Site AdministratorMinnesota State’s scoring is becoming all too predictable … for the most part. The Mavericks (3-4-2 WCHA, 4-6-3 overall) received goals from their three leading goal-scorers as they beat Alaska-Anchorage (0-8-3 WCHA, 1-10-4 overall) by a score of 5-1 at home in a WCHA matchup. Grant Stevenson, Shane Joseph, and Cole Bassett, who are one, … Read more
After giving up the first goal, Augsburg scored four unanswered for a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in the first round of the fifth annual Radisson North Classic at the Air Force Academy’s Cadet Ice Arena. Augsburg improved to 7-3 overall while MSOE fell to 0-7-2. MSOE struck first when James … Read more
The border war between No. 10 Minnesota and Wisconsin continued Friday night as the Golden Gophers used a strong second period and defensive discipline to overcome the Badgers 3-0. Low score notwithstanding, this game met all the criteria for one of the most bitter and storied rivalries in college sports. Each team exhibited passion and … Read more
Freshman Elias Godoy scored his second goal of the season to break a 2-2 tie at 4:30 and lift Mass.-Lowell over St. Lawrence 3-2 at Tsongas Arena. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for UML, while St. Lawrence has dropped the past seven contests. “We’ve certainly played a lot of games this season that … Read more
Air Force came into Friday night’s game looking to take out its frustrations. Wisconsin-Stout proved to be the perfect opponent. The Falcons, blanked by identical 7-0 scores against Denver and Colorado College last weekend, reversed the role against the Division-III Blue Devils on Friday, posting a 6-2 win to advance to the finals of the … Read more
Four third-period goals powered Iona past Fairfield 4-1 in a hard-fought game at the Wonderland of Ice on Friday night. The Gaels are now 14-1-0 against Fairfield since the start of MAAC play — including victories in their last six games against the Stags. The term “hard-fought” is a literal description of a game that … Read more
With the end of the calendar year in sight, Craig Roberts recaps the inaugural half-season of the CHA women’s league. What is the outlook for 2002 Frozen Four participant Niagara, or for vexing Mercyhurst?
The goalie situation in the CHA comes under examination, not to mention a note on the departed (for juniors), and predictions for upcoming games. USCHO.com’s Geof F. Morris is under the weather — find out why.
After neither team managed to gain an advantage through two periods, Colgate defenseman Joey Mormina buried the only goal of the third period past Niagara’s Jeff VanNynatten to lead the Raiders to a 2-1 victory Thursday night. Colgate netminder David Cann stopped 25 shots en route to his second win on the year. His key … Read more
As the calendar year winds to a close in the WCHA Women’s League, Craig Roberts offers insight on the league’s seven teams, plus the usual roundup and “House”hold Hints.
Now that convicted Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci began his prison sentence today, Blake Stewart has taken his place on the Rhode Island most wanted list. The Merrimack freshman continued his mastery of Providence last night in the season-series finale, scoring both the Warriors’ goals, including the game-winner 2:09 into overtime, for a thrilling come-from-behind 2-1 … Read more
Colorado College sniper Peter Sejna of Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia and Maine netminder Jim Howard of Ogdensburg, N.Y. earned the inaugural Commissioners’ Choice awards as Division I men’s college hockey’s top player and top rookie for the month of November the Ice Hockey Collegiate Commissioners’ Association (IHCCA) announced today. A 5-11, 198-pound junior, Sejna has been … Read more
Repeat selection Chris Higgins of Yale leads a list of 22 players picked for the U.S. National Junior Team, which will compete in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Nova Scotia, Canada, Dec. 26-Jan. 5. Of the 22 players, 17 play for U.S. colleges. Last year, Higgins — then a freshman — … Read more
For the second time in four days, the two SUNYAC North Country rivals, Plattsburgh and Potsdam, squared off, though unlike last Friday in the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout, this game counted in the league standings. And unlike that first meeting, where Potsdam advanced with a shootout after the game ended in a tie, Plattsburgh left … Read more
In its final game of the calendar year, Quinnipiac needed several key saves from sophomore goaltender Jamie Holden to hang on for a 2-1 win over Bentley College on Tuesday night at Ryan Arena. The Bobcats snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory and improved to 10-4-1, 8-1-1 in the MAAC. Bentley fell to … Read more
While Minnesota-Duluth got two huge wins against traditional rival Minnesota this weekend, the big winner was Harvard, which climbed to No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Crimson captured ten of the fifteen first-place votes after a 3-2 win over No. 8 Brown, and ascended to the top with the win, … Read more
Things tightened up quite a bit in this week’s USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll, although in the end, Elmira still captured the No. 1 spot as it has all season long. Elmira is 1-2-1 in its last four games, although two of those games — both losses — were to a Division I team, Wayne … Read more
Capitalizing on a wild weekend among the top teams, North Dakota used a 6-6 tie and a 5-4 win over Minnesota State to improve to 12-1-1 and capture first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. North Dakota moved up when last week’s No. 1 team, Boston College, lost to unranked Dartmouth on … Read more
Norwich won two games at the Primelink Great Northern Shootout, which featured a remarkable field with the Cadets being joined by No. 7 Middlebury, No. 8 Plattsburgh and No. 10 Potsdam. With a 5-4 win over Middlebury Friday and a 5-2 win over Potsdam, Norwich took the title and, in the process, narrowly edged out … Read more
For 32 years, Bob Olson was behind the mic for Michigan Tech, but he influenced the whole sport.