Site AdministratorLast season’s national runner-up, St. Norbert, and a team that narrowly missed the NCAA playoffs, St. John’s, each placed three players on the men’s preseason D-III All-USCHO team as announced Monday by USCHO.com. St. Norbert first-team All-Americans Jason Deitsch and Ryan Tew were selected for the All-USCHO first team, with second-team All-American Spencer Carburry joining … Read more
For the No. 8 Mercyhurst Lakers to avenge yesterday’s 2-1 loss to Bemidji State, they had to find a way to beat Beaver goalie Jill Luebke. She was outstanding in goal yesterday and played equally as well today, stopping several point blank shots and her fair share of breakaways. The Lakers couldn’t dent the scoreboard … Read more
Mike Kemp thought it might be déjà vu all over again in the third period when Merrimack erased a two-goal deficit and had his Nebraska-Omaha club on the run. In its two previous Maverick Stampede championship appearances, Nebraska-Omaha fell short in the final period, watching visitors Boston College and Denver, two of the last four … Read more
The parade to the penalty box continued in the Maverick Stampede consolation as Connecticut overcame a 3-1 deficit by scoring twice in the third period, once on the power play and once four-on-four, to tie the Rensselaer Engineers, 3-3. The Huskies won the shootout in the seventh round when Mike Neilon went to the backhand … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha defeated Connecticut, 4-1, on Saturday night in the opening round of the Maverick Stampede Tournament. This advances the Mavericks to the title game against Merrimack. The Mavericks won a game in the tournament that they host for the first time since 2001, they had lost two games in each tournament the last two years. … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha defeated Connecticut, 4-1, on Saturday night in the opening round of the Maverick Stampede Tournament, advancing the Mavericks to the title game against Merrimack. The Mavericks won a game in the tournament that they host for the first time since 2001, as they had lost two games in each edition the last two years. … Read more
When you’re at the top of the heap, everyone comes gunning for you. And after a 21-win campaign, a post-season conference championship and a trip to the NCAA tournament, Niagara University figures to have a big, purple target painted on its back. The Purple Eagles finished with the second-best record in the team’s nine-year history … Read more
Sophomore forward Mike Alexiou couldn’t have summed up the season opener for Merrimack any better. “They don’t ask how you scored, they ask how many.” The new-look Warriors were awarded 13 power-play opportunities against Rensselaer, including four two-man advantages, yet still registered only 16 shots in the opener of the fifth Maverick Stampede. But it … Read more
A two-game series this weekend between the North Dakota Fighting Sioux and the Maine Black Bears left one team eager for the season ahead and another reeling from a disappointing performance. Fifth-ranked UND swept the series, defeating second-ranked Maine 3-1 Saturday night on their home ice at Alfond Area in Orono. Freshman Ratislav Spirko led … Read more
The 2003-04 season was everything coach Tom Serratore and the Bemidji State Beavers asked for – almost. Bemidji posted 20 wins last year, the most for the school since it joined the Division I ranks. The Beavers also captured 16 wins in CHA play, establishing a new conference record for victories in season. And the … Read more
In a warmup game before hosting No. 5 North Dakota next week, Minnesota State defeated Calgary 5-2 in an exhibition game at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. David Backes and Adam Gerlach scored two goals each to lead the Mavericks over the Dinos in front of a crowd of 1,627. “This is by far the … Read more
What more does Jared Ross have to do to get noticed? Last season the Alabama-Huntsville center was one of just seven players in Division I to record at least 50 points, paced the CHA with 35 points (15-20) in 20 conference contests, was named co-CHA player of the year and led the nation with a … Read more
For the second straight night, the Minnesota power play dictated the outcome against North Dakota. The Gophers converted on 4 of their 5 advantages to improve to 8 for 12 for the weekend and cruised to a 7-1 victory. Kelly Stephens led the way with the second hat trick of her Gopher career. The Minnesota … Read more
Senior Chris White scored a power-play goal with 2:07 left in overtime to send the Quinnipiac Bobcats to a dramatic 6-5 win over Wilfrid Laurier Saturday at the Northford Ice Pavilion. The Bobcats came back from deficits of 1-0 and 5-2 to take the decision. Wilfrid Laurier got on the board early at 3:23 of … Read more
The difference in Saturday’s game was goaltending. Derek MacIntyre made his first collegiate start for the Bulldogs and it was a rough one. Meanwhile, at the other end, Colgate’s Steve Silverthorn weathered the storm and made several big saves to keep the game far out of reach. When the horn sounded to end the game, … Read more
The long wait for hockey has finally ended in Western New York. It occurred on a magnificent fall afternoon as UMass-Lowell and Niagara faced off before a capacity crowd at Dwyer Arena, reaffirming for fans that the sport they revere is indeed alive –if not exactly well — in what promises to be a long … Read more
Mercyhurst coach Mike Sisti must have liked his chances going into Saturday’s game against Bemidji State. The Beavers had never won against a ranked team nor had they ever beaten the Lakers in six tries. That all changed in one day. Beaver junior goalie Jill Lubke played the game of her life in the 2-1 … Read more
In a highly physical game that saw both teams mixing it up after the final whistle, Ohio State rebounded from a disappointing season opener to win its rematch against St. Cloud State by a 3-1 margin. The Buckeyes (1-1-0, 1-1-0 WCHA) turned the tables on the visiting Huskies (1-1-0, 1-1-0 WCHA) by scoring the first … Read more
Matt Anderson, who hadn’t played a game in over a year, scored a hat trick, and James Solon’s hard charge produced the game-winning goal as Massachusetts downed Clarkson 6-4 at the Mullins Center Saturday night. The Minutemen open their season with a win, while the Golden Knights fall to 0-2, with both losses coming to … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha defeated Connecticut, 4-1, on Saturday night in the opening round of the Maverick Stampede Tournament. This advances the Mavericks to the title game against Merrimack. The Mavericks won a game in the tournament that they host for the first time since 2001, they had lost two games in each tournament the last two years. … Read more