Site AdministratorSometimes there’s just no justice in hockey. A battered and worn-down Merrimack squad played its most inspired 60-plus minutes of an increasingly difficult season Friday night, throwing bodies around and shots on net at a frantic pace, only to have it all erased by a strange bounce of the puck in an even stranger overtime. … Read more
The Colgate Raiders survived their seemingly never-ending parade to the penalty box to outlast the visiting Rensselaer Engineers, 3-1, at Starr Rink Friday night. The undisciplined home team accumulated 19 penalties for a total of 46 minutes. Despite being provided with nine power plays, the Engineers (11-9-2, 6-4-1 ECAC) scraped together only one goal on … Read more
The fans in Thompson Arena had plenty of cause to get excited during Friday night’s game between Dartmouth and Clarkson. However, after the first period, most of the excitement was provided by the referees and the goalkeepers. In a game marked by 64 total saves and almost as many penalty minutes, Dartmouth and Clarkson ended … Read more
St. Lawrence recorded goals from four different players, including two from Kyle Rank, en route to a 5-3 victory over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday night. The win snapped the Saints’ winless drought away from Appleton Arena, stretching back to the season opener against Miami. Meanwhile, the Catamounts loss ends a streak of four home … Read more
In a tight defensive game dominated by stellar goaltending, a deflected puck made all the difference as Michigan State defeated Bowling Green, 1-0, at the BG Ice Arena. Spartan sophomore right winger Colton Fretter bounced a puck off a skate in front of the crease and found the five-hole of BG netminder Jordan Sigalet at … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth knew what it was facing Friday night at the DECC — the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s best defensive team. The Bulldogs remedied that situation by scoring four first-period goals on the way to a 4-3 win over Colorado College in a WCHA men’s game before a crowd of 4,338. The No. 2 offense in … Read more
The Union Dutchmen rediscovered some of the October and early November magic that helped them record the best start in their Division I hockey history. They were checking 10th-ranked Cornell hard Friday night. Scott Seney scored a goal for the first time in two months, and goalie Kris Mayotte frustrated the Big Red with his … Read more
After starting the season with a NCAA Championship hangover, the Minnesota Gophers seem to have things under control. The No. 7 Gophers defeated Minnesota State, 6-0, Friday night in front of 4,740 fans in a game filled with many scrums and hard hits. Minnesota has only lost once in its last 13 games. The Gophers … Read more
It is too bad they can’t hand out a Perani’s Cup three star selection to the puck. Strange bounces haunted both teams through the second and third periods. In the end, it was Greg Rallo who scored the game-winner at 8:42 off a feed from Carter Thompson to give Ferris State a 5-4 victory over … Read more
The field for the 2004 College Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to “college hockey’s finest citizen,” has been whittled to five finalists. This year’s finalists are: Dan Boeser — Wisconsin, Sr. Patrick Foley — New Hampshire, Sr. Chanda Gunn — Northeastern, Sr. Derek Nisula — Babson, Sr. Mark Persick — Canisius, Jr. Gunn and Foley … Read more
Monday’s vote on Prop 65 saves the day for three ECAC schools; Brown gets behind its goaltender as a Hobey Baker candidate; and Juan Martinez previews the upcoming weekend’s action.
North Dakota’s talent was in evidence in Helsinki: three Sioux — including tourney MVP Zach Parise — helped the U.S. go gold.
Michigan goaltender Al Montoya and North Dakota forward Drew Stafford may have taken more than just a gold medal away from last week’s World Junior Championships. Each of them, the top ranked goaltender and forward/defenseman, respectively, in the just-released NHL Central Scouting Service (CSS) mid-term rankings, may have punched their tickets to NHL stardom that … Read more
The Ohio State women’s team will remain a member of the WCHA and not join College Hockey America for the 2004-05 season. Ohio State is a charter member of the WCHA’s women’s league, founded in 1999. The Buckeyes previously accepted an offer to join the CHA after the current season. With Findlay deciding to drop … Read more
Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. … but what’s up with Union?
Union president Roger Hull offered his reasons for voting against the amendment to Proposal 65 at the NCAA Convention on Monday. The amendment, which permanently grandfathers eight “play-up” Division III schools so they can continue to offer athletic scholarships in their Division I sports, passed by a wide margin. The proposal affects St. Lawrence, Clarkson, … Read more
Joe Bertagna looks back at the holidays, and a letter you don’t want to get.
In the third annual “Battle for the Riverstone,” New Hampshire goalkeeper Mike Ayers was a stone wall, and that left Dartmouth up a river. The senior from Hingham, Mass., stopped all 30 shots he faced, and captain Steve Saviano notched a hat trick to lead the Wildcats to a 5-0 victory over their in-state rivals … Read more
Twenty-eight years in the making, Team USA finally won the gold medal at the World Juniors, on a path paved by others.
After months of handwringing and lobbying, 12 athletic programs at eight schools, including four in men’s ice hockey, received grandfather protection Monday, allowing them to continue granting athletic scholarships. The vote on the amendment to Proposal 65 was passed at the NCAA Convention in Nashville, 296-107. Proposal 65 itself, which prevents any future schools from … Read more