Site AdministratorTournament MVP Jamie Holden made 32 saves for the Quinnipiac Bobcats (2-0-0), 3-0 winners in the championship game of the Quinnipiac Cup over Bentley (1-1-0) at the Northford Ice Pavilion Saturday. The Bobcats scored three first-period goals, then held the Falcons off the scoreboard en route to the win. Quinnipiac started the scoring at 9:03 … Read more
Lee Spector scored in overtime to cap a 4-3 comeback win for the Ohio State Buckeyes over Ferris State Saturday in Ewigleben Ice Arena. The Buckeyes trailed, 3-1, with 16:24 remaining in the third period but Rod Pelley and Matt Beaudoin scored to tie the game and force overtime before Spector tallied to give OSU … Read more
In some ways, Saturday’s 4-2 Ohio State win over Minnesota State was just like Friday’s 2-1 OSU victory the day before. Once again, a Melanie Salatino power play goal gave the Mavericks the lead within the third period, Ohio State came back to tie the game on the power play, and OSU senior Jeni Creary … Read more
Clarkson’s season-opening road trip has not gone as planned. The Golden Knights lost their third straight game by falling 5-4 at Wayne State on Saturday afternoon. “I thought we played hard tonight, but we did a lot of little things that cost us,” said Clarkson head coach George Roll. “We were undisciplined when it came … Read more
Hear that? It’s the University of Denver exhaling. It’s the University of Denver laughing easier. And, come Friday night during the team’s WCHA opener against St. Cloud State, it’ll be a whole slew of much happier Pioneer fans cheering during the team’s national championship banner-raising ceremony. Happier, in no small part, due to a 4-2 … Read more
Sophomore Peter Foster made 15 saves for Air Force (1-0-1) Saturday, as the Falcons took a 4-0 win over American International (0-2-0) in the consolation of the Quinnipiac Cup at the Northford Ice Pavilion. In the opening round the Falcons tied Bentley but lost 3-1 in a shootout. AIC lost to Quinnipiac by a margin … Read more
Herb Brooks would have been proud of at least one of the teams inside the National Hockey Center Saturday night. On a night when St. Cloud State honored the late legendary coach, it was Northern Michigan that stole the show. The Wildcats stormed back from a 2-1 second-period deficit and blitzed St. Cloud State with … Read more
Marty Sertich knocked in two goals, including the game-winner, as Colorado College (2-0-0) put up a repeat 4-2 performance against Union (0-2-0) in front of 5,822 on Saturday night at the World Arena. After ending last season as CC’s top scorer with 11 goals and 28 assists for 39 points, Sertich appears to be setting … Read more
In his college debut, freshman goalie Philippe Lamoureux had three objectives: keep things simple, do his job, and give his team a chance to win. Lamoureux did just that by stopping 29 of 30 shots and holding off a late flurry to lift North Dakota to a 2-1 road victory over Minnesota State (0-1-1 overall … Read more
St. Cloud State played more aggressively in the rematch with Minnesota and showed improvement in nearly every facet of the game. The Huskies played within a goal of the defending national champs for nearly half of the contest, but in the end, the No. 1 Gophers still triumphed by a lopsided 7-1 score. Though some … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth finds itself just where it had hoped after the first weekend of the WCHA season. The undefeated Bulldogs are alone in first place following a 6-3 victory over Michigan Tech on Saturday before 2,415 at MacInnes Student Ice Arena. That completed a sweep to give UMD four points to start its 40th year in … Read more
Pierre-Luc O’Brien scored two power-play goals as Sacred Heart netted three tallies in all with the man advantage to skate past Army, 4-1, Saturday night at Milford Ice Pavilion in Milford, Conn. The Black Knights (2-1-0 overall and 0-1-0 in Atlantic Hockey) suffered their first loss of on the year. The Pioneers (1-1-0/1-0-0) picked up … Read more
Kirk MacDonald and Rensselaer finally broke the tie against Connecticut. MacDonald scored his first two goals of the season, powering the Engineers to a 4-1 nonconference victory Saturday over the Huskies before a crowd of 4,523 in their Houston Field House opener. In winning their first game of the season, the Engineers (1-1-1) snapped their … Read more
Massachusetts scored two goals in a 48-second span of the third period to overcome a 1-0 deficit and defeat Canisius, 2-1, this evening in the third-place game of the Nye Frontier Classic before 3,076 fans at Sullivan Arena. Freshman P.J. Fenton tied the game with his first career goal, while sophomore Mark Matheson netted the … Read more
Given the new, stricter rules interpretation, the idea that games will be decided by goaltending and special teams is more apparent than ever. Holding true to the maxim, St. Lawrence rode two power-play goals and netminder Mike McKenna to a 3-1 victory against No. 7 Michigan State at Munn Arena on Friday. There was no … Read more
Bentley opened its season with a hard fought, come from behind 2-2, draw against Air Force Friday afternoon at the Q-Cup in Northford, Connecticut. Bentley will play at 7 PM tomorrow night against Quinnipiac in the Championship Game after Bentley advanced in a shootout 3-1. The game is officially a tie, but a shootout was … Read more
Getting a strong start was Colorado College’s focus in Friday’s season and home opener versus Union. And a good start it was, as Brett Sterling scored a pair of goals and the Tigers topped the Dutchmen, 4-2, in front of 5,507 at the World Arena in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. “One of … Read more
Freshman Merit Waldrop scored two goals and freshman Chris Tarkir added another to help UAA (0-0-1, 0-0-0 WCHA) salvage a 3-3 tie against Canisius (0-0-1, 0-0-0 Atlantic Hockey) in the Seawolves’ season opener tonight during game two of the 2004 Nye Frontier Classic at Sullivan Arena. UAA will have a chance to defend its 2003 … Read more
The Goggin Ice Arena streak now stands at 13 straight since Miami (3-0-0, 1-0-0 CCHA) last lost in the friendly confines after the RedHawks netted two third-period goals on Friday night to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 4-2. The Red and White capitalized on 3-of-8 power plays in a penalty-filled contest that had a … Read more
The Niagara Purple Eagles battled tough and were able to fight within a few inches of tying the heavily favored Black Bears of Maine, but fell, 4- 3. “The period’s not over until it’s over. They learned that and we learned that and they swung the momentum in the third period,” said Maine Coach Tim … Read more