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Nothing ventured, nothing gained? Nah. Think of Saturday night’s 0-0 tie between Maine and Dartmouth at Thompson Arena as a case of getting something from nothing. The Big Green (4-4-1) — fueled by memories of a bitter loss to the No. 8 Black Bears (9-6-1) in Orono last year — peppered Maine goaltender Jimmy Howard … Read more

The key to Saturday night’s game between top-ranked Michigan and No. 2 Wisconsin was which team would respond. Both teams were coming off big losses Friday night, and that response would determine which team walked away with a split and which team went home winless from the College Hockey Showcase. The Badgers won the response … Read more

The Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-5-1, 2-1-1 Atlantic Hockey) continued their domination at home with a 5-1 win over the Army Black Knights (2-7-2, 1-5-2) at the Northford Ice Pavilion on Saturday night. Already on the power play, Quinnipiac got on the board at 12:58 of the first when Army defenseman Casey Bickley broke his stick at … Read more

Western Michigan and Alabama-Huntsville came back early from a holiday weekend to face off Saturday night, ending with a hard-fought 5-1 Bronco victory in Lawson Arena. Western Michigan’s Brent Walton continued his scoring pace, netting a goal and an assist and keeping his CCHA points lead. At 17:25 of the first Walton ripped home a … Read more

Vermont’s Torrey Mitchell completed a hat trick with one second left, lifting the streaking Catamounts to a 5-4 win over sixth-ranked New Hampshire Saturday in front of a wild, sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse. Vermont (8-4-3) extended its nation’s-longest unbeaten streak to 10 games, during which time they are 7-0-3. The No. 15 Catamounts have not lost … Read more

Norwich was about ready to leave the ice when Dave Sears, the PA announcer at Kenyon Arena, announced that the Primelink Great Northern Shootout winner would be determined by a shootout. It is a good thing the Cadets did not leave, because after ten skaters attempted to score one-on-one with the goaltender, the Cadets came … Read more

For the second night in a row, No. 3 Minnesota showed its offensive dominance, resoundingly beating Michigan State 5-0 and staking its claim to the No. 1 spot in the nation in Monday’s poll. Gopher head coach Don Lucia, though, avoided painting the bullseye on his team’s back. “Colorado College is sitting with only two … Read more

Robert Morris picked up it’s third win of the season, the third over an Atlantic Hockey team, in the consolation game of the Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Hockey Tournament with a 4-2 victory over Sacred Heart. The Colonials went 3-for-10 on the power play while the Pioneers were 1-for-7. Robert Morris jumped out to a … Read more

Brian Ihnacak scored two goals as Brown rallied for a 4-2 victory on the road over Clarkson in ECACHL action before 1,861 fans at Cheel Arena Friday night. The Bears, who have won two straight and three of their last four, improve their record to 3-4-1 overall and to 2-3-1 in the league. The Golden … Read more

The list of excuses could have been long for Wisconsin: a No. 2 ranking, still full from Thanksgiving, looking ahead to Michigan, still tired from last weekend’s trip to Alaska. Whatever the reason, the Badgers were outplayed Friday night and fell to Michigan State 4-0 in front of 11,949 at the Kohl Center. “We just … Read more

The Bowling Green Falcons (6-3-2; 3-2-2 CCHA) erased the memory of a 9-3 thrashing at the hands of Wayne State last week, as they skated to a 2-2 tie against the Miami RedHawks Friday. For the RedHawks (5-7-1; 3-5-1 CCHA), the tie gave them their first point on the road this season. Miami is now … Read more

Brooks Turnquist’s second goal of the game and third point of the night came at 13:19 of overtime to give Air Force a 3-2 win in the first round of the Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Hockey Tournament. Turnquist’s goal was unassisted as a bad clearing attempt was stopped by him. He blasted a shot from … Read more

With both Lake Superior and Northern Michigan missing key players, the Lakers forced the Wildcats to play their hard-hitting physical game, winning 3-1 in the first game in a home-and-home series at Taffy Abel Arena on Friday night. Defenseman Kory Scoran netted the game-winning goal for the Lakers at 8:13 in the second period, firing … Read more

If there were any doubts that Middlebury could recover from the loss of so many star players, those questions were answered tonight. In a packed house at Kenyon Arena, the night after Thanksgiving, Middlebury used its outstanding speed and puck control to take it to Plattsburgh. John Sales recorded his first career hat trick as … Read more

Jon Smyth had a goal and an assist to lead all scores as Colgate posted a three-goal surge to down visiting Mercyhurst 3-1 Friday evening at Starr Rink. A scoreless first period saw few chances for either squad to get on the board, as the host Raiders outshot the Lakers 7-4. Mercyhurst goaltender Andy Franck … Read more

Scott Sandelin’s face said it all. One of these days, maybe his Minnesota-Duluth hockey team will figure it out. It didn’t happen Friday, and it was apparent early that St. Cloud State wasn’t about to let it, as the Huskies continued their good play at home downing Minnesota-Duluth 4-2 in front of 5,832 fans inside … Read more

It was a lot harder than it should have been, but RPI won’t be finishing last in its own hockey tournament for the third straight year. The Engineers reached the championship round of the 54th annual Rensselaer/Bank of America Holiday Tournament, getting past a stubborn Robert Morris squad, 2-0, Friday at Houston Field House. RPI … Read more

Propelled by two goals from Ryan Potulny, No. 3 Minnesota started fast and outskated No. 1 Michigan 5-1 Friday night. The win, combined with Wisconsin’s loss to Michigan State, could push Minnesota to the top of the USCHO.com/CSTV poll, but head coach Don Lucia wasn’t impressed. “The only poll that I care about is the … Read more

T.J. Trevelyan scored two goals, the second into an empty net, as St. Lawrence scored four unanswered goals for a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over Harvard Friday night. The Saints, now 7-6-1 overall and 3-3-0 in the ECACHL, snapped Harvard’s four-game win streak and dropped the Crimson to 4-3-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the ECACHL. The … Read more