Site AdministratorWestern Michigan suffered its first nonconference loss of the year in a 4-2 setback to Bemidji State at John S. Glas Fieldhouse. The loss was WMU’s first in six contests against College Hockey America this season. BSU freshman Jake Bluhm logged his first collegiate goal with 6:57 left in regulation for the game-winner. The Beavers … Read more
Minnesota State scored the first two goals of the game, but could not hold on as second-ranked Colorado College rallied for a 4-3 win over the visiting Mavericks at World Arena Saturday. MSU senior forward Jake Brenk scored off of a rebound to open the scoring just 16 seconds into the game, his third of … Read more
Taking some momentum and a tiny unbeaten streak into the holiday break was Minnesota-Duluth’s goal Saturday night. Yet Denver spoiled those plans with a 5-4 overtime victory in a WCHA game before 5,053 at the DECC. Winger Jeff Drummond backhanded a shot off a UMD skate for the winning score just 15 seconds into sudden … Read more
For the second straight night, North Dakota won the special-teams battle with Canisius, cruising to a 4-1 nonconference win at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Coming into the series with Canisius, UND’s power play was sputtering along at 13 percent (15 of 115). But against the Golden Griffins, who had been leading the nation in penalty killing, … Read more
Canisius came to North Dakota with the top penalty kill in the nation and the best power play in its conference, but it was North Dakota’s special teams that proved decisive Friday. “Special teams wins games, and we won that battle tonight,” said Sioux senior Rory McMahon, assistant captain. Behind a 3-point game from freshman … Read more
This wasn’t about a rematch of the 2004 Division I semifinals or a high-profile nationally-televised game. It was a battle for survival at the midpoint of the WCHA season. Minnesota Duluth and defending NCAA champion Denver each sought points and each earned one Friday night in a 4-4 overtime tie before 4,849 at the DECC. … Read more
Harvard moves into the national rankings with help from the power play and defense; Clarkson builds a little confidence with a good weekend against a nationally-ranked opponent; and the parade to the penalty box slows — a bit. Juan Martinez reports.
Brent Walton’s first career hat trick, including his game-winning goal 12 seconds into overtime, lifted Western Michigan to a 4-3 victory over Bemidji State in nonconference action from John S. Glas Fieldhouse. With the win, WMU remains unbeaten in non-league play (5-0-0) against College Hockey America opponents this season. The Broncos trailed by two goals … Read more
It’s holiday time, and Ryan Mattingly is playing Santa — telling us which teams have been naughty and which one’s have been nice.
Barret Ehgoetz takes over atop the CHA’s all-time scoring charts; Niagara avoids a crushing sweep on Saturday against Bemidji State; Robert Morris continues its run on Atlantic Hockey foes; and RIT’s elevation to Division I begs comparisons to the Colonials. Brian Coe reports.
On the power play or defending the blue line, Brett Skinner and Matt Carle have given Denver a formidable one-two punch.
With today’s announcement that RIT has been accepted into Atlantic Hockey, the league’s coaches had comments about the move. Among the current eight members of the league that will welcome the Tigers in 2006, only Army has never played against RIT. Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, whose teams used to face RIT in the ECAC West … Read more
RIT and Atlantic Hockey have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET on the RIT campus in suburban Rochester, N.Y., where it is anticipated that the school will announce that it is moving its men’s hockey program to the Division I level and joining that conference. Atlantic Hockey athletic directors met via … Read more
Fresh off two wins over St. Cloud State, Minnesota picked up support in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll, retaining the top spot in the nation for the third week. The Gophers’ 2-1, 4-2 sweep provided them 36 of 40 first-place votes, outdistancing No. 2 Colorado College, which won twice at Alaska-Anchorage and earned the … Read more
There was little movement in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll; in fact the top eight teams stayed in the same positions as last week. No. 1 Middlebury, however, lost one first-place vote, garnering 13 this week. With one first-place tally, and in second place, is Manhattanville. Both teams blanked opponents last weekend, the … Read more
Canisius AD Tim Dillon today suspended forward Dan Bognar indefinitely for violating team rules. The incident follows Dillon’s Friday firing of head coach Brian Cavanaugh for what Dillon called “irreconcilable differences.” The Buffalo News reported in today’s edition that Daniel Bognar, 21, was arrested by Buffalo police after exposing himself and fighting with customers at … Read more
Bowling Green senior goaltender Jordan Sigalet made public Saturday that he suffers from multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Sigalet was diagnosed in early March. Over the past nine months, Sigalet, a native of Surrey, B.C., has missed just three games due to complications from MS, including March 4, 2004, at … Read more
Saturday was a good night to be a Massachusetts freshman. The all-rookie line of Matt Burto, P.J. Fenton, and Dan Gordon started the game for the Minutemen — with freshman defenseman David Leaderer manning the blue line — and was on the ice for both goals as UMass edged Sacred Heart 2-1 in front of … Read more
Three power-play goals and five players with two points apiece were the difference for Robert Morris (4-11-2, 0-5-1 CHA), which earned its fourth victory of the season, all against Atlantic Hockey foes. The Colonials upended the Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-7-2, 2-2-1 AHA) 5-2 Saturday night at the Northford Ice Pavilion. The theme of the night was … Read more
The focus of Saturday’s Boston University-RPI game was on the return to the Capital Region of Terriers freshman and Clifton Park, N.Y., native Peter MacArthur. While MacArthur got an assist in the game, it was a diminutive BU forward who stole the spotlight. Five-foot-five forward Brad Zancanaro scored the first two goals of the game, … Read more