Site AdministratorAfter a month away from winning, Wisconsin made sure it would have another weekend at home this season. The Badgers clinched home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs with a 3-1 win over Minnesota-Duluth Friday. Coupled with Denver’s 4-3 overtime victory at North Dakota, Friday’s play put Wisconsin in sole possession of … Read more
Niagara was winning after 20 minutes. Niagara was winning after 40 minutes. And then the floodgates opened — for Wayne State. Down 3-2 heading into the third period, Wayne State (18-11-4, 14-2-3 CHA) scored four goals in just over four minutes to take the 6-3 College Hockey America win at the Great Lakes Sports City. … Read more
Gillian McDonald scored a natural hat trick in the first period to lead Bowdoin to a 5-1 win over Colby in the NESCAC semifinals at Middlebury. The Polar Bears advance to take on Williams in the championship, Saturday night at 7:30. Bowdoin opened the scoring 4:34 into the game as McDonald found the back of … Read more
Defenseman Tim Schneider put Wisconsin-Superior into the NCHA championship game, scoring at 10 minutes, 31 seconds of overtime to give the Yellowjackets a 4-3 victory over Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Friday. Michael Wiggins tied the game and Nathan Ziemski made 33 saves for Superior, which will play the winner of Friday’s Wisconsin-River Falls-St. Norbert game for … Read more
For Clarkson fans, the Golden Knights’ 4-1 Friday win over the Catamounts was long overdue. In a game in which Clarkson’s top two scores were absent due to disqualifications, the Golden Knights (14-13-6, 10-6-5 ECAC) saw strong performances all around, as senior David Evans led the way, picking up a goal and two assists. “Anytime … Read more
The game was sloppy, the goals were ugly and the home team didn’t show up until the second period. But in this heated battle that at times hardly looked like a late-season contest, the homestanding St. Lawrence Saints kept themselves in the ECAC playoff race with a 3-2 win over cold-shooting Dartmouth Friday night in … Read more
For the first time in months, Merrimack head coach Chris Serino, recovering from cancer treatment, was behind the bench for the Warriors’ game against Northeastern. “It sure was nice to see him,” said Bruce Crowder. “To me, he looks fantastic.” Don’t get Serino wrong. It was not some sort of dramatic ploy to inspire his … Read more
Molly Wasserman deked a defender and broke in all alone before wristing a shot to the top corner of the net as Williams upset top-ranked Middlebury 2-1 in the NESCAC semifinals. The Ephs will take on Bowdoin, a 5-1 winner over Colby, in Saturday’s NESCAC championship at 7:30. The loss breaks Middlebury’s home winning streak … Read more
Phil Lewandowski’s breakaway early in the third period became the game winning goal Friday as Ferris State rallied past Michigan State 3-2. The loss severely damaged MSU’s CCHA title hopes; the Spartans must now hope for a Michigan loss Saturday to have any chance.
Union did its part Friday at Achilles Rink. But it couldn’t clinch an ECAC playoff berth because St. Lawrence and Yale didn’t cooperate. Sparked by Kris Goodjohn’s hat trick, the Dutchmen cruised to a 5-2 victory over Colgate to keep control of their own destiny in the ECAC playoff race. In snapping a three-game losing … Read more
Yale head coach Tim Taylor didn’t even think the Bulldogs’ thrilling, come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over Harvard was one of his team’s best games of the year. Ironically, some of those better games Taylor spoke of saw the Elis end up on the wrong end of a one-goal score. And for a while, it looked as … Read more
Colorado College goaltender Jeff Sanger earned his fifth shutout of the season, stopping 14 shots as the Tigers defeated Michigan Tech, 2-0, Friday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. With the win, the Tigers’ record improved to 21-11-3 (15-10-2 WCHA), while the Huskies fell to 8-25-2 (4-21-2 WCHA). Based on other results around the … Read more
In a battle of super power plays, Minnesota went one better than St. Cloud, scoring three PPG on four chances to win 5-4 Friday at the National Hockey Center. The Gophers’ win, combined with Denver’s win over North Dakota, gave the Pioneers the MacNaughton Cup for the WCHA regular-season title.
One year after losing the end of the 2000-01 season to injury, Minnesota-Duluth’s Judd Medak is better than ever before. USCHO.com’s Marty Hill reports.
With just two games apiece left for ECAC teams, it’s a typical stretch run. Cornell may be the Cleary Cup champion, but that’s about all we know as the end barrels into sight. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser shed some light on the situation.
After a scintillating weekend of playoff action, the ECAC Northeast championship will be contested among familiar faces. Lebanon Valley and Wentworth go head-to-head this weekend under the watchful eye of Ed Seero. Also: league year-end awards, and a call to the people.
Mercyhurst defeated Findlay for the GLWHA championship last weekend. The following are the postseason award winners for the conference: All-League Team Forward Sara McDonald-Mercyhurst Sherrie White-Findlay Kelly Zamora-Wayne State Defense Jen Jeffrey-Mercyhurst Leanne Tunks-Findlay Co-Goaltender Desi Clark-Mercyhurst Tiff Ribble-Mercyhurst Tournament MVP Brit Millar-Mercyhurst with 2 goals and an assist. League Coach of the Year Mike … Read more
Quinnipiac and Connecticut have created a new award called the “Heroes Hat” that will be presented to the winner of the season series between the in-state rivals. The award will honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The 2001-02 season series between the teams is currently tied … Read more
Senior forward Mike Carosi of Bowdoin has been named the 2001-02 NESCAC Men’s Hockey Player of the Year. Carosi, who led the Polar Bears to the second seed in the conference tournament, leads the NESCAC with 46 points on 13 goals and 33 assists. Terry Meagher of Bowdoin was named the NESCAC Men’s Hockey Coach … Read more
The seniors were honored. The game had come and gone. Vociferous crowds had exchanged pleasantries. The buzz of the fluorescent lighting in Matthews Arena was the only sound left at 10:15 p.m. Then, without warning, the lights fell silent and the old hockey arena went dark. It would be another year before the lights of … Read more