Matt MackinderOMAHA, Neb. — For Nebraska-Omaha this season, goaltending has been a key contributor to their rise as the 12th-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll and the No. 2 team in the PairWise Rankings. Saturday, in just his third start of the season, Kirk Thompson was 11 seconds away from a shutout as … Read more
Lake Superior State announced Thursday that freshman goaltender Kevin Aldridge has decided to leave the Lakers and return to junior hockey. Aldridge plans to rejoin the Fairbanks Ice Dogs of the North American Hockey League, where he won the Robertson Cup and was named Robertson Cup playoffs MVP last season. “We wish Kevin the best … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Thursday that Mercyhurst junior forward Kyle Cook has been assessed a one-game suspension for his contact to the head penalty on Dec. 14 against Robert Morris. On the play, Cook was assessed a five-minute major for contact to the head and a game misconduct at the 12:59 mark of the third period. … Read more
AMHERST, Mass. — Massachusetts finally had life, hope and a chance. Dennis Kravchenko led the rush into the offensive zone and fed Patrick Lee with a pinpoint cross-ice pass to the left faceoff circle. Lee finished the play with a low shot that beat Northeastern goaltender Clay Witt for the Minutemen’s first goal of the … Read more
Dismissed from the New Hampshire hockey team recently, senior goaltender Casey DeSmith recently spoke to the Concord Monitor about his dismissal from the team and the events that led to the unfortunate situation. In August, DeSmith was arrested after a domestic dispute. He was suspended from the team and then dismissed in November. “I always … Read more
Shannon Miller’s 16th season as Minnesota-Duluth’s women’s hockey coach will be her last. The school announced late Monday that it will not renew her contract when it expires at the end of this season. In a statement, Minnesota-Duluth cited financial considerations for the decision. Assistant coaches Laura Schuler and Gina Kingsbury and part-time director of … Read more
Just 11 games went in the record books this past weekend, but even as the schedule was light, the action was quite the opposite. As far as ranked teams go, No. 10 Wisconsin-Superior swept Marian, but by no means was it an easy task. Superior started out with a 7-2 win Friday night and then … Read more
Just 11 games went in the record books this past weekend, but even as the schedule was light, the action was quite the opposite. As far as ranked teams go, No. 10 Wisconsin-Superior swept Marian, but by no means was it an easy task. Superior started out with a 7-2 win Friday night and then … Read more
It’s time for a well-earned and well-deserved break for our two men’s D-III columnists, Dan Hickling and Brian Lester, but first, let’s run down this past weekend. WEST MIAC – In a showdown against nationally-ranked St. Scholastica, St. Thomas took an early lead and never looked back en route to a 4-2 non-conference victory on … Read more
It’s time for a well-earned and well-deserved break for our two men’s D-III columnists, Dan Hickling and Brian Lester, but first, let’s run down this past weekend. WEST MIAC – In a showdown against nationally-ranked St. Scholastica, St. Thomas took an early lead and never looked back en route to a 4-2 non-conference victory on … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. — Last year in just two games played, Nebraska-Omaha and St. Cloud State scored a combined 22 goals. Friday night, the Huskies came with a similar amount of offensive fire, but it was the Mavericks, with 26 less shots, who came out with the win. Despite being outshot 47-20, No. 12 Omaha held … Read more
HOUGHTON, Mich. — Fourth-ranked Michigan Tech had a week off and it showed against No. 9 Minnesota-Duluth, who took advantage of power plays to skate away with a 3-1 win at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena Friday night. Dominic Toninato finished the night with a pair of goals for the Bulldogs, who became just the … Read more
Miami sophomore defenseman Matt Joyaux has left school and joined the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League. RedHawks’ coach Enrico Blasi tweeted the announcement on Friday. @Matt_Joyaux has decided to return to junior hockey. We wish him luck w the next chapter of his career and thank him for his contributions — Rico … Read more
With just 11 games on the Division III women’s schedule this weekend to take us into the holiday break, that doesn’t mean none of the games are meaningful ones. Ranked teams will take the ice this weekend and will face formidable opponents. Let’s see what our predictions are for the weekend of Dec. 12-14, shall … Read more
With just 11 games on the Division III women’s schedule this weekend to take us into the holiday break, that doesn’t mean none of the games are meaningful ones. Ranked teams will take the ice this weekend and will face formidable opponents. Let’s see what our predictions are for the weekend of Dec. 12-14, shall … Read more
The holiday break is closing in, but first, there are a few more hockey games to play. BRIAN LESTER One of the biggest matchups of the weekend is a nonconference battle between St. Thomas and No. 14 St. Scholastica. The Tommies are hosting the Saints with a chance to make a statement. They come into … Read more
The holiday break is closing in, but first, there are a few more hockey games to play. BRIAN LESTER One of the biggest matchups of the weekend is a nonconference battle between St. Thomas and No. 14 St. Scholastica. The Tommies are hosting the Saints with a chance to make a statement. They come into … Read more
The ECAC announced Thursday the formation of a new Division III women’s league – the ECAC North Atlantic Hockey League – that will begin play for the 2015-16 season. The league will be comprised of eight institutions that either currently compete independently or are starting a women’s program next year. Becker, Canton, Daniel Webster, Endicott, … Read more
Kelsey Kusch continues to lead Adrian as a senior, and her scoring, always a strength, has increased as well.
According to the Grand Forks Herald, North Dakota sophomore defenseman Troy Stecher will be out for about 6-8 weeks after suffering a lower leg injury during UND’s 3-1 win over Lake Superior State last Saturday night. Stecher is a major part of the North Dakota penalty-killing unit and also has a goal and eight assists … Read more