Todd D. MilewskiLooking over the WCHA standings late Saturday night, I paused at the middle of the top line, right under GF-GA. In 28 league games this season, MacNaughton Cup champion North Dakota scored 112 goals and allowed 62. That’s a plus-50 scoring margin, the largest in the league since the Sioux were plus-60 in a 2003-04 … Read more
Looking over the WCHA standings late Saturday night, I paused at the middle of the top line, right under GF-GA. In 28 league games this season, MacNaughton Cup champion North Dakota scored 112 goals and allowed 62. That’s a plus-50 scoring margin, the largest in the league since the Sioux were plus-60 in a 2003-04 … Read more
Eight of the 11 first-round series (or, in Atlantic Hockey’s case, games) went in favor of the road team last weekend. How will things shake out this weekend? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break things down in this week’s edition.
Kicked off the team in 2009, the forward has returned to earn Hobey consideration. Patrick C. Miller reports.
Defending national runner-up Norwich got a bye to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III women’s tournament when the bracket was revealed Monday. Adrian, Rochester Institute of Technology, Manhattanville, Middlebury, Gustavus Adolphus and Wisconsin-River Falls also made the seven-team field and will play quarterfinal games Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Get the full bracket at our … Read more
St. Norbert, Plattsburgh State, Oswego State, Elmira and Adrian earned first-round byes as the 2011 NCAA Division III men’s tournament bracket was revealed Monday. Hamline, Wisconsin-Superior, Curry, Norwich, Neumann and Bowdoin also earned spots in the field of 11. Those schools will play first-round games Wednesday, with the winners advancing to Saturday’s quarterfinals. Get the … Read more
Matt 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