Paula C. Weston

After a Thursday night contest that saw Western Michigan and Ohio State combine for 13 goals, the Broncos and the Buckeyes played a much more tempered game tonight at the Ohio Expo Center, skating two a 2-2 tie and earning WMU three points on the weekend. “I think any time you come in on the … Read more

Trailing 3-2 after one, and 4-2 just 32 seconds into the second period, the Western Michigan Broncos netted five consecutive goals in the second and third periods to take a commanding lead over Ohio State, eventually beating the Buckeyes 8-5 in Value City Arena. “I think our team showed a lot of courage, specifically in … Read more

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes traded third-period power-play goals and solid netminding, each earning a point in a 1-1 tie in Columbus Saturday. “I felt good about the game,” said Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson. “I was much happier about our performance tonight than I was last night.” With … Read more

It was one of those games after which neither coach is particularly happy, although one happily took two points. Notre Dame beat Ohio State 4-2 in the Fighting Irish’s CCHA opener, but the pace of the contest — which saw just three penalties called — left both coaches reaching for the same word post-game: cycling. … Read more

After Friday’s relatively easy 7-2 win over Ohio State, Minnesota head coach Don Lucia was concerned about how his rookie-laden squad would respond to a rematch. Even though the Buckeyes played a more competitive game Saturday, the Golden Gophers still skated smoothly to a 6-3 victory, capitalizing on four power-play goals for the second consecutive … Read more

Sometimes the best thing about a an uneven game is an even number. In Minnesota’s 7-2 win over Ohio State, the magic number was four: four power-play goals, four unanswered second-period goals, and the play of No. 4, Erik Johnson. “With a team of that skill — all the way out from the goaltender — … Read more

Laker head coach Jim Roque had two goals for Lake Superior State’s trip to Columbus this weekend. In his own words, the second-year skipper wanted to “score a goal, and not spend a thousand dollars.” The Lakers actually scored seven, all in Saturday’s contest, beating Ohio State 7-6 in overtime to earn a split for … Read more

With junior Tommy Goebel’s unassisted goal at 11:33 in the second and freshman Joseph Palmer’s 22 saves, the Buckeyes blanked the Lakers, 1-0, in the first CCHA action of 2006-07 for each team. Both Ohio State head coach John Markell and Lake Superior State head coach Jim Roque said the contest was a good early … Read more

After dropping their first game of the regular-season to Miami, 5-2, Friday night, the Denver Pioneers rebounded with a solid performance and a 3-2 win over Colgate in the Ice Breaker Invitational consolation game. “An important game for us, a game that we needed to win, and certainly had a little bit of a tough … Read more

Sometimes, a season doesn’t begin the way you want it to. Just ask Mark Dekanich. The Colgate Raiders goaltender scored on himself at 10:54 in the first to give Vermont a 1-0 lead, and then provided considerable assistance on the second Catamount goal just 21 seconds later. With another Vermont goal four minutes and change … Read more

The building was beautiful and the buzz was high, and everyone associated with Miami hockey was calling this the most important game in the program’s history, but the RedHawks were equally delighted to call this one a win. Bolstered by an emotional packed house for Miami’s first game in its ultra-modern Steve Cady Arena in … Read more