Site AdministratorFor the better part of two periods, short-handed and beat-up Merrimack managed to keep up with a New Hampshire club that was due for a breakout game. But the odds — not to mention opposition’s talent — were definitely against the Warriors. Senior Colin Hemingway scored twice on the power play while one of senior … Read more
The Division I men’s ice hockey committee finally hammered out its new guidelines last week for seeding the NCAA tournament. This is the first season of the new four-region, 16-team format. The selection process, based on the system of comparisons (and summarized by USCHO’s PairWise Rankings) remains unchanged. The 16 teams, once selected, will be … Read more
North Country travel partners squared off in a game that would decide the final seedings for the play-in round of the SUNYAC playoffs. Visiting Potsdam could finish anywhere from third to fifth, while Plattsburgh was guaranteed home ice this weekend — it was just a matter of whether it would finish third or fourth. The … Read more
Is the time ripe for the ECAC’s 12 schools to form a hockey-only conference?
Elmira pulled off the double play, earning the No. 1 spot in both the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll as well as holding the top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s East Region Pairwise Rankings (PWR). Elmira was idle last week, but finishes out its regular season schedule with two games against Division I … Read more
With a win and a tie on the weekend, Harvard maintained its No. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. After a 3-3 tie on Valentine’s Day, the Crimson rebounded for a decisive 6-1 win against No. 6 St. Lawrence. Harvard is also No. 1 in the USCHO.com Parwise Rankings (PWR), a measure … Read more
With the top teams all struggling this weekend, Colorado College landed at No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll following a split with No. 14 St. Cloud State. The Tigers, which lead the WCHA and have an overall record of 23-4-5, are also first in the USCHO.com Pairwise Rankings (PWR), a computer model … Read more
St. Norbert was the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll for the fourth consecutive week. The Green Knights, along with No. 4 Wis.-River Falls and No. 5 Wis.-Superior, advanced to the NCHA semifinals, to be held in Green Bay after a week’s break. The three schools are No. 1, No. 2 … Read more
No. 9 Ferris State recorded its fifth-straight victory by defeating Western Michigan 5-3 to complete a sweep of the weekend series. Ferris sophomore forward Derek Nesbitt helped take advantage of WMU (13-16-1, 11-11-0 CCHA) defensive breakdowns by tallying two goals, including the game-winner, to extend his goal-scoring streak to three games. Nesbitt scored his 10th … Read more
Yale saw five different players score as the Bulldogs went on to defeat Rensselaer, 5-3. Each time the Engineers got close to the Bulldogs, the Bulldogs would pull away. With the victory, Yale improved to 16-9-0 overall and 12-6-0 in the ECAC. The Bulldogs remain in third place in the league standings with 24 points. … Read more
Maybe Air Force just needs to warm up longer before the game. One night after scoring four second-period goals, the Falcons netted three more in the middle frame on Saturday as Air Force completed the weekend sweep with a 6-2 victory versus Quinnipiac in front of 2,166 fans. Air Force, which entered the series winless … Read more
Seventh-ranked Wisconsin used a seven-goal second period, scoring more goals in 20 minutes than they had in any single game this season, to rout St. Cloud State 9-2 at the National Hockey Center. Although the game would eventually turn into a laugher for the Badgers, it didn’t start out that way. The Huskies appeared to … Read more
It may have taken five periods, but when Colorado College’s offense finally arrived at the National Hockey Center late Saturday night it made quite a scene. After falling behind 3-1 early in the third period, the Tigers erupted for four unanswered goals and avoided their first sweep of the season with a 5-3 win over … Read more
Notre Dame goaltender Morgan Cey continued his stellar play on the weekend as he stopped 30 of 32 shots to upend the Bowling Green Falcons, 3-2 at the BG Ice Arena. Notre Dame (11-13-6, 9-10-3 CCHA) halted its nine-game winless streak in style with a sweep of Bowling Green (7-19-2, 4-16-2 CCHA), its first since … Read more
Different location, different game, different result. After struggling to score goals against Michigan goaltender Al Montoya in a 3-1 loss on Friday in Ann Arbor, Michigan State beat Montoya four times in the rematch at Munn Arena on Saturday en route to a 5-3 win and a split of the weekend home-and-home series. Senior defenseman … Read more
After losing two straight games, both at Achilles Rink, Union had to wonder if it was starting another February fade like last year. The Dutchmen emphatically put an end to such thoughts Saturday against Princeton. Kris Goodjohn had two goals and two assists, and Nathan Gillies added two goals and an assist to lead the … Read more
With one of its star players on the sidelines and following a 7-1 rout one night earlier, No. 3 Minnesota was looking for some players to step to the forefront in its rematch with No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth at Mars-Lakeview Arena Saturday. The Gophers got goals from each of its three forward lines and a stellar … Read more
Senior defenseman Aaron MacKenzie scored with two seconds remaining to give the Denver Pioneers a 2-1 win over the North Dakota Fighting Sioux on Saturday at Magness Arena in WCHA play. The dramatic victory moves Denver into a sixth-place tie with St. Cloud State in the WCHA, while North Dakota falls to fourth place in … Read more
Brown overcame an early 2-0 hole by scoring five unanswered goals to top Colgate 5-2 at home. With the win, the Bears snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Red Raiders, dating back to February of 1998. The Brown offense came from the usual sources. Junior Brent Robinson had three assists. Linemate Les Haggett and … Read more
Brent Williams’ second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime lifted Iona to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Bentley as the Gaels salvaged a split of their weekend series with the Falcons. Williams intercepted goaltender Simon St. Pierre’s clearance pass along the right mid-boards. The Prince George, British Columbia native then skated in on … Read more