Site AdministratorMichigan began the CCHA regular season with a 4-3 decision against Lake Superior State on Thursday (Oct. 21) at Taffy Abel Arena. Michigan scored a season-high three power-play goals as it extended its winning streak over LSSU to nine games. Michigan overcame 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to earn the victory on Milan Gajic’s power-play score … Read more
Random hockey musings from a writer still coming to grips with the Evil Empire’s massive collapse … Off and Running Yes, it is still October. Yes, half of the ECACHL has yet to play a game. But the Colgate Raiders are 4-0-0 after conquering two Western opponents and you’ll have to forgive them if they … Read more
The Robert Morris Colonials open their inaugural Division I season this weekend with a pair of games against Canisius, and they’ll be doing it with a contingent of largely unknown players. Twenty of the 25 players on the RMU roster are freshmen, and only two players eligible for opening night (Kurt Wright and Doug Conley) … Read more
So much for a goaltending duel. Through two periods of Tuesday night’s non-conference contest between Rensselaer and host Northeastern, RPI goalie Jordan Alford and NU backstop Keni Gibson had stopped 17 and 14 shots, respectively, as the Engineers held a 2-1 edge. Then things got downright offensive. After the dust and eight third-period tallies cleared, … Read more
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. They may not have started the game looking like the No. 1 team in the nation and the preseason pick to finish first in Hockey East, but the top-ranked Boston College Eagles put it together in the end to edge out host No. 15 Massachusetts-Lowell, 3-2, … Read more
College hockey tries to open things up by enforcing the rule book. It’s only one step.
The USCHO.com Preseason Division III Women’s All-USCHO teams were announced today. Leading the way are three Plattsburgh Cardinals on the first team. Seniors Erin O’Brien and Carolyne Roy and junior Elizabeth Gibson represent the Cardinals on the first team. Defending NCAA Champion Middlebury placed two on the teams as did Elmira and Gustavus Adolphus. Nine … Read more
Veteran National Hockey League coach Ken Hitchcock will be joining the staff of the Princeton men’s hockey team as a volunteer assistant coach over the next few weeks as the Tigers prepare for their regular-season opener on Oct. 29 vs. St. Cloud State. During the NHL lockout, Hitchcock has traveled around the nation, working with … Read more
College hockey’s unmatched cooperation between its six Division I conferences has taken another form. Commissioners from the nation’s six conferences have announced the creation of a 21-game series to be played among the conferences throughout the 2004-2005 season. The first annual Commissioners’ Cup Series faces off with five games on Saturday, Oct. 23 and concludes … Read more
Clarkson picked up its first win and dealt Wayne State (1-1-0) its first setback of the season by scoring three third-period goals in a 5-3 win. Mac Faulkner scored short-handed 63 seconds into the third period to tie the game. Grant Clitsome scored the game-winner at the 5:54 mark and Faulkner added an empty-net marker. … Read more
Freshmen Jessica Cloutier and Brooke Beazer both had the best games of their young collegiate careers as Clarkson defeated Union College for the second consecutive day. Cloutier exploded in the second period and notched two goals and an assist to morph a 0-0 tie into a 3-0 advantage for Clarkson (2-0, 2-0 ECAC) that would … Read more
Yesterday’s 11-1 loss to Mercyhurst(3-1, 2-0 CHA) didn’t sit well with Quinnipiac coach Michael Barrett. Disappointed with his team’s play in its CHA opener yesterday, he wanted the girls to come out fighting hard and playing mad. Although the Lakers won 2-1, the Bobcats (0-2, 1-2 CHA) did not disappoint their coach with their aggressive … Read more
After a Friday loss to unranked St. Lawrence in which Michigan State had trouble getting the puck to the net, the Spartans dominated the scoreboard on Sunday, besting eighth-ranked New Hampshire by a 5-1 score. From start to finish, MSU (1-1-0) used a strong cycle to keep the play in UNH’s (2-1-1) zone and create … Read more
Alaska Anchorage downed Minnesota, 3-2, in the championship game of the 2004 Nye Frontier Classic at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The Seawolves (1-0-1, 0-0-0 WCHA) never trailed in the game to capture their second consecutive Frontier Classic title and hand the Golden Gophers (2-1 -0, 0-0-0) their first loss of the young season. Alaska … Read more
Following its impressive 3-1 win over No. 7 Michigan State on Friday, St. Lawrence came up short in its ambitious attempt to sweep both of the top-ten teams in the state of Michigan, falling 5-2 to the No. 3 Wolverines on Saturday night. Michigan took control for good when Jason Ryznar beat Saints goalie Mike … Read more
When Mercyhurst head coach Rick Gotkin set the nonconference schedule with nationally-recognized teams like Wisconsin and New Hampshire, he knew that the team would struggle to find success early on. He also knew that, with such a schedule, the team would be prone to blowout defeats. Saturday was one of those games. In front of … Read more
With a win over Niagara Saturday night, Maine left Alfond Arena with not just another victory, but hopes for another top-notch goaltender. Freshman Matt Lundin made his first start in goal for the sixth-ranked Black Bears, picking up 28 saves on 30 shots to help his team to a 6-2 win over the Purple Eagles. … Read more
For the second night in a row, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ hockey team entered the third period of their game against Western Michigan with the score tied. But Saturday, turnabout was fair play for UAF. The Nanooks scored twice and held off WMU to earn a 5-3 win on homecoming weekend at the Broncos’ … Read more
Colgate needed some extra time, but tri-captain Adam Mitchell’s goal 33 seconds into OT sent his team to its first 4-0-0 start in 14 years, as the Raiders slipped by Lake Superior State 2-1 on Saturday night. Colgate (4-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) defenseman Mike Campaner, a member of the ECAC all-rookie team last season, stripped Laker … Read more
The unbeaten streak in old Goggin Ice Arena now stands at 14 games after the Miami RedHawks(4-0-0, 2-0-0 CCHA) wrapped up a series sweep of Notre Dame (0-3-1, 0-2-0) on Saturday night with a 5-0 victory. Its first shutout of the 2004-05 season, the Red and White netted three power-play goals and outshot the Irish, … Read more