Site AdministratorNo. 4 Wisconsin came into the weekend looking to gain some momentum heading into the toughest stretch of their schedule. After a 3-1 loss at the hands of Notre Dame Sunday night, they are left wondering what happened to the chances and goals that had been there in previous weeks. “I thought we worked really … Read more
Minnesota’s special teams powered them to a series sweep over Minnesota State. Thomas Vanek led the Gophers with a hat trick and two assists. Keith Ballard, Danny Irmen and Grant Potulny each had three points, and Kellen Briggs stopped 22 shots in the 10-3 win. The No. 7 Gophers (13-8-3, 8-7-1 WCHA) were 3-for-7 on … Read more
Home, sweet home. Jamie Holden stopped 36 shots and a four-game losing streak for Quinnipiac with a 4-1 win over Holy Cross. The Bobcats were unbeaten in their last 12 games at the Northford Ice Pavilion, and first place Holy Cross became the latest victim of Bobcat country. The Crusaders got on the board first … Read more
Top-ranked North Dakota used three power-play goals and Jordan Parise stopped all 30 Michigan Tech shots as the Fighting Sioux gained a 4-0 WCHA victory the Huskies Saturday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. “I was pleased with our effort tonight,” said Tech coach Jamie Russell. “We had our chances, but didn’t capitalize. I … Read more
Colgate rode the back of its goaltender all the way to its first weekend sweep of the season, as the Raiders finished off the Union Dutchmen 4-1 at Starr Rink on Saturday. Raider netminder Steve Silverthorn fended off 29 shots and allowed only one goal for the second straight night, impressing opposing head coach Nate … Read more
If it was not amazing enough that Notre Dame was ready to play Saturday night, it played their way to 2-2 draw against the fourth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers in front of more than 14,000 fans. Due to inclement weather and icy roads, Notre Dame’s bus trip, usually about four hours long, ended up taking about nine … Read more
Michigan State Spartan head coach Rick Comley talked about the few differences between a third-place CCHA team and a 12th place CCHA team last night. Tonight, the Falcons proved Comley’s comments correct as they handed first-place Michigan State a 3-2 loss at the BG Ice Arena. For the Spartans, it is their sixth consecutive split … Read more
It’s no secret that Yale has been led by its top line of late, but never before had the trio of Joe Zappala, Jeff Hristovski and Ryan Steeves dominated the scoreboard quite like this. Each of the three players on the first line earned four points on the night, with Zappala contributing a hat trick … Read more
Sophomore Brooks Turnquist scored two goals and freshman Peter Foster posted his first career shutout as Air Force blanked Army, 3-0, in a non-conference game Saturday night, Jan. 17, at Tate Rink in West Point, N.Y. The win ended Army’s three-game winning streak over the Falcons. The win was also head coach Frank Serratore’s 100th … Read more
Dartmouth freshman Dan Shribman certainly made his first collegiate goal count. The rookie forward from Swampscott, Mass., scored midway through the third period to break a 3-3 tie and lift the Big Green to a 5-3 victory over St. Lawrence at Thompson Arena. “That was a good time to get it,” Shribman said of his … Read more
When things got tough for Mercyhurst against Atlantic Hockey foe American International on Saturday, David Borrelli got even tougher. After Mercyhurst surrendered another lead of two or more goals for the fourth consecutive game, Borrelli scored twice in the game’s final six minutes to spark the Lakers to a harrowing 4-3 victory over the Yellow … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has found out the last two weekends how to impress the PairWise Rankings, which mimic the NCAA hockey selection process. Beating other teams under consideration carries considerable weight with the computer. When the Bulldogs swept a series at Denver they moved to No. 8. After Friday’s home victory over Colorado College, they jumped to … Read more
Cornell has been a dominant defensive force the past couple of seasons. The Big Red play an aggressive defense, and are particularly adept at blocking shots and closing off the shooting and passing lanes. Saturday night at Lynah Rink, Rensselaer defeated 10th-ranked Cornell at its own game. The Engineers were the ones frustrating the Big … Read more
Western Michigan followed their first conference road win with their first road sweep to vault to a tie for second in the standings and with more than half the season behind then, Nebraska-Omaha finds itself in a place its never been — last place. After a 3-2 loss to Western Michigan Saturday at Qwest Center … Read more
The players weren’t wearing boxing gloves in place of their hockey gloves, although you may not have known it for a while. Marvin Degon fired a slap shot past Maine goaltender Jimmy Howard at 8:56 of the first period for the only goal as Massachusetts upset Maine 1-0 in a physical, sometimes dirty, game at … Read more
Special teams was the key in the game tonight as Matt Davis’ deflection past Mike Brown in the second period was the game-winner as Miami earned a split with Ferris State by a 4-2 score. The score left Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels wondering about the officiating. “I really can’t put my finger on … Read more
Clarkson’s Brodie Rutherglen scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Golden Knights the win, 3-2 over Vermont in front of 3780 at Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday. Clarkson improves to 10-8-5 and 5-4-2 in ECAC play, while Vermont, the hard-luck losers, fell to 3-15-3 overall and 1-9-0 in the conference. “We play 58 minutes of … Read more
Last weekend, Western Michigan claimed a sweep over Alaska-Fairbanks with two third-period comeback wins. Friday at Qwest Center Omaha, the Broncos didn’t need to come back, but they did have to fight off Nebraska-Omaha in the third to claim a 5-4 CCHA win. UNO had come from behind to tie the game twice. The Mavericks … Read more
Army opened up a four-goal lead and then stood strong in the face of an Air Force comeback bid to take the first game of a two-game nonconference weekend series at Tate Rink, 4-3. It marked the third straight victory in the overall series for the Black Knights and extended their unbeaten streak to four … Read more
Sloppy, sluggish, barely-escape-with-your-life one-goal wins have become a way of life for Mercyhurst lately. Such was the case again Friday, when the Lakers, currently riding in second-place in the Atlantic Hockey Association, squeaked past eighth-place American International 4-3 at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in a game where they nearly let yet another sizable lead slip … Read more