Site AdministratorHarvard gets going behind the strength of its defense; streaking Vermont deals with the loss of a key contributor; Brown stuns Minnesota-Duluth in the last second … literally; and Hugh Jessiman is back in Hanover, if not on the ice. Juan Martinez reports.
Frank Serratore takes note of protege Derek Schooley’s accomplishments at Robert Morris; Jared Ross and Barret Ehgoetz continue their assault on the CHA’s record books; and the league gets recruiting commitments for next season. Brian Coe reports.
Ryan Geris has been officially forced to retire from hockey with post-concussive symptoms. Geris sat out most of last season with a concussion, and his symptoms still were reoccuring this season. A doctor advised him last week that he should stop playing hockey. “I started waking up with really bad headaches, like last year, and … Read more
In the long history of Yale-Princeton women’s ice hockey, Princeton has held a decisive advantage, with a 45-5-1 record. However, three of Yale’s five victories have come during the three-year tenure of coach Hilary Witt. The latest was a tense 2-1 win Wednesday night at Hobey Baker Rink. Yale (6-3, 5-2 ECACHL) is starting to … Read more
Up-and-coming Ivy rivals clash when No. 8 Princeton hosts Yale on Wednesday night, the first of five USCHO broadcasts in five days.
Glen Andresen checks in with his first article, wrapping up the early-signing period with an analysis of which teams made out the best.
In the end, No. 6 New Hampshire and Massachusetts-Lowell were fit to be tied. Again. A back-and-forth Hockey East battle between the Wildcats and the River Hawks ended in a 3-3 draw Tuesday evening in front of 2,790 fans at Tsongas Arena, as UNH’s Justin Aikins and Brett Hemingway led all scorers with a goal … Read more
Perhaps they can be thankful for Massachusetts-Lowell. Beyond that, the Warriors could be hard-pressed to come up with grace at Thursday’s dinner table. If not for the still-winless River Hawks, Merrimack would be sitting in the cellar of Hockey East. Another performance like Tuesday night’s 5-1 loss to visiting Northeastern, though, and it won’t take … Read more
Princeton’s 6-3 win over Yale resulted in two unhappy teams. The Bulldogs (0-9, 0-7 ECACHL) remain winless and were frustrated to lose control of a game that was for a while within their reach. Yale outshot Princeton (4-4-1, 4-3 ECACHL) 28-23 and was within two goals or less for the first 39:45. “This is a … Read more
The Wayne State Warriors (8-5-1, 2-1-1 CHA) kept alive their streak of not losing back-to-back games this season as they beat up the Bemidji State Beavers, 6-4, at the Compuware Arena on Tuesday night. The loss also snapped WSU’s five-game losing skid to the Beavers and ended BSU’s five-game win streak. “We played with a … Read more
Vermont showed it has more than one very capable goaltender Tuesday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Junior Travis Russell got his third start of the year and stopped 23 shots in a 5-2 win over Massachusetts. The win extends the nation’s longest unbeaten streak to nine games. In that span UVM has gone 6-0-3. “Travis was … Read more
Two wins over its archrival propelled Michigan to the top of Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll. The Wolverines swept Michigan State in a home-and-home series, then swept into the No. 1 spot in the nation with 35 of 40 first-place votes. Last week’s top team, Boston College, left the door open for the Wolverines … Read more
Middlebury made it four weeks in a row, as the Panthers finished as the unanimous No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Men’s Division III poll. Middlebury (2-0-0) opened its season with lopsided wins over Castleton State and Skidmore. Moving up one place to second is Norwich, which also won both of its opening weekend games. … Read more
The Bemidji State Beavers (6-3-0, 3-0-0 CHA) rolled to their fifth straight win as they climbed past the Wayne State Warriors, 3-1, at the Compuware Ice Arena in Plymouth on Monday night. “Our guys are playing really well right now and they’re digging down deep,” said Beavers head coach Tom Serratore. “They’re playing with a … Read more
Special teams and goaltending were the name of the game Saturday afternoon as captain Rebecca Russell scored a short-handed goal and a power-play goal to lead St. Lawrence (8-2-1, 1-1-0) to a 2-1 overtime win over Brown (4-4-0, 3-3-0) in ECACHL action. Freshman Meaghan Guckian made 27 saves in net in her sixth win of … Read more
Junior goaltender Roxanne Gaudiel made 34 saves and junior co-captain Heather Jackson scored the lone goal as No. 8 Princeton shut out Mercyhurst 1-0 Sunday afternoon. Mercyhurst (7-3-2) controlled the shots throughout the game, outshooting Princeton 12-2 in the first period, 12-8 in the second and 10-2 in the third for a 35-12 advantage in … Read more
Much like yesterday, a goal-scoring explosion in the first period gave visiting Wisconsin (9-3-0, 7-3-0 WCHA) the win, completing the sweep in its first ever series against North Dakota (3-10-1, 3-9-0 WCHA). Senior Jackie Friesen scored the game winner for the second afternoon in a row in the 7-2 victory. Friesen had two goals, both … Read more
Three goals in a six-minute span of the first period was all the scoring Wisconsin (8-3-0, 6-3-0 WCHA) needed in a 5-1 victory over North Dakota (3-9-1, 3-8-0 WCHA). The eventual game winner in the first-ever meeting between the schools came at 10:58 of the first period on a superb pass from sophomore Bobbi-Jo Slusar … Read more
Paul Stastny may not yet have the notoriety of his NHL Hall of Fame father, Peter. But the Denver freshman gave the crowd at Magness Arena a taste of some inherited offensive greatness, as his two goals fueled the No. 11 Pioneers’ 5-2 win over No. 3 Minnesota. Stastny’s second goal was the play of … Read more
They are the red-letter days on the calendar, the games no one wants to miss. In a small-market college town, the identity of the opponent can inspire the home crowd.