Saponari haunts old team as Northeastern tops Boston University in overtime

After Boston University dashed Northeastern’s playoff hopes in its penultimate game of the season, it was fitting that a former Terrier’s overtime game-winner threw a small wrench into BU’s postseason plans. Midway through overtime, Huskies blueliner Luke Eibler hustled around a Terrier defender low in the right circle and shoveled a weak shot on goaltender … Read more

Holy Cross starts fast, eliminates Army in two-game sweep

Holy Cross took advantage of a fast start and two power-play goals to down Army 5-2 at the Hart Center on Saturday night to complete a two-game sweep of the Black Knights in their Atlantic Hockey first-round series. The Crusaders advance to a best-of-three quarterfinal series at Mercyhurst beginning next Friday. Holy Cross was 0-1-1 … Read more

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Five different goal-scorers push Merrimack over UMass

Looking to finish the regular season on a high note in preparation for the Hockey East quarterfinals, the No. 12 Merrimack Warriors took on the Massachusetts Minutemen, who had a chance to grab the seventh seed with a victory. The Minutemen were able to hold off a frustrated Merrimack offense for most of the third … Read more

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Peca, Hartzell lead Quinnipiac past Brown to force game three

On Saturday evening, Quinnipiac shut out Brown 3-0 to force a game three in the first round of the ECAC playoffs. Matthew Peca led the way offensively with a goal and two assists and has now assisted on nine straight QU goals. Tonight, his line with Connor and Kellen Jones tallied seven points. “I think … Read more

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Quinnipiac tops Clarkson in rubber match, advances to ECAC semifinals

On Sunday afternoon, Quinnipiac defeated Clarkson 2-0 in game 3 of the ECAC quarterfinals to advance to the conference semifinals against Cornell. Quinnipiac coach Rick Seeley was beaming after the game. “There was just so much pride in the way the team played,” Seeley said. “It was every shift and every second, third, and fourth … Read more

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Baker’s lucky goal pulls Michigan Tech into tie with North Dakota

Saturday night’s North Dakota-Michigan Tech series finale wasn’t one to write home about. North Dakota (17-11-3, 10-10-4 WCHA) and Michigan Tech (13-15-4, 10-10-4 WCHA) skated to an ugly, grinding 1-1 tie Saturday night in front of an announced crowd of 12,065 at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Michigan Tech rang three shots off the pipe, but a … Read more

‘Long time coming’ as Wisconsin skates past Denver

Wisconsin will play the remainder of its schedule on the road where the Badgers have mustered just one win this season, but that does not mean a 5-2 victory over No. 10 Denver Saturday night at the Kohl Center will not be important down the stretch. “It just seems to the coaching staff that no … Read more

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Carey nets game-winner to push Boston College past Merrimack

Riding a six-game winning streak, No. 3 Boston College faced No. 9 Merrimack, who desperately needed a win to have a chance at home-ice advantage in the playoffs. The score was tied 1-1 in the third period, and both teams were working hard to take care of the puck and protect their defensive zones. Merrimack … Read more

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Massachusetts defeats Maine to gain series split

Coming off a rough 7-3 defeat Friday night, Massachusetts got out on top of Maine early and never looked back, winning 3-1 at Alfond Arena. The Minutemen improve to 11-14-5 and 7-12-4 in Hockey East, while the Black Bears fall to 18-10-3 and 13-9-2 in the conference. “We had a lot of energy left over … Read more

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Providence and Northeastern battle to spirited tie for second straight game

Northeastern’s best chance of securing a victory over Providence tonight came when Huskies’ blueliner Anthony Bitetto fired a one-timer low in the slot past Providence goaltender Alex Beaudry. Bitetto’s shot, however, beat Beaudry just milliseconds after the buzzer sounded signaling the end of overtime. “You always want to come away with a win,” Northeastern coach … Read more

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Treais plays role of OT hero in Michigan’s win over Northern Michigan

In an instant at Yost Arena Saturday night, Luke Glendening saw his four-year journey from recruited walk-on, to regular player and ultimately, to captain at Michigan, fittingly come full circle on the Wolverines’ senior night. Glendening scored Michigan’s first goal in their 3-2 overtime win against Northern Michigan, but it was his anticipation that led … Read more

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Quinnipiac downs RPI on strength of Babstock’s hat trick

Quinnipiac celebrated senior day in style with a 5-1 win over RPI on Saturday afternoon. Kelly Babstock picked up her first hat trick of the season in the win and overall, the Bobcats scored eleven goals, including six on the power play, over the course of the weekend. “I think we accomplished what we needed … Read more

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Harvard edges Northeastern in Beanpot consolation

Harvard redeemed its first-round loss and shook this season’s tie demons with a 3-2 win over Northeastern in Monday’s Beanpot consolation game. According to Harvard coach Ted Donato, a win like this can help gain momentum for the stretch run. [scg_html_beanpot2012]”Coming into the game, we knew we wanted to leave it with a good feeling,” … Read more

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Connolly’s monster night propels Minnesota-Duluth past North Dakota

The WCHA’s top seven teams were within seven points of each other with seven regular-season games remaining entering play Saturday night. And the No. 3-ranked Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs were battling to regain form, break a losing streak and remain in the hunt for the MacNaughton Cup, which goes to the league’s regular-season winner. The Bulldogs got … Read more

Miami completes home sweep of Alabama-Huntsville

The Miami RedHawks completed a weekend sweep of visiting Alabama-Huntsville with a commanding 4-1 victory Saturday night at the Steve Cady Arena. Four different skaters scored for the RedHawks, who outshot the Chargers 48-16. Miami coach Enrico Blasi said it wasn’t easy for his players to not look beyond this non-conference series with the CCHA … Read more

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Clarkson edges Quinnipiac on two-point game from Styner

Clarkson won its sixth straight game Saturday afternoon with a 3-2 win over Quinnipiac. Brittany Styner led the way for the Golden Knights with a goal and an assist. The Golden Knights entered the contest third in the ECAC, just one point back of Harvard. The Bobcats, despite dropping four straight, still held on to … Read more

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