Site AdministratorThe Big Green does not like trailing in games. Faced with a deficit for the first time this season, No. 2 Dartmouth needed just 77 seconds to take a 3-2 lead on two goals by junior Gillian Apps and just 64 seconds more for sophomore Caroline Ethier to extend the lead to two goals. The … Read more
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from a research paper written by members of the men’s hockey team in the wake of a recent hazing incident, as provided to USCHO.com by school officials. The definition of hazing is overly vague. High schools, colleges, and Greek organizations each have different definitions; even states have diverse … Read more
Niagara goaltender Jeff Van Nynatten will miss the next eight weeks after injuring to his index finger in practice on Monday, it was announced by head coach Dave Burkholder. The injury will require surgery, which is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. Van Nynatten led all College Hockey America netminders with 18 wins last season and earned … Read more
After a few lean years, Vermont is back in the national spotlight. And if you want a reason, look no further than Scott Mifsud.
A tie with Norwich — and the loss of the Primelink Tournament title in a shootout — was enough to take four first place votes away from Middlebury, but the Panthers hung on to the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division III men’s poll. Norwich is second in the poll, garnering three first-place votes, … Read more
In the wake of its dominating weekend at the College Hockey Showcase, Minnesota leapfrogged to the top of Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Gophers, who beat Michigan and Michigan State by a combined score of 10-1, earned 36 of 40 first-place votes to outdistance Boston College, which climbed to No. 2 after two … Read more
Western Michigan showed solid performances over the Thanksgiving weekend, completing a sweep with a victory over Alabama-Huntsville Sunday afternoon by a score of 3-1. The Broncos’ play was led by the Perani Cup No. 1 star of the game, freshman Jeff Pierce, who tallied two goals Sunday. At 7:37 of the second period, a nice … Read more
After last week’s dismal 5-1 loss to visiting Northeastern, Merrimack College sophomore Mike Alexiou threw down the final box score in disgust. “Not even one shot,” the burly left wing muttered, shaking his head. “What’s going on?” That night was the second time in three games the 6-2, 194-pounder failed to register a single shot, … Read more
Fans who attended both games between Princeton and Connecticut this weekend at Hobey Baker Rink could be excused for thinking they were watching a rerun this Sunday afternoon. The Tigers again prevailed by a two-goal margin with a gutty, defensive-minded win, this time by the score of 2-0. Princeton (6-4-1) was too quick and determined … Read more
After he scored both the tying goal and shootout winner against Union in Saturday’s Coffee Pot tournament semifinal, Merrimack captain Bryan Schmidt’s mouth was saying one thing, but his ear-to-ear grin was saying quite another. “You’re down 4-1 and come back to tie it up 4-4, that’s huge,” said a relieved Schmidt, who lifted the … Read more
RPI fired 32 shots on goal against Air Force Saturday. The Engineers had 11 power plays. But Falcons sophomore goalie Peter Foster didn’t let a puck get past him. Foster earned MVP honors and was named the all-tournament goalie for leading the Falcons to a 1-0 victory Saturday over the Engineers in the championship game … Read more
By 6:04 of the first period Saturday afternoon, No. 8 Princeton accomplished what it hadn’t done its previous four games combined – score two goals. Both goals were on the power-play, an area that had vexed the Tigers during their loss to Yale Wednesday night, when they went 0-for-8. But the offense clicked tonight against … Read more
Speed kills. Or, at least Saturday night when Boston College visited Northeastern, it wins hockey games. It doesn’t hurt to have a few pinpoint snipers, either, as No. 4 BC combined a speedy offensive rush with some well-placed shots to down the host Huskies, 4-1. “This is the best 60-minute hockey game we’ve played all … Read more
David McKee made 13 saves to record his second shutout of the season and seventh of his career, as Cornell ended a four-game winless streak with a 3-0 win over Canisius Saturday evening at Lynah Rink. Matt Moulson and Byron Bitz each had a goal and an assist, while Shane Hynes had three assists for … Read more
Maybe it’s a little early to call anything a “must” at this point of the season, but after last night’s 4-2 loss to St. Cloud State, let’s just say Minnesota-Duluth really needed this one. They got it, but barely. After falling behind early for a second straight night, the Bulldogs rallied, scoring three times in … Read more
The Denver Pioneers are glad they were home for the holidays. After defeating Boston University 4-1 in the first game of their post-Thanksgiving matches on Friday night, the Pioneers cruised to a 6-1 win against Massachusetts on Saturday. Thanks to the stellar all-around performance of defenseman Brett Skinner — who had four points on the … Read more
Making his first career start in the Harvard Crimson goal, sophomore Justin Tobe posted 27 saves to backbone Harvard to a 3-2 victory over Clarkson before 1,928 fans at Cheel Arena Saturday night. Tobe, who played at Michigan State two years ago before playing in the USHL last season, posted 20 of his saves over … Read more
Sophomore forwards Sean Dersch and Brian Ihnacak scored two goals each and freshman goaltender Adam D’Alba won his third straight start as Brown topped St. Lawrence, 4-1, despite being outshot 43-24. Brown swept its North Country series and improved to 4-4-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the ECACHL. St. Lawrence, a 4-2 winner over Harvard on … Read more
Editor’s note: Friday night’s Bowling Green-Miami story misattributed the following quote. “Our league is just so talented in net, and you saw two of the best tonight. They gave up a bad goal each tonight. I think Brandon might have felt bad for Jordan,” to Bowling Green head coach Scott Paluch. The quote was in … Read more
It had been a long time — 17 games, in fact, dating back to last season — since the Yale Bulldogs had skated off the ice as winners. And so when the team found itself in the rare position of holding a lead over an opponent, it made certain not to let it slip away. … Read more