Site AdministratorColgate made a strong bid to upset Dartmouth once again on Saturday, but the Red Raiders came up a goal short of the Big Green for the second time this season. Behind the solid goaltending of senior Rebecca Lahar, the Raiders (9-11-2, 3-6-2 ECACHL) gave up only three goals to the best scoring offense in … Read more
The weather outside was frightful, but inside Lynah Rink, the result for Cornell fans was delightful. A night after scoring two power-play goals en route to a victory against Dartmouth, the No. 9 Big Red did exactly that again, then held off a determined Vermont team in the third period to secure a 2-1 victory. … Read more
For the second time in three weeks, No. 10 Ohio State hung with a WCHA power deep into the third period but once again came up just short. The No. 1 Gophers (21-1-2, 16-0-2 WCHA) utilized goals from each of their top-line players plus an empty-netter at the end in a 4-2 victory. The win … Read more
Boston University outshot Maine 14-5 in the final period, but it wasn’t enough as the 11th-ranked Terriers fell to the Black Bears 4-2 at the Alfond Arena Saturday night. Keith Johnson scored his second power-play goal of the game a minute into the final period to give Maine a 3-1 lead. The Terriers answered 37 … Read more
For Wayne State, maybe it should snow ten inches every Saturday. With conditions outside nearly undriveable and causing gridlock on major roads and expressways in the metro Detroit area, Wayne State took two points over upstart Robert Morris in a 4-1 College Hockey America win Saturday afternoon. Robert Morris (4-14-3, 0-8-1 CHA) earned its lone … Read more
When Massachusetts-Lowell and Massachusetts met on Jan. 7 at Tsongas Arena, a controversial faceoff dominated the game, as Lowell scored two quick goals to surpass the Minutemen after Chris Federico’s quick draw in the second period. The River Hawks needed no such controversy Saturday in Amherst, running away to a 6-1 victory in front of … Read more
Despite driving nearly six hours through blizzard conditions and arriving an hour after the scheduled puck drop, the Dartmouth Big Green snowed under Colgate 6-3 at Starr Rink on Saturday night. Eric Przepiorka collected his third goal of the game upon cashing in an empty-net goal with just ten seconds remaining in the contest. The … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth finally looked like the team that was picked to win the WCHA this year. The Bulldogs continued their recent domination of Colorado College with a 4-3 victory over the No. 1 Tigers Saturday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. UMD took three of four points in the series and moved within two points … Read more
While a snowstorm may have led to a season low attendance of 5,531 Friday night at the National Hockey Center as St. Cloud State hosted No. 6-ranked and defending NCAA champion Denver, it didn’t stop DU’s No. 1-ranked offense from creating a blizzard of its own in a 5-2 stomping of the Huskies. That outcome … Read more
It’s no secret that Michigan State has been snake-bitten in the goal scoring department this season, but the Spartans poured it on against Lake Superior to the tune of an 8-0 win Friday night. Bryan Lerg led all scorers with four points, including his first career hat trick. For MSU, Friday’s matchup with Lake Superior … Read more
Ryan Gale is having that kind of season. For two periods, Niagara’s top goal scorer seemed to be out of sync with linemates Barret Ehgoetz and Kris Wiebe, but early in the third he scored a key short handed goal to propel the Purple Eagles to a 3-2 victory over Air Force. It was a … Read more
The world’s superpowers should be envious of New Hampshire’s quick-strike capabilities. Completely outhit, outworked and outskated by visiting Merrimack in Friday night’s second period, Hockey East’s top-ranked offense responded with a pair of goals on its first two shots to begin the third, immediately turning a once-tenuous one-goal lead into a more-than-comfortable 6-2 victory. Most … Read more
One squad was coming off a dreadfully dissapointing sweep. The other was coming off another weekend of mixed results. Both teams, however, were desperately seeking a much needed boost in conference competition coming into Friday’s clash. Turns out both squads will have to wait till Saturday night to snag that desired bit of momentum. On … Read more
In a colossal battle between the two top teams in the ECAC, Colgate’s biggest player, Joey Mormina, proved huge, scoring twice in the Raiders’ 4-1 victory over Vermont on Friday night at Starr Rink. Mormina, a 6-foot-5 giant on the Raider blueline, buried two goals for only the second time in his career. The senior … Read more
One Clarkson player was dismissed from the team, and four others were suspended for the weekend because of a violation of team rules. According to sources, junior forward John Sullivan is the player who was kicked off the team. The suspended players are freshmen forwards David Cayer, Ryan Hodkinson and Matt Isbister, and senior defenseman … Read more
Northeastern defenseman Tim Judy sat in the penalty box as the second period ended Friday night against Boston College, having served half of a tripping penalty. He probably considered staying there, rather than heading to the locker room to hear coach Bruce Crowder’s thoughts on how Judy’s Huskies played — and got played — during … Read more
The fifth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers got goals from Robbie Earl and Ryan MacMurchy and goaltender Brian Elliott stopped all 19 shots he faced to record his third shutout of the season as Wisconsin handed Notre Dame its fifth straight loss, this time by a 2-0 score at the Joyce Center. The Irish, who have struggled all … Read more
Vic Pereira scored one power-play goal and assisted on another to lead Rensselaer to a 3-2 ECAC Hockey League victory at St. Lawrence Friday night, snapping a five-game Saint win streak and ending a long string of Engineer losses in Canton. RPI, which had lost five straight games heading into Friday’s encounter, won for the … Read more
On a night which saw the Twin cities area get over six inches of snow, the Michigan Tech Huskies stormed to a 3-0 lead on the way to a 6-3 upset of No. 4 Minnesota. It was the third straight home loss for the Gophers, following what had been a 20-game home winning streak. The … Read more
Colorado College moved to within one point of first place in the WCHA standings after battling to a 3-3 tie with Minnesota-Duluth on Friday night at the World Arena. The Tigers appeared ready to grab a share of the lead with Wisconsin after Joey Crabb’s power-play goal gave CC a 3-1 lead with 9:41 remaining … Read more