Paula C. WestonTrailing 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
Touchdown Jesus 3, U.S. Armed Forces 0, and No. 22 Feel for the United States armed forces, for more than just the usual reasons. Not only did John Kerry botch a joke this week and imply that everyone fighting in Iraq is an idiot, but our servicemen were outdone not once, not twice, but three … Read more
Multiple Choices “It’s something that stings, and we’ve got address the things that embarrassed us in front of our fans.” Who said this? Is it: A. Michigan head coach Red Berenson, B. Ohio State head coach John Markell, or C. Boston College head coach Jerry York? In spite of the dressing-down OSU received at the … 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
On Your Mark, Get Set… …speculate! Lake Superior State and Western Michigan share first place with Michigan State and Ohio State, Alaska is converting power plays at a 44.4 percent clip, and Bowling Green’s penalty kill is 100 percent. I love this time of year. One of the best ways to while away a minute … 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
The 2006-07 CCHA: It’s All Academic This year, thanks to the wonderment of technology, anyone with high-speed Internet access could have viewed — and then reviewed, endlessly — the league’s preseason Media Day. Finally, fans across the league were privy to the inner workings of CCHA Media Day, from the jovial atmosphere to the short, … Read more
Last year’s Mavericks were a study in dichotomy. How could a team so talented up front be so, um, shaky in front of its own net? “Our concern is with the back end of our team,” said Mike Kemp, entering his 10th season as UNO’s first and only head coach. KEMP “Last year, we did … Read more
At the start of the 2005-06 season, I feared the worst for Bowling Green. After watching the team rally around senior goaltender Jordan Sigalet, who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the year before, I thought that the Falcons might struggle a little for identity last year. Sometimes, I hate being right. The Falcons went … Read more
“Every year, someone emerges in this league, if not one, two, three teams. You just never know … in this league, we talk about how strong it is, but you never know which team may emerge. “Who knows? Nebraska-Omaha may be that team this year, Notre Dame, but I guarantee there’ll be a couple teams … Read more
Okay, just for a second, forget that the RedHawks ended the 2005-06 season on a two-game downer, with a 2-1 loss to Michigan State in the CCHA championship game and a 5-0 loss to Boston College in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinal. And forget that Miami said goodbye to Andy Greene and Matt Davis. Remember, … Read more
Last year, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished 15 points ahead of where they were at the end of the 2004-05 season. Of course, that wasn’t hard to do. The 2004-05 season was the five-win year for Notre Dame — not five CCHA wins, mind you, but five wins total — and the last year … Read more
This is how I started the 2005-06 Bronco season preview: Have you heard the one about the team that can score from nearly anywhere on the ice but allows goals from nearly anywhere as well? Of course you have. It’s the recent history of the Western Michigan Broncos. Tell me, children, what have we learned? … Read more