Todd D. MilewskiMatt Weninger made 48 saves, backstopping St. Lawrence’s 2-1 upset victory over Princeton on Sunday in the deciding game of a best-of-three ECAC Hockey first-round series. Weninger stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced in the third period as the Tigers tried to rally from a 2-0 deficit. Greg Carey and Kyle Essery scored … Read more
Kyle Essery’s goal midway through the third period broke a 2-2 tie and helped St. Lawrence force a deciding third game of an ECAC Hockey first-round series with a 3-2 victory over Princeton on Saturday. Greg Carey scored twice for the Saints (11-20-5), who got 28 saves from Matt Weninger. Rob Kleebaum and Andrew Calof … Read more
Andrew Calof had a goal and an assist, and Sean Bonar made 22 saves in Princeton’s 4-1 victory over St. Lawrence in Game 1 of a best-of-three ECAC Hockey first-round playoff series Friday. Matt Arhontas, Michael Sdao and Rob Kleebaum also scored for the Tigers (17-11-2). Kyle Flanagan scored for the Saints (10-20-5). [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000hanXlC7X_7k’ … Read more
We knew it wouldn’t take long for the Penn State program to take shape, and we’re starting to see a little bit of that emerge, on multiple levels. This week, we learned the names of two Nittany Lions recruits thanks to recruiting guru Chris Heisenberg: forward Jake Friedman of the Eastern Junior Hockey League’s South … Read more
We knew it wouldn’t take long for the Penn State program to take shape, and we’re starting to see a little bit of that emerge, on multiple levels. This week, we learned the names of two Nittany Lions recruits thanks to recruiting guru Chris Heisenberg: forward Jake Friedman of the Eastern Junior Hockey League’s South … Read more
THIRD STAR Dan Sullivan, Maine: The freshman goaltender makes an appearance in the three stars for the second straight week after allowing only one goal on 34 shots in a pair of victories over then-No. 4 Merrimack. :: Dan Sullivan’s player page SECOND STAR Paul Zanette, Niagara: The Purple Eagles senior upped his nation-leading season … Read more
Three leagues enter the playoffs this weekend while two wrap up the regular season. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back and look ahead.
Photographer Michelle Bishop captured these images Saturday at Qwest Center, where Denver beat Nebraska-Omaha 4-2: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000oTzUCJ_WzNM’ g_name=’20110226-Denver-NebraskaOmaha-Bishop’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ f_fullscreen=’f’ f_constrain=’f’ twoup=’f’ f_topbar=’f’ f_bbarbig=” f_htmllinks=’f’ f_enable_embed_btn=’f’ f_show_watermark=’f’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’f’ f_smooth=’f’ f_mtrx=’f’ f_up=’f’ target=’_self’ wmds=’llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Z92mjjWBiy_x8ZfbpOi_VksZuCmhfBKDImz5Qll2250tQ_1z63w–‘ ]
Photographer Michelle Bishop captured these images Saturday at Qwest Center, where Denver beat Nebraska-Omaha 4-2: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000oTzUCJ_WzNM’ g_name=’20110226-Denver-NebraskaOmaha-Bishop’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ f_fullscreen=’f’ f_constrain=’f’ twoup=’f’ f_topbar=’f’ f_bbarbig=” f_htmllinks=’f’ f_enable_embed_btn=’f’ f_show_watermark=’f’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’f’ f_smooth=’f’ f_mtrx=’f’ f_up=’f’ target=’_self’ wmds=’llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Z92mjjWBiy_x8ZfbpOi_VksZuCmhfBKDImz5Qll2250tQ_1z63w–‘ ]
Kelly Babstock scored 2:31 into the second period Saturday and assisted on the empty-net goal that sealed Quinnipiac’s series-clinching 2-0 victory over Princeton in the ECAC Hockey playoffs. Victoria Vigilante made 18 saves for the shutout, helping the Bobcats (22-11-3) oust the host Tigers (16-14-1) in two games. Rachel Weber made 23 saves for Princeton. … Read more
On a night reserved for honoring its seniors, the Minnesota Golden Gophers inched ever-so-slightly closer to what remains a mathematically possible NCAA tournament at-large bid courtesy of a goal scored, appropriately, by a senior. Jacob Cepis’ goal at 6:28 of the second period Saturday held up as the winner in Minnesota’s second 5-2 victory over … Read more
Photographer Erica Treais captured these images Friday at Munn Ice Arena, where Michigan State beat Bowling Green 2-1: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000394gJ52W_Js’ g_name=’20110225-MichiganState-BowlingGreen-Treais’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ f_fullscreen=’f’ f_constrain=’f’ twoup=’f’ f_topbar=’f’ f_bbarbig=” f_htmllinks=’f’ f_enable_embed_btn=’f’ f_show_watermark=’f’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’f’ f_smooth=’f’ f_mtrx=’f’ f_up=’f’ target=’_self’ wmds=’llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Z92mi8wSLDmpsDpYXPxGIvx428UsCfrnYxxISw2M8YETQoUrncg–‘ ]
Photographer Erica Treais captured these images Friday at Munn Ice Arena, where Michigan State beat Bowling Green 2-1: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G0000394gJ52W_Js’ g_name=’20110225-MichiganState-BowlingGreen-Treais’ f_show_caption=’t’ f_show_slidenum=’t’ img_title=’casc’ pho_credit=’iptc’ f_link=’t’ f_bbar=’t’ fsvis=’f’ width=’500′ height=’375′ bgcolor=’#AAAAAA’ bgtrans=’t’ btype=’old’ bcolor=’#CCCCCC’ crop=’f’ trans=’xfade’ tbs=’4000′ f_ap=’t’ linkdest=’c’ f_fullscreen=’f’ f_constrain=’f’ twoup=’f’ f_topbar=’f’ f_bbarbig=” f_htmllinks=’f’ f_enable_embed_btn=’f’ f_show_watermark=’f’ f_send_to_friend_btn=’f’ f_smooth=’f’ f_mtrx=’f’ f_up=’f’ target=’_self’ wmds=’llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Z92mi8wSLDmpsDpYXPxGIvx428UsCfrnYxxISw2M8YETQoUrncg–‘ ]
If top-ranked Wisconsin needed a wake-up call to get ready for playoff hockey, it certainly got one Friday night against the WCHA’s last-place team, St. Cloud State. The Huskies pushed the Badgers to the brink through the first 40 minutes, but Wisconsin junior forward Carolyne Prevost had the answer, breaking open a 4-3 game with … Read more
Brittany Lyons scored with five seconds remaining to give Quinnipiac a 2-1 victory over Princeton on Friday in Game 1 of a best-of-three ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series. Kelly Babstock recovered the rebound of her own shot and fed Lyons for the late winner. Victoria Vigilante made 20 saves for the Bobcats (21-11-3). Sasha Sherry put … Read more
Ferris State faced a 1-0 deficit going into the second period, but goals from Eric Alexander and Aaron Schmit gave the Bulldogs a 2-2 tie against Ohio State Thursday evening. Bulldogs defenseman Chad Billins scored the game’s lone shootout goal to give Ferris State the extra point. At this point in the season, the extra … Read more
A change in plans for the 2011 Ice Breaker Tournament has the event moving to Grand Forks, N.D., where North Dakota, Boston College, Michigan State and Air Force will make up the field. The Oct. 7-8 tournament was originally scheduled for a second straight season in St. Louis, but a conflict with the NHL schedule … Read more
THIRD STAR Danny Biega, Harvard: The Crimson have been busy, playing three games in five days, and the sophomore defenseman has been busy finding his way to the score sheet. He had a goal in each of those games, at Cornell, at Colgate and at Brown, and added three assists for a six-point week. :: … Read more
How will the suspensions of Northeastern’s coach and an assistant impact the Huskies this season and beyond? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski get into that and more in this week’s edition.
No. 3 Yale trailed 3-0 and 4-3 but rallied for a 5-4 victory over Princeton on Sunday on Chris Cahill’s goal with 1:53 remaining. Rob Kleebaum scored twice and Mike Kramer added a goal to put the Tigers (15-10-2, 10-8-2 ECAC Hockey) ahead 3-0 in the first period, but the Bulldogs (22-5, 16-4) rallied to … Read more