Site AdministratorAlaska-Anchorage and Wisconsin skated to a 1-1 overtime tie Saturday night. After their 2-2 tie Friday night both teams leave the weekend with two points and extended streaks. For the Seawolves, winless in the last 19 collegiate games, this marks their team record seventh tie of the season and their fourth in the last five … Read more
On a night where Northern Michigan and Michigan were upset, the same bug would not bite the Bulldogs. Trailing 3-1 in the third period, Ferris State came back to tie the Irish, 4-4, in Big Rapids. “Unlike last night, the game was a lot slower tonight,” Ferris State coach Bob Daniels said. “Both teams are … Read more
Nobody thought Western Michigan had the resolve to recover from a two-goal deficit with 17 minutes remaining. Brandon Rogers’ power-play tally at 3:02 of the third period to put Michigan up 3-1 seemed to be the insurance marker. The Wolverines (15-6-1, 9-4-1 CCHA) offense kept the puck away from the Broncos all night, outshooting WMU … Read more
St. Cloud State built an early lead only to see Denver rally to tie, but Mike Doyle tallied the key goal for the Huskies in a 5-4 win over the Pioneers. Trailing 3-1, the Pioneers capitalized twice on a five-minute power play in the second period to tie the game. Then, Doyle scored shorthanded two … Read more
Clarkson freshman goaltender Dustin Traylen stopped 17 shots and earned his first career collegiate shutout, a 1-0 decision over Vermont in front of 2,886 at Clarkson’s Cheel Arena. Randy Jones’ goal at 2:27 of the third period was enough as Traylen stopped seven shots in the third period to lead the Golden Knights to victory. … Read more
Because of its exam period, Harvard won’t play again until Jan. 31. That could be a good thing for the Crimson. It might take it until then to forget about what happened Saturday before a sleepy matinee crowd of 2,104 at Bright Hockey Center. “Gives you something to think about, doesn’t it?” asked Harvard coach … Read more
Matt Craig’s hat trick paced Quinnipiac to a 7-4 victory over Iona at the Northford Ice Pavilion as the Bobcats finished off their sweep of the home-and-home series with the Gaels. Unlike Friday night’s game that featured playoff-like hockey, Saturday night’s matchup seemed more like a group of guys getting together to play pond hockey. … Read more
It seemed so similar to the ending of a Mighty Duck movie, you almost had to check for a Disney copyright. On the contrary, Shane Joseph’s penalty shot goal in overtime was anything but a Hollywood script. The junior capped a wild comeback for Minnesota State (9-7-6, 7-5-4 WCHA) as the team rallied for a … Read more
Junior forward Roger Leonard notched a pair of goals and Jordan Sigalet made 26 saves as the Bowling Green Falcons completed their first sweep of an opponent in two seasons by downing Northern Michigan, 5-3 at the BG Ice Arena. “I’m extremely pleased with our team,” said BG coach Scott Paluch. “Tonight’s game was similar … Read more
Seeing his team struggle to a .500 record entering this weekend’s series with Alaska-Fairbanks made Michigan State head coach Rick Comley a little more tired than usual. “I wake up and my eyes hurt,” the Spartans first-year head coach said. “I’m trying so hard to sleep.” Rest should come a little easier this week for … Read more
On Saturday night, Providence attempted a feat that would make the Friars the envy of the nation — being able to boast that they knocked off Maine, BU, and New Hampshire in the same week. A combination of Providence (11-8-1, 5-7-1 HEA) penalty minutes and a superb effort from UNH (14-4-2, 8-2-1 HEA) special teams … Read more
One of the youngest teams in college hockey relied on its two seniors to pick up its first two-game sweep of the season. Senior Chris Sebastian had a goal and two assists and classmate Bernie Sigrist scored once and set up the game-winner as the Purple Eagles edged Air Force, 3-2, in front of 1,493 … Read more
For two periods Massachusetts played like it couldn’t handle the burden of its first-ever national ranking, and Merrimack took advantage of the apparent letdown by taking a 3-1 lead in the third period. But the Minutemen abruptly found their legs and unleashed an offensive onslaught that ended in a 4-3 win. UMass’ Greg Mauldin netted … Read more
Goaltender Jordan Sigalet made 34 of 36 saves and survived a flurry of Northern Michigan shots in the last minute of the game as his Bowling Green Falcons dumped the Wildcats, 3-2, at the BG Ice Arena. “This was a tremendous hockey game,” said BG coach Scott Paluch. “I loved the tempo of this game. … Read more
The game was intense from start to finish. The chances each team had were numerous, but Ferris State buried more of its opportunities, and Simon Mangos and Chris Kunitz each had two goals in a 6-3 victory over Notre Dame in Big Rapids. “It was a hard fought game with a lot of chances on … Read more
Union captain Nathan Gillies couldn’t deliver on his guarantee of a victory over Capital Region-rival Rensselaer on Friday. Gillies wasn’t totally embarrassed. The Dutchmen didn’t lose. In a very entertaining game, the Dutchmen and the Engineers skated to a 3-3 ECAC tie before a standing-room only crowd at Achilles Rink. Although the attendance was announced … Read more
When we last left Quinnipiac and Iona, the two rivals played over 86 minutes of intense playoff hockey before Chris White’s goal in double overtime eliminated the Gaels from the MAAC quarterfinals on March 9, 2002. It should come as no surprise to see the two teams head to overtime in their first meeting of … Read more
For Niagara fans, it’s too bad the Purple Eagles can’t play all their games against Air Force. Niagara scored four times in the first 13:18 and posted its third victory over the Falcons this season, cruising to a 6-1 win before 1,282 fans at the Cadet Ice Arena on Friday. The victory, Niagara’s second in … Read more
Miami ended a four-game drought in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association on Friday night against Nebraska-Omaha when senior goalie David Burleigh posted a 3-0 shutout over the visiting Mavericks. Burleigh stopped 28 Nebraska-Omaha shots en route to his school-record ninth shutout, and three different RedHawks scored goals in the victory, as Miami improved to 8-6-1 … Read more
Sophomore wing Tim Plant scored his first career hat trick, the third goal into an empty net, to lead Vermont to a 4-1 victory at St. Lawrence on Friday night. Vermont snapped a six-game winless streak at St. Lawrence’s Appleton Arena and improved to 6-9-3 overall (3-5-0 ECAC). The injury-plagued Saints fell to 4-13-3 overall … Read more