Site AdministratorWayne State and Alabama-Huntsville entered the new year needing wins to gain ground in the College Hockey America standings. The visiting Chargers grabbed the first of those wins with a convincing 5-0 shutout of the Warriors on Friday at the Great Lakes Sports City. Tyler Butler and Jessi Otis each recorded a goal and an … Read more
Josh Blackburn earned the shutout, as a charged up Wolverine squad took out their frustrations on Lake Superior in the return to CCHA play.
Rensselaer freshman goaltender Nathan Marsters had 32 saves in route to a tough 4-1 win in Brown’s Meehan Auditorium on Friday. Brown surprised RPI, coming out strong in a scoreless first period, but the Engineers rebounded with two goals apiece in the second and third frames for the win. The turning point in the game … Read more
After losing four straight road games, Harvard returned to home cooking and the ECAC schedule with a resounding win over Union.
Freshman Dave Hominuk is a quick study. The Niagara coaches did not know whether the 6-foot-2, 206-pound defenseman from Welland, Ontario, would play many, if any, games this season. The Purple Eagles now have an idea of what the biochemistry major brings to the table as Hominuk’s first collegiate goal at 15:09 of the second … Read more
With the first half of the year gone by, it’s time for a little look back. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser recap each ECAC team’s high and low points, and assess the league’s upcoming second half.
The vacation is over in the NCHA, which returns to varsity play with interleague games against the neighboring MIAC this weekend. Tim Somers eyeballs the league’s fortunes.
Faced with only one game bridging a 19-day holiday break and the start of the second half of its Hockey East schedule, UMass-Amherst realized that Tuesday night’s game against a 1-7-2 Brown club couldn’t be taken lightly. After all, the Minutemen had yet to defeat a nonconference opponent [0-7-2] heading into their matchup with the … Read more
After allowing only one goal in its first six games, Middlebury gave up four goals to Wentworth as the Leopards, despite being outshot 58-17, were able to muster up a 4-4 tie with the top-ranked Panthers on Tuesday. Wentworth opened the scoring just 1:32 into the game when Tim Yakimowsky took a nice feed from … Read more
Canada defeated the United States, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of the World Junior Championships on Tuesday. After a promising 3-1-0 record in Group play, the best the U.S. can finish now is fifth. Team USA outshot Canada, 23-15, but were stymied by Philadelphia Flyers product Maxime Ouellet. Former Boston University goalie Rick DiPietro made 13 … Read more
Army’s Nathan Mayfield registered his first career two-goal game, but it was Joe Dudek’s power-play goal with 2:46 remaining in regulation that helped the Black Knights escape with a 3-3 tie with Queen’s in a New Year’s Eve matinee at Tate Rink. Army, which outshot the Golden Gaels 47-29, led 2-1 after two periods but … Read more
The United States defeated Sweden, 3-1, on Saturday, at the World Junior Championships, thus finishing Group A play with a 3-1-0 record, good for second place. That mark earns the U.S. a date in the quarterfinals on Tuesday with Canada, which finished third in Group B with a 2-1-1 record. Rensselaer’s Marc Cavosie scored on … Read more
Cornell defeated Ohio State 5-3 in a non-conference game on Sunday at Lynah Rink. Ohio State freshman Erin O’Grady scored the first goal of her college career and Lindsay Ogren added her first of the season. Cornell left wing Erica Olson hit hard and fast for the Big Red, knocking in her third and fourth … Read more
The Boston College Eagles scored early and often on their way to an 8-5 victory over Michigan in the Great Lakes Invitational consolation game at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday evening. Krys Kolanos and Ales Dolinar each scored a pair of goals, and Chuck Kobasew had a goal and two assists for No. 2 BC … Read more
Ty Conklin made 21 saves in net as No. 5 New Hampshire blanked Miami, 4-0, in Saturday’s consolation game of the Ledyard National Bank Auld Lang Syne Classic hosted by Dartmouth College. UNH (13-4-3) got what proved to be the gamewinner just 2:40 into the contest when Josh Prudden beat Miami goaltender David Burleigh for … Read more
Denver pulls out a tight 2-1 win to capture its own Denver Cup over No. 10 Providence.
Pat O’Leary scored twice, including the game winner in the third period, to give the Gophers a win in their own tournament, and their first-ever win over Lake Superior.
In a game that was dominated by the goaltenders, the Beavers of Bemidji State took third place at the Mariucci Classic with a 1-0 shootout win. The official score will be recorded as a 2-2 tie. Union goaltender Brandon Snee was named to the all-tournament team after making 72 saves on 77 shots he faced … Read more
Chris Hills’ goal with 1:39 left in regulation broke a 2-2 tie, boosting Vermont to a 4-2 victory over Dartmouth in the championship game of the Ledyard National Bank Auld Lang Syne Classic on Saturday. Hills picked off an errant Big Green pass in the slot and fired a 15-foot wrist shot past Dartmouth goalie … Read more
Ferris State scored two third-period goals and then held off a feisty Air Force team for a 3-2 win in the consolation game of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup. Air Force, 9-8-1 overall this season, nearly gave the tournament’s fans a fantastic finish. Trailing by two goals with just over three minutes left, Air Force … Read more