Site AdministratorCory McLean scored two goals, goaltender Morgan Cey made 29 saves in his first start of the season, and Aaron Gill had a goal and two assists as Notre Dame downed Nebraska-Omaha, 5-3, at the Joyce Center on Thursday night. The win gives the Irish a three-game winning streak and improves them to 4-2-0 overall … Read more
Mercyhurst opened Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) play Thursday, October 30, with a 4-1 win at Canisius. The win was the 280th in the Mercyhurst coaching career of head coach Rick Gotkin, placing him just six shy of becoming the all-time leader in coaching victories in the history of the college. The victory improved the Lakers’ … Read more
Harvard looks to reverse recent history in its traditional opener against Brown; Union stays unbeaten; and three teams head West for road series against WCHA opponents. Juan Martinez rounds up happenings in the ECAC.
Colgate’s season took an early twist, when coach Don Vaughan stepped aside, temporarily, and the team found out that scholarships were coming.
Elmira and Manhattanville, No. 1 and 2 in the USCHO Division III Women’s Poll this week, were picked by ECAC East and West coaches to capture their respective league titles this winter. Last season, Elmira won the NCAA Division III title with a 5-1 win over Manhattanville in the championship game. It was the second … Read more
Will Yost fans say c-ya to ‘c-ya’? … That and other musings.
USA Hockey named 16 players to the preliminary roster for the 2004 United States National Junior Team, which will compete at the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2003-Jan. 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland. The 10-nation tournament features the world’s top ice hockey players under 20 years … Read more
Brown kicked off its season with a 4-0 win over Quebec Trois-Rivieres. Brown’s five freshmen were particularly impressive and took part in three of the four goals. The Bears started a bit sluggish but responded quickly to play an overall not so sloppy exhibition game at home versus last season’s Canadian national champion. “At times … Read more
After being asked seemingly ad nauseam whether they could score without Chris Higgins, the Yale Bulldogs answered the question in a convincing manner with an 8-3 victory in an exhibition contest versus Guelph at Ingalls Rink. It did take the Bulldogs 22:35 to crack the scoreboard and despite outshooting Guelph 25-1 in the first period, … Read more
Union goaltender Kris Mayotte stopped 35 shots in keeping his team unbeaten on the season as the Dutchmen (4-0-1, 0-0-0 ECAC) and the Bowling Green Falcons (1-4-1, 1-4-0 CCHA) skated to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. “I’m not happy about the tie,” said Union coach Nate Leaman, “but I’m happy with the way we … Read more
St. Cloud State might need to bring a set of keys next time against Michigan Tech, so that when they get a chance to put ’em away, they can lock the door. Because, as SCSU has proven through the first two weekends of the season, there is no letting up with Jamie Russell’s team. Michigan … Read more
Five different players scored goals as Air Force beat American International, 5-1, in a nonconference Saturday night at the Academy’s Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force won its third straight game and improved to 4-2 overall. The winning streak ties as the longest since the end of the 2001-02 season. American International fell to 0-6 on … Read more
Junior center Derek Damon scored a pair of power-play goals and fifth-ranked Maine had four special-teams goals in a 7-2 victory at St. Lawrence Saturday night. Maine, which dominated the third period of Friday’s series-opening 3-2 win, picked up right where it left off to start the Saturday rematch. The Black Bears scored three times … Read more
Ben Walter picked up the game-tying goal and an assist as Mass.-Lowell tied Canisius 2-2 in the final game of the Xerox Punch Imlach College Hockey Showcase at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. “It was a game that I thought we deserved better from,” said River Hawk head coach Blaise MacDonald. “We deserved the … Read more
Rensselaer scored two goals in each of the three periods and got 12 saves from Nathan Marsters to defeat Army, 6-0, in a nonleague game before a crowd of 4,117 at the Houston Field House. The Engineers opened the scoring when freshman Tommy Green tallied his first career goal on a two-on-one with sophomore Chris … Read more
Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves has been searching for that line since the start of the season — that one line that goes out and plays with intensity that sets fire to the whole team. Saturday, he found that line and it came up big. Rene Bourque, Ryan MacMurchy and Andrew Joudrey accounted for all … Read more
Saturday night’s game between Western Michigan and Michigan State was one of those games that only one team deserved to win. Michigan State dominated play on both ends of the ice in a 7-3 rout of the Broncos at Lawson Arena. The Spartans worked quickly to silence the Bronco faithful and as the third period … Read more
Never mind who wasn’t dressed for the New Hampshire Wildcats. You still have to play the game. Niagara shocked the nation’s number-one team with a stirring performance at the HSBC Arena, handing UNH its first loss of the season by a 5-2 margin. The Purple Eagles put on a relentless two-way display of hockey, and … Read more
The J. Thom Lawler Arena era at Merrimack is still waiting for its first goal. Warriors goaltender Casey Guenther and Providence netminder David Cacciola tried their best to show each other up for 65 minutes Saturday night in a back-and-forth, 0-0 overtime tie. The scoreless duel was the first collegiate shutout for both goalies as … Read more
Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. Eastern time, Niagara’s women’s hockey team will take to the ice against a team of Niagara alumni in a fundraiser for former Purple Eagle Jennifer Goulet, who has been diagnosed with throat cancer. A goal of raising $1,500 has been set by the 2003-04 team, to assist in covering the … Read more