Matt MackinderThis is the last weekend of games before the semester break and there are some great matchups in and nonconference play this weekend to delight any and all fans. It’s the last chance to get in the holiday spirit by finishing with a win. Last week, I stumbled again with my picks at 3-3-1 (.500), … Read more
Kristin McKenzie and Kelsey Russell have grown so close playing for Salem State that you’d think they are sisters. The pair have been best friends since their freshman year of high school back in Arlington, Mass., and are now seniors with the Vikings. In fact, even after McKenzie began her college career at Merrimack, she … Read more
According to the Niagara Gazette, the Purple Eagles have released junior forwards Pat Conte and Phillip Nasca. A source informed the Gazette on Sunday that Conte and Nasca had been kicked off the team. Neither player dressed against Bentley last weekend when the Purple Eagles split the weekend series with a 6-4 win and 3-1 … Read more
Atlantic Hockey has announced one-game suspensions for Robert Morris sophomore forward Timmy Moore and Holy Cross sophomore forward Ryan Ferrill. Both players were assessed suspensions following their actions in their respective games on Dec. 5. Moore was issued the suspension after the league reviewed footage from last Saturday’s game at Rochester Institute of Technology. Moore … Read more
Hockey East has suspended Vermont junior forward Brady Shaw for one game stemming from a charging incident at 17:22 of the third period at Boston University on Dec. 5. Shaw will miss the Catamounts’ Dec. 11 contest against St. Lawrence and will be eligible to return to action Dec. 12 at St. Lawrence.
USA Hockey unveiled Monday the 29 players selected to the preliminary roster for the 2016 U.S. National Junior Team that will compete at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5, 2016. The players will attend training camp Dec. 14-18 at Boston University followed by an additional camp in … Read more
The Big Ten announced Monday that Penn State senior forward Eric Scheid has been suspended for one game as a result of an incident that occurred in the game against Michigan State on Dec. 5. The action was taken by the conference after a review of an incident that occurred near the 19-minute mark of … Read more
A trio of current NCAA players have been selected to Sweden’s preliminary IIHF World Junior Championship roster Defenseman William Lagesson (Massachusetts) and forwards Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (Boston University) and Fredrik Olofsson (Nebraska-Omaha) are the three Swedish NCAA standouts (all freshmen) eligible for the World Junior team. Lagesson has two goals and four assists for six … Read more
The battles in every conference have been intense and this weekend saw an opportunity for some teams to make statements about key competitors in their respective leagues. While some teams made some noise and asserted themselves, others let favorites know they aren’t going away. The last of the unbeatens has fallen and for some teams … Read more
The battles in every conference have been intense and this weekend saw an opportunity for some teams to make statements about key competitors in their respective leagues. While some teams made some noise and asserted themselves, others let favorites know they aren’t going away. The last of the unbeatens has fallen and for some teams … Read more
The weekend in women’s Division III has come and gone, and as always, you just never know with some of these teams. Who could have predicted St. Benedict tying No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus 2-2 Friday night and then winning 3-2 in overtime Saturday, or even Connecticut College playing No. 3 Middlebury tight, only to lose … Read more
The weekend in women’s Division III has come and gone, and as always, you just never know with some of these teams. Who could have predicted St. Benedict tying No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus 2-2 Friday night and then winning 3-2 in overtime Saturday, or even Connecticut College playing No. 3 Middlebury tight, only to lose … Read more
BOSTON — Up 3-1 entering the third period, things were looking up for Northeastern Sunday afternoon. Despite coming into the game without a conference win to date, the Huskies played Massachusetts-Lowell to the bitter end in an overtime loss up in Belfast before tying Boston College Saturday night. But then something clicked for the No. … Read more
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — It was a battle of two of the top goaltenders in the ECAC as No. 10 Yale hosted No. 3 Quinnipiac on Friday night. Michael Garteig vs. Alex Lyon. Garteig again came away the victor in the staring contest, taking away the 3-0 victory to push Quinnipiac to 14-0-2 on the … Read more
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Coming into Friday night’s game with No. 17 Michigan Tech, Alaska-Anchorage was 6-0-2 this season when leading after one period of play. That record was in jeopardy as the Huskies carried a 2-1 lead into the final frame, but two goals seven minutes apart preserved the Seawolves’ early-season run with a 3-2 … Read more
ORONO, Maine — – In April 1999, Maine and New Hampshire went to overtime of the national championship game in Anaheim, Calif. The stakes were not quite as high tonight. However, like in that game more than 16 years ago, 60 minutes were not enough to settle the issue as the Black Bears and Wildcats … Read more
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — The top-ranked team in the nation, Providence, battled Merrimack on Friday night in a typical Hockey East game that ended in a 2-1 score in favor of Providence. Garrett Gamez popped the game-winning goal midway through the second period. “I thought we played two really good periods of hockey and then … Read more
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell goaltender Mitch Gillam and his defense stood tall on Friday night at Lynah Rink and the Big Red came away with a narrow 2-1 win over St. Lawrence. A third-period penalty shot and a late barrage were part of Gillam’s workload on the evening, with 26 stops titled to his name … Read more
USA Hockey announced Friday it has selected the Buffalo Sabres, along with First Niagara Center, HarborCenter and Ralph Wilson Stadium, as the host for the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship. Buffalo last hosted the World Junior event in 2011. For the first time ever, the event will include an outdoor game as part of the … Read more
Graham Johnson has joined the Massachusetts hockey staff as the program’s director of hockey operations. Johnson comes to the Minutemen after most recently serving as the head coach and general manager of the junior-level Connecticut Nighthawks (EHL/MJHL) in Simsbury, Conn. “The director of operations is a complicated position that requires array of skills, including organization, … Read more