site administratorAfter Harvard’s third period, two-goal comeback stunned Union during last night’s 3-3 tie at Messa Rink, the message was clear coming into Saturday night’s tilt against Dartmouth: remedy the shortcomings from the night before. Union did just that, netting three goals in the first period en route to a high-octane 7-1 drubbing of the visiting … Read more
Massachusetts pulled off a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory against Vermont in the first game of Hockey East’s Frozen Fenway double header Saturday night at the home of the Red Sox. It was a back and forth physical battle, lots of hits, so to speak, at the ballpark-turned-outdoor hockey rink, but it was the Minutemen (7-8-5, … Read more
Sometimes a little bit of momentum is all it takes. Following a three-game losing streak, Ferris State needed a sweep of Colgate to keep its season on track and the Bulldogs got that with a 3-1 win on the strength of goals in the first minute of both the second and third periods Saturday night. … Read more
Under a late flurry of snowflakes, Neumann braved the frigid January conditions and bested Penn State 6-3 in an outdoor exhibition at Citizens Bank Park. Playing on the same ice that hosted the NHL’s Winter Classic just days before, both teams came out with a little extra energy and excitement on such a grand stage. … Read more
The Lake Superior State Lakers will head to Ann Arbor this weekend on a winning note. The Lakers picked up a 3-2 exhibition win on home ice over the Western Ontario Mustangs in a rare Tuesday night game in front of a sparse crowd at Taffy Abel Arena. The Lakers built up a 3-0 lead … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha won its final nonconference game of the regular season on Saturday, defeating Quinnipiac 4-1 in a New Year’s Eve matinee at CenturyLink Center. Plenty of scoring chances and an early parade to the penalty box saw the tilt rise quickly to a boil. Once UNO took a commanding 3-1 lead late in the second … Read more
An overtime goal by Kevin Clare wrapped up Michigan’s 15th Great Lakes Invitational title after a furious 12 minutes of overtime play Friday night against Michigan State. “We had opportunities to win the game and didn’t,” said Michigan State coach Tom Anastos. “Obviously, a disappointing result for our seniors and our team and this will … Read more
Making their third appearance in the annual Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase, the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Robert Morris Colonials 4-2 at the Consol Energy Center Friday night in front of a record crowd of 4,927. The game featured little of the rust that normally accompanies the first game after Christmas break and offered plenty … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha and Quinnipiac played out what in places was a very entertaining draw on Friday, finishing 2-2 in front of 9,117 at CenturyLink Center. UNO (9-8-4, 7-4-2 WCHA) and QU (11-6-4, 3-4-3 ECAC) had both been idle since the front half of December, but most of the resulting rust fell away early on Friday. Both … Read more
Halfway through the third period of Friday afternoon’s Great Lakes Invitational Tournament consolation match between Boston College and Michigan Tech, the third-ranked Eagles, a prohibitive favorite entering the tournament, appeared to be in danger of suffering a second straight loss after an opening round defeat by Michigan. Two key plays in the last half of … Read more
A two-goal first period that included a slew of odd-man rushes helped push the Michigan Wolverines to a 4-2 win over the Boston College Eagles in the second Great Lakes Invitational semifinal. “Michigan created a lot of offensive chances on us, the 2-on-1s, 3-on-1s,” said Boston College coach Jerry York. “That’s a big concern for … Read more
When he stepped onto the ice in the opening game of the Great Lakes Invitational Tournament Thursday, Michigan State goaltender Drew Palmisano hadn’t faced a live shot in game action for 19 days, dating back to Michigan State’s 3-3 tie with Michigan on Dec. 10 when he stopped 35 of 38 shots the Wolverines directed … Read more
Katie Case broke a 4-4 tie in the third period, and Colgate rallied from a three-goal first-period deficit for a 6-4 victory over Princeton on Saturday. Melissa Kueber, Rachel Walsh and Shannon Doyle scored second-period goals for the Raiders (5-8-1, 2-4-1 ECAC Hockey) to erase the Tigers’ 3-0 lead. Sally Butler scored a power-play for … Read more
Denna Laing scored two goals and added an assist, and Princeton’s three second-period goals broke open a 7-1 victory over Yale on Saturday. Olivia Mucha added a goal and two assists for the Tigers (4-1-1, 3-0-1 ECAC Hockey). Stephanie Mock scored a power-play goal for Yale (0-7, 0-4). Rachel Weber made 27 saves for Princeton, … Read more
Princeton had two five-minute power plays in the first period Tuesday night, but Quinnipiac was the one to take the lead. Scott Zurevinski, given a major penalty for boarding in the first minute, redeemed himself later in the period, scoring a short-handed goal on another Quinnipiac major to help the No. 19 Bobcats to a … Read more
Six players scored as Quinnipiac blanked the Durham Junior Lightning 7-0 on Saturday in the Bobcats’ only exhibition of the season. “I liked the way our D moved the puck for the first game,” said Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley. “We had some great, crisp, clean passes. We have to battle more, but for a … Read more
Flexibility stands to help the Warriors as they continue through the postseason.
As if North Dakota needed any more motivation to play Alaska-Anchorage, a fire dancer got the sellout crowd of 12,090 fired up just before the Fighting Sioux took to the ice. Fans roared their approval when UND alum Michael Morgen twirled flaming pots at center ice as “Welcome to the Jungle” blared throughout Ralph Engelstad … Read more
On a day Minnesotans set aside to celebrate the great game of hockey, the unranked University of Minnesota Golden Gophers appeared intent from the outset of its meeting with Denver University to prevent the fourth-ranked Pioneers from crashing the party. The Gophers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one period and cruised to a … Read more
Harvard defenseman Josephine Pucci skated straight toward the Northeastern goal as the fourth shooter of the shootout. Goaltender Leah Sulyma came out of the net to meet her. Pucci tucked the puck around Sulyma and buried it in the back of the net. Northeastern’s last shooter, defenseman Maggie DiMasi, sent a hard shot at goaltender … Read more