Site AdministratorWhen the final buzzer sounded at the end of overtime, both teams vented their frustrations with a 10-player brawl after the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (8-5-4, 6-1-1 CHA) came from behind to tie the Lake Superior Lakers (7-11-3, 6-6-2 CCHA), 3-3. With one second left in the game, Charger center Jared Ross ran into Laker Alex Dunn, … Read more
Ferris State and Nebraska-Omaha was a game that had something for everyone. Great goaltending, good flow to the game, hard hits, and even some defensive play from both teams. In the end, it ended up being a tie. The goal came when Nebraska-Omaha pulled its goaltender with a minute left in the game and the … Read more
The ECAC Hockey League claimed full ownership of the first-ever Commissioners’ Cup Series Wednesday evening (Jan. 12), as Dartmouth defeated New Hampshire 9-8 in the final Cup game for the ECACHL and Hockey East. The ECAC Hockey League entered the weekend knowing it had secured at least a tie for the Cup, as the league … Read more
Union had a power play in overtime, and a chance to beat Cornell on Friday. Instead, a shorthanded goal doomed the Dutchmen. Mike Iggulden scored the shorthanded goal on a breakaway with 1:52 left in OT, giving the 11th-ranked Big Red a dramatic 2-1 ECACHL victory over the Dutchmen at Messa Rink. The loss ended … Read more
The score does not always portray the entire story of a hockey game. Just ask Alaska-Anchorage freshman goalie Nathan Lawson. Lawson took the 6-1 loss at Wisconsin Friday night despite making 31 saves in just two periods, in a game where the Badgers must have felt like they never left their end of the ice. … Read more
Michigan recruit Jack Johnson is the highest rated North American skater in the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau’s mid-term rankings. He is listed fifth, following No. 1 Sidney Crosby, Benoit Pouliot, Bobby Ryan and Luc Bourdon, all of whom play Major Junior hockey. Other college or college-bound players in the top 20 are No. 9 Jack … Read more
No. 4 Wisconsin led a strong effort in a 3-0 shutout against No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth in the first game of the weekend series on Friday. The Badgers came out strong scoring a power play goal after only 3:32 expired in the game. Although the second period concluded with no score, the Badgers were able to … Read more
With a young team on the tail end of a two-week road swing, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks played No. 3 Michigan to a 2-2 tie through 40 minutes. The Wolverines were able to break out against the Nanooks in the third period, and scored three goals in a span of 6:21 to make the 5-2 … Read more
The 12th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes got a goal and an assist from Tom Fritsche and Matt Beaudoin while Andrew Schembri added three assists on the way to a 4-1 win over Notre Dame at the Joyce Center on Friday night. The Buckeyes scored three times on the power play while the Irish offensive struggles continued, … Read more
Union had a power play in overtime, and a chance to beat Cornell on Friday. Instead, a shorthanded goal doomed the Dutchmen. Mike Iggulden scored the shorthander on a breakaway with 1:52 left in OT, giving the 11th-ranked Big Red a dramatic 2-1 ECACHL victory over the Dutchmen at Messa Rink. The loss ended a … Read more
Dartmouth wasted no time on Friday night as it continued along its best start in program history against Clarkson. The Big Green’s Tiffany Hagge scored just seven second into the game, and Dartmouth led 2-0 after the first period. Clarkson (6-9-5, 2-6-1 ECAC) mounted a second period comeback to tie the game, but the Big … Read more
No. 3 UMD swept No. 4 Wisconsin at the DECC back in November. The Badgers look to do better on their home ice at 2 p.m. CT Saturday.
A certain level of intensity comes into play when Army and Air Force face off.
If you were looking for a rivalry filled with hard hitting, fast tempo, high number of shots, and spectacular goaltending, the Quinnipiac and Connecticut game was where you wanted to be Friday night. The Connecticut Huskies (5-14-2, 4-6-1 AHA) took a 1-0 lead in the Heroes Hat series, honoring the victims of 9/11, with a … Read more
Lawson Arena was host to another spectacular hockey game for the second weekend in a row as the Broncos of Western Michigan claimed victory over their in-state rival Michigan State Spartans by a score of 5-4. Outstanding play was created from both sides although the work from the formed line of Brent Walton, Paul Szczechura, … Read more
I spend a lot of time in traffic. These are some of the things I think about to keep from wasting time on the phone: • I know it’s a couple of weeks away (Feb. 4-5), but keep that series between the Badgers and Gophers circled on your schedule. For a change, this second half … Read more
Add frigid weather and goal-mouth skirmishes to the list of obstacles that haven’t slowed Minnesota this season. On this night, neither could the Brown Bears, who fell by an 8-2 score. The top line of Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell, and Kelly Stephens had its usual sterling effort with five goals and nine assists. Eleven Gophers … Read more
In a game between two evenly matched teams, it is often the unsung players who make the difference. Sometimes they make the plays away from the spotlight, and sometimes they turn a few heads by stepping into it. In Friday night’s matchup between Yale and Ohio State, it was Buckeye sophomore forward Katie Maroney who … Read more
Call it irony, coincidence, or even a little supernatural serendipity. After seeing his Massachusetts Minutemen pull into a 2-2 tie with Maine in front of 4,133 at the Mullins Center last night, UMass coach Don Cahoon was reminded of something that late Maine coach Shawn Walsh told him four years ago. Walsh’s Black Bears had … Read more
Four more teams close out their regular-season series, including North Country rivals; Yale is maturing as a team, but the process isn’t without pains; Dartmouth suffers through a trying first half, roster-wise; and the ECACHL’s two new head coaches learn on the job.