This Week in the ECAC Northeast: Jan. 17, 2002
After a recap of Stonehill’s title victory in last weekend’s California AHA tournament and a quick preview of upcoming action, Ed Seero finishes up his midseason grading session.
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Whitney is Top Collegian in New CSB Rankings
Four U.S. college players cracked the top 11 in the Central Scouting service’s mid-term rankings of skaters, just released. They are Ryan Whitney of Boston University (4th), Jim Slater of Michigan State (7th), Rob Globke of Notre Dame (8th) and Michigan’s Eric Nystrom (11th). The rankings — released twice each year — are broken down … Read more
Fortitude of a Leader
His roots shaped him. His will made him. St. Cloud center and captain, Nate DiCasmirro, is leading the Huskies through another stellar season, with major NCAA aspirations.
This Week in the ECAC: Jan. 17, 2002
Do you remember the key moments of the ECAC season so far? Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy do, and they’re ready to tell anyone who’ll listen. Also: disproving the conventional wisdom about the World Junior tournament, and the injury bug bites Clarkson yet again.
Union Comes From ‘Behind’ to Defeat RPI
Doug Christiansen’s backside never looked so good to the Union Dutchmen. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound senior forward had his back to Rensselaer goalie Nathan Marsters when teammate Brent Booth sent a shot in from the high slot. The puck hit Marsters, then caught Christiansen in the rear and trickled into the net with 8:37 left in … Read more
Providence Routs BC as Halcisak Scores 2
Providence defeated Boston College, 5-1, on Wednesday at Schneider Arena in an ECAC game. The Friars jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by freshman Hilary Greaves at the 15:43 mark of the first period. Providence increased its lead to 2-0 as sophomore defenseman Kelli Halcisak tallied her fourth goal of the season. … Read more
Mercyhurst Rolling, Canisius Reeling
Canisius dropped its third game in five days, losing to the visiting Mercyhurst Lakers, 3-1, at Buffalo State Sports Arena on Tuesday night in front of 560 fans.
Spartans Regain First Place With Win Over Ferris State
Sometimes, one period is all you need. For Michigan State, the period that made the difference was the second. Adam Hall netted two goals and the Spartans outshot Ferris State 16-2 in the middle period to lead MSU to a 3-2 victory. Ferris State came out of the gate with the energy early, challenging the … Read more
Providence Snaps ‘Whit’ Hex
Providence hoped to build on its two-goals-down, come-from-behind tie in the third period Friday night when it travelled to the unfriendly confines of New Hampshire’s Whittemore Center on Saturday, where the Friars hadn’t won since the inaugural season of the Whit in 1995-96. The Friars did that and plenty more, upsetting the third-ranked Wildcats, 4-3, … Read more
St. Lawrence Records Second Straight Shutout over Wayne State
St. Lawrence completed a sweep of Wayne State on Sunday a 7-0 win. Gina Kinsbury got the first star of the game with four points (2-2-4). Shannon Smith (2-0-2) and Trisha Powers (1-1-2) also had multi-point games for the Saints. Smith put the Saints on the scoreboard with the game winner on a power play … Read more
Freshmen Lead Lakers
Freshman defenseman Kevin Tracy scored two goals and freshman forward Andy Rozak added a goal and an two assists as Oswego State (11-4) snapped Wentworth’s (12-2) four-game win streak with a 4-1 win in a non-league contest Sunday afternoon at Matthews Arena. The Lakers got on the board first as Rozak scored an unassisted tally … Read more
No. 1 Middlebury Rolls Past Conn. College
Top-ranked Middlebury shut out Conn. College 4-0 to stay undefeated in NESCAC play Saturday. Middlebury piled up 53 shots against the Camels, but good play by Conn. College goalie Anna Trafton kept the score close for much of the game. Early on, the Camels gave up a goal to Middlebury’s Erin Neil, but then held … Read more
Harvard Upends Archrival Yale
Powered by a two-goal third period, Harvard improved to 7-3-2 in the ECAC and 9-6-3 overall with a 4-2 victory over archrival Yale on Saturday evening at the Bright Hockey Center. The Crimson extended its lead in the ECAC, as its 18 points are now six better than the Eli, which fell to 5-5-2 in … Read more
Nanooks Repeat History With Split Vs. Wolverines
Luckily for Alaska-Fairbanks, history repeats itself. For the second straight season. Alaska-Fairbanks split a series with Michigan at Yost Ice Arena. The Nanooks were blown out, 7-0, by Michigan on Friday, but rebounded with a 3-1 victory Saturday night Last season, Alaska-Fairbanks lost 8-0 but won 5-2 the following day. “The outcome of last night’s … Read more
Saints Glide Past Warriors
Saints goaltender Rachel Barrie stopped all 19 Wayne State shots, and Trisha Powers netted the first goal just 1:24 into the game to give the Saints the game winner as St. Lawrence blanked the Warriors 5-0 Saturday. Barrie’s shutout, her fourth of the year, tied the Saints’ Division I single-season record The Saints capitalized on … Read more
Pioneers Finish Season Sweep Of Huskies
The forward line of juniors Greg Barber and Kevin Doell and freshman Jon Foster combined for eight points to lead Denver to a convincing 7-4 victory over Michigan Tech on Saturday night at Magness Arena. The Pioneers completed the four-game season series sweep over the Huskies and remained atop the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings … Read more
Philadelphia 4, Providence 0
Only four teams in the league have scored fewer goals than the Providence Bruins, and all of them are in last place. The Bruins have a winning record because of their defense. Problem is, Saturday night, they were playing a team with the best defense in the league. That left little margin for error. When … Read more
Amherst, Southern Maine Skate To Draw
Amherst skated to a 1-1 tie against visiting Southern Maine on Saturday afternoon at Orr Rink. First-year forward Beau Kretzman scored the lone goal for the Jeffs while Huskies captain Andrew Gardner tallied the tying goal 17:41 into the third period. Both goalies were stellar in net as Amherst junior Justin Jagher recorded 16 saves … Read more
NESCAC-Leading Middlebury, Bowdoin Fight To Draw
In a back-and-forth battle between third-ranked Middlebury and tenth-ranked Bowdoin, both undefeated in NESCAC league play, the Panthers and Polar Bears fought to a 1-1 tie at Kenyon Arena. Early on the game was marked by strong defense and thwarted scoring chances. Just over a minute into the game, Middlebury’s Christian Carlsson stoned a Bowdoin … Read more
Ferhi Blanks UConn
Connecticut was shutout, 6-0, by Sacred Heart at the Milford Ice Pavilion on Saturday night in a MAAC League game. UConn, which suffered its sixth shutout of the season, dropped its record to 5-10-5 overall, 4-6-4 in the MAAC. Garrett Larson led the Pioneers with two goals and two assists, while Richard Naumann scored one … Read more