Buckeyes Earn Road Split in Bowling Green

Now we know why hockey is a 60-minute game: it often takes that long for someone to win. In one of the more memorable finishes ever between Ohio State and Bowling Green, the game was decided in the final minute when the teams traded goals, with OSU rookie J.B. Bittner scoring the winning goal with … Read more

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Denver Stays Perfect With Late Surge Vs. UAA

The Denver Pioneers stayed perfect on the young 2001-2002 season, running away from the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves 7-2 to up their record to an unblemished 3-0-0. In the WCHA opener for both teams, No. 8 Denver (1-0-0 WCHA) blew open a close game and kept applying the pressure throughout to keep Alaska-Anchorage off-balance and playing from … Read more

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Quick Start Propels Moncton to Exhibition Win Over Vermont

Moncton got three goals from three different players in the first period and then held on to defeat Vermont, 6-4, in an exhibition game Friday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Moncton got on the scoreboard first when David Bilodeau fired a shot from the right point that went through a screen in front and eluded Vermont … Read more

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Huskies Edge Saints In Last Second — Literally

The St. Lawrence Saints and the Northeastern Huskies fought a battle that would last until the buzzer in overtime Friday night. The Huskies took the game in the final second in overtime to win the game 3-2. The two teams battled back and forth in a tightly matched game. The first period seemed to be … Read more

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Iona Downs American International, 6-3

With play-making center Mark Hallam out of the lineup for at least the first half of the season due to surgery to remove scar tissue caused by past concussions, the Iona College Gaels needed someone to step up and take his place. Brent Williams has answered that challenge the last two games. The freshman from … Read more

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Braves Hold Off Black Knights

Despite two late rallies, the visiting Quinnipiac Braves proved too much for the Army Black Knights, winning a 5-2 decision Friday night before 1,470 at Tate Rink. Senior Josh Morino scored just as a power play was ending 2:21 into the third period to bring Army (2-3-0/0-1-0 MAAC) within 2-1 of the Braves (3-1-0/1-1-0), and … Read more

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Miami Downs Ferris State, 5-4

While Ferris and Miami came ready to play, both left their defense in their respective locker rooms. In a back-and-forth battle, it was Miami who came out on top 5-4 over Ferris State at Ewigleben Ice Arena.

Eagles Snap Losing Streak Again Irish

After suffering a four-game winless streak, its longest since the 1999-2000 season, Boston College was sorely due for a victory. After a pair of hard-fought losses to Hockey East foes UMass Lowell and Northeastern last weekend, there was no better way for the Eagles to claim their first home victory of the season than with … Read more

Bemidji Dominates UConn In Rout

Bemidji State posted its highest-scoring effort in nearly four years, blasting the Connecticut Huskies 9-0 in nonconference action Friday at John Glas Fieldhouse. Bemidji dominated in all phases of the game, outshooting Connecticut 49-13 including advantages of 16-3 in the first period and 14-3 in the second. BSU scored three goals in the first, four … Read more

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Stout Defeats Lawrence, 5-1

Wisconsin-Stout put the puck in the net more times when they were shorthanded than when they were at full strength, as the Blue Devils opened their season with a 5-1 win at Lawrence. Stout recorded three shorthanded goals and had two at even strength. Aaron Decker scored for the Blue Devils only 52 seconds into … Read more

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Freshman Josh Schlipp scored twice in the third period as Wisconsin-River Falls beat visiting Marian, 5-3, in the season opener for both teams. The homestanding Falcons opened a 2-0 lead on a late first-period goal by Evan Stensrud, and another at 1:15 of the second by Carl Boben. Marian cut the lead to one on … Read more

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Beavers Roll To Biggest WCHA Win

Bemidji State posted its biggest win ever over a Western Collegiate Hockey Association foe, as eight different BSU players scored goals in an 8-1 rout of the St. Cloud State Huskies Friday afternoon in John S. Glas Fieldhouse. “This was one great team effort,” BSU head coach Jason Lesteberg said. “We played hard, smart hockey.” … Read more

Merrimack Blanks Union

The Merrimack College Warriors pulled out a 3-0 victory over the visiting Skating Dutchmen of Union College tonight at the Volpe Complex in North Andover, MA. The victory pulls Merrimack to .500 with a record of 2-2-0 while Union lost its first game of the season to move the Dutchman to a 2-1-0 record. Merrimack … Read more

Brown Shuts Out St. Francis Xavier, 5-0

Three second-period goals opened the door to Brown’s 5-0 shutout versus St. Francis Xavier. Senior forward J-F Labarre scored twice and goaltenders Brian Eklund and Yann Danis combined for 27 saves to lead the Bears to Friday night’s exhibition win. St. Francis Xavier had several great chances to hang with Brown in the second, including … Read more

Curtin Nets Shorthanded Winner In OT; Gophers Edge Lakers

Junior defender Ronda Curtin’s shorthanded goal with just 1:04 left in overtime gave Minnesota a 2-1 win over the Mercyhurst Lady Lakers before 200 fans Friday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The win improved fifth-ranked Minnesota’s record to 3-1-1 while the loss was Mercyhurst’s fourth straight in a 2-4 campaign. Golden Gopher senior forward … Read more

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Niagara Downs Findlay, 4-1

Niagara defeated host Findlay on Friday evening at the Clauss Ice Arena, 4-1. The fans were witness to a first-period goaltending duel as Niagara goaltender Rob Bonk and Findlay goaltender Jamie VanderSpyker traded miraculous saves and forced a 0-0 tie into the first intermission. However, Findlay got on the board first at the 10:34 mark … Read more

NCAA Passes ‘Common Start Date’ Legislation

The Division I Management Council of the NCAA recently passed an amendment to its by-laws creating a common start date for men’s ice hockey. This legislation will not take effect until August, 2004. This date will be the Saturday of the 25th full weekend prior to the first round of the NCAA tournament. If the … Read more