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The problems that bit Ferris State on Friday disappeared on Saturday. Goaltender Mike Brown stopped 21 of 23 shots in route to a 5-2 victory over Western Michigan at Ewigleben Ice Arena. “I felt we played a good game yesterday but we made some key mistakes,” Ferris State coach Bob Daniels said. “Tonight we played … Read more

If St. Cloud State’s exhibition opener Saturday night at the National Hockey Center serves as a sign of things to come, then maybe the Huskies won’t have as much of a problem scoring goals as prognosticators have predicted. It did take a few shifts to find their skates again, but once they got going, that … Read more

Junior forward Chad Fifield scored two goals and assisted on three others to lead Army to a 9-2 romp over visiting Ryerson in a game that saw eight Black Knights register multiple points. The win, in front of 1,353 fans at Tate Rink, completed a weekend sweep of the Canadian school and improved Army to … Read more

Junior Jon Foster scored one goal and added two assists to lead the Denver Pioneers to a 6-2 win over the U.S. National Under-18 Team in exhibition action Friday at Magness Arena. Six different Pioneers scored as Denver overcame a 2-0 deficit early in the first period to get the win. After Brandon Scero’s second … Read more

Three Bemidji State skaters had three or more points, leading the Beavers to a dominant 7-1 victory over the Concordia (Que.) Stingers in exhibition play Friday at the John Glas Fieldhouse. Bemidji State dominated all facets of the game, outshooting Concordia 50-17, converting on two of six power-play chances and holding the Stingers scoreless on … Read more

The University of Minnesota scored an average of 4.2 goals per game during their 2002-03 national championship run. Friday night, they got none. Jimmy Howard led the University of Maine to a 4-0 shutout of the Golden Gophers, making 25 saves to open the Maverick Stampede, the first regular-season game at the brand-new Qwest Center … Read more

Junior forward Chris Garceau registered a goal and an assist, and Army’s defense gave goalie Brad Roberts a relatively easy night as the Black Knights downed visiting Ryerson, 3-1, Friday night in front of 1,412 fans at Tate Rink. Army (1-0-0) dominated the first two periods of play and held a 40-16 advantage in shots … Read more

Quinnipiac, winner of five of seven Q-Cup tournaments and the last three in a row, came from behind Friday night to get a shot at a sixth title. Ty Deinema provided a dramatic ending to a long night at the Northford Ice Pavilion, scoring the game winning goal 1:25 into overtime to lift Quinnipiac past … Read more

Shane Saum scored two goals to lead Air Force past Bentley, 4-2, in the first round of the Quinnipiac Cup Friday. “[Bentley] never quit; they come hard and they are well-coached. We just got a few more chances in the second half of the game, and we were able to get a couple,” said Air … Read more

Five third-period goals led Miami to an electrifying 8-3 victory over Michigan on Friday night at Goggin Ice Arena. Senior forward Derek Edwardson lit up the Wolverines with a hat trick and two assists for a career night of five points, while helping the RedHawks to their first win over Michigan since 1997-98. The game … Read more

St. Lawrence senior center Rich Peverley scored his second goal of the game just as a power play expired with 5:25 to go in regulation to lift SLU to a 4-4 tie with Wayne State Friday night. The Saints jumped out to an early lead on sophomore T.J. Trevleyan’s power-play goal 4:22 into the game, … Read more

Friday night, Western Michigan opened its 31st varsity season with a 4-2 victory over defending CCHA champion Ferris State before a sellout crowd of 3,870 at Lawson Arena. The Bulldogs, who entered the game ranked eighth in the USCHO.com poll, fell victim to a lackluster power play and an inability to control the puck through … Read more

While most people were still locating their seats at Qwest Center Omaha, there were two goals on the board in the first minute of the second game of the Maverick Stampede. What began as a shootout ended wildly as Wisconsin’s Dan Boeser scored in overtime to win 4-3 and advance to the tournament’s championship Saturday … Read more

Sixty-five minutes just wasn’t enough to decide a winner between the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs and the Boston College Eagles in Friday night’s Ice Breaker Invitational. From the first drop of the puck to the final buzzer, the game was back-and-forth, up and down, and just about everything in between. Everything, that is, except an official win … Read more

In the second game of the Ice Breaker Invitational, the Findlay Oilers clashed with the host Michigan State Spartans. They were underdogs, to say the least — picked to finish low in the preseason polls in a conference fighting for respect — in a tournament with three established teams, all ranked nationally. The Oilers’ mentality … Read more

Friday, the Colorado College Tigers kicked off their season at home against the Thunderbirds of the University of British Columbia, overcoming youth and unorthodox goaltending in the opponents’ net to take a 3-0 exhibition win. The T-Birds, having lost five straight games, came out hard in search of their first win of the season, but … Read more

Although failing to meet the targeted 8,000 in attendance Massachusetts had hoped for, the Minutemen managed to prevail in the inaugural game of their 2003-04 season, beating Connecticut 6-3. Tim Vitek’s goal at 3:17 of the second period solidified the Minutemen’s victory. Although their play was less than spectacular and attendance didn’t hit the “Operation … Read more