Site AdministratorMercyhurst clinched the regular-season championship in the MAAC for a second straight season Friday night with a 4-1 win over visiting Connecticut. The Lakers won for the 10th time in their last 11 games as they improved their overall mark to 19-7-3 and their MAAC record to 18-0-3. The Huskies fell to 11-12-6 overall and … Read more
Few people actually saw it go in, but when the red light went on signifying Jamie Herrington’s game-winning goal with 1:01 left in overtime, the Thompson Arena crowd erupted and the Dartmouth players came streaming off the bench. Dartmouth and seventh-ranked Cornell played one of the great ECAC games of the season Friday night, putting … Read more
St. Cloud remained a point behind Denver for the WCHA lead thanks to Mark Hartigan, who single-handedly lit a fire under the Huskies with a four-goal second-period as SCSU beat UAA 7-4 Friday.
It was the worst possible outcome for Bemidji State, but exactly what Niagara needed as the Purple Eagles completed a two-game series sweep of the Beavers with a 3-1 win Friday at Dwyer Arena. After the teams skated to a scoreless first period, Mike Bozoian put the Purple Eagles on the board first with his … Read more
Air Force scored three goals in a 34-second span of the third period to rally past Alabama-Huntsville, 6-3, Friday night at the Cadet Ice Arena. With the win, the Falcons improved to 11-15-1 (2-10-1 CHA), while the Chargers fell to 13-15-1 (7-7-1 CHA). “That was a funny game,” said Air Force coach Frank Serratore. “We … Read more
The North Dakota Fighting Sioux turned in their best performance of the season, crushing the visiting Michigan Tech Huskies 12-2. Ironically, it was before the smallest crowd yet (10,115) to see the Sioux in action at the new Engelstad Arena. Perhaps it was a case of North Dakota’s season of frustration finally boiling over. Consider … Read more
Colgate’s Brad D’Arco assisted on three goals as the Raiders ran their unbeaten streak to eight games Friday night with a 5-3 win over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Colgate broke a 3-3 tie midway through the third period when Scooter Smith scored on a rebound at 9:34. D’Arco and Dmitry Yashin, who had a goal … Read more
Nate Raduns scored a goal and assisted on two others to lead the U.S. Under-18 Team to a 4-1 exhibition victory over the UMass-Amherst Friday at the William D. Mullins Center. The U.S. had a strong first period, outshooting the Minutemen 16-9 and skating to a 1-0 lead. Defenseman Ryan Suter scored his first goal … Read more
Clarkson moved into second place in the ECAC Friday night, topping Harvard 4-1 at Cheel Arena to slip past the Crimson in the standings. The Crimson continued a trend of getting behind early, as the Golden Knights took a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest. Freshman centerman Mac Faulkner received a cross-slot … Read more
In the past few years when Providence and Maine have met, playoff implications have been written all over the games. In the 2000 campaign, Providence came up to Maine for its last two regular-season games and a quarterfinal series. Last season, the two teams met in a race for the regular-season title in Orono during … Read more
The Union Dutchmen got five goals from five different skaters to power past the host Yale Bulldogs 5-2 before a sellout crowd of 3,486 at Ingalls Rink. Yale dominated the first period of play, firing 14 shots on net compared to Union’s nine. Yale had several strong scoring opportunities early, but didn’t find the scoreboard … Read more
Northeastern shocked Hockey East-leading New Hampshire Friday night with a 5-4 overtime win, thanks to Jim Fahey’s (literal) last-second goal to send the game to overtime.
Recap by: Anthony R. Mastantuoni Friday night’s Sacred Heart-Iona game was not for the faint of heart. The two teams combined for 73 minutes in penalties that covered two fighting majors, two 10-minute misconducts and two game disqualifications. In the end, the Pioneers kept pace in their race for second place with a 4-1 victory … Read more
The playoffs are coming! The playoffs are coming! Ed Seero runs down the ECAC Northeast’s postseason scenario, and stops to offer kudos to some high-performers.
With the playoffs drawing ever closer, Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy review the week past; examine Colgate’s continued rise; speculate on Cornell’s place in the hearts of ECAC fans; and much more.
Niagara’s win over Bemidji State Thursday cleared the way a bit for Wayne State en route to the playoffs. Who does Geof F. Morris see leading the CHA into the postseason?
Rob Bumbaco scored the game-winning goal at 16:04 of the third period to lead Niagara to a 4-3 win over Bemidji State on Thursday in a College Hockey America contest. Bumbaco snapped a shot from between the hash marks past Beaver goalie Grady Hunt to help the Purple Eagles snap a four-game losing streak. Niagara … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced its annual awards for contributions to amateur hockey. This year’s recipients include three from U.S. colleges. Steve Cady of Miami received the Jim Fullerton Award, given to a special contributor to ice hockey — coach, fan, journalist or official — who captures the pure love of the game … Read more
Michigan State’s board of trustees officially confirmed hockey coach Ron Mason as the school’s next athletic director Wednesday. The board’s vote was unanimous in support of the move, proposed by MSU president Peter McPherson. It is effective July 1, one day after current athletic director Clarence Underwood retires. “Ron Mason is a superb leader, a … Read more
It was deja vu all over again. The last time Plattsburgh and Potsdam faced each other, Plattsburgh won 3-2 in overtime. Tuesday, that’s exactly what happened again, with the only difference being that the game was played in Potsdam’s Maxcy Hall, as opposed to Plattsburgh’s Stafford Arena back in December. The game started out as … Read more