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Penn State’s Kevin Wall celebrates his third-period goal that capped off a comeback from 2-0 down, giving the Nittany Lions a 3-2 win over Minnesota and a four-point lead first first in the Big Ten (Photo: Craig Houtz/Penn State Athletics)
In a game that in no way was easy, Carl Berglund celebrates with UMass Lowell fans after tying the game in the third period. The River Hawks scored twice in the third to rally from a goal down for a 3-2 win over sister-school rival UMass (Photo: Rich Gagnon)
The topsy-turvy world of college hockey is seeing the bubble change rapidly from week to week. There are so many games and results that are affecting what is happening at the moment (photo: Craig Houtz/Penn State Athletics).
Back on Dec. 31, 2015, Denna Laing took the ice for the 2016 Outdoor Women’s Classic, the first outdoor professional women’s hockey game. Denna, a two-time captain at Princeton, would be playing for the Boston Pride of the National Women’s Hockey League, facing off against Les Canadiennes de Montreal of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. … Read more
It was another close-checking game, but for the second straight night, No. 1 North Dakota skated to a 3-1 victory over No. 6 Denver, further advancing the Fighting Hawks towards capturing the NCHC regular-season crown (Photo: Russell Hons/UND Athletics)
Clarkson’s Anthony Callin’s scored with less than five minutes left in the second to break a 2-2 tie as the Golden Knights earned a road win at Quinnipiac, 3-2, to keep pace with Cornell atop the ECAC (File photo: Clarkson Athletics/Jim Meagher)
We’re down to five and a half weeks until selection Sunday, and as things begin to shape up in terms of what teams are getting closer to punching their NCAA tickets, we are also running into some problems on how to best seed the tournament (photo: Jim Rosvold/University of Minnesota).
Northeastern captain Ryan Shea hoists the Beanpot for the third straight year, something no other Northeastern team has accomplished in the 68-year history of the tournament (Photo by Rich Gagnon)
Several top teams, including No. 1 Plattsburgh and No. 2 Middlebury, had a scare, escaping with one-goal wins, while No. 5 Hamline was surprised by Saint Mary’s in the second of a two-game set, settling for a tie. Oswego continued its strong play with a sweep of two UCHC foes.
It was a battle to the end, but No. 9 Penn State survived a third-period rally by No. 13 Ohio State, scoring twice into an empty net to earn a 6-3 road victory and move back into solo first place in the Big Ten standings. For much of the game, it felt like Penn State … Read more
UMass Lowell veteran netminder Tyler Wall was all smiles after out-dueling BC’s rookie phenom Spencer Knight, 3-2, on Friday (Photo: Richard T. Gagnon)
Candace Horgan looks at the the selection process for the NCAA tournament and compares it to the current PairWise to see who needs to win their conference tournament and automatic bid, and how the at-large teams are selected.
Brendan van Riemsdyk scored the game-winning goal late in the second period and Craig Pantano made 27 saves to lead Northeastern to a 3-1 victory over Harvard to open the 2020 Beanpot (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Graham Slaggert’s fifth goal of the season ended up the game-winner as Notre Dame pulled off a road upset of No. 8 Penn State to bring the Fighting Irish back into the mix for the Big Ten regular-season title (File photo: Fighting Irish Media)
There was plenty to celebrate for the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Friday as they routed No. 1 Cornell, 5-0, at home (Photo: Rob Rasmussen)
For years, you have read as Jayson Moy has provided you with breakdowns on the PairWise Rankings and how, from week-to-week, that might impact how the NCAA tournament is seeded. His bracketology has become famous, often duplicated, though rarely ever matched. Jayson and Jim Connelly have decided that this season, we’re taking it to a new level (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Here is the criteria and necessary information to understand how teams are selected and seeded for the NCAA Men’s Division I Ice Hockey tournament (photo: Sun Devil Athletics).
No. 5 Gustavus Adolphus scored a big sweep of St. Thomas, Wisconsin-Superior split with No. 7 Wisconsin-River Falls, and No. 2 Middlebury continues its strong play.
Top-seeded Wisconsin swept (2) Minnesota while four different players tallied hat tricks.
Goals – they are either the hardest things to find or they come in bunches that sometimes defies the logic of the game. This weekend saw Trinity, Hobart and others struggle to find goals against some outstanding goaltending while teams like Endicott and the University of New England scored at an astonishing rate. You take … Read more