Todd D. Milewski

Here are photos from Friday’s WCHA Final Face-Off semifinal games, North Dakota’s 2-1 victory over Wisconsin and Minnesota’s 5-0 victory over Ohio State: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00006V8HyuHxAac” g_name=”20130308-WCHATourneyWomen” 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” … Read more

Joakim Ryan tallied a goal and an assist to lead Cornell to a 4-0 victory over Princeton on Friday at Hobey Baker Rink. John Esposito, Christian Hillbrich and John McCarron also scored for Cornell, which took a 1-0 lead in the ECAC Hockey best-of-three series. Goaltender Andy Iles made 26 saves to earn the shutout … Read more

Josh Mitchell’s goal with 13 seconds left in the second period broke a tie, and Jordan Ruby made 14 of his 32 saves in the third period as Rochester Institute of Technology beat American International 2-1 on Friday. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Atlantic Hockey first-round playoff series. Chris Saracino put … Read more

MADISON, Wis. — It wasn’t much more than 15 minutes after one of the most important accomplishments in the 26-season Division I history of St. Cloud State hockey, and Drew LeBlanc was already thinking about the next step. The Huskies clinched at least a share of the MacNaughton Cup and the top seed for the … Read more

Even with an expanded NCAA tournament field in the last decade, college hockey’s historical powers haven’t necessarily been sure things to make the national tournament. Minnesota (33 all-time appearances, second all-time) missed out in three straight seasons. Wisconsin (24, seventh) has been part in only five of the 10 tournaments since the field expanded to … Read more

Here are photos from Saturday’s 2-2 tie between Bemidji State and North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000DJGCbMwDk3g” g_name=”20130302-BemidjiState-NorthDakota-Olson” 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.Y5O3o1m_JYcOnWQIsIMmsxRlkDdu7H58NEzWXdwPnAw7yw.9Amg–” ]

Taylor Holstrom can forever claim he finished Penn State’s first varsity season in a great way. Holstrom scored his second goal of the game with 34 seconds left in overtime to complete a rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit for a 3-2 victory over No. 16 Wisconsin on Monday. It was the final game of … Read more

Here are photos from Ohio State’s shootout victory over Minnesota State after a 3-3 tie on Saturday: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000aTIq9fMXJ4A” g_name=”20130223-OSU-WIH-Minnesota-State-RachelLewis” 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.Y5O5.kuoNQyrQXJa_wz.Ya7EyxcCABYOhzUHrLb7TUYjknGWLDg–” ]

The second half of the season hasn’t been kind to Notre Dame. Playing Miami has been a chore over the last few seasons. And on Sunday, getting into a flow was a challenge on a sun-splashed ice surface that was sometimes sloppy. More coverage • Notre Dame 2, Miami 1: Notre Dame beats elements, history … Read more