Site AdministratorSenior Aaron Davis broke a 1-1 tie in the second period, and Lake Superior State beat Mercyhurst 3-2 in a non-conference game on Friday. Lake Superior State (2-1) outshot Mercyhurst (0-1) 38-27. Lake State’s Chris Peterson and Mercyhurst’s Rich Hansen traded goals before Davis’ score. LSSU took a 3-1 lead on Jeremy Bachusz’s goal 11:17 … Read more
Iona rallied from a 2-0, third-period deficit to force a 2-2 tie with Alaska-Anchorage in the Nye Frontier Classic at Sullivan Arena on Friday. Jamie Carroll completed the comeback, tying the game at 2 with 1 minute, 26 seconds remaining. Brent Williams had given the Gaels life by scoring with 14:17 left in the third … Read more
Brad Winchester had a goal and two assists, and Wisconsin ran out to a 4-0 lead in a 4-2 victory over Alabama-Huntsville at the Kohl Center on Friday night. The Chargers (0-1) opened their season and a six-game tour of the WCHA that includes games at Denver and Minnesota. Erik Jensen added a goal and … Read more
It was a classic, grinding one-goal hockey game. Or as Nebraska-Omaha coach Mike Kemp called it, “a Dan Ellis kind of win.” Ellis stopped 32 of 34 shots as the Mavericks, after spotting Miami two goals, clawed their way back to a 3-2 win in each team’s conference opener at the Civic Auditorium. With just … Read more
Daymen Bencharski and Dan Knapp scored two goals apiece, and Ohio State scored five goals in the third period Friday night to claim a 6-3 victory over Alaska-Fairbanks. Freshman Ryan Kesler added three points for the Buckeyes (1-1, 1-0 CCHA). UAF fell to 1-2, 0-1. Blaine Bablitz and Ryan Lang scored to give the Nanooks … Read more
In a game featuring the No. 1 team playing at the No. 3 team, a pair of Frozen Four competitors from a year ago lived up to billing, playing a great, wide-open 5-5 game.
Nic Serre beat Seneca goalie Arthur Strojny top shelf over the right shoulder with 24 seconds left in the third period, giving Army a come-from-behind, 4-3, victory over the visiting Sting on Friday night at Tate Rink. The Black Knights trailed 3-1 entering the final period, but scored three times to open their 100th season … Read more
In a wild night at the Hart Center, Holy Cross had a 4-1 lead with 18:12 to play, only to see Air Force come roaring back, scoring five unanswered goals to ruin the evening for the Crusaders and steal a 6-4 victory. Senior captain Adam Berg led the rally, netting two goals in the third … Read more
It was a game of firsts at the Northford Ice Pavilion Friday night. For Quinnipiac, it was its first home game as the Bobcats. Bentley started its season with a new face behind the bench — Bentley hockey alumnus Ryan Soderquist. Bentley came in as an underdog in this Quinnipiac Cup tournament game finishing at … Read more
For Providence, it was a case of the usual suspects on Friday night. The Friars used strong performances from their leaders: Nolan Schaefer, Peter Fregoe, Jon DiSalvatore and Devin Rask to best MSU-Mankato 5-1. Nolan Schaefer was sharp early and often for the Friars, turning away 39 of 40 shots on the evening. The senior … Read more
Jackie Duerr’s power-play goal at one minute, 54 seconds of overtime lifted Vermont to a 3-2 victory over Boston College Friday afternoon. The win was the Catamounts’ first of the year while the Eagles were playing their first game of the season. Vermont was first to hit the net when Liz Reed scored 9:29 into … Read more
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish opened their home and CCHA schedule with a big 4-2 win over Western Michigan at the Joyce Center on Friday night. The Irish line of Michael Chin, Connor Dunlop and Rob Globke combined for three goals and five assists and goaltender Morgan Cey made 33 saves as the Irish improved … Read more
C.J. McConnell broke a 3-3 tie with 3 minutes, 25 seconds left in the third period, and American International scored three goals in the third period to defeat Fairfield 4-3 in the semifinals of the Q-Cup. It was the season opener for both teams. AIC will play Quinnipiac in the title game at 7 p.m. … Read more
Kristy Oonincx tallied five points, three of which came in a five-minute span, as Minnesota (3-0-0, 1-0-0 WCHA) opened defense of its WCHA title with a 10-1 win over St. Cloud State (1-1-0, 0-1-0) on Friday. It was an eight-minute span late in the first period and early in the second period that hurt the … Read more
Sacred Heart¹s Les Hrapchak scored off his own rebound with less than four minutes to play in regulation, helping the Pioneers to a 1-1 draw with the Bemidji State Beavers tonight at John S. Glas Fieldhouse. Hrapchak took a pass from Marc-Andre Fournier right in front of the crease and fired a shot off the … Read more
Minnesota forward Grant Potulny, who scored the game-winning goal in the 2002 NCAA championship game, will miss up to four months after breaking his leg and tearing ligaments in his ankle. Potulny Potulny was injured in Saturday’s game against Ohio State, but the severity of the injury was not known until X-rays were taken Monday. … Read more
If you somehow hadn’t heard, the CHA has an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament this year. Geof F. Morris gets a momentous season started with some facts, some opinions and a little friendly competition.
After solid performances in nonconference play — led by Mercyhurst’s 4-0 start — the CHA women’s league kicks off its inaugural season of conference action this weekend. Craig Roberts reports.
Rensselaer upends the host school in Madison, Wis., while Colgate gets short shrift from the arbiters at another tournament, and Vermont just wants to put last week in the rear-view mirror. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Joe Bertagna begins his monthly columns for USCHO, wondering what happened to the likes of the late “Snooks” Kelley.