read more
Miami’s struggles before this weekend were well-known. Now, the RedHawks look to have the momentum to sneak into the playoff home-ice picture after a 5-3 victory and a sweep of Ferris State on the road. On Saturday, Nathan Davis’ wrist shot from the slot that hit the far post and went in was the game … Read more
To upset No. 7 Mercyhurst atop the CHA standings, Niagara coach Margot Page knew her players had to be ready from beginning to end and take advantage of anything the Lakers gave them. But Mercyhurst gave them nothing in a 5-0 victory Friday night in front of 530 fans. Defenseman Ashley Pendleton led the way … Read more
Friday night, Massachusetts-Lowell left little room for doubt. The River Hawks started the 2004-05 Hockey East campaign 0-5-2 and in last place, though a gaudy 9-0-0 nonconference record over the course of the first half was some consolation. But in the wake of a 7-0 win over New Hampshire that extended UML’s nation-best unbeaten streak … Read more