Site AdministratorNiagara gets in gear as the Purple Eagles attempt to replicate last season’s NCAA tournament berth; Robert Morris erases two frustrating marks with one win; and CHA fans storm the Hobey Baker fan balloting. Brian Coe reports.
Follow the links below for USCHO recaps of recent meetings between this week’s opponents. No. 4 Wisconsin at No. 1 Minnesota, Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m CT Minnesota is 1-0-1 against Wisconsin this season. 12/5/04 Minnesota 3, Wisconsin 3 (OT) 12/4/04 Minnesota 2, Wisconsin 0 11/2/02 Minnesota 2, Wisconsin 1 11/1/02 Minnesota 3, Wisconsin 1 3/9/02 Minnesota … Read more
West teams earn poll trifecta After sweeping their respective series last weekend, Wisconsin-Superior, St. Norbert and St. John’s now occupy the 1-2-3 spots in the USCHO Division III poll. Manhattanville’s stay at the top of the heap was a short one and they weren’t helped by dropping their first game to Hobart while Superior and … Read more
Think it’s too late to land a top prospect from the ever-evolving recruiting scene? Glen Andresen spotlights eight top players still uncommitted.
Two-time U.S. Olympian and current Women’s National Team member Angela Ruggiero will become the first female skater ever to play in a Central Hockey League game on Friday, Jan. 28, when she suits up for the Tulsa Oilers in their game against the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. Ruggiero will play in front of her … Read more
Former Vermont coach Mike Gilligan has been selected as the recipient of the 2005 John MacInnes Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Established by the AHCA in 1982 to honor former Michigan Tech coach John MacInnes, the award “recognizes those people who have shown a great concern for amateur hockey and youth programs. … Read more
North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol announced Wednesday that Fighting Sioux junior defenseman Matt Greene has been suspended for two games for breaking team rules after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Warroad, Minn. Hakstol said Greene would miss Friday and Saturday’s home games against Bemidji State, and added that he would have no … Read more
Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna, a regular USCHO guest columnist, checks in with his thoughts on obstruction and its ties to homeland security.
Wisconsin-Superior took over the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. The undefeated Yellowjackets, at 14-0-5, received 11 of 15 first-place votes. Moving up one position to No. 2 is St. Norbert, with three first-place nods, after two weekend league wins. In third, up one position, and receiving the other first-place vote, … Read more
A one-point weekend for Colorado College was all the room Boston College needed. The Eagles won their lone game of the weekend, 4-2 Friday over Northeastern, then took over the No. 1 spot in the nation in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll with 29 of 40 first-place votes. CC, the top team in the … Read more
Given the postgame assessment of his team’s contest with host Northeastern, Merrimack coach Chris Serino might not want to know how close his squad came to facing a goalie other than NU senior Keni Gibson at Matthews Arena Monday night. Gibson was scheduled to rest during the game, originally slated for Saturday but pushed to … Read more
Among the long string of outstanding goaltenders in Mercyhurst’s college hockey history, senior Desi Clark now stands first among them as the school’s all-time winningest goalie, male or female, after today’s 6-0 victory over Boston College. Stefanie Bourbeau paced the No. 7 Lakers (15-5-2) on the record setting afternoon by lighting up the Eagles (6-14-3) … Read more
Union has been proficient in scoring goals in the final minute of a period, and knowing how much of an impact they can have. Saturday against St. Lawrence, the Dutchmen found out how those final-minute goals can change a game’s momentum. Unfortunately for them, it proved to be their undoing. The Saints scored twice in … Read more
The hounds of January barked loudly outside Dwyer Arena on a bitterly raw evening, as the hockey faithful trudged through a convergence of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie snowdrifts to witness Niagara completing a sweep of Air Force by a 3-0 margin. Niagara coach Dave Burkholder inserted eight freshman into his lineup and was pleased … Read more
With the outcome well in hand late, Denver freshman goalie Peter Mannino had a chance to come away with two school records in Saturday night’s game against St. Cloud State at the National Hockey Center, but only managed to bring home one in the No. 6 Pioneers’ 6-1 rout of the Huskies. If it’s any … Read more
Eight inches of snow may have kept the crowd at home but it didn’t keep No. 7 Mercyhurst’s offense from showing up. The Lakers peppered 49 shots at Boston College goaltender Lisa Davis in a convincing 4-1 win at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. 167 fans braved the snow and cold to attend the early matinee. … Read more
Fresh off an impressive 4-1 victory over UConn, Quinnipiac returned home for a matinee against Atlantic Hockey leader Holy Cross and continued its hot play, taking a 4-2 decision Saturday night over the Crusaders. Holy Cross (11-7-4, 8-3-3 AHA) got the board at 14:44 of the first on a power-play goal by Tyler McGregor, on … Read more
As the beginnings of a much-anticipated blizzard fell outside Ingalls Rink, it was only fitting that the caps tossed on the ice by Yale fans following forward Brad Mills’ third goal of the game were winter snow hats. Led by Mills’ hat trick — the first of his career as an Eli — Yale (3-15-1) … Read more
Look out, WCHA, because here comes Michigan Tech. The Huskies, the last-place team in the WCHA, shocked No. 4 Minnesota by completing a two-game sweep Saturday, 3-1 at Mariucci Arena. Chris Conner scored the game winning goal in the second period to give MTU its first sweep in Minneapolis since 1971. Minnesota led 1-0 in … Read more
Just one night removed from an 8-0 Spartan onslaught, Michigan State and Lake Superior battled to a 2-2 tie in a classic defensive struggle Saturday night. The Lakers (7-13-4, 6-7-3 CCHA), who surrendered four goals in the first period Friday evening, settled into their game tonight, forcing the Spartans (13-11-2, 8-9-1 CCHA) into turnovers and … Read more