Site AdministratorWith the ECAC now offering its members an expanded nonconference season, Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser take a look at the fine art of scheduling. Also: Clarkson tries to forget the past, and the Iron Columnists’ picks challenge returns.
The Union Skating Dutchmen scored two second period goals and senior goaltender Brandon Snee made 29 saves to hold off Notre Dame for a 2-1 victory at the Joyce Center Thursday night. Randy Dagenais and Jeff Hutchins scored Union’s two goals while senior David Inman snapped Snee’s shutout bid with 51 seconds left in the … Read more
Years in the thinking, months in the making, Saturday’s “Outdoor Game” was a spectacular display of the power and popularity of college hockey in the state of Michigan, and could be a trendsetter in the hockey world at large.
The Franklin Pierce College men’s ice hockey team will upgrade to NCAA Division II status and has accepted an invitation to participate in the ECAC Northeast Division beginning in the 2002-03 academic year after nearly 30 years of competition as a club program.
Mercyhurst played to a 2-2 overtime tie with Brock University Tuesday night, October 9, in an exhibition game played at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The Badgers scored twice within a five-minute span of the second period to take a 2-0 lead., but sophomore forward Adam Tackaberry brought the Lakers back with a goal at 8:23 … Read more
Four days after playing in front of the largest crowd in hockey history, Michigan faced the youngest team on its schedule. “It’s a different mentality for our team,” Michigan coach Red Berenson said. The Cold War and its 74,554 fans “affected me emotionally – imagine how it affected our players.” Getting emotionally ready wasn’t too … Read more
Last year’s defending ECAC Champion, Dartmouth, was chosen as the favorite in the ECAC Women’s Hockey League – North Coaches’ Preseason Poll. The Big Green received six of the nine first place votes. The Big Green captured the ECAC Championship last season and lost in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. The national runners-up, St. … Read more
USCHO.com added to its recent hardware list when it was named winner of this year’s Murray Kramer/Scarlet Quill Memorial Award by the Boston University Athletic Department during its annual Hall of Fame Banquet. USCHO.com’s Dave Hendrickson and Scott Weighart accept the Scarlet Quill Award at the recent Boston University Hall of Fame Banquet. The award, … Read more
Russ Kelley scored with 1:44 left in overtime to lift The University of Findlay to a 3-2 victory over the University of Windsor in an exhibition tilt at the Clauss Ice Arena Sunday evening. Chris Wyzgowski made a great centering pass and found Kelley in front of the net, who then beat Windsor goaltender Ryan … Read more
Jeff Campbell scored three goals and freshman goaltender Mike Mantua provided 29 minutes of shutout hockey as Western Michigan defeated the University of Toronto, 6-2, in exhibition action at Lawson Arena. Campbell also recorded the game-winning goal, top shelving a backhander with just one second left in the first period. Toronto built a 2-1 lead … Read more
The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees squared off with Merrimack College Warriors today in front of a sparse crowd in the newly renovated Volpe Complex at Merrimack College. The exhibition game ended in a 2-2 tie. “A Gee-Gee,” explained University of Ottawa Head Coach Mickey Goulet, “is a horse that leads the way.” Ottawa goalie Jordan … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth used a seven-goal second period to turn a close, tight-checking affair into an offensive showcase Saturday night, as the Bulldogs beat the University of Regina 9-4 in front of 3,332 at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Junior Lessard turned out to be UMD’s top dog. The sophomore winger registered a five-point night, scoring … Read more
Guy Loranger scored three goals to lead St. Francis Xavier to a 5-3 victory over the UMass-Amherst in an exhibition game Saturday at the Mullins Center. Loranger opened the scoring with his first goal on a power play 4:56 into the game. Patrick Grandmaitre (four assists) and Yanick Evola got the helpers. UMass tied the … Read more
Ohio State, ranked No. 10 in the preseason, fell, 3-1, to the Toronto Varsity Blues in an exhibition contest Saturday at the OSU Ice Arena. Rookie right wing Jeni Creary scored for the Buckeyes at the 18:26 mark of the second period. Jill Savin put the Varsity Blues on the board first with a power-play … Read more
The defending national champion Boston College Eagles opened up the 2001-2002 season in style as Tony Voce netted the hat trick in a 5-1 win over Vermont.
Northern Michigan scored twice in the game’s first four minutes and went on to defeat Lakehead University, 9-0, in an exhibition game Saturday night. Freshman Alan Swanson and junior Bryce Cockburn each scored two goals for the Wildcats. NMU’s first goal came shorthanded as Chris Gobert found the back of the net from Mike Stutzel … Read more
After falling to Michigan Tech, 11-0, on Thursday night, the USA-Under 18 team tied Lake Superior State 3-3 on Saturday night after 65 minutes of hockey at the Taffy Abel Arena. “We didn’t have the passionate jump that we are going to need to have to in order to win,” said LSSU coach Frank Anzalone, … Read more
Bemidji State University rebounded from Friday night’s tie at Manitoba, rallying from a 3-2 first-period deficit and blowing the game open with five third-period goals en route to a 7-4 victory in exhibition play Saturday. Caesare Stimson led the BSU offensive effort with a hat trick. She scored BSU’s second goal, a shorthanded effort at … Read more
Peter Fregoe and Peter Zingoni scored 2 goals each to lift Providence over Western Ontario, 6-1, in an exhibition game on Saturday. Although the game started with a moment of silence to reflect the recent events that have shaken Hockey East and the world, it did not slow the pace of scoring early on. Providence … Read more
The University of New Hampshire rode six special team goals and a four goal first period to down The University of Ottawa, 9-1, in exhibition play. Lanny Gare led the scoring parade with two goals and three assists. Jim Abbott chipped in with a goal and three assists and Darren Haydar added two goals. The … Read more