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After scoring only one goal in his last ten games, Boston College winger Chris Kreider single-handedly catapulted the No. 1 Eagles over fourth-seeded Air Force 2-0 in the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals. Responsible for both of BC’s tallies, Kreider was a one-man offensive machine in the Eagles’ 16th straight win – and sweetest victory to … Read more

For the third straight year, Shawn Hunwick will return home to Ann Arbor with nightmares of allowing an overtime game-winning goal. After helping his No. 2 Michigan Wolverines force overtime against the No. 14 Cornell Big Red, the senior netminder made one great save, only to see the rebound sneak past him and teammate Jon … Read more

In the opening game of the Midwest Regional, No. 2 seed Ferris State held on to beat No. 3 seed Denver 2-1 behind a strong effort in goal from senior Taylor Nelson to move within one game of the program’s first Frozen Four berth. The Bulldogs scored early goals in the second and third periods … Read more

Conference tournament consolation games are often looked upon by teams as a necessary evil. After losing in the semi-final round, pulling together enough emotion to compete at a high level the next night after a tough loss is challenging. In Miami’s 4-1 win over Bowling Green Saturday afternoon in the CCHA championship tournament consolation game, … Read more

The action started early at the TD Garden Friday night. In the first two and a half minutes, there was a video review and two goals. Expanding to the first eight minutes reveals another two goals. Providence quieted down after the first period, but Boston College went on to a 4-2 victory in the first … Read more

Two-goal games were the order of the day in Friday’s opening CCHA championship tournament semi-final game at Joe Louis Arena. Western Michigan senior forward Greg Squires and his freshman linemate, Will Kessel, each scored a pair of goals to lead the offensive attack in the Broncos’ 6-2 win over Miami, earning Western Michigan a berth … Read more

Maine has a date in Boston. After Merrimack forced a game three Sunday night, the Black Bears took an early lead and never looked back, winning the series-deciding game by a score of 2-1. Spencer Abbott’s goal started the scoring in the first and defender Brice O’Connor provided the game-winner in the second period. Ryan … Read more

Dan DeSalvo is rapidly becoming a player to watch in the CCHA tournament. The Bowling Green freshman forward scored his first career hat trick in a game that saw the Falcons take a 4-3 overtime win against the top-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs in game three of their CCHA quarterfinal series. With the win, Bowling Green … Read more

In winning five straight home playoff series since 1998, Minnesota-Duluth was taken to a deciding game four times. The Bulldogs were seeking a quicker finish to a best-of-three WCHA meeting with Minnesota State on Saturday night at Amsoil Arena. No. 3-ranked UMD opened with a win Friday and had a chance to end the series … Read more

Late Saturday evening, Niagara coach Dave Burkholder was enjoying the jocularity of his team’s victory in his office on a dark, tumultuous evening on the Niagara Peninsula. Deservedly so. At that same exact moment, Robert Morris coach Derek Schooley was on a bus filled with dejected players on a terribly long and dark ride home … Read more

Jamie MacQueen wasn’t going to let his Bemidji State career come to an abrupt end without a fight. The senior forward scored two late goals to pull the Beavers to within one goal of the No. 12 North Dakota Fighting Sioux, but it wouldn’t be enough to extend BSU’s season. North Dakota clinched its tenth … Read more

After taking a 1-0 series lead Friday night, Union completed the series sweep Saturday night, beating Rensselaer 4-2 for its first playoff win against the Engineers, and completing a season sweep. Union will now head to the ECAC semifinals for the second time in three seasons. Union got on the board first, tallying a power-play … Read more

One night removed from playing an emotional double-overtime opening game to their CCHA quarterfinal best-of-three playoff series, Michigan mustered enough strength to gradually build a three-goal lead over Notre Dame through the first half of the game. The Wolverines then hung on, playing just conservatively enough to win the game, 3-1, and the playoff series … Read more

Rhett Bly notched two goals for 14th-ranked Merrimack Saturday night as he and the Warriors powered by the tenth-ranked Blank Bears 5-2 at Alfond Arena in game two of the best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series. With the victory, Merrimack draws even at one game a piece in the series, forcing a decisive game three Sunday … Read more

Multi-point performances by five players helped No. 2 Ferris State force a deciding game three against Bowling Green as the Bulldogs took a 7-4 win over the Falcons Saturday night. Scott Czarnowczan, T.J. Schlueter and Jason Binkley all had multiple assists with Binkley registering three helpers on the night. “T.J. was good to have back … Read more

The Miami RedHawks made short work of the visiting Michigan State Spartans, downing them by a 4-1 final Saturday night, sweeping their CCHA quarterfinal series. Miami junior forward Reilly Smith had a three-point game to help punch the RedHawks’ ticket to Joe Louis Arena for a third consecutive season. The opening period saw both teams … Read more

High drama gave way to disappointment for Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday, where the Mavericks fell 3-2 in overtime to ninth-ranked Denver at CenturyLink Center. UNO held a 2-1 lead for much of the night’s third period. A late DU equalizer from Luke Salazar restored parity, though, and Pioneer freshman forward Daniel Doremus scored 2:35 into overtime … Read more

It was kind of hard to believe the goal lights at the Clearview Arena simply didn’t give up and burn out following two periods of action during Saturday night’s Atlantic Hockey first-round playoff matchup featuring the Robert Morris Colonials and the American International Yellow Jackets. In a bizarre game, one that neither team could be … Read more

Brad Eidsness made his Senior Night experience a memorable one. The senior netminder stopped all 29 shots he faced to help No. 14 North Dakota (20-12-3, 15-11-1 WCHA) complete the sweep of the Minnesota State Mavericks (12-22-2, 8-18-2 WCHA) in a 3-0 shutout victory in front of 12,029 at Ralph Engelstad Arena Saturday night. The … Read more

No. 8 Massachusetts-Lowell claimed second place in the final Hockey East standings for just the fourth time in program history by finishing off the weekend sweep of Providence by a 4-2 final. With the victory, the River Hawks improve to 22-10-1 overall and 17-9-1 in Hockey East. The Friars fall to 12-18-4 and 10-14-3 in … Read more