Site AdministratorMuch to the dismay of those in attendance, the final game of the season at Lawson Arena was played on Thursday night as Western Michigan fell to Bowling Green 6-4. A victory would have given the Broncos an outside shot at a home playoff series, but the loss means a finish no higher than seventh … Read more
The first round of the ECAC playoffs are here, and everything is up for grabs.
Denver showed Thursday why it has a 142-95-8 all-time record against intrastate rival Colorado College. The Tigers needed to sweep the weekend series versus Denver in order to have an opportunity to earn the fifth seed for the first round of the WCHA playoffs. That scenario, however, did not play out for the Tigers, who … Read more
The ECAC has reached agreement with regional cable channel CN8 to broadcast its men’s and women’s hockey championships live. For the men’s tournament, CN8 will carry one quarterfinal game on Friday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. (ET) at a selected campus site and both semifinal games at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y. on March … Read more
Minnesota coach Don Lucia is expected to return to his team later this week after undergoing surgery to relieve and prevent permanent numbness in his right arm and hand, the school announced Wednesday. Lucia Lucia, who has led the Gophers to two straight national championships, had some of his cervical vertebrae fused Tuesday afternoon at … Read more
After scoring a Division III-leading 48 points during the regular season, Potsdam senior forward Chris Lee, of MacTier, Ont., has been named the 2003-04 SUNYAC Player of the Year, the league announced. The Bears also had the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year. Myles Palliser tallied 40 points in the regular season to lead all freshmen … Read more
Gary Strickler, who has served as Boston University’s Director of Athletics since 1989, has announced his retirement effective July 1, 2004. He will remain at BU for one year beyond that to serve as a consultant for the school’s new athletic director. It was not announced when Strickler’s successor will be named. “I am deeply … Read more
The plot thickened Saturday in the race for the CCHA title, as No. 10 Miami (19-11-4, 16-7-3 CCHA) improved its unbeaten streak at Goggin Ice Arena to eight games with a 5-2 win over Western Michigan (16-15-4, 12-12-3). With No. 5 Michigan getting swept on the road at Notre Dame, the RedHawks are within two … Read more
Sacred Heart’s Rocco Molinaro scored his second goal of the game 3:38 into the third period and the visiting Pioneers made it stand up, going on to a 3-2 win over Army in front of a sold out crowd of 2,659 at Tate Rink on Saturday night. Army (12-15-3/6-13-3 AHA) had jumped out in front … Read more
It was Senior Night at the BG Ice Arena on Saturday, but it was a corps of freshman for both teams who came up big as Bowling Green (10-16-9; 8-13-6 CCHA) and Northern Michigan (16-14-4; 11-13-2 CCHA) skated to a 2-2 tie. “It’s interesting that on senior night, two freshman get the goals for us,” … Read more
After a night of outplaying Clarkson, but repeatedly being denied by standout goaltending, Cornell finally figured out a way to get the game winner by Dustin Traylen: Land on him. Whether Shane Hynes was knocked into Traylen, intentionally knocked him over, or was just slow to get up was all a matter of contention, both … Read more
Freshman Billy Irish-Baker scored two goals and junior Todd Bowler added three assists as Canisius defeated American International College 6-3 to complete a season sweep of the Yellow Jackets Saturday night at the Buffalo State Ice Arena. The Golden Griffins have won four straight and improve to 9-13-8 overall, 9-9-4 in Atlantic Hockey. American International … Read more
Freshman Jamie Hunt scored a goal and added two assists and senior Mike Carter recorded three assists as the Mercyhurst Lakers defeated Bentley, 7-1, in Atlantic Hockey action Saturday afternoon at the John A. Ryan Arena. The Falcons dropped their third game in a row and fell to 7-18-4 overall and 5-13-4 in conference play. … Read more
Sophomore Jon Jankus tallied twice and added an assist while classmate Jimmy Howard made 20 saves as No. 3 Maine avenged a loss to Massachusetts-Lowell from the previous evening with a 4-0 shutout over the host River Hawks Saturday in front of 4,153 at Tsongas Arena. “From our standpoint, it was a much better game … Read more
After being defeated Friday, Michigan wanted to come out of the gate better in Saturday night’s contest against Notre Dame, looking to put more traffic in front of Irish freshman netminder David Brown. The Fighting Irish, meanwhile, didn’t want to lose their last regular-season game at home — otherwise known as Senior Night. They didn’t. … Read more
Merrimack’s special teams turned from goats into heroes over night, but it wasn’t enough to keep the club’s hopes alive for what would have been a remarkable late-season run to a fifth-place Hockey East finish. The Warriors managed to kill off seven of eight Providence penalties — including a five-minute major in the third period … Read more
If Colorado College doesn’t end up at home for the first round of the WCHA playoffs in two weeks, you can bet the Tigers won’t mind coming back to St. Cloud. The Tigers made themselves at home inside the National Hockey Center this weekend, and after completing the two-game sweep with a 5-2 win Saturday … Read more
Picked to finish eighth in the ECAC by hockey pundits, Colgate proved its doubters wrong, holding the Cleary Cup high after a 3-2 win over St. Lawrence on Saturday night at Starr Rink. The Raiders entered the weekend needing only two points to clinch first place in the league. After Clarkson upset Colgate with a … Read more
Suddenly the CHA is no longer a two-horse race. Findlay made that emphatically clear after pummeling Niagara 8-3, sweeping the Purple Eagles in a weekend series that astounded many observers by its one-sidedness, and imbued the hard-charging Oilers with an indelible sense of confidence and purpose. Niagara was left grasping for answers, as its anticipated … Read more
Steve Saviano scored two goals and set up another while Justin Aikins recorded three assists to propel eighth-ranked New Hampshire to Saturday night’s 3-2 Hockey East victory against No. 1 Boston College at the Whittemore Center. The Eagles, who had not lost since falling to Northeastern, 3-0, on Jan. 3, had a nation-leading 14-game unbeaten … Read more