Matt MackinderMinnesota garnered 48 of 50 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll to stay atop the national rankings. The Gophers defeated Penn State Sunday night in their only action of the weekend and then swept the Nittany Lions with a win Monday night. Ferris State climbs to No. 2 this week after … Read more
The 2014 and 2015 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Games will be held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y., USA Hockey announced Tuesday. The 2014 edition will be played on Thursday, Sept. 25, while the date for the 2015 game will be announced next year. The 2012 event was also staged in Buffalo and … Read more
Not much changed in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll as Minnesota earned all 15 first-place votes to stay No. 1 as it has all season long. Wisconsin, Cornell and North Dakota remained in spots 2-4, respectively, while Clarkson jumps to No. 5, trading places with Harvard. Boston College stays No. 7 and Robert … Read more
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State learned why No. 1-ranked Minnesota is a powerhouse in college hockey Monday night as the Gophers defeated the Nittany Lions 5-2. That said, Minnesota coach Don Lucia said he thought Penn State played “pretty well.” Despite the loss, Penn State outshot the Gophers 38-25 and won more faceoffs by … Read more
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — It may have been Penn State’s first Big Ten home game, but it was No. 1-ranked Minnesota that came out victorious by a 3-2 count Sunday night at Pegula Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions did not make it easy for the Golden Gophers, however. With the game tied and less than … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — Assistant coach Gary Shuchuk handles all of Wisconsin’s scouting when it comes to an opponent’s power play – mainly their tendencies, formations and schemes. One never would have known that the Badgers had to adjust on the fly when nothing No. 8 Michigan was doing resembled anything they had pre-scouted. Also see … Read more
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Colorado College has only celebrated one victory in the past 18 games. Tonight wasn’t that night. In a matter of 46 seconds, North Dakota (10-7-2, 6-5-0 NCHC) crushed a once-tied scoreboard with two consecutive goals en route to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers (2-14-3, 2-6-3 NCHC) in front of 10,387 … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State rode a hat trick by Ryan Dzingel and three unanswered third-period goals to a 5-3 victory over Michigan State Friday night. Dzingel, who extended his scoring streak to 20 points in the last 10 games, had four points on the night, while linemate Nick Oddo had three. Ohio State improved … Read more
WEST POINT, N.Y. – In the first meeting of their weekend series, Air Force was able to get a 3-1 win over Army with solid play from goaltender Chris Truehl. The freshman called the contest “a different type of game.” “It’s a great rivalry and I just tried to do what I could and stay … Read more
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — C.J. Motte picked up his third shutout of the year and notched a career high for season wins in backstopping Ferris State to a 1-0 win over Michigan Tech on Friday night. Motte had 25 saves in the shutout effort and helped out his team in other ways as well. “He … Read more
HAMDEN, Conn. — Bryce Van Brabant’s early third-period goal proved to be enough to propel No. 7 Quinnipiac over No. 4 Union by a 2-1 count Friday night at the High Point Solutions Arena. According to Bobcats’ coach Rand Pecknold, the win had meaning for his squad. “Any time you can beat a No. 4 … Read more
Our slew of men’s Division III columnists is back in the saddle this week with their weekend predictions. How will games the next few days shake out? Our people have some ideas… ECAC East – Tim Costello The first picks of the second half finished at 3-1-1 (.700), which continues this season’s solid performance at … Read more
Our slew of men’s Division III columnists is back in the saddle this week with their weekend predictions. How will games the next few days shake out? Our people have some ideas… ECAC East – Tim Costello The first picks of the second half finished at 3-1-1 (.700), which continues this season’s solid performance at … Read more
According to a story published in Foster’s Daily Democrat on Wednesday, fired New Hampshire women’s coach Brian McCloskey wants to be reinstated by the university. McCloskey was terminated by UNH in early December for what the school called “inappropriate physical contact” with a player on the bench during a game Nov. 30 against Ohio State. … Read more
North Dakota freshman forward Adam Tambellini has left school to play for the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League. Tambellini finishes his North Dakota career with two goals and two assists in 16 games. The New York Rangers selected Tambellini in the third round (65th overall) of the 2013 NHL draft.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For 59 minutes, No. 6 Providence was seemingly back on track. Then Northeastern’s Braden Pimm took his first shot two shots of the game and in the span of 46 seconds, vaulted the No. 16-ranked Huskies to a stunning 2-1 overtime win over the Friars at Schneider Arena. Perhaps some motivation came … Read more
HAMDEN, Conn. — Kelly Babstock recorded her second hat trick of the season, scoring all three goals for tenth-ranked Quinnipiac as the Bobcats skated past Princeton 3-1 Tuesday night at the High Point Solutions Arena. Babstock completed her hat trick when she skated end to end, dodging defenders on the way to score an empty-netter … Read more
As countries have unveiled their rosters for the Winter Olympics next month in Sochi, Russia, many of the rosters include current and former NCAA players. Bowling Green sohpomore defenseman Ralfs Freibergs is on the Latvian rosters and is the only current NCAA player named to the Olympics. Former Massachusetts defenseman Thomas Pöck, former Minnesota forward … Read more
The Elmira at Fredonia game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 7, has been postponed and moved to Jan. 21 due to the blizzard that has slammed Western New York.
HAMDEN, Conn. — It was déjà vu for Maine as Quinnipiac’s Jordan Samuels-Thomas scored the game-winning goal for the second consecutive season as the Bobcats took a 2-1 victory Friday night at the High Point Solutions Arena. Samuels-Thomas corralled Dan Federico’s pass around the boards behind Maine’s goal before bringing the puck to his forehand … Read more