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Michigan Tech Huskies’ head coach Mel Pearson was concerned that his squad would show signs of rust after their second weekend off in three weeks. They did, and the visiting Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs jumped out to a 4-0 lead thanks in part to a pair of goals from winger Austin Farley in the first period before … Read more

On the day that Buffalo received its first meaningful snowfall, Canisius collected its first home win of the 2012-13 season. That’s probably not how the Golden Griffins (3-6-4, 2-2-2 AHA) envisioned the script, unless you accounted for one of those unpleasant October surprises from Mother Nature. Regardless, Canisius head coach Dave Smith was pleased with … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha extended its winning streak to five games on Friday, but the Mavericks didn’t have it all their way in their series opener against Alabama-Huntsville. The Chargers may only be 1-11-1 on the season, but they put in an effort in their 3-2 loss to the No. 15 Mavericks that hasn’t been matched by any … Read more

There is always an obvious contrast in postgame comments from winning and losing coaches. But after St. Lawrence (6-3-2, 0-2-2 ECAC) emerged with a 5-2 romp over Northeastern (4-7-1, 2-6-1 Hockey East) at Matthews Arena on Friday, the topic of conversation barely touched specific plays on the ice and became a stark comparison of intangibles … Read more

New Hampshire defeated Quinnipiac 5-2 Tuesday night on the strength of two goals from Jessica Hitchcock and 30 saves from goaltender Jenn Gilligan for her second win of the season. UNH coach Brian McCloskey was impressed with his netminder. “[Jenn has] just been very solid in net,” McCloskey said. “We’ve given her the mantle the … Read more

A weekend sweep was a much-needed shot in the arm for Northeastern as the Huskies claimed a 3-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville on Sunday night, moving them back to .500 on the season (4-4-1, 2-4-1 Hockey East). The Chargers, meanwhile, made the long drive back to Huntsville still searching for their first win of the year … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha picked up its fourth win in a row Sunday afternoon, besting No. 20 Minnesota-Duluth 6-3 at CenturyLink Center. The Mavericks were led by a two-goal effort from forward Dominic Zombo, thus capping a monster weekend for the sophomore in which he also picked up a pair of assists in Saturday’s 3-2 win over UMD. … Read more

Two power-play goals played a huge part in Nebraska-Omaha’s minor upset of No. 20 Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday, where the Mavericks ran out 3-2 winners at CenturyLink Center. Four goals in the first period gave way to more of a chess match in the final 40 minutes and UNO defenseman Michael Young’s third goal of the … Read more

Miami and Northern Michigan skated to a 2-2 draw Saturday night, but the RedHawks took an extra point in the CCHA standings by virtue of a 2-0 shootout win. Sophomore Alex Wideman scored the decisive goal in the shootout, as well as the game-tying score as time wound down in the third period. Wideman’s third-period … Read more

Lake Superior State continued a trend on Saturday night, while Ferris State conquered some demons in CCHA action. Ferris State beat Lake Superior State 2-1 at Taffy Abel Arena in the second game of a weekend set that saw the two schools split. The Bulldogs picked up a pair of firsts as they picked up … Read more

After a shaky first period, Alaska went on to dominate the final 40 minutes in its 3-1 win over Ohio State Saturday evening thanks to clutch penalty killing. But thoughts quickly turned to the condition of Ohio State freshman defender and Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect Sam Jardine, who skated off the ice 5:25 into the third … Read more

Matthew Skoff made 31 saves and Max Gardiner registered three assists as Penn State took a 5-1 decision over Air Force at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion Saturday night, 24 hours after losing a 5-1 decision to the Falcons. Air Force responded early on to coach Frank Serratore’s disapproval of their play on Friday by outshooting … Read more

After an emotional week of hockey, Connecticut finished off a four-point weekend, beating Merrimack on the road Saturday night for just its second win of the year. Earlier this week, UConn head coach Bruce Marshall announced an indefinite medical leave of absence from the team that assistant coach David Berard said “stunned” the players. “When … Read more

Quinnipiac finished its weekend sweep over Cornell with a 4-1 win Saturday night. The win marks the first time in Quinnipiac’s history that the Bobcats have defeated the Big Red at the TD Bank Sports Center. Eric Hartzell made 22 saves in the win and has allowed two goals or less in seven of his … Read more

The winless odyssey for Alabama-Huntsville continued on Saturday night at Matthews Arena as two first-period goals for Northeastern proved to be more than enough for the Huskies, who took the win on home ice 3-0 in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Northeastern’s Chris Rawlings pitched the shutout, the 10th of his career, surpassing … Read more

Ben Meisner stopped 39 shots as American International defeated Quinnipiac 2-1 on Tuesday night. AIC coach Gary Wright said games like this mean a great deal early in the season and that he looks to his goaltender to play a big role this season. “[Meisner] has played tremendously this year with great composure,” said Wright. … Read more

Trying to salvage one game in a weekend series featuring match-ups against two top ten teams, Maine took the ice against New Hampshire Sunday afternoon and the visiting Wildcats took home a 4-0 win. UNH forward Austin Block scored two goals for the wildcats and goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped all 42 shots as the Wildcats … Read more

Six periods, two overtime sessions and a pair of ties later, Clarkson coach Casey Jones and his counterpart at Canisius, Dave Smith, learned some valuable lessons this weekend. Now, with conference play looming, the question is how those lessons will be applied. The Golden Griffins (1-4-3) and the visiting Golden Knights (0-4-3) battled to a … Read more

Boston University defenseman Alexx Privitera found himself facing a blizzard of boos from the sold-out Ralph Engelstad Arena Saturday night. But regardless of what sparked the “Zdeno Chara treatment,” Privitera used it to fuel what coach Jack Parker called his best game in a BU uniform. The sophomore defenseman assisted forward Matt Lane on the … Read more

David Glen scored two goals to lead Penn State over Buffalo State 4-2 at the Greenberg Ice Pavilion Saturday night to register its first home victory of the season. After squandering an early power-play chance, Penn State could not keep Buffalo State’s potent man-advantage unit off the board. Following an interference call on Nittany Lions’ … Read more