Paula C. WestonTwo ranked teams, two great netminders, two goals for each team. This game had everything a big-time Division I match should have — except a clear winner and two happy coaches. After Colorado College won the inaugural Ohio Hockey Classic in a shootout having skated host Ohio State to a 2-2 overtime tie, CC head … Read more
Nathan Davis and the Miami RedHawks surprised the No. 2 Colorado College Tigers with two early goals, but CC battled back to score the winner in the final minute of the game Wednesday, beating Miami 4-3 to set up a title game in the Ohio Hockey Classic with No. 11 Ohio State. Trailing 3-2 going … Read more
A balanced scoring attack and nearly perfect goaltending propelled Ohio State past Minnesota State, 5-1, in the opening game of the inaugural Ohio Hockey Classic at Nationwide Arena Wednesday. Tom Fritsche led the Buckeyes with a goal and assist. OSU goaltender Dave Caruso made 31 saves in his 10th win of the season. “It was … Read more
Bowling Green goaltender Jordan Sigalet tells CCHA fans not to let up on him; Lake Superior State enjoys some hard-earned success; and Paula C. Weston lets readers in on a family specialty for the holidays.
Michigan leads the CCHA in selections to the World Juniors — by default; and two are better than one as Paula C. Weston doubles up on her picks for the Games of the Week.
With a three-goal second period, four points from Sean Collins and 37 saves from Dave Caruso, Ohio State came from behind to beat Alaska-Fairbanks, 5-2, completing a two-game sweep of the Nanooks in Value City Arena and preserving a perfect home record on the season. “We can thank Dave Caruso for that game,” said OSU … Read more
It was a case of a team winning in spite of itself. Ohio State extended its six-game home undefeated streak by downing Alaska-Fairbanks, 2-1, killing off nine penalties — including two five-on-three advantages and a six-on-four for the closing seconds of the game — in the process. “They’ve got good goaltending, and when we had … Read more
The CCHA takes it on the chin in the College Hockey Showcase; Miami continues to fall victim to injury; and the inexplicable-but-entertaining Ohio State vs. Alaska-Fairbanks rivalry returns. Paula C. Weston reports.
Brent Walton says he’s a regular guy. His coach agrees. But there’s nothing ordinary about the season the Western Michigan junior is having.
It’s the spirit of giving this week in the CCHA, as new names capture attention in the early going; Nebraska-Omaha and Ohio State mix it up after last weekend’s on-ice battle; and the controversy at Yost Arena continues. Paula C. Weston reports.
Lake Superior State picks up the scoring, while Notre Dame gets off the schneid in the CCHA … and there’s more fallout from the Yost Arena shenanigans. And, of course, there are a couple of games between archrivals Michigan and Michigan State. Paula C. Weston reports.
After a scoreless first period, the Ohio State Buckeyes erupted for five goals in the second period, including three in a two-minute span — two by freshman Sam Campbell 1:02 apart — en route to their 5-1 win and series sweep of the Northern Michigan Wildcats. “We expected them to come out hard,” said OSU … Read more
Dave Caruso recorded his fifth career shutout and Bryce Anderson had the game-winner as Ohio State beat Northern Michigan, 2-0, in the Wildcats’ first trip to Columbus since 2001. “The guys in front of me played extremely well,” said Caruso. “I don’t want to say it was my cleanest game ever, but — they helped … Read more
CCHA teams get out the brooms — and CCHA fans get out their hats; Bowling Green pulls together to overcome a potential trauma; and Northern Michigan takes on Ohio State in the Games of the Week, says Paula C. Weston.
Dan Knapp earned his second career hat trick in Ohio State’s 7-1 win over Sacred heart, and Buckeye fans have Knapp’s nine-year-old cousin to thank for it. “My little cousin called me and told me the other day, ‘You’ve got to score. Shave your head again,’” said Knapp. “That’s how I got the idea. As … Read more
In a 5-1 win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers, it was the youthful enthusiasm of one Buckeye line that did most of the damage. The rookie line of Domenic Maiani, John Dingle, and Tom Fritsche was responsible for three of OSU’s five goals — Maiani’s second and third of the season, Dingle’s second, and assists … Read more
With the presidential race finally out of the way, Paula C. Weston turns to what’s really important — the election’s historical impact on college hockey. Also: Michigan State welcomes back an alum, temporarily, and nationally-ranked Cinderella Nebraska-Omaha visits Alaska-Fairbanks for the late-night Games of the Week.
Don’t put too much stock in the early results, but a few CCHA teams are going in unexpected directions; Bowling Green has a powder keg of a story coming to light; and Paula C. Weston’s beloved Red Sox reverse the curse.
After clubbing the No. 6 Miami RedHawks 9-3 in their home opener Thursday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes were looking for a more competitive game on the road in Goggin Arena Friday. They got it, and also got a 2-1 win, sweeping the RedHawks, snapping Miami’s 14-game home unbeaten streak and extending their own win … Read more
Eric LeMarque Sometimes there are events that touch the college hockey community that help us put sport in perspective. In February of this year, former Northern Michigan Wildcat and U.S. Olympian Eric LeMarque lost both of his legs below the knees after surviving seven days in California’s High Sierras without shelter, food, or fire. LeMarque … Read more