Site AdministratorAfter three and a half months and 16 games, Jeff Tambellini finally found the net Friday, and he may have had a little help from a special source. “I think I had my grandfather on my shoulder tonight,” the Michigan sophomore said. “He passed away a couple days (ago), and I think I had an … Read more
In search of its third straight home victory, Union flew around the Achilles Center ice, outplaying every Colgate player save one: Steve Silverthorn. The Raiders netminder made 26 jaw-dropping saves to earn his squad a 1-0 victory over the Dutchmen on Friday night. Union (11-15-5, 5-11-3 ECAC) dominated from start to finish, controlling the puck … Read more
Despite their best efforts, Dartmouth officials were unable to keep the Thompson Arena crowd from throwing tennis balls on the ice after the Big Green’s first goal on Friday night against Princeton. In the end, though, all that mattered was that after 60 minutes, game, set, and match went to … well, no one. For … Read more
Most of Minnesota-Duluth’s team had never played at the World Arena until Friday night, but the Bulldogs looked at home once they became comfortable with the large ice surface and thin Colorado air. No. 5 UMD, which last appeared in the building in November of 2000, got two goals each from two juniors — defenseman … Read more
Natalie Darwitz, who, it was feared, would miss the remainder of the 2003-04 season due to torn ligaments in her right elbow, has been cleared by Minnesota to play this weekend. The injury was suffered on Jan. 10 at Minnesota-Duluth. At the time, Darwitz, a sophomore forward, led the nation in scoring with 41 points. … Read more
After 28 seasons as an official and coach in the ECAC, Bill Stewart hangs ’em up.
Vermont, with a sweep in the North Country, rallies around injured netminder Matt Hanson; Cornell and Rensselaer chart a collision course; and Albany gets ready for the fans in postseason action. Juan Martinez reports.
Some bracket projection, insight into the big games, and the ECAC’s future (and future stars).
Because we just can’t get enough of talking about this film.
Vermont backup goaltender Matt Hanson is recovering in a Vermont hospital after a scary injury during last Thursday’s practice. Hanson, according to Vermont school doctor Jon Porter, broke the fourth cervical vertebrae in his neck and had surgery Friday night to stabilize it. Hanson appears to have escaped any lasting paralysis. “He is currently in … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has been playing Minnesota in men’s hockey since 1962, yet had never accomplished what it did Saturday night. The sixth-ranked Bulldogs defeated Minnesota 4-1 before a standing room-only crowd of 5,418 at the DECC to complete a four-game series season sweep. The win also gave UMD sole possession of first place in the WCHA, … Read more
There aren’t many visiting goalies who can play two games on the road against the nation’s top-ranked team and give up only two goals during a sweep. Saturday, St. Lawrence’s Rachel Barrie joined those elite ranks. The senior from Arnprioir, Ont., stopped a furious Dartmouth attack, recording 30 saves as the No. 5 Saints topped … Read more
Mercyhurst scored four goals in the second period, erasing a one-goal deficit en route to its second win over Army in as many days, 6-3, Saturday night at Tate Rink. Mercyhurst’s Rich Hansen finished off a 2-on-1 break, capitalizing on an Army turnover at the blue line, to put the visiting Lakers in front for … Read more
A third-period power-play goal by freshman defenseman Ryan Gunderson lifted Vermont to a 3-1 victory over St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena Saturday. The Catamounts completed a weekend sweep of the North Country after defeating Clarkson the night before. It was Vermont’s first road sweep since November of 2000. Jeff Miles paced the Catamounts’ attack with … Read more
Junior Ryan Wiggins scored two goals to lead Air Force to a 5-2 win over Holy Cross Saturday night at the Cadet Ice Arena. A season-high crowd of 2,323 watched the Falcons split a two-game series with the Crusaders. Air Force improved to 12-16-2 overall while Holy Cross fell to 16-7-3. For the second straight … Read more
In a carbon copy of last Friday’s meeting between the same two clubs, Providence netted a pair of opportunistic goals and received a healthy dose of netminding from sophomore Bobby Goepfert to post a 2-1 win over Boston University on Saturday night at Schneider Arena. Stephen Wood and Jonathan Goodwin each scored a first-period power-play … Read more
For the second time in as many nights, New Hampshire found itself on the verge of a loss late in a game. And for the second time, the Wildcats found a way to salvage a point in the Hockey East standings. Junior Preston Callander and freshman Brett Hemingway scored third-period goals as No. 10 New … Read more
Harvard didn’t play a full 60 minutes of hockey against Union Saturday at the Bright Hockey Center, but 59:40 proved to be enough as the Crimson edged the Dutchmen 3-2. Unlike Friday night’s lapse against Rensselaer — which came in the final three minutes and cost Harvard two valuable points in the race for a … Read more
Apparently some things do cost and arm and a leg. Need proof? Just ask St. Cloud State. The Huskies paid that price Saturday night at the National Hockey Center for a 3-2 win to complete a weekend sweep of Bemidji State. They didn’t literally give up body parts in winning for the fourth consecutive game, … Read more
It took nearly four months, but Cornell finally got a home sweep. The Big Red were 15-0 in Lynah Rink last season, and have a history of dominating at home. But coming into the weekend, Cornell was an inexplicable 2-5-5 at home, and 8-2-1 away from Lynah. But riding the momentum of last weekend’s road … Read more