Holden Notches Second Straight Shutout For Quinnipiac

Behind 24 saves by Jamie Holden — the first back to back shutouts by a goaltender in Quinnipiac history — the Bobcats beat Army in stellar fashion 3-0 to complete a weekend sweep. “The team has been playing really well in front of me. Defensively we only gave up 24 shots tonight; it kind of … Read more

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UMD Pulls Into First-Place Tie In WCHA

A perfect start to 2004 has pushed Minnesota-Duluth to the top of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Bulldogs reached the summit Saturday night with their eighth straight win — an 8-3 victory over last-place Michigan Tech before 5,232 at the DECC. At the same time, North Dakota lost 2-1 at Minnesota. So No. 1 … Read more

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Peverly Leads Offense, SLU Holds Off Clarkson

Senior center Rich Peverley had two goals and an assist during a four-goal second period scoring spree and St. Lawrence went on to post a 5-4 win over archrival Clarkson Saturday. St. Lawrence improves to 8-14-4 overall and 4-7-1 in the ECAC while Clarkson, which cut into a 5-1 Saint lead but couldn’t find the … Read more

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Book it, Danno: Dartmouth Takes Shutout Victory

The temperatures in the Upper Valley have been anything but tropical lately, but No. 2 Dartmouth made its game against Cornell on Saturday afternoon look like a rerun of Hawaii Five-O. Or at least, that was what the Thompson Arena scoreboard looked like. Sophomore goalkeeper Kate Lane stopped all 11 shots she faced, and the … Read more

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Strange Bounces Help Rensselaer Past Sacred Heart

There was something fluky about Rensselaer’s game Saturday against Sacred Heart. Two of the goals the Engineers scored in their 3-0 victory over the Pioneers at Houston Field House weren’t conventional. One went off a helmet, the other off a Sacred Heart defender’s stick. Naturally, the Engineers weren’t complaining about the way they scored the … Read more

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Dartmouth Rallies Late, Stuns Cornell

Less than five minutes away from a textbook double-shutout weekend, one that would get it back to .500 at home and back in the mix for first place in the ECAC, Cornell was stunned by two goals in a 2:26 span as Dartmouth defeated the Big Red, 2-1, on Saturday night. For as much of … Read more

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Cornell Breaks Through, Blanks Vermont

Having just one win at Lynah Rink with one week left in January is not just unusual, it’s practically unprecedented. Considering the 6-1-1 record away from home, Cornell knew just a few adjustments could turn things around. It was back to basics for the Big Red on Friday, and as a result, they came away … Read more

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Huskies Win Offensive Battle

Let’s just say Friday wasn’t Troy Jutting’s day. Early in the afternoon, the Minnesota State-Mankato head coach took a puck to the head during his team’s pregame skate. Then, four stitches and a few hours later, he watched as his team sputtered though an 8-5 loss to St. Cloud State before a standing room only … Read more

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Bulldogs Keep on Rolling; Defeat Michigan Tech

Minnesota-Duluth won a seventh consecutive game Friday night by doing most everything right. In a grinding effort against Michigan Tech, the Bulldogs had more than twice as many shots on goal, blocked more than twice as many shots, and got another solid goaltending performance. That translated into a 3-1 WCHA victory before 4,667 at the … Read more

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Determined NMU Outlasts Notre Dame

To Northern Michigan, being the “hardest-working team in college hockey” means something. Friday night, the Wildcats showed a little of that determination and cashed in. With 44.9 seconds left in overtime, freshman Darin Olver scored his second goal of the night to seal the victory for Northern, 4-3, over Notre Dame at the Berry Events … Read more

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Union Ends Winless Streak In OT

The Union Dutchmen were 15.8 seconds away from not only having their winless streak extended to 13 games by Sacred Heart — they were about to become the first ECAC team to lose three times to an Atlantic Hockey team. But the Dutchmen found a way to prevent those things from happening Friday at Frank … Read more

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Michigan Moves Into Second In CCHA

Every hockey player and every hockey club eventually knows the sting of losing a game in which all the effort in the world can’t seem to overcome the breaks that go against you. The Broncos were stung on Friday night as Western Michigan fell 4-1 to the Michigan Wolverines before a capacity crowd at Lawson … Read more

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Mangos Scores Twice, Ferris Holds Off Findlay

For two periods, Findlay hung tough. Outshot, outchanced and dominated territorially by Ferris State, the Oilers fought the Bulldogs to a 2-2 draw through 40 minutes of play. But at 2:25 of the third period, Simon Mangos’ power-play goal — his second goal of the game — was just what the Bulldogs needed. Mangos took … Read more

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Saviano, UNH Pay Back Merrimack

Steve Saviano 4, Merrimack College 1. And that’s not even the half of it. Saviano, New Hampshire’s senior captain, equaled his career-high with four goals, assisted on another and, truth be told, probably should have scored a few more, as the No. 8 Wildcats let it be known they didn’t appreciate the five-goal beating the … Read more

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Eagles Weather Storm, Top Huskies

The battle between the penthouse and the doghouse in Hockey East looked more like the battle between the top two teams in the conference. For 40 minutes, at least. In the end, No. 2 Boston College used a three-goal third period to spark a comeback, as Ryan Shannon scored two goals and added an assist … Read more

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McKinnon’s Goal Breaks Deadlock as Colgate Wins

For the second straight year Colgate welcomed a Dartmouth team that bounced it from the playoffs the year before, but this time, it got some revenge. Friday night the Raiders upset the Big Green, 3-1, as Darryl McKinnon’s goal with less than two minutes remaining broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Raiders their third … Read more

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BC’s Ben Eaves to Miss Four to Six Weeks

Boston College senior forward and captain Ben Eaves is expected to be out four to six weeks with a fractured left kneecap. Ben Eaves will miss four to six weeks with a fractured kneecap. (Photo: Josh Gibney) Eaves suffered the injury in BC’s 4-0 win over Merrimack on Jan. 9. He has not played in … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: Jan. 22, 2004

Yale rallies after a tough start; North Country rivals face off; Cornell head coach Mike Schafer hears from the league; and the Big Red players join the fight against breast cancer. Juan Martinez reports.

Eagles stun Friars in OT

Just when it seemed both teams were happy to benefit from a tie, everything went awry. Only 53 seconds into overtime — and less than 10 seconds after a controversial too many men on the ice penalty to the Friars had expired — a redirected shot by Boston College’s Andrew Alberts shot found the space … Read more

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Schafer Suspended One Game

Cornell coach Mike Schafer has been suspended for one game by the ECAC for comments he made to the media after last Friday’s game against Rensselaer. He will sit out this Friday’s game against Vermont. Schafer Schafer took referee Joel Dupree to task in a profanity-laden outburst, upset about what he believed were hits from … Read more