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Sophomore Ben Walter picked up his first career hat trick, scoring the first three goals of the game for UMass-Lowell as the River Hawks rolled past Niagara 6-1 Friday evening in the first game of the Xerox Punch Imlach College Hockey Showcase at HSBC Arena. “I’m very happy about tonight,” said Walter. “It was the … Read more

Army junior Chad Mayfield scored his fourth goal of the season to break a 1-1 tie with 2:11 left in the third period, and the Black Knights added an empty-netter with 30 seconds left to upend Bentley 3-1 in Atlantic Hockey action Friday night. The Black Knights defeated Bentley for the first time since November … Read more

Senior goaltender Craig Kowalski made 55 saves Friday, but that wasn’t enough to keep Northern Michigan from recording the loss. Michigan blanked the Wildcats 2-0. While Kowalski couldn’t keep the Wolverines from lighting the lamp, he did frustrate at least one of them. Junior Milan Gajic scored in the third period, and he might have … Read more

One shouldn’t read too much into an exhibition game, but after Harvard’s 8-0 snowing of Guelph on Friday before a friends-and-family Bright Hockey Center crowd, this much could be said without fear of overstatement: Harvard can skate. And Harvard can score. With last year’s prized pivots, Dominic Moore and Brett Nowak, taking their turns in … Read more

Friday night’s game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Western Michigan Broncos was one of those that should have ended in a tie. Both teams deserved to win, playing the entire game with red-hot intensity and the skills to match — goaltenders at the top of their game, and key players making key plays … Read more

Air Force senior Spanky Leonard scored two goals to lift Air Force to a 5-1 win over American International in a nonconference game Friday at the Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force won its second straight game and improved to 3-2 overall this season. AIC fell to 0-5. AIC lit the lamp early after a Falcon … Read more

Union (4-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) won its fourth consecutive game, the longest season-opening winning streak in program history, as the Dutchmen downed the Bowling Green Falcons (1-4-0, 1-3-0 CCHA), 3-1 on Friday night. “It was a gutsy effort by our guys tonight,” said first-year Union coach Nate Leaman. “We got up 3-0 and maybe sat back … Read more

Much had been written about New Hampshire coach Dick Umile’s decision to suspend eight of his players prior to the Punch Imlach Classic, but the loudest statement of the night came from the play of Sean Collins, Jacob McFlickier and Steve Saviano. UNH’s top line factored in seven of the Wildcats’ eight goals, and the … Read more

Shiny new uniforms and a season-high crowd of more than 1,300 fans at the John Glas Fieldhouse had Bemidji State energized in the early moments Friday against Minnesota State. But a Maverick power-play goal just 3:36 into the game ended that momentum, and from there Minnesota State took a three-goal lead en route to a … Read more

Chris Capraro is developing a penchant for heroics. For the second straight game, the Massachusetts sophomore scored the winning goal. This time, however, it came with a little more weight, as his tally midway through the third period edged Holy Cross 2-1 at the Mullins Center. The Crusaders put up quite a fight, holding an … Read more

Merrimack coach Chris Serino met one-on-one with every player on his roster this week. After a pair of troublesome losses, he wanted to make sure a message was delivered loud and clear. “You play stupid, you’re going to sit,” Serino told his reeling club. “I’m not going to coach with my heart instead of my … Read more

With its back against the wall so early in the season, Wisconsin looked to its captains to help pull out of its current funk. They came through Friday night, as Rene Bourque, Andy Wozniewski and Dan Boeser tallied both UW goals — including a combined effort on Wozniewski’s overtime winner — and a total of … Read more

Too little, too late for Providence College worked just fine for Boston University. The eighth-ranked Terriers scored four straight goals, three of them in the second period, to take a big lead over the Friars before holding on for dear life in a 6-4 win. It was the Hockey East opener for both squads in … Read more

Junior right wing Scott Polaski scored with 2:07 left to play in the third period to cap off a three-goal comeback for 10th-ranked Colorado College as the visiting Tigers defeated Clarkson, 3-2, before 2,475 fans in non-conference action at Cheel Arena Friday night. Colorado College overcame a 2-0 deficit midway through the second period to … Read more

Jamie Russell might not make it a month with a full head of hair if things keep going this way for his Michigan Tech hockey team. For the third time in as many games, Tech found itself in overtime. And for the second consecutive game, it needed a last-minute goal from Colin Murphy to get … Read more

Friday night, Connecticut junior forward Beau McLaughin equaled his goal total from all of last season, scoring twice in the Huskies’ 4-1 win over homestanding Alabama-Huntsville. Charger assistant Lance West was clear in pre-game interviews: the weakness of the Chargers was going to be with their young defense, where only juniors Doug Watkins and Ryan … Read more

Freshman Keith Johnson capped a Maine comeback with his first collegiate goal with 4:57 to play, lifting the fifth-ranked Black Bears to a 3-2 victory over St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena Friday night. Maine (4-0-0) trailed 2-1 heading into the third period, but dominated the Saints with a 15-5 edge in shots on goal and … Read more