Site AdministratorDown 2-0 on the road, but set to enjoy a lengthy 5-on-3 power play to open the second period, Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni knew his team wouldn’t get a better chance to turn the game around. “We didn’t play with a real good edge in the first period, and we got what we deserved,” Mazzoleni … Read more
After 58-plus minutes of scoreless hockey, Michigan State’s John Nail scored at 18:34 of the third period to send the Spartans to a 2-0 victory over the Lake Superior State Lakers at Taffy Abel Arena Friday night. On the play, Andrew Bogle passed to Nail, who sent the puck past Laker netminder Jayme Platt for … Read more
The defensive effort was much better. But the result was the same for Union. The Dutchmen made a conscious effort to play a stronger game in front of goalie Brandon Snee on Friday against St. Lawrence at Achilles Rink than they did Tuesday against UMass-Lowell. Although they dropped a 5-2 ECAC decision to the Saints, … Read more
Down 1-0 early, St. Cloud rallied for five unanswered goals to gain a 5-2 win over visiting Michigan Tech on Friday night at the National Hockey Center. MTU gained a quick lead when Tom Kaiman scored on an unassisted goal at 12:52 before the Huskies tallied five straight to take control of the game. First … Read more
During the first intermission of Friday night’s game pitting Dartmouth against Colgate, junior Ryan Sinclair told teammate Frank Nardella that he was lifting the metaphorical monkey off Nardella’s back. Nardella then went out and promptly scored his first goal of the season, leading the surging Big Green to a 3-2 win before 2,176 fans at … Read more
Ciro Longobardi kept his head and recorded the game winner, as the Huskies overcame the Pioneers to stay ahead of them in the standings.
The ECAC is back in action … and, for Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser, not a moment too soon. Read on!
Senior goalie Dan Ragusett stopped all 24 shots he faced Thursday night, leading Northern Michigan to a 3-0 shutout win over Alaska-Fairbanks. Eleven of Ragusett’s saves came in the third period, after his teammates had earned a three-goal cushion in the opening two stanzas. Chris Gobert led that offensive attack, netting a goal and an … Read more
Ohio State freshman R.J. Umberger is the top U.S. College Player ranked in the NHL’s mid-season Central Scouting Service report. Umberger is ranked No. 4 among North American skaters, behind major junior players Jason Spezza (Windsor), Stephen Weiss (Plymouth) and Dan Hamhuis (Prince George). Last season, Wisconsin’s Dany Heatley was the first U.S. college player … Read more
Question: will there be an undefeated season for No. 1 Dartmouth? Answer: no, thanks to the Northeastern Huskies. Zevi Gutfreund welcomes the New Year.
Western Michigan’s Jim Culhane has brought the Broncos back from the depths of the CCHA, thanks in large part to lessons he learned as a player at the school.
This month’s column uncovers some new mathematical data in the quest for the most “NHL-worthy” college game ever played. Plus, a discussion on the World Junior Tournament, a couple of coaching controversies, and more items sure to warm the heart during the winter months.
Canisius’ Todd Bisson scored twice in the first seven plus minutes of the game and the Ice Griffs went on to hand Mercyhurst its first loss in MAAC play with a 3-1 victory. Bisson’s first goal came on a delayed penalty call against the Lakers. His 75 shot eluded Peter Aubry and just 45 seconds … Read more
Holy Cross is playing well lately, but not well enough to stave off Quinnipiac’s run-and-gun attack. The Braves followed up their tie at Cornell with a 6-5 win.
In a monumental shift in NCAA eligibility standards, Division II delegates at the annual NCAA Convention, passed legislation on Monday deregulating amateurism.
The second phase of fan balloting for the 2001 Hobey Baker Award is now under way via the Internet at U.S. College Hockey Online. Through the Vote For Hobey process, college hockey fans have the unique opportunity to participate in choosing the candidates, the finalists and, ultimately, the winner of the presitgious Hobey Baker Award. … Read more
Forget about the days of the traditional middle-of-the-pack finish in the Hockey East standings. This year, Providence appears ready to make a run for the league’s regular-season title. Even though the Friars have been extremely consistent throughout the first half of the season, they proved that they still can win without their A-game on Sunday … Read more
For Lake Superior State, another player was lost. For Michigan, another player returned. After a 2-0 loss to the Wolverines on Friday night, things got worse for the Lakers as they lost defenseman Ryan Knox for over a month, while Michigan’s top three players returned from the World Junior Championships. Sophomores Andy Hilbert and Mike … Read more
Tim Olsen tied the game with 1:23 remaining in the third period, lifting Augsburg to a 4-4 overtime tie with St. Norbert in a non-conference game Saturday night at Augsburg Ice Arena. The Auggies led 2-0 after one period, but had to rally from a 4-3 deficit to claim the tie and move to 5-7-1 … Read more
Brown powered its way to a 5-0 lead and cruised to a 6-3 victory Saturday night over Union. The Bears’ leading scorer, senior Matt Kohansky, led the way with four points. The Bears finally captured that elusive first conference win of the season, and improved to 2-9-2 overall. Brian Eklund held the Dutchmen scoreless until … Read more