Toomey’s 31 saves lead Milwaukee School of Engineering past Adrian

The 14th-ranked Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders skated away with a big MCHA conference win Saturday afternoon as they beat the No. 6 Adrian Bulldogs 6-1 in a battle of the MCHA’s elite. The Raiders got an outstanding performance from goaltender Connor Toomey, who made 31 saves on 32 shots, including several huge keys saves … Read more

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Minnesota-Duluth’s victory over Alabama-Huntsville a ‘learning lesson’

Back at home for the first time in two months, top-ranked Minnesota-Duluth got a warm welcome on a cold Friday night from a near-sellout crowd of 6,614 fans at Amsoil Arena. And the Bulldogs got a battle from first-time foe Alabama-Huntsville. The Chargers, a team without a conference that recently received a reprieve from losing … Read more

Wisconsin uses four different scorers in win over Alaska-Anchorage

Playing RIT, Minnesota State and Alaska-Anchorage is far from college hockey murderer’s row, but don’t expect Wisconsin to make any apologies for playing its best stretch of hockey of the season. Not only are the Badgers continuing to put some crooked numbers on the scoreboard, they’ve now seen freshman goalie Joel Rumpel emerge as a … Read more

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Defensive battle sees New Hampshire squeak by Merrimack

The No. 6 Merrimack Warriors and New Hampshire Wildcats clashed inside Lawler Rink in their first meeting of the 2011-12 season Friday night. With two crucial conference points up for grabs, the Warriors were looking to catch Boston College and Boston University for first place in Hockey East, while UNH is trying to hang on … Read more

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Maine outlasts Boston College on Mangene’s overtime winner

In a thrilling Hockey East clash, Maine overcame two deficits to defeat No. 3 Boston College in overtime 4-3. Forward Matt Mangene scored the game-winner with just over a minute remaining in the extra session. Forward Adam Shemansky added two goals for the Black Bears. BC forward Bill Arnold scored his 12th goal of the … Read more

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Ferris State nearly squanders game, hangs on to beat Ohio State

As the ice accumulated outside Value City Arena Friday night, the No. 13-ranked Ferris State Bulldogs held onto dear life as they nearly squandered a four-goal lead away to the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes. But the Bulldogs pieced together a remarkable 5-on-3 penalty kill to defeat the Buckeyes 4-3. “We were sleepwalking,” Ferris State … Read more

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Brown’s hat trick propels Minnesota-Duluth over Nebraska-Omaha

Three goals and an assist from J.T. Brown extended Minnesota-Duluth’s winning streak to four games on Friday, with the top-ranked Bulldogs beating Nebraska-Omaha 6-2 at CenturyLink Center. The game was a big occasion for UNO (10-9-4, 9-6-0 WCHA), with the school’s “Sell Out Duluth” marketing campaign bringing in an announced attendance of 16,138. The big … Read more

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Crichton’s OT winner sends Robert Morris past Holy Cross

The Robert Morris Colonials have made a habit of making things interesting so far this season. And tonight’s contest against the visiting Holy Cross Crusaders was no exception. Senior forward Cody Crichton’s goal 30 seconds into overtime ended a dramatic, hard-fought conference battle that featured numerous momentum swings. The win firmly placed the Colonials into … Read more

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Nelson scores late to lift North Dakota over Minnesota

In the long emotional masterpiece that is the rivalry between Minnesota and North Dakota, it seems like every game has an endless supply of momentum changes and electricity. And Friday night, in front of maybe the loudest crowd at Ralph Engelstad Arena in years, the two squads augmented this rivalry with yet another thriller. Brock … Read more

Alaska takes shootout win over Ferris State

Sometimes you wind up on the right part of the score sheet and sometimes you don’t. In the tie between the Ferris State Bulldogs and the Alaska Nanooks, Ferris State freshman Justin Buzzeo and Dom Panetta found themselves on the score sheet in very different areas – Buzzeo for notching his first career goal and … Read more

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Shackell makes 35 saves, Adrian squeaks by Lawrence

The Adrian Bulldogs (10-4, 8-1 MCHA) survived a late surge by the Lawrence University Vikings (5-6-3, 4-2-3 MCHA) as they clawed out a 3-2 victory Friday night. In a game that saw Adrian jump out to a 3-0 lead halfway through the second, a resilient Viking team and an undisciplined third period by the Bulldogs … Read more

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Hunwick’s 46-save shutout helps Michigan outlast Ohio State

The Michigan Wolverines knew they would get their chance at redemption. After Ohio State earned its first sweep against Michigan in more than two decades, the No. 15 ranked Wolverines got some payback from that weekend in November shutting out No. 2 Ohio State 4-0 Friday evening. Ohio State is winless in its last three … Read more

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Confident Noonan kicks out 38 shots in Niagara’s win over Army

The Niagara Purple Eagles returned home for the first time in a very long while and could not have scripted it much better. Five different players scored and goaltender Chris Noonan steered aside 38 shots as Niagara defeated Army, 5-1, in their first appearance in 59 days at Dwyer Arena on Friday night. “It was … Read more

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Michigan and Lake Superior State tie; Lakers take shootout

In a tale of two goaltenders, Lake Superior State’s Kevin Kapalka and Michigan’s Adam Janecyk battled through 65 minutes of regulation time and overtime hockey to a 2-2 stand-off. It took six rounds of shootout chances for Lake Superior to record the win, 3-2, Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena. Kevin McParland’s sixth round shootout … Read more

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