Site AdministratorSaturday night was one of history for the Providence Friars as they blew past Iona, 11-0. The 11-goal margin of victory was the largest for Providence in more than 20 years since, the Friars bested Maine by the same score in 1982. It was also the last time that the Friars scored 11 goals in … Read more
Bemijdi State opened up a two-goal lead after 40 minutes of play, then held on to beat St. Cloud State 2-1 Saturday night at the National Hockey Center in Huskies’ head coach Jason Lesteberg’s first game behind the bench. The first period was scoreless until BSU’s Alicia Kinsman scored an unassisted power-play goal for the … Read more
Mercyhurst improved to 3-0 as it blanked visiting UConn 2-0 Saturday in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Junior forward Lyndsay Barch scored what proved to be the game-winner at 19:14 of the first period, as her slapshot just above the left faceoff circle eluded Connecticut sophomore netminder Shannon Murphy. Mercyhurst scored the second … Read more
Four players scored goals and 11 recorded points as Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson made a successful debut Saturday with a 4-2 win over Northeastern. Playing the program’s first contest at the Eagle’s Nest in Verona, Wis., Wisconsin (1-0-0) took an early lead with a Steph Boeckmann goal. Sophomore defender Nicole Uliasz skated through the … Read more
Ohio State used a pair of power-play goals to overcome an early deficit and earned a sweep of its two-game series at Minnesota State with a 3-1 victory over the Mavericks. Special teams were critical in both games as the Buckeyes were 7-for-12 on the power play during the weekend. They scored twice on the … Read more
In just his third collegiate start, Chris Davidson looked like a four-year veteran. The sophomore netminder stopped a dozen shots in each period, leading UMass-Lowell to a 4-1 win over Colorado College Saturday and a split of their weekend series at the Colorado Springs World Arena. The loss, before a crowd of 6,081, was Colorado … Read more
Union defenseman Randy Dagenais blasted a shot off goalie Joe Exter’s glove with 51 seconds left in regulation to complete a three-goal comeback, salvage a 4-4 overtime tie and taint an otherwise solid season opener for Merrimack in front of 1,056 at the Volpe Center. Dagenais wasted no time getting off his shot from the … Read more
In a game worthy of April in Buffalo, two top contenders to return here in six months for the Frozen Four staged a tremendous battle in the still young season.
Can someone play a little James Brown for Niagara junior goalie Rob Bonk, because he felt good Saturday afternoon. The 6-foot-4 native of Fenton, Mich., who is in a heated competition for playing time with freshman Jeff VanNynatten and sophomore Ryan MacNeil, played perhaps his finest game as a Purple Eagle in a 4-1 win … Read more
In the season opener for both teams, top-ranked Minnesota-Duluth began defense of its national title by defeating Providence 6-4 Saturday. The defending champions wasted little time taking control of the game, jumping out to a 3-0 first period lead on goals by Maria Rooth at 8:58, Erika Holst at 9:54 and Jenny Potter at 12:04. … Read more
The Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks shutout the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves 4-0 on Saturday night at the George M. Sullivan Arena. The blanking of the Seawolves ties the teams at one game apiece in the annual Governor’s Cup — the four game non-conference series for Alaska’s college hockey crown. Due in large part to the stellar play of UAF … Read more
Western Michigan opens its season 2-0 for the first time in 11 years, thanks to two power-play tallies and freshman forward Vince Bellissimo’s second game-winning goal in as many nights, as the Broncos completed a two-game sweep of the Bowling Green Falcons with tonight’s 3-2 win. The last time the Broncos started out 2-0 was … Read more
Rick Comley now has 598 wins. One as head coach of Michigan State. The Spartans squeezed by Colgate 2-1 Saturday in the consolation game of the Maverick Stampede in Omaha to take home the third-place trophy. “Every game feels more comfortable,” Comley said. “But you can’t just walk into a program as rich in tradition … Read more
The U.S. Under-18 Team completed the weekend sweep of the Fairfield Stags with a 3-2 shootout victory on Saturday night at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. It took ten shooters to settle the game. Jeff Likens scored the only goal of the shootout to lift Team USA to the 3-2 win. Team USA spent most … Read more
Wayne State recorded a 6-0 exhibition win over Wilfrid Laurier Saturday night at Great Lakes Sports City. Senior captain Jason Durbin had two goals, while John Grubb, Dustin Kingston, Nathan Rosychuk and Jack Redwood each scored once for the Warriors. Senior netminder David Guerrera made 24 saves as WSU outshot the Golden Hawks, 36-24, in … Read more
Friday night, Michigan State welcomed new coach Rick Comley in the same way they bid farewell to his predecessor, Ron Mason: with a shutout loss. Denver gave Spartan netminder Justin Tobe a trial by ice, as the Pioneers flamed the Spartans for a 5-0 win Friday in the first game of the Maverick Stampede. The … Read more
If he does it again in Buffalo six months from now, the Sioux will be real happy, but nevertheless, highly-touted freshman Zach Parise got his college career off with a bang.
Western Michigan freshman Vince Bellissimo was credited with the winning goal — his second of the game — on a batted puck 25 seconds into the overtime period as the Broncos picked up a wild win at the Bowling Green Ice Arena, 6-5, in the CCHA opener for both teams. The goal was credited to … Read more
Usually, when a team of the caliber of Maine schedules a game against a Canadian college, you would expect an easy win. Somebody forgot to tell the University of New Brunswick. The Black Bears got everything they could handle from the Varsity Reds Friday night at Alfond Arena in the second game of the Black … Read more
Frank Anzalone came back to LSSU last season hoping to recapture past glory. That hasn’t happened yet, but he did get win No. 200.