Cahoon Signs Contract Extension

Massachusetts coach Don Cahoon has signed a four-year contract extension that takes him through the 2007-08 season. Cahoon, in his fourth season, has led the Minutemen to its best start since the program’s resurrection in 1993, and has his team currently ranked No. 9 in the latest USCHO.com poll. Don Cahoon has the Minutemen ranked … Read more

Battle Epic: Eagles, Wildcats Tie

If a tie is like kissing your sister, then this draw featured two perfect 10s. A showcase matchup of two national powers did not disappoint a crowd of 10,104 at the Verizon Wireless Arena, and when the final buzzer sounded, No. 2 New Hampshire clawed back from a 2-0 third-period deficit to tie No. 3 … Read more

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CSTV Unveils 2nd Half Schedule

College Sports Television (CSTV), home of the first-ever college hockey national game of the week package, has unveiled its second half Friday Night Hockey schedule. It includes the first-ever live national telecast of the women’s NCAA Frozen Four, as well as the CHA and ECAC men’s tournament championships games. CSTV currently reaches 15 million households, … Read more

Hynes Leaves Wisconsin for USNTDP

John Hynes has been named U.S. National Development Coach with the organization’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Ann Arbor, Mich. Hynes will oversee the NTDP along with fellow U.S. National Development Coach David Quinn (Ann Arbor, Mich.) while serving as head coach of the U.S. National Under-18 Team for the remainder of this season. … Read more

Niagara Downs Wayne State On Late Goal

There’s an old cliché that says someone was just “in the right place at the right time.” Nick Kormanyos proved that theory Saturday night by breaking a 3-3 tie and leading his Niagara Purple Eagles past Wayne State at the Taylor SportsPlex. His game-winner was setup by Chris Welch, who found a wide-open Kormanyos parked … Read more

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Three-Goal Third Lifts RedHawks Past Chargers

In only its second series at Goggin Ice Arena this season, Miami evened its record at .500 by sweeping visiting Alabama-Huntsville thanks to a 5-2 win on Saturday night. The RedHawks netted three goals in the third period for the second straight night as they controlled most of the game, outshooting the Chargers, 44-16. The … Read more

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Holden Stops 41 As Bobcats Upend Pioneers

Jamie Holden made 41 saves for Quinnipiac to lead the Bobcats past Sacred Heart 4-2 in Atlantic Hockey action Saturday night at the Northford Ice Pavilion. The Bobcats got on the board first when Chris White scored with 1:34 left in the first period. Tim Morrison kept the puck in at the right point, and … Read more

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Coole, Huskies Finish Road Sweep Of Bulldogs

The victorious homecoming tour of St. Cloud goaltender Adam Coole continued as the St. Cloud State Huskies downed the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, 5-3, to gain a weekend sweep and take hold of first place in the WCHA. The Huskies won the series by keeping the Bulldogs off balance with aggressive team defense and, especially on Saturday, … Read more

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Clarkson Rolls to First ECAC Win

Union didn’t work as hard against Clarkson on Saturday like it did Friday against St. Lawrence. That prevented the Dutchmen from sweeping the North Country trip for the second straight year. The Dutchmen managed just 20 shots on goal and got only one power-play attempt in their 4-1 ECAC loss to the Golden Knights at … Read more

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Unlikely Pair Sparks Sioux Sweep Of Gophers

When the North Dakota Fighting Sioux say they don’t need their top line to score goals to win games, they probably aren’t thinking that defensemen Matt Jones and Matt Greene will pick up the slack. But in UND’s 5-3 win over Minnesota, the stay-at-home defensive pair combined for three goals to help the Sioux complete … Read more

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Meech Nets Winner As Brown Keeps Vermont Winless

Brown salvaged a weekend split with a 3-1 road win, its fifth in a row over Vermont. It was a tight game all along, and in the end the difference was junior Mike Meech’s game-winning goal, which came 7:01 into the third. It may already sound like a broken record, but Yann Danis was great … Read more

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Leonard Nets Hatter To Lead Air Force

Senior Spanky Leonard scored a hat trick to lead Air Force to a 4-3 win over Bentley in a nonconference game Saturday. The Falcons improved to 6-4 overall and earned their first road sweep since Army in 2001-02. Bentley fell to 1-5-1 overall. Air Force has beaten Bentley three times this season by a combined … Read more

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Hansen Caps Furious Rally As Lakers Stun Huskies

With his team trailing Atlantic Hockey Association foe Connecticut 4-2 headed into the third period, Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin’s message to his players was simple: do you want to win, or do you want to lose? The Lakers answered with a resounding yes — they wanted to win. Very badly. Particularly center Rich Hansen, who … Read more

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Back-And-Forth Content Ends In Tie For Harvard, Dartmouth

Saturday evening a battle between two of the top teams in the ECAC was waged, and the highly entertaining result was a 2-2 tie between Harvard and host Dartmouth at Thompson Arena. The Crimson spent the early part of the first frame shorthanded, allowing an extra-man tally to Dartmouth sophomore Hugh Jessiman at the 4:40 … Read more

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Tambellini’s Goal in 3rd Lifts Wolverines

After Michigan defeated Ferris State 3-2 on Saturday night, both teams walked away from the weekend series with one victory. Yet both apparently have the same task ahead of them. Michigan coach Red Berenson and Ferris State coach Bob Daniels each said his team has some “soul searching” to do. The Bulldogs, CCHA champs last … Read more

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Minutemen Complete Home-And-Home Sweep Of Warriors

Two Minutemen had multi-goal games and Stephen Werner scored the game-winner at 17:09 of the second period to lead Massachusetts (7-1-0, 4-1-0 Hockey East) past Merrimack 5-3 at the Mullins Center. It was the second straight win over the Warriors (2-6-1, 1-4-1 HEA) for the Minutemen, who shut Merrimack out at the Lawler Arena Friday … Read more

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Notre Dame Battles Back For Draw At Michigan State

Saturday’s 3-3 tie between the Michigan State Spartans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish could have gone either way, with one bounce making the difference in the game. Or, in this case, one disallowed goal. Late in the third period, Irish forward Rob Globke grabbed a puck at center ice on a turnover, speeding in … Read more

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Zappala, Modelski Lead Yale Past Colgate

In a gloomy press conference following Friday night’s 6-2 loss to Cornell, Yale head coach Tim Taylor described a team still searching for some kind of spark to ignite its play in tough situations. Saturday, Yale found not one, but two. Joe Zappala’s score with just 20.4 seconds to play in overtime gave Yale the … Read more

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King For A Day

For Chris King and his Alaska-Anchorage teammates, it hadn’t happened in a year and a half. But thanks to King’s 40 saves and a 2-1 win over Minnesota State, UAA (4-4-0 overall, 1-3-0 WCHA) finally picked up its first WCHA win since Feb. 23, 2002 against Colorado College. “Because we won some games earlier this … Read more

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