Matt Mackinder

No fancy intro this week, just need to get right to the recaps for the start of the Division III women’s conference playoffs that started this past weekend. One word, though: overtime. Colonial Hockey Just two quarterfinal games went down Saturday, and both were shutouts. Morrisville downed Johnson and Wales 7-0 (and outshot J and … Read more

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OXFORD, Ohio — As December picked up and Colorado College – then 1-13 – was desperate for wins, it hosted an ailing Miami squad and picked up its only series sweep of the season. The Tigers (6-24-1, 4-16-1-0 NCHC) entered Oxford hoping for more of the same Friday night, but bussed back to the hotel … Read more

HOUGHTON, Mich. — Hockey is a 60-minute game. Friday night, No. 14 Michigan Tech needed 59:22 to escape from the MacInnes Student Ice Arena with a 6-5 win over Alaska. The Huskies used a six-minute stretch to take an early 3-0 lead and led by four before the opening period ended. However, it was a … Read more

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Late arrivers to Friday night’s game at Kelley Rink likely missed any Boston College offense of consequence. BC scored twice in the first 10 minutes of Friday night’s game and then didn’t score again until the waning minutes of the third. The interim was defensive battle between No. 2 Boston College … Read more

CANTON, N.Y. — It was a playoff atmosphere in Appleton Arena on Friday night between St. Lawrence and Dartmouth, who were battling for a crucial two league points in a tight race for the final first-round bye in the ECAC tournament. In the end, it was the home team that prevailed, the Saints picking up … Read more

BOSTON — It wasn’t pretty, but with sixth place already locked up for Northeastern in the Hockey East tournament, wins are still as crucial as ever with the Huskies still in the mix for an at-large bid to the big dance. Another two points came against Maine Friday night. Behind two goals from Eric Williams … Read more

HAMDEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac sealed a come-from-behind win in an overtime goal review to take the first game of the ECAC quarterfinals 3-2 against Rensselaer. Two minutes into the extra frame, Emma Woods drove to the net with T.T. Cianfarano chasing. Woods went towards the far-side post as the puck popped up before going in … Read more

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — From the onset of Friday afternoon’s start of the three-game-series between No. 1 Boston College and Maine, it was obvious that the series, or at least the first game, was going to be different from the three previous games the two teams had played earlier in the year. Yet when the … Read more

HAMDEN, Conn. — It took 1:23 for No. 1 Quinnipiac to get the lead against Brown Bears, one it wouldn’t relinquish, in skating to a 4-1 win Friday night. For Brown coach Brendan Whittet, getting into an early deficit was a sign of things to come. “We unfortunately go down 15 seconds into the game … Read more

ITHACA, N.Y. — It’s often said that goals early and late in periods are back-breakers. Union proved the theory true on Friday night in a 5-1 win over Cornell at Lynah Rink. The Dutchmen scored just 38 seconds into the game, then held off a potential Big Red comeback when they pushed their advantage to … Read more

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Merrimack headed back home battling for a home-ice playoff bid against Vermont after a split with Maine last weekend. The game was a defensive battle that saw Merrimack open up offensively and take the 4-1 win Friday night. “I thought we did some good things tonight,” said Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy. … Read more