Questions of Ethics
In his second column for USCHO, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna explores the difference between “cheating” and “gamesmanship.”
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This Week in the CHA: Nov. 14, 2002
Upset City, Here We Come! First, one must ask the questions: were last weekend’s defeats of Michigan State by Niagara on Friday night and Ferris State by Wayne State on Saturday night truly upsets? Stalwart fans of the CHA would probably say no, but given the league’s nonconference record this season, one would have to … Read more
This Week in the CHA Women’s League: Nov. 14, 2002
The CHA continues to fight for national respect, with No. 10 Mercyhurst leading the charge. With an up-and-down nonconference record so far, Craig Roberts says the league has an uphill battle.
Boston College Debuts At No. 1 With A Bang
Having been named the No. 1 team in the country just 24 hours earlier, some were worried about the way a young Boston College team would respond to wearing the target for a No. 11 Providence squad that garnered a first-place vote. Any of those doubts were silenced as the Eagles, led by its top … Read more
A Prior Engagement
Chances are, if you’ve been to an amateur hockey game in New England, you’ve heard the voice of Jim Prior.
Elmira Captures First Place in Women’s DIII Poll
Elmira captured all twelve first-place votes in the Division III Women’s Poll for the first time this season. The Soaring Eagles was idle this week, as was No. 2 Manhattanville. The highlight of last weekend’s action was a pair of games between No. 4 Wis.-Stevens point and No. 8 Gustavus Adolphus. After a 5-0 Pointer … Read more
Harvard Makes Noise In Women’s Poll
Here comes Harvard! The Crimson got the 2002-2003 season underway in grand style, outscoring opponents 22-2 in two weekend wins. And while one opponent was Vermont, in the ECAC cellar so far this season, the other was No. 4 Dartmouth, which the Crimson handily defeated by a 9-2 margin. Harvard was happy to have last-year … Read more
BC Gets Nod, Tops Poll
Boston College, with an undefeated 6-0-1 record, captured the top spot with 29 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Eagles played just one game this week, a 7-0 thrashing of Merrimack on Thursday night. BC is one of just three teams without a loss this season, but the other two, … Read more
DIII Men’s Poll Shows St. Norbert on Top
The 2002-2003 season continued its topsy turvy tribulations, as St. Norbert, with a perfect 7-0-0 record, topped this week’s USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll by the narrowest of margins: a single point. St. Norbert has handled threats from ranked opponents each of the last two weekends, earning one-goal victories against No. 6 Wis.-Superior and No. … Read more
Harvard Bombards Vermont
Ignited for the first time in a 5-2 win against Dartmouth Friday night, the Harvard Crimson offense showed no signs of cooling off Saturday, peppering Vermont (2-4-2, 0-2-0 ECAC) and goalie Travis Russell with 56 shots en route to a 4-2 win. Harvard (2-1-0, 2-1-0) won its second straight game, sweeping its first home series. … Read more
Gopher Offense Overpowers Mavericks
The Minnesota Gophers got timely power-play goals and held off Minnesota State to win 7-4 Saturday night. Minnesota (2-1-1 WCHA, 5-2-2 overall) was led offensively by Paul Martin and Troy Riddle. Martin scored two goals and added three assists, while Riddle tallied two goals and two assists. Sophomore goaltender Justin Johnson remained undefeated for UM … Read more
Nanooks Back On Track With Road Sweep Of Mavericks
In a perfect world for Alaska-Fairbanks coach Guy Gadowsky, his team would play Nebraska-Omaha every game all season. With a 3-2 win Saturday, the Nanooks are now 6-0-3 against the Mavericks in their last nine meetings, with the last seven ending in ties or one-goal decisions. “We’re just lucky. All the games have been so … Read more
North Dakota Rallies To Split With St. Cloud State
A little more than four minutes into the third period Saturday night at the National Hockey Center, North Dakota’s Tyler Palmiscno was cutting across the St. Cloud State blue line carrying the puck between his legs. He dropped his head for a brief second to find the puck and smack. Mr. Palmiscno, meet Jonathan Lehun. … Read more
Sigalet Saves Point For Bowling Green
Sophomore backup goalie Jordan Sigalet stopped 48 shots as the Bowling Green Falcons and the Michigan Wolverines skated to a 1-1 tie Saturday night at the BG Ice Arena. “The team played unreal tonight,” said Sigalet. “This was like a playoff game. This could be a big turning point for us.” Both teams played an … Read more
AIC Overcomes Iona, Ends Futility Streak
Freshman defenseman Preston Cicchine’s goal at 11:41 of the third period proved to be the game-winner in American International’s 2-1 victory over Iona. The loss snapped Iona’s 11-game winning streak against the Yellow Jackets. “It’s funny. I didn’t know it was 11, but I knew it had been a lot. I like the way they … Read more
BU Gets By Merrimack
Going into Saturday, Steve Greeley had only played in two of Boston University’s seven games. Now it might be a little while before he’s wearing street clothes at game time again. Greeley’s first goal of the season — just his fourth in 52 collegiate games and the first he has scored against a team other … Read more
Friars Avenge First Loss Of Season
The Providence Friars rebounded from their first dose of defeat in strong fashion on Saturday evening, besting Northeastern by a 4-3 score in front of 2,574 at Schneider Arena. Providence (8-1-0, 3-1-0 HEA) tallied two power-play goals less than three minutes apart in the last frame en route to victory. Peter Zingoni slammed a rebound … Read more
Union, Clarkson Battle To Draw
It turned out to be a good weekend for both Clarkson and Union — for completely different reasons. The Dutchmen, looking to forget about last week’s embarrassing loss to Holy Cross, skated to a 2-2 ECAC tie at Achilles Rink on Saturday against the Golden Knights, who have been trying to forget about the situation … Read more
Brown Continues Strong Start
The surprising Brown Bears proved they can pull out the close games too, as they edged visiting Dartmouth 4-2 on Saturday night. Junior forwards Pascal Denis and Brent Robinson combined for the game-winning score with just under eight minutes left to give Brown its third straight win to begin the 2002-2003 season. Robinson, who appeared … Read more
LeNeveu Stops 16 Shots in 3-0 Cornell Shutout
Despite a 6-2 win Friday night, Cornell wasn’t happy with its third-period defensive letdown that led to two late goals. But the stingy defense turned in a more typical performance, and helped earn sophomore goalie David LeNeveu the shutout that eluded him a night earlier. Ryan Vesce scored twice and added an assist as Cornell … Read more