St. Lawrence One Up on Clarkson

Junior defenseman Mike Madill scored the game’s first goal and set up the clinching empty-net goal as St. Lawrence won round one of the Battle of the North Country with a 3-1 ECAC victory over arch-rival Clarkson at sold-out Appleton Arena on Wednesday night. St. Lawrence improves to 6-6-1 overall and 2-3-0 in the ECACHL … Read more

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Harvard Upsets No. 1 BC

No. 1 Boston College may still be the best in the nation. But the Eagles’ weren’t even the top club in Boston on Tuesday. Harvard surrendered a tally just 62 seconds in and appeared headed for disaster, but rallied for two goals before the end of the first period en route to a 3-1 upset … Read more

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Top Three Unchanged In USCHO.com/CSTV Poll

Boston College made it three straight weeks at the top of the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday, taking 37 of 40 first-place votes and all but three points overall to keep its grip on No. 1. The Eagles tied Massachusetts Friday in their only game of the weekend, and with No. 2 Michigan and … Read more

No Repeat: Massachusetts Swarms AHA Foe Mercyhurst

There was no Atlantic Hockey letdown for the Massachusetts Minutemen on Sunday. Three weeks after UMass fell to UConn in a shocking 3-2 overtime decision at home, the Minutemen played far worse hosts to Mercyhurst, dropping the Lakers 6-1 at the Mullins Center. Kevin Jarman’s goal at the 13:36 mark of the first period held … Read more

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Vicari, Spartans Blank Big Red

Before the start of the season, both teams had circled this weekend’s series on the calendar as a litmus test. Although Michigan State struggled out of the gates and lost its preseason top-ten ranking, the Spartans saw a matchup with previously-unbeaten and eighth-ranked Cornell as an opportunity to prove something. “When you play a team … Read more

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Hungry Harvard Blanks Punchless Princeton

It looked like it would be a dismal week for Harvard. Missing three of their top stars, the Crimson tied Providence on Wednesday and then lost a shocker to Yale on Friday. Next up was No. 8 Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink, where the Crimson had lost three of the last four regular season meetings. … Read more

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Harvard Outlasts Princeton

Tom Cavanagh scored twice and Andrew Lederman notched the game-winner as the Harvard Crimson defeated the Princeton Tigers, 8-6, in a sloppy, power play-filled contest in front of 1,798 fans at the Bright Hockey Center. “There are certainly a lot of things to go back to the drawing board with in a game like this,” … Read more

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Yale Can’t Make More History Against Brown

Friday night, Yale made sure that Harvard’s marathon winning streak over the Bulldogs wouldn’t see its 20th birthday, beating the No. 3 Crimson for the first time since Nov. 18, 1984. Saturday, though, No. 8 Brown came into the Bulldogs’ Ingalls Rink and brought its winning streak against Yale one game closer to age 17. … Read more

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Niagara Sweeps Quinnipiac

Niagara swept visiting Quinnipiac in a weekend series where the Purple Eagles invested heavily in a young lineup that paid immediate dividends, not the least of which was the play of Freshman goaltender Scott Mollison who registered his second consecutive victory in as many starts. Saturday, the Purple Eagles pulled away from the Bobcats after … Read more

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SCSU Sweeps MTU

With a bit of NHL flavor inside the National Hockey Center on Saturday night, St. Cloud State and Michigan Tech proved that despite the locked doors on the pro rinks, hockey still isn’t breathing as heavy as its players. In an exciting, fast paced offensive slugfest that saw a combined 10 goals and 72 shots, … Read more

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Minnesota State Downs UAA

Minnesota State waited until the end of last year before it put together a four-game winning streak. This season, MSU got it done a little sooner. The Mavericks won their fourth consecutive game and picked up their first WCHA sweep of the year as they defeated Alaska-Anchorage 5-2 in front of 3,661. “Anytime you get … Read more

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Canada and U.S. Set Up Another Gold Medal Rematch

U.S. and Canada assured they would meet in yet another international tournament final with wins Saturday at the Four Nations Cup, although Sweden made the preliminary round less of formality than usual for both teams this past week. The U.S. beat Sweden 6-3, and Canada triumphed over Finland by a 4-1 margin. Sweden, who played … Read more

Union Sweeps RPI

It was a historical night Saturday in many ways for the Union hockey team. Start with the Dutchmen’s first-ever season sweep of Capital Region rival RPI. Then there’s the Dutchmen’s best start in ECACHL play. And senior center Jordan Webb moved up Union’s Division I all-time scoring list. And one other thing — Union’s 3-2 … Read more

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UNH, St. Lawrence Skate to 2-2 Tie

No. 7 St. Lawrence (6-1-2) battled No. 5 New Hampshire (7-0-1) to a 2-2 tie at Appleton Arena Saturday afternoon. St. Lawrence took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 but could not hold them. Both teams were led by outstanding performances by their goaltenders. Jessica Moffat made 35 saves for St. Lawrence and Melissa Bourdon stopped … Read more

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Clarkson and Vermont Draw

Vermont and Clarkson skated to a 1-1 overtime tie at Cheel Arena Saturday as goaltending was the story of the night, as Clarkson’s Dustin Traylen and Vermont’s Joe Fallon nearly matched each other save-for-save. Both teams earned three all-important points in the ECACHL standings. Clarkson defeated Dartmouth 4-1, and Vermont toppled nationally ranked St. Lawrence … Read more

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Irish Hold Off Broncos After Controversial Call

The Western Michigan Broncos and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish played a hard-fought rematch Saturday night, with the Irish taking a 3-2 victory, but not without controversy. With 5:58 left in the third, and the Irish up 3-2, the Broncos put in what looked to be the game tying goal from captain Pat Dwyer, but … Read more

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BU Gets Two From Miller In Win

Third-string goalie Frank McLaughlin steadied Merrimack’s listing ship for the second straight weekend. Only this time, a determined Boston University club refused to let him steal the spotlight. Named Hockey East defensive player of the week for his 41-save performance in a 5-2 win over Massachusetts last Saturday, McLaughlin again impressed by turning aside 30 … Read more

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