Site AdministratorIt’s hard to attach the “must-win” moniker to a game in October, but Friday’s game against UNO was as close as it gets for Michigan State. After getting swept at Northern Michigan last weekend, Michigan State came back to Munn Arena with a chip on its shoulder and something to prove against the upstart Mavs. … Read more
It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t smooth, but Colgate rode special-teams play to a 5-1 victory over visiting Sacred Heart on Friday. Junior Zac Tataryn, who returned to the ice this season after a year away from the game, assisted on the Raiders’ game-winning goal and scored the final tally of the contest in the … Read more
Last season, the Massachusetts Minutemen took two games from the Providence Friars at Schneider Arena. Friday night, the Friars made it clear that history would not repeat itself, running away from UMass 6-2 in front of 1,816 at home and improving their record to 3-1-0 (2-1-0 Hockey East). The Minutemen fell to 3-3-0, and 1-1-0 … Read more
So many of college hockey’s great rivalries are, as one might expect, conference battles: BC-BU, Michigan-Michigan State, Harvard-Cornell, etc. But, as we’ll see this week on CSTV’s Friday Night Hockey, it doesn’t have to always be that way. Just take a look at the two teams we’ll see this week, North Dakota and Boston College. … Read more
Neither No. 8 Mercyhurst nor Clarkson knew what to expect out of each other in their first ever meeting tonight. Now Mercyhurst knows to expect another hard fought game out of the Golden Knights in their rematch tomorrow. The Lakers (4-2-1) came away with a 2-1 victory primarily on the strength of their spectacular third … Read more
After 40 minutes of back-and-forth action Friday night, Wisconsin took over in the third period with a trio of unanswered goals to cap a 6-3 victory over Denver in front of 10,759. After exchanging goals in the first two periods, the Badgers took the edge. “They clamped down in the third period,” Denver assistant coach … Read more
On the eve of its homecoming weekend, No. 2 Dartmouth opened its season with a 7-1 victory over Boston College in Thompson Arena. Junior Katie Weatherston, Dartmouth’s leading scorer from a year ago, led the way for the Big Green (1-0) with a hat trick, and she added two assists late in the third period … Read more
Breaking out their alternate maize sweaters for their CCHA home opener against the Bulldogs, the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines broke a scoreless tie in the second period on freshman Kevin Porter’s third goal of the season. Michigan senior Milan Gajic added another goal in the second and Michigan went on to win 3-0. Junior goalie … Read more
For the second time this season, center Sara Bauer has won the hearts and the hats of the Wisconsin crowd. The Wisconsin sophomore scored a goal each period to lead the No. 5 Badgers (6-1, 4-1 WCHA) to a 7-0 victory over St. Cloud State (2-5, 2-5 WCHA) on Friday afternoon at the Kohl Center. … Read more
Forward Jon Jankus scored a pair of second-period goals and goaltender Jimmy Howard turned aside 21 shots as No. 7 Maine shut out Merrimack, 3-0, Friday night at Lawler Arena to open its Hockey East campaign. The loss was the fourth in five games for the Warriors and eighth in a row against the Black … Read more
Domination has been the story of Minnesota women’s hockey so far this season and the trend continued Friday night as the Gophers (7-0-0, 7-0-0 WCHA) overpowered Minnesota State (0-4-1, 0-4-1 WCHA) to pick up a 6-1 victory in front of 411 fans at All Seasons Arena. The No. 1 Gophers outplayed the Mavericks from beginning … Read more
The traditional tussle between Harvard and Brown kicks off the ECACHL season, and the Crimson have a new bench boss to boot; Mike McKenna backstops St. Lawrence’s early-season wins; and all 12 teams hit the ice. Juan Martinez reports.
Most teams know that success doesn’t begin when the puck is dropped: it starts with the preparation beforehand. The art of devising the perfect college hockey schedule has taken this adage to the extreme, however.
Robert Morris makes the historic start for its program even more memorable — and opening-night hero Jeff Gilbert owes a thank-you to the opposition; Niagara ends a brief skid with a road sweep of a “Big Four” opponent; and Barret Ehgoetz continues his trip up the record books. Brian Coe reports.
The American Hockey Coaches Association’s highest honor for a Division III male hockey player will bear the name of one of the AHCA’s greatest coaches. Beginning this season, the College Division Player of the Year Award will be known as the Sid Watson Memorial Award, named in honor of the late Bowdoin coach and administrator, … Read more
Last weekend Robert Morris, in its first season of intercollegiate hockey, opened eyes by splitting close games with Atlantic Hockey participant Canisius. Tuesday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Arena, it was the Colonials who got their eyes opened. After dropping their first three games, all on the road and all to NCAA Division I powers, … Read more
Division I conference commissioners held a conference call with the media today, during which they reiterated their commitment to the new rules emphasis. They also said that while adjustments continue to be made by players, coaches and referees, that generally things are going well.
Unbeaten Minnesota-Duluth moved into the top spot in the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men’s poll Monday, taking over the No. 1 ranking in the wake of Boston College’s upset loss Friday to Notre Dame. The Bulldogs, 5-0-1 overall, swept Minnesota State at home and were rewarded with 31 of a possible 40 first-place nods from the … Read more
We’re talking about the new rules crackdown, shadiness in Moncton, and more.
They paraded out one by one, the gray hairs becoming less prominent and the memories less dusty with each successive tribute.