Site AdministratorNotre Dame got goals from Brett Lebda, Cory McLean and Mike Walsh and goaltender Morgan Cey made 10 saves in the third period to lead the Fighting Irish to a 3-2 win over Lake Superior State Friday night at the Joyce Center. The win gives the Irish three consecutive wins for the second time this … Read more
Bowling Green rebounded from an early two-goal deficit to take a 3-2 lead, but couldn’t hold off Western Michigan as the two teams played to a 3-3 tie. BGSU senior right wing Tyler Knight tallied two goals, including what seemed to be the game winner, to put the Falcons up 3-2, but WMU junior captain … Read more
It’s a shame they can’t all be this good. In a game with a playoff-type atmosphere and the second-best attendance ever for a Minnesota State home contest, the Mavericks defeated the North Dakota Fighting Sioux 2-1 in front of 5,112 fans. The win extended MSU’s (15-7-9, 13-5-7 WCHA) nation-best unbeaten streak to 16 games, breaking … Read more
Joe Tallari has scored a lot for Niagara. But for now, his 23rd goal of the season is the biggest. That’s because goal No. 23 enabled the Purple Eagles to secure win No. 1 against College Hockey America power Wayne State. Tallari snapped a quick shot off a faceoff past Warriors goalie David Guerrera at … Read more
Wisconsin and No. 14 St. Cloud State skated to a 2-2 tie on a night when each team played without one of its best. The Huskies entered Friday’s contest without top goal-scorer Ryan Malone, who is recovering from a knee injury. Alex Leavitt, the sophomore assist leader for UW, was also absent in the wake … Read more
With a crucial game tied 1-1 midway through the second period, Colgate’s Scooter Smith struck twice for the Raiders to ignite his team en route to a 5-1 victory over Union on Friday. The Dutchmen are now 1-16 at Starr Rink. Colgate’s leading scorer fired his 18th goal of the season past the left pad … Read more
Junior center Rich Peverley scored two goals and had three assists and freshman linemate John Zeiler had a goal and four assists as St. Lawrence rolled to a 9-4 victory over Princeton Friday night. The Saints, now 9-18-4 overall and 6-11-2 in the ECAC, kept hopes for home ice in the first round of the … Read more
Mercyhurst scored four third-period goals, three of them in eight minutes, to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 6-3 victory over Iona. The win guarantees the Lakers will host a MAAC quarterfinal game. “When you get a game winner in a game like this, considering how big is, it definitely feels good,” said sophomore David … Read more
Senior captain Ed McGrane scored the eventual game-tying goal at 14:53 of the third period, along with adding an assist as the UMass-Lowell tied No. 4 New Hampshire 4-4 Friday evening in front of 5,254 fans at the Tsongas Arena. “Clearly a very good point for our team,” said UML head coach Blaise MacDonald. “I … Read more
Yale dominated from the opening faceoff to the final whistle to hand Clarkson its fourth straight defeat by the score of 3-1, in front of 2,495 at Clarkson’s Cheel Arena. The win solidifies Yale’s hopes for a first-round bye in the ECAC playoffs, while the loss nearly guarantees the Golden Knights their first losing season … Read more
Tom Cavanagh scored two unanswered goals to keep Dartmouth at a stiff-arm’s distance on Friday night, helping his Harvard Crimson escape Thompson Arena with a 4-1 win. Harvard stormed out of the gates as though still trying to come back from the three-goal deficit it failed to make up in its previous game against Cornell. … Read more
Brown goaltender Yann Danis broke the school record for shutouts in a season with his fourth, Friday at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Danis blanked Vermont for the second time this year, turning away 30 shots in a 3-0 victory. On November 8, Danis beat the Catamounts 5-0 with a 29-save performance at Meehan Auditorium. Brown’s Chris Legg … Read more
Fredonia goaltender Will Hamele has been named 2002-2003 SUNYAC player of the year and Oswego’s George Roll coach of the year. Hamele helped lead the Blue Devils to a 10-4 conference record in his senior season, which earned Fredonia the second seed in this year’s conference tournament. He ranks third among conference goaltenders with a … Read more
Holy Cross was looking for revenge against the second-place team in the MAAC after dropping a 6-1 decision to the Quinnipiac Bobcats in the opening of its 2002-2003 campaign. Although it looked grim for the Crusaders after the first period when they fell behind 3-0, Holy Cross capitalized on a four-goal second period to go … Read more
Disciplinary action shakes up the Findlay lineup; UAH makes a statement against Wayne State; and Geof F. Morris takes a shot at the CHA’s final standings.
Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves was reprimanded by the school for physical contact against one of his players, two newspapers have reported. It’s been reported Eaves had a run-in with Badgers sophomore forward Alex Leavitt, a 19-year-old from Edmonton, Alberta, at the team’s hotel after a loss at North Dakota on Nov. 23. In Thursday’s editions … Read more
Jockeying for position at the WCHA Final Five is almost complete, but off the ice, Craig Roberts notes that the league has some disciplinary problems to work out.
With two weeks left in the ever-turbulent ECAC regular season, Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy brave the waters to provide their year-end awards, as well as a look at the various teams’ stretch runs.
Minnesota coach Don Lucia will earn one of the five highest salaries among college hockey coaches under a contract extension that carries through 2009, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported. Lucia, who coached the Gophers to the national title in 2002, will make a base salary of $150,000 this season and earn more each subsequent … Read more
USA Hockey has announced that it is accepting applications for the fifth annual Brian Fishman Internship, to be awarded to an outstanding college graduate who is pursuing a career in athletic media relations. The internship is named in honor of the late Brian Fishman, who served as the Manager, Communications and Marketing for the USA … Read more