Site AdministratorOne week after shocking the college hockey world with its victories over Nebraska-Omaha and Michigan in the Maverick Stampede, No. 10 Minnesota-Duluth dropped its WCHA opener to Minnesota-State Mankato, 6-5, Friday night. The Mavericks (1-0 WCHA, 2-1 overall) were paced by an opportunistic offense and strong goaltending. It jumped out to a 3-1 first period … Read more
If Dartmouth is planning to play a defensive style this season, the Big Green certainly showed it Friday night. Playing in front 527 fans just hours before the annual Homecoming Bonfire on the college green, the Big Green permitted only 17 McGill shots as they beat the Redmen, 5-1, in exhibition action at Thompson Arena. … Read more
Word was out about the possibility of a recruiting violation at Minnesota, but the Gopher players took it in stride, and easily handed a defeat to Bemidji State.
St. Cloud State posted an 8-3 victory at MSU-Mankato on Friday. The win improves the Huskies’ record to 1-2 (1-2 WCHA), while Mankato falls to 0-5 (0-3 WCHA). SCSU relied on a balanced attack that saw eight different players score for the Huskies. Mankato gained a 1-0 lead early in the first period and held … Read more
UNH carried the play and defeated Merrimack, 6-3, spoiling the opening of the newly-renovated Volpe Athletic Complex for most of the 2,882 spectators. “We did a lot of things well tonight,” said UNH coach Dick Umile. And they certainly did. The Wildcats skated well, they hit well, all the lines played together well, and, most … Read more
The ECAC is still ramping up, with Colgate looking to start on the right foot, St. Lawrence trying to regain its footing, and Union looking for a little respect.
The US National Team came east after defeating the WCHA All-Stars twice. The result was the same — a win — but it was in a more dominating fashion. USCHO’s Women’s Correspondent David De Remer reports.
The Falcons of Air Force got back to .500 with a weekend sweep of Fairfield. The 8-3 win saw seven different Falcons score, led by Spanky Leonards’s four assists.
Though seldom tested, freshman goaltender John Yaros made 12 saves as Army (2-0-0) downed Seneca College, 2-0, Saturday night in front of 1,147 fans at Tate Rink. Yaros picked up the shutout in his first collegiate start. The win also marked the first time in almost two years that the Black Knights won on back-to-back … Read more
After a violent head-first crash into the end boards left him with 10 stitches and a sore neck on Friday night, Michigan Tech’s Bryan Perez was doubtful for Saturday’s rematch with St. Lawrence. But the redshirt freshman and New York Islanders’ draft pick came back to get a goal and an assist as the Huskies completed a weekend sweep with a 4-1 win over the visiting Saints.
Boston College and Alaska-Anchorage played to a 4-4 tie in the second round of the Nye Frontier Classic on Saturday, October 13. A shootout after the game was played to determine tournament standings. Boston College finished third in the tournament. Ben Eaves and J.D. Forrest were selected to the All-Tournament team. Freshman Ryan Shannon kicked … Read more
UMass-Amherst scored three first period goals en route to a 4-2 victory over Niagara at the Mullins Center on Saturday. It was the season-opener for the
Minutemen.
The Devner Pioneers shutout the Northeastern Huskies and skated away with the Nye Frontier Classic Tournament title with a 3-0 win. The Pioneers scored on a power-play and two breakaways for the victory. Denver also defeated Boston College on Friday 4-3 to win the Classic championship. After a scoreless defensive-minded first period (nine total shots), … Read more
Senior Todd Houston scored two goals to lead Canisius to a 5-2 come-from-behind victory over the University of Toronto in an exhibition game at the Buffalo State Sports Arena Saturday night. Canisius fell behind after one period of play as Toronto’s Steve Hoar scored twice in the first 20 minutes to give the Blues a … Read more
Co-captains Mike Bishai and Dana Lattery tallied three points each and senior Chad Kline scored 1:11 into overtime as Western Michigan defeated Alaska-Fairbanks Saturday night, 5-4. Kline lifted a wrist shot over the right shoulder of UAF goaltender Lance Mayes to end a game that saw WMU score four unanswered goals after starting the game … Read more
The Clarkson Golden Knights and Bowling Green Falcons came out hungry at the start of the consolation game of the Icebreaker Cup at Alfond Arena on Saturday. Both teams had good opportunities and the teams played to a hard-fought 1-1 tie. The Falcons, though, claimed third place in a shootout. Clarkson got things started quickly … Read more
New Hampshire opened the season Saturday with a 7-1 victory over the Vermont at the Whittemore Center behind two goals and one assist from junior Colin Hemingway during a three-goal outburst in the second period. With the win, UNH coach Dick Umile earned his 250th career victory in 11 seasons. Umile now owns a 250-132-34 … Read more
In the end it was the Bulldogs of Minnesota-Duluth that captured the Omaha Cup. The Bulldogs posted upsets of Nebraska-Omaha and Michigan to capture the title in the Maverick Stampede.
Exactly one year ago, Quinnipiac and Iona staged a memorable opening night as the Gaels scored three goals in the final 64 seconds to secure a 5-5 tie. While the opener to the 2001-2002 season was not quite as dramatic, Iona could not breathe a sigh of relief until Rob Kellogg’s empty-net goal with nine … Read more
Sixth-ranked Providence lost its second straight game to start the 2001-2002 season. The Friars fell to 12th-ranked Nebraska-Omaha, 4-3 in overtime at the Maverick Stampede in the consolation game on Saturday, October 13. In the first period, Nebraska-Omaha jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Jeff Hoggan scored his first goal of the season 3:21 into … Read more