Todd D. Milewski

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–‘ ]

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

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

Kevin Lohry scored twice and added an assist, and Taylor Fedun netted two goals as Princeton beat Brown 7-3 on Friday. Alan Reynolds made 30 saves for the Tigers (15-9-2, 10-7-2 ECAC Hockey). Brown’s Mike Clemente allowed four goals on 18 shots before being lifted. Marco DeFilippo stopped 22 shots in relief for the Bears … Read more

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Sasha Sherry’s hat trick carried Princeton to a 4-2 victory over Rensselaer on Saturday. Sherry scored once in the first period and twice in the second for the Tigers (14-12-1, 11-8-1 ECAC Hockey). Rachel Weber made 22 saves in the victory. Katie Daniels and Taylor Horton scored for Rensselaer (10-14-7, 8-10-2). [photoshelter-gallery g_id=’G00009dnNxo1daOM’ g_name=’20110212-RPI-Princeton-Szwast’ f_show_caption=’t’ … Read more

Jamie Oleksiak scored in the final seconds of overtime Friday, and Northeastern beat Massachusetts-Lowell 3-2. Oleksiak’s goal with 13.6 seconds remaining gave the Huskies their first victory of the season when trailing after two periods. Mike McLaughlin’s short-handed goal tied the game in the third. Chris Rawlings made 37 saves for the Huskies (10-11-6, 8-8-5 … Read more