Site AdministratorHarvard couldn’t have picked a better way to go into the Beanpot. After a 19-day exam break, the Crimson never trailed in Friday night’s 3-1 win over Brown before 2,230 at Bright Hockey Center, but had to battle the Bears to the wire, only coming up for air after Tom Cavanagh’s empty-netter with 37 seconds … Read more
Ohio State’s Dave Steckel blasted a loose rebound past Notre Dame goaltender Morgan Cey to knot the score at 3-3 with less than five seconds left in regulation Friday. The two teams played a scoreless overtime for the final verdict. After roaring back from a 2-0 deficit to score three second-period goals, Notre Dame was … Read more
Forget Michigan-Michigan State; there’s a new top rivalry in the CCHA. Ferris State and Michigan and their high-powered offenses delivered Friday night. It was wild. It was outrageous. It had everything a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup could deliver — high-speed action, intense hitting, lots of scoring — even some trash talk between Michigan … Read more
In search of a new home for five months, the 2004 Women’s Frozen Four will be played in Providence, R.I, March 26 and 28. Originally, the ECAC and Yale won the bid to host it in the New Haven Coliseum, but the Coliseum closed its doors last August. The ECAC and Yale remain as the … Read more
Union survived a wild four-goal third period to defeat Clarkson in front of 2,814 at Cheel Arena Friday night. The Dutchmen won their fourth in a row with three of those coming on the road, and moved into a tie for third place in the ECAC with Yale. “A lot of people have done a … Read more
Despite the absence of junior captain and leading scorer Joe Tallari, and senior defenseman Andrew Nahirniak, Niagara tied its third conference game Friday evening at the Great Lakes Sports Arena, 2-2. Goaltender Rob Bonk was the story of the night, making a total of 46 saves to earn his first his tie of the year … Read more
Iona was in seventh heaven as Brent Williams, Mark Hallam and Jamie Carroll each scored their seventh goals of the season in the third period of the Gaels’ 3-0 victory over American International on Friday. Freshman Ian Vigier stopped 23 shots to earn his first collegiate shutout. “I was real happy with our effort right … Read more
Bowling Green registered 24 shots on goal Friday night, but needed just one to topple Nebraska-Omaha. Alex Rogosheske scored on the Falcons’ first shot on goal and goaltender Jordan Sigalet stopped all 31 Maverick shots as the Falcons rolled on to a 5-0 win at the Civic Auditorium. “Our first shot on goal happened to … Read more
The Saturday, March 1, men’s ice hockey game between Quinnipiac and Connecticut will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City at noon. The contest is the final in the “Heroes Hat” series between Quinnipiac and Connecticut. Quinnipiac established the award last year to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, … Read more
Coming into Friday’s game against Providence, Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder made it known that any players on his team who wanted to look ahead to the Beanpot would win a seat in the stands for Monday. Stressing energy, tenacity, and hard work, the Huskies cruised past the Friars by a 3-1 score at Schneider Arena. … Read more
If you’re waiting for Minnesota State’s late-game dazzle to end, you may be waiting a long time. The Mavericks (11-7-9 overall, 9-5-7 WCHA), like they’ve done numerous times this year, rallied from a late deficit and defeated Minnesota-Duluth 5-3. MSU scored three goals in the last 3:05 of play to defeat the Bulldogs (11-10-4 overall, … Read more
Evan Wax recorded two goals and two assists, including one of three Yale power-play tallies as the Bulldogs defeated the Vermont Catamounts, 6-2, before a sellout crowd of 3,486 at Ingalls Rink. John Longo was credited with both Vermont scores. Ryan Steeves added a goal and two assists, and Jeff Dwyer assisted on three tallies … Read more
Minnesota peppered Alaska-Anchorage with 50 shots Friday night en route to a 4-0 blanking of the struggling Seawolves. Seawolf netminder Chris King was sensational in the loss, turning away a seemingly endless stream of Gopher odd-man rushes and point-blank attempts. Minnesota coach Don Lucia praised King for his 46-save outing. “Any time a goalie stops … Read more
Badgers overcome early struggles to rout Mavericks A ping-pong goal gave Minnesota State (7-15-3 overall, 2-12-3 WCHA) a second-period lead but seemed to snap No. 7 Wisconsin out of its lethargy as the Badgers (13-6-5, 6-5-4) answered with six straight goals to cruise to a 6-1 win at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. “It was … Read more
Colorado College may have the nation’s best power play, but on Friday, the Tigers relied on their five-on-five play to stage an improbable comeback. Four even-strength tallies and an empty-netter in the final two periods helped No. 3 Colorado College rally from a three-goal deficit and pull out a 5-3 victory over top-ranked North Dakota … Read more
After generating only a sparse few scoring chances throughout the third period and overtime, Colgate took advantage of a late rush when sophomore Adam Mitchell picked up a rebound and fired it past Cornell goalie David LeNeveu and into the back of the net to give the Raiders an unlikely victory over the visiting Big … Read more
With the ECAC playoffs coming into view up ahead, Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser stop to answer the tough questions, including the shape of the standings, the league’s NCAA hopes, and Joe Millionaire.
Bemidji State, fighting for a Final Five berth, has a big hump to get over in Minnesota, but Craig Roberts notes that the Mavericks have a little history on their side. Also: the Badgers welcome back one of their own, and Mankato hosts a potential goaltenders’ duel.
The Stretch Run Begins Okay, it’s go time. From here out, it’s CHA schools playing each other, jockeying for position in Kearney. Only two schools have no shot at a first-round bye: Findlay and Air Force should plan on playing on Friday at the tournament. The other four teams all have their chances, which is … Read more
Joe Bertagna is back, with a call to arms for creative fans everywhere, and in search of, as always, great arena food.