Site AdministratorIf Boston University wins yet another Beanpot championship Monday at the expense of arch-enemy Boston College, the Warriors can share in a little bit of the glory. After all, it will have been Merrimack that sent the high-flying second-ranked Eagles into their annual rite of February final battered and bruised following Thursday night’s 4-4 Hockey … Read more
The last time Sean Fields played against Northeastern, he allowed three goals on ten shots and didn’t last through the second period. But with his 35-save performance in Boston University’s 5-2 win over the Huskies Monday night, he earned himself a place between the pipes for the Beanpot championship game for the third straight year. … Read more
A day after scoring the easiest four points of its season, Massachusetts followed up with another two, downing Merrimack 3-1 at the Mullins Center Saturday night. Thomas Pöck scored the game winner late in the second period, and Marvin Degon — fresh off a short absence due to a coach’s decision — added two assists, … Read more
Momentum swung back and forth like a greased pendulum in Quinnipiac’s rematch with Mercyhurst on Saturday. First, Quinnipiac scored twice, and seemed to be a totally different team than the one that was beaten by the Lakers 5-1 on Friday. Then, Mercyhurst fought back with two goals, tying it at 2. Quinnipiac then scored two … Read more
Forget that the past three games between the North Dakota Fighting Sioux and the Denver Pioneers ended with lopsided outcomes in UND’s favor. Saturday’s 1-1 tie at Ralph Engelstad Arena was a goalie duel between Denver senior Adam Berkhoel and UND freshman Jordan Parise. Through three periods and overtime, each goalie faced 31 shots and … Read more
Fifth-ranked Minnesota completed a weekend sweep of No. 7 Wisconsin with a 3-2 win at Mariucci Arena Saturday night. The win elevated the Gophers into a three-way tie for third place in the WCHA with St. Cloud State and the Badgers. Wisconsin and Minnesota matched each other blow for blow for two periods in a … Read more
Sophomore wing T.J. Trevelyan scored a pair of second period power-play goals and junior goaltender Mike McKenna made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season as St. Lawrence beat Princeton 5-0. St. Lawrence gained a split of its weekend series and moved into a tie for ninth with Princeton in the ECAC standings. … Read more
The Public Enemy list in Thompson Arena has two new names at the top: Union goalkeeper Kris Mayotte and referee John Murphy. Mayotte shut out Dartmouth in Hanover for the second straight year and Murphy called 10 penalties against the Big Green. Those penalties yielded five power-play goals, as the Dutchmen left Thompson Arena with … Read more
Rensselaer’s Vic Pereira scored with 2:15 remaining in overtime to give the Engineers a hard-fought road victory over Vermont at sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday. The Catamounts, who were playing for the win in the overtime period, took a chance to seize victory. Their aggressive play triggered a three-on-two odd-man rush to the opposite end of … Read more
After Friday’s near-disaster, Maine wasn’t about to let New Hampshire back into Saturday’s game — not even a little. Five different Black Bears scored goals, Jimmy Howard made 25 saves and Maine completed an uncharacteristic sweep of New Hampshire with a 5-0 win in front of a packed house at Alfond Arena. The shutout was … Read more
It didn’t start out where Friday night’s 6-4 shootout left off, but Holy Cross continued its march up the Atlantic Hockey ladder with a 5-2 victory over Bentley Saturday night. Thanks to Ben Conway’s 26 saves in his return to the net, and a three-goal second period, Holy Cross completed a weekend sweep of the … Read more
Colgate streaked into second place in the ECAC on Saturday night at Starr Rink by putting a 2-1 finishing touch on a weekend sweep of Cornell. Kyle Doyle’s 10th goal of the season midway through the second period proved the game winner, as Cornell failed to score a second goal for the sixth time in … Read more
The Bowling Green Falcons and the Ohio State Buckeyes staged an entertaining matchup in front of 4,210 fans at the BG Ice Arena Saturday night, as the Buckeyes (16-12-0, 11-9-0 CCHA) skated past the Falcons 4-3. “This was the kind of game I expected,” said OSU coach John Markell. “It was a chippy game. We … Read more
Spartan head coach Rick Comley finally got the effort he wanted from his players. Unfortunately for Michigan State, that effort wasn’t enough against first-place Miami Saturday at Munn Arena, as the RedHawks completed a weekend sweep with a 3-1 victory. “To sweep on the road is huge,” said Miami coach Enrico Blasi. “I thought it … Read more
With Harvard coming off 20 days of exam break and the Beanpot starting in a few days, one never knows what to expect. Saturday, on the road at Brown, the Crimson battled but were again bested by goaltender Yann Danis as Brown took a 2-1 overtime win. After giving up a goal five minutes into … Read more
Yale sophomore Joe Zappala notched his nation-best eighth game-winning goal of the season with three seconds remaining in overtime and Josh Gartner made 41 saves to lift the Bulldogs (11-10, 9-5 ECAC) to a thrilling 4-3 win at Clarkson. It was fitting that Zappala — who had been frustrated much of the weekend — would … Read more
Notre Dame defenseman Brett Lebda scored with 28.5 seconds left on the clock to give the Fighting Irish a 2-2 tie versus the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks on Saturday night at the Joyce Center. Lebda’s goal came with Notre Dame goaltender David Brown pulled in favor of a sixth attacker as time ran down with the … Read more
Both Michigan and Lake Superior State extended streaks to six games Saturday night, although they’re heading in opposite directions. With a 4-0 victory, the Wolverines have now won six straight in the CCHA, while Lake Superior has lost six in a row, four of them against CCHA teams. Michigan (18-7-1 overall, 13-4-1 CCHA) got goals … Read more
Western Michigan returned home Saturday to a reversal of fortune. After falling 4-1 Friday night on the road against Ferris State, the Broncos dropped the Bulldogs 3-2 before a sellout crowed at Lawson Arena. Brent Walton’s goal at 15:57, which gave his club a two-goal edge, proved to be the game winner as the Broncos … Read more
Fifth-ranked Minnesota defeated WCHA rival and No. 7 Wisconsin, 4-2, at Mariucci Arena Friday night. Outscored at even strength, Minnesota had to rely on its power play to notch the win. The game plan was to create traffic in front of Wisconsin goaltender Bernd Bruckler. “They box out real well. We really wanted to get … Read more