Site AdministratorAlready a force, Brown gets even better with the return of Les Haggett; Dartmouth raises sibling-smooching to an art form; Colgate’s new scholarship policy pays immediate dividends; and the Battle for the North Country starts Saturday, says Juan Martinez.
College Sports Television (CSTV), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Official College Sports Network (OCSN) from Student Advantage, Inc. The OCSN network is billed as the largest network of college sports news and information in any medium, attracting 7.5 million unique users and more than 167 million combined page views in October. OCSN … Read more
Merrimack sophomore forward Matt Johnson suffered a broken jaw in a 6-1 loss at No. 10 Boston University on Nov. 15 and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Johnson had surgery to set the jaw at a Boston hospital and was released. He will have to avoid contact for three to four … Read more
Union captain Glenn Sanders suffered a lacerated spleen in the Dutchmen’s 1-1 tie with Dartmouth on Nov. 14 and had surgery the next day to remove the spleen. As a result, Sanders, a senior forward, could miss the rest of the season, although one doctor’s prognosis had him missing only six to eight weeks. “He … Read more
A $2.5 million donation to the college’s athletics program has preserved men’s hockey at Skidmore. A group of alumni, parents and friends launched a fundraising effort in September after the college announced that budget constraints would force the elimination of men’s hockey after the 2003-04 season, and the use of the those resources for other … Read more
Matt Hendricks contemplated all summer whether to return for his senior year for SCSU, before deciding he would.
Brent Shepheard opened a three-goal first period at 8:37 with an unassisted tally for Maine and the Black Bears never looked back, as they downed Massachusetts-Lowell, 4-0 in front of 5,410 at Alfond Arena in an afternoon Hockey East game. “Maine came out all charged up, and they played well in the first period,” commented … Read more
Sophomore left wing Jon Smyth recorded a career-high four goals and to lead Colgate to a 6-1 victory over Clarkson before 2,609 fans at Cheel Arena Saturday night. The Raiders, who snapped an eight-game winless stretch (0-7-1) against the Golden Knights, improved their record to 4-3-1 overall and to 2-2 in the ECAC. Clarkson drops … Read more
New Vermont hockey coach Kevin Sneddon received a rude welcome Saturday from the Union power-play unit in his return to the place he called home for 10 years. The Dutchmen took advantage of undisciplined penalties by the Catamounts to score three power-play goals, including two by Jason Visser, and cruise to a 5-1 ECAC victory … Read more
Holy Cross completed a weekend sweep of Mercyhurst with a 6-5 win in overtime Saturday night before over 800 fans at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The Crusaders improved to 6-3-1 overall and to 6-0-1 in the Atlantic Hockey Association. The Lakers dropped to 4-3-0 and 3-2-0 respectively. Mercyhurst was forced to play catch-up most of … Read more
Northern Michigan is no longer 0-fer on the road. With outstanding contributions from two of the team’s three seniors, the young Wildcats scrapped out a split with Nebraska-Omaha Saturday night, winning a 4-2 series finale at the Qwest Center. It was Northern Michigan’s first road win of the season. “I think this was important, we … Read more
Bowling Green ended its weekend series at Lake Superior on Saturday with a scoreless tie at Taffy Abel Arena. Junior Jordan Sigalet recorded his second career shutout by stopping 36 Laker shots on goal. The Falcons held a 12-9 shot advantage in the first period, but LSSU held a 36-30 advantage for the game. BGSU … Read more
The night after being upset 2-1 by No. 8 St. Cloud State, top-ranked North Dakota returned the favor by ending the Huskies’ undefeated streak with a 2-1 victory. SCSU coach Craig Dahl rested red-hot goalie Adam Coole, who was nursing a pulled groin muscle, in favor of sophomore Jason Montgomery. UND coach Dean Blais stuck … Read more
Saturday night’s contest between Minnesota and Wisconsin was nearly an exact replica of the game they played on Friday. The only difference was that one team skated off a winner. Minnesota outshot the Badgers, but once again squandered away a two-goal lead. Star player Thomas Vanek scored two goals again, but it was the outstanding … Read more
Two unassisted shorthanded goals by junior Beau McLaughin helped Connecticut take an insurmountable lead over American International College in a game that ended 7-4 in favor of the Huskies. Freshman Scott McDougall also tallied two goals for UConn, scoring the first and second of the game to get the Huskies off to a strong start. … Read more
Cornell sophomore wing Cam Abbott won a race to a long lead pass with 5:20 to play in the second period and scored his second goal of the season to lift the Big Red to a 2-1 win over St. Lawrence on Saturday night. In a tight-checking affair, scoring opportunities at even strength were hard … Read more
Friday night, Yale lost to Brown, 6-0. Harvard, likewise, crumbled in the third period, falling 4-2 against Princeton. Both teams entered Saturday’s old Ivy rivalry with something to prove, but it was the Crimson that made the game a statement, defeating Yale 4-1. From the opening whistle, this Crimson team contrasted strongly with the listless … Read more
The hockey game Saturday night between the Michigan State Spartans and the Miami Redhawks was more of the game everyone expected than the game on Friday night. It became the game of dueling goaltenders everyone wanted, with Redhawks freshman goalie Steve Hartley stepping between the pipes, while Spartan freshman netminder Dominic Vicari was in net … Read more
Junior forward Justin Carre tallied two third-period goals as Canisius battled back from a 3-1 deficit to earn a 3-3 draw with Bentley in Atlantic Hockey action Saturday afternoon at the John A. Ryan Arena. Bentley built a 3-1 advantage in the final frame when freshman Kyle Larman netted his first collegiate goal with a … Read more
Brent Robinson and Brian Ihnacak each scored two goals to help Brown breeze to its third straight win, 5-1 over Princeton. Brown’s offense looked great for the second night in a row and made star goaltender Yann Danis’ job a little easier for a change. Danis had to make just 20 saves because the Brown … Read more