Site AdministratorGiving away a 7-1 lead was a gift not even Santa Claus could match. Yet Denver (11-6-3, 5-6-3 WCHA) did just that as Minnesota State won 8-7 despite a six-goal deficit and a third-string goalie in net. MSU (4-9-3, 3-7-2 WCHA) allowed six goals in the first and was trailing by six halfway through the … Read more
One tournament is already over, as Minnesota continued its roll to capture the Mariucci — er, Dodge Holiday Classic. Nine others still remain, with seven starting Saturday and two on Sunday. The annual batch of Holiday tournaments adds to the festive nature of the season, and is a great boon for college hockey junkies, especially … Read more
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Dec. 20-21 New Hampshire vs. Miami, 4:05 CT Saturday Princeton at Minnesota, 7:05 CT Saturday New Hampshire/Miami vs. Princeton, 4:05 CT Sunday New Hampshire/Miami vs. Minnesota, 7:05 CT Sunday Television: Fox Sports Minnesota (DirecTV Ch. 641). Derek Edwardson, the nation’s leading scorer, brings first-place Miami to Minneapolis. No. 13 Miami (10-6-2) Players … Read more
After taking a crosscheck to the head in the third period, Minnesota State’s David Backes almost couldn’t finish the game. Fortunately for the Mavericks, he did. Backes tallied with 1.1 seconds on the clock in the third as the Mavericks rallied to tie the No. 5 Denver Pioneers (11-5-3, 5-5-3 WCHA) in front of 3,190. … Read more
The University of Vermont has written a letter of inquiry to Hockey East, looking to gain membership into the conference for men’s and women’s hockey. Vermont has been a member of the ECAC since upgrading the program to Division I almost 30 years ago. No timeline or format for discussions has been announced. Hockey East … Read more
The Division III ECAC East will add Castleton State (Vt.) to the league, beginning in 2004-05. The league is home to defending NCAA Division III champion Norwich. “We are delighted to be part of the ECAC East hockey,” said Dave Wolk, president of Castleton State College. “Castleton is proud of all of our new and … Read more
Wednesday night at Munn Ice Arena, the U.S. National Under-18 Team showed Michigan State why the majority of its roster is on their way to the college level, despite losing an exhibition contest, 2-1. Six minutes after the Spartans took a 1-0 lead on a power play, the U.S. National Team scored a power-play goal … Read more
Former Denver all-American and NHL defenseman Keith Magnuson was killed Monday on a highway outside of Toronto in a three-car accident. Driving the car was former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Rob Ramage, who was charged Tuesday with with impaired driving causing death. Keith Magnuson, who led Denver to back-to-back national championships, was killed Monday in … Read more
Maine goalie Jimmy Howard and Harvard defenseman Dylan Reese will miss the upcoming World Junior tournament because of injury, as will Dustin Brown, a first-round draft pick last June from Ithaca, N.Y., who now plays for the Los Angeles Kings. Brown’s spot was filled by North Dakota forward Drew Stafford. Michigan defenseman Matt Hunwick will … Read more
Miami, and its captain, Derek Edwardson, find themselves in a strange place, and they like it.
Seniors Chris Welch and Joe Tallari each scored two goals for Niagara as the Purple Eagles climbed over a seemingly-insurmountable five-goal deficit to defeat UMass-Lowell 6-5 Sunday evening in front of 1,465 shocked fans at the Tsongas Arena. “It’s a pretty good feeling we have right now,” said Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder. “We were … Read more
After enduring the longest winless streak to open a season in school history, the Northeastern Huskies seem to have figured out a recipe for success: get a shutout from junior Keni Gibson and pot a few goals in the process. NU won its second game in a row Saturday night, an impressive 4-0 romp over … Read more
In a fast and physical game during which the action on the ice was occasionally overshadowed by questionable officiating, the Harvard Crimson (6-5-1) defeated the Massachusetts Minutemen (9-4-3) by a score of 5-3. Harvard was playing its second consecutive game against a Top 10 opponent after dropping a 3-2 decision to Boston College on Wednesday, … Read more
Junior wing Stace Page snapped a 2-2 tie with his first goal in 18 games, and St. Lawrence added two late third-period goals en route a 5-2 win over Mercyhurst Saturday night. The Saints, now 6-10-3, conclude pre-Christmas play with a three-game win streak, while Mercyhurst drops to 6-6-1 on the year. “The final score … Read more
Merrimack not only exorcised a slew of demons Saturday night, the Warriors did it away from home and in convincing fashion, for good measure. The Warriors, who came into the Whittemore Center on the short end of an 0-26-3 record in their last 29 contests against New Hampshire, used special teams to their advantage in … Read more
Entering a weekend series with sixth-ranked St. Cloud State, there was little doubt that the Denver Pioneers were looking for a push to get them back into the WCHA race. Fortunately for them, they brought a slingshot along. Connor James scored early in the third, and the Pioneers held on the rest of the way … Read more
It was a scene unlike any other Friday night, yet nobody could see it. In the strangest hockey scene that most could recall, the lights at the Kohl Center went out with 5:08 left in the third period. Power remained out and the game between Wisconsin and Minnesota State was postponed, to be finished Saturday … Read more
Michigan Tech had it out for Northern Michigan. After a hard-fought battle that ended in a 3-3 tie in Houghton Friday night, the Huskies had nothing to lose against the rival Wildcats — nothing, that is, except for the Ramada Cup. Northern Michigan (8-7-1, 6-6-0 CCHA) stuck it to Michigan Tech (3-9-4, 1-7-2 WCHA) and … Read more
Saturday night, the Wisconsin Badgers took four points from Minnesota State, extending their unbeaten streak to a school record-tying 14 games with a 3-2 win. That result followed the completion of Friday night’s suspended game, a 4-1 Badger victory. Despite the unusual circumstances, it was the same old story for Badger goalie Bernd Bruckler, who … Read more
Dartmouth thought it had done it again. The Big Green had four ties in its first nine games to go along with four wins and a loss, and on Saturday Dartmouth nearly skated away with another. It would have, in fact, if not for a controversial man-in-the-crease call with one second left on the board. … Read more