Niagara Splits Series With Western Michigan

Niagara forward Justin Cross came out from the wilderness of his sophomore season in time to give the Purple Eagles a much needed boost in their thrilling victory over Western Michigan by a 3-2 margin at Dwyer Arena. Felled by an early season virus, Cross had been a bystander at most Niagara games but was … Read more

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Sacred Heart Completes Sweep Of Army

For the Pioneers it was a case of better late than never this weekend against Army. Sacred Heart came into the series playing solid hockey, but did not have a single win to show for its efforts. After notching their first victory Friday, the Pioneers carried momentum into Saturday’s matchup with the Black Knights for … Read more

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UConn, AIC Battle To Draw

Connecticut scored the first goal and later came back from being down a goal to tie the score at the end of the second period, but neither team scored again as the Huskies finished in a 2-2 tie in overtime against American International. UConn freshman Bill Magnuson, the reigning Atlantic Hockey Association Rookie of the … Read more

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Goalies Star In Scoreless Draw

For Michigan Tech, it was the first time since 1968. For Minnesota State, it was history. Those two teams skated to a scoreless tie Friday night in a WCHA matchup in front of 3,599 at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. The Huskies (2-4-3 overall, 0-3-2 WCHA) hadn’t been in a scoreless game since March 8, … Read more

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Princeton Stuns Harvard With Four Goals In Third

Recent trends in this series of timeless Ivy League rivals suggested it wasn’t a surprise that Princeton beat Harvard Friday night. The way it happened, though, was historically shocking. The Crimson had a two-goal lead, not to mention the momentum, after killing a 5-on-3 power play six minutes into third period. But that was before … Read more

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Brown, Irish Shut Down Under-18ers

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got goals from Tom Galvin, Brett Lebda, Tim Wallace and Mike Walsh and freshman goaltender David Brown made 28 saves in a 4-0 exhibition win over the U.S. Under-18 squad. The Under-18 team, fresh off a silver medal at the Four Nations Cup in Switzerland, features the top under-18 prospects … Read more

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Danis, Brown Blank Listless Yale

Brown scored two goals per period and held Yale’s meager offense in check to cruise to 6-0 blowout in its home opener Friday night. Senior center Nick Ringstad led a balanced scoring attack with two goals, and Yann Danis quietly made 31 saves for his 10th career shutout, a Brown record. Brown’s crisp passing, conservative … Read more

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Deflected Goal Earns Union Tie With Dartmouth

Shoot the puck and something good might happen. Hockey coaches always preach that to their players, but sometimes, they’d rather make the pretty pass. Union defenseman Matt Vagvolgyi listened to his coach Nate Leaman’s advice. It paid off in the third period. Vagvolgyi’s right-point shot deflected off a Dartmouth defender and into the net for … Read more

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RedHawks Capitalize On Spartan Mistakes

In Friday’s first game of a weekend series between the Miami RedHawks and the Michigan State Spartans, sloppy play — especially neutral-zone passing — bad penalties, and unclean defensive play, ended up being the Spartans’ downfall, while on the other end of the ice the RedHawks were all too eager to capitalize on Spartan mistakes. … Read more

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Huskies ‘Coole’ Off Top-Ranked Sioux

The St. Cloud State Huskies kept their unbeaten streak alive Friday, stunning the No. 1 North Dakota Fighting Sioux 2-1 before 11,107 fans at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Junior wing Dave Iannazzo scored with 1:53 left in the game to break a 1-1 tie, propelling the eighth-ranked and WCHA-leading Huskies to an 8-0-1 record overall and … Read more

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Clarkson Settles For Hard-Fought Tie

Both teams had reasons to be pleased, but neither one was satisfied. And that’s probably a good thing. Cornell and Clarkson harkened back to rivalry days of old, battling to a hard-fought 2-2 tie at Cheel Arena on Friday night. Clarkson used an old-is-new, up-tempo, aggressive style to pressure Cornell all night, and made just … Read more

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Three Unanswered Goals Give LSSU Second Straight CCHA Win

Down 2-1 early in the second period, Lake Superior reeled off three unanswered goals to claim a 4-2 victory over visiting Bowling Green Friday night. LSSU took the early lead when Trent Campbell scored his third goal of the season at 6:27 of the first period. Bryan Dobek evened things up for Bowling Green at … Read more

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Badgers Turn Tables In Third, Rally For Draw With Gophers

For perhaps the first time this year, the Minnesota Golden Gophers resembled the back-to-back national champions that they are. But resurgent Wisconsin, led by an unusually outspoken captain, rallied to take one point in a 3-3 tie. Minnesota controlled most of the first two periods as its premier player stepped up, providing two goals. Unfortunately … Read more

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Mavericks Buck Wildcats With Late Puck Luck

Northern Michigan did everything right Friday. The Wildcats played the body well, generated shots, scored first and their goaltender, Craig Kowalski was solid. Still, the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks came away with a 2-1 win in front of 8,817 at Qwest Center Omaha. UNO got a third-period goal from freshman Brent Kisio, his first as a Maverick, … Read more

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Saints Overwhelm Raiders

Senior defenseman Ryan Glenn scored two goals and redshirt junior forward Jamie Parker had a goal and two assists to lead St. Lawrence to a 5-1 victory over Colgate Friday night. The Saints won their second straight as junior goaltender Mike McKenna took a shutout into the last 30 seconds before Colgate junior Dmitry Yashin … Read more

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Short Rest, No Problem: Eagles Get Tough To Top Minutemen

The Boston College Eagles rebounded from Wednesday’s tie with New Hampshire — in which the Wildcats came back from 2-0 to tie the game — to down the Massachusetts Minutemen at the Mullins Center, 4-1, in front of the largest crowd to watch a UMass hockey game in the school’s history. John Adams scored twice … Read more

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Road Warriors: Broncos Edge Purple Eagles Behind Strong Defense

Western Michigan, playing its fifth consecutive road game, garnered a hotly contested victory over homestanding Niagara by a 3-2 margin at Dwyer Arena Friday. The cornerstone of Western’s victory came from an opportunistic offense and the near-flawless positional play of sophomore goaltender Scott Foster. And while the Broncos never relinquished the lead during the game, … Read more

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Holy Cross Rallies Past Mercyhurst

Holy Cross scored the final four goals Friday night to defeat Mercyhurst 5-2 before more than 800 fans at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The win snapped a four-game winning streak for the Lakers, was the first victory ever for Holy Cross at the Ice Center, and was just the second Crusader win in 13 contests … Read more

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This Week in the ECAC: Nov. 13, 2003

An unbelievable scoring night, a sparkling debut and some career firsts have ECAC correspondent Juan Martinez thinking about eclipse lunacy. Also: Stan Moore can — and must — go home again, and Yale’s road doesn’t get any easier.

FARA Announces Opposition to D-III Scholarship Proposal

The NCAA Division III Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) has weighed in against the proposal that would eliminate the ability of Division III institutions that “play up” in a single Division I sport to grant athletic scholarships. The proposal is part of a sweeping Division III reform package that is in the finals legislative phase. … Read more