Matt MackinderGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Just 38 seconds away from its first five-win October since 1986, North Dakota gave up a late goal to a hungry Providence team. Instead, UND (4-1-1, 2-0-0 NCHC) was forced to settle with a 2-2 tie and series split with the Friars (1-2-1, 0-0-0 HEA) on Saturday night in front of … Read more
OXFORD, Ohio — From a stats perspective, Miami should have dominated its encore performance against St. Lawrence Saturday night. It really shouldn’t have even been close, either as the RedHawks outplayed St. Lawrence in a 2-1 overtime win. They outshot them 53-11. For crying out loud, the Saints didn’t even register a shot on goal … Read more
BOSTON — Massachusetts came into Saturday night’s game against Boston College riding a 3-2 win against Northeastern, whereas Minutemen coach John Micheletto did not like the “process” his team went about en route to the win. On Saturday, Micheletto liked what he saw much more, despite dropping the game 4-1 behind two 5-on-3 goals for … Read more
DURHAM, N.H. — New Hampshire powered past Colorado College 6-2 Saturday night as freshman goaltender Adam Clark made 22 saves for the win and Maxim Gaudreault provided the offense for UNH with a pair of goals. For Gaudreault, he gave credit to his teammates and deflected any praise thrown his way. “I think I was … Read more
North Dakota senior forward Mark MacMillan will be out indefinitely after undergoing wrist surgery on Saturday morning in Grand Forks, N.D. MacMillan was injured late in the second period of Friday’s game against Providence when a skate blade lacerated his left wrist. A fourth-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2010, MacMillan leads UND … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota headed into the year as the top-ranked team in the country in what looks to be a special year for the Gophers. On Saturday, the Gophers rode their special teams’ play to a 5-3 win over Bemidji State and completed the weekend sweep over their in-state foe. Coming off a 5-2 loss … Read more
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Zane McIntyre extended his leg to the post midway through the second period, making a toe save on a Noel Acciari shot all alone in front of the net to salvage a North Dakota defensive breakdown that nearly cost it a goal. It wasn’t the only close call. With the national … Read more
Orono, Maine — Maine picked up its first victory of the year Friday night against a familiar foe in No. 20 Alaska-Anchorage. Eric Schurhamer’s first goal of the season was a big one, snapping a 1-1 tie with 4:02 left in the third. Cam Brown added a shorthanded, empty-net goal as Maine beat the Seawolves … Read more
OXFORD, Ohio — Halloween is just a week away, but No. 10 Miami felt a little more tricked than treated tonight. Despite outshooting St. Lawrence 42-16, the Saints stunned the home team in a barn-burning, 5-4 victory after jumping to a 4-0 lead before the game’s halfway mark. Early and often was the theme for … Read more
BOSTON — Northeastern entered Friday night’s game 0-3 for the first time since the 1990-1991 season. Unfortunately for the Huskies, it only got worse. Despite controlling the game for much of the action, Massachusetts escaped Matthews Arena with a 3-2 win. At 8:51 of the period UMass defenseman Emerson Auvenshine gave his team the go-ahead … Read more
According to a recent St. Cloud Times report, St. Cloud State sophomore forward Ryan Papa will be out of the Huskies’ lineup until January 2015 after offseason hip surgery. Papa had torn labrums in both hips and played in pain last season. “The whole year, there was pretty consistent pain and not fun to play … Read more
Minnesota gained all 15 first-place votes this week to reclaim the top spot in the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Wisconsin, which sat No. 1 in the Oct. 13 poll, falls back to No. 2 this week. Boston College vaults to No. 3 this week, swapping places with Harvard. Cornell stays fifth, as does Boston … Read more
Minnesota was off last weekend, but still earned 39 first-place votes in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll to stay the top-ranked team in the country. Union remained No. 2 with a sweep of Maine and garnered the other 11 first-place votes. With a sweep of Colorado College, North Dakota stays third, while Colgate swept … Read more
Atlantic Hockey announced Tuesday that Bentley sophomore Tyler Deresky has received a one-game suspension for his boarding penalty during the Falcons’ game on Saturday, Oct. 18 against Sacred Heart. Deresky was assessed a minor for boarding at the 18:25 mark of the third period, but after a review of the game footage, AHA supervisor of … Read more
TSN announced Friday a new partnership with College Hockey Inc. that will see 37 NCAA men’s Division I games broadcast this season, including the Frozen Four. The expanded coverage of NCAA hockey is also available for live streaming and on-demand viewing to TSN subscribers through TSN GO. “This partnership will allow TSN to deliver Canadian … Read more
On Oct. 24, Minnesota-Duluth will officially retire Bill Watson’s No. 14 jersey during a first intermission ceremony at AMSOIL Arena. Watson, who owns the distinction of being the only individual to play and coach in a Frozen Four championship game with the Bulldogs, won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in 1985.
The WCHA announced Monday that Alaska-Anchorage senior forward Brett Cameron has been handed a one-game suspension. The suspension is a result of Cameron’s game misconduct infraction for contact to the head of a Wisconsin player, which occurred during the third period of UAA’s game on Saturday, Oct. 11. Cameron is eligible to return for the … Read more
In 2011 and 2012, Northeastern athletic department staff members identified NCAA recruiting violations in the sports of men’s hockey and track and field. The university self-reported the violations to the NCAA and took necessary corrective measures. The NCAA completed its review and on Thursday, released its report, which cited violations by former hockey coaches Greg … Read more
The NCAA has awarded College Hockey America an automatic bid to the 2015 women’s NCAA tournament. “College Hockey America is both thankful and excited that the NCAA has made the decision to award the automatic bid to the women’s ice hockey championships,” said CHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio in a statement. “Our teams and coaches have … Read more
The Rensselaer men’s and women’s hockey teams have each added a volunteer assistant coach for the 2014-15 season. Former Engineers’ standout Marc Cavosie will work with the men’s team, while Robert Cathcart III will be with the women’s program.