Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Charlie Stramel’s hat trick — including the game-winning goal in overtime — helped No. 2 Michigan State nip B1G rival No. 5 Penn State in overtime, 5-4, before a crowd of 74,575 at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. “Tough, tough environment,” said Michigan State coach Adam Nightingale. “The crowd was awesome. Feel fortunate that Penn … Read more
T.J. Hughes scored twice and added an assist for his fourth 3-point game of the year as top-ranked Michigan got a 6-4 winn at rival Ohio State Friday night in B1G action to open up a two-game weekend set in Columbus. Michael Hage finished the night with three assists for the Wolverines. Max Montes and … Read more
The second half sprint is about halfway complete with most leagues finding just four weekends remaining on the regular season schedule. Across the eleven conferences playing at the D-II/III level, only WIAC’s Wisconsin-Eau Claire (five-point gap) and Hamilton from the NESCAC (six- point gap) have any kind of meaningful buffer with most sitting at … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin With most of their senior class heading to Italy for Olympic play, the Badgers held their senior celebrations this weekend in Madison. And the highly-talented class delivered, scoring 15 of the team’s 16 goals on the weekend. The Beavers gave the Badgers all they could handle in the first period … Read more
No. 13 UConn repeated as Connecticut Ice Tournament champion with a 4-2 come-from-behind win over No. 6 Quinnipiac on Saturday at Yale.
Trailing 2-0 early in the second period in Magness Arena, St. Cloud State scored four unanswered goals for a 4-2 road win over No. 9 Denver.
The hunt is on for conference regular season titles, playoff seeding and teams building to their best hockey when it matters most. Lots of great conference battles this week with the prerequisite number of surprises and some new teams positioning themselves in the fray for the top of league standings. Here’s a look at … Read more
Jayden Perron scored at 2:08 of overtime to lift No. 1 Michigan to a 3-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday night in B1G action. https://twitter.com/umichhockey/status/2012709951123112112 It was Perron’s ninth goal of the season. Garrett Schifsky and T.J. Hughes also scored for the Wolverines, while Stephen Peck had 26 saves. No. 9 Denver 3, No. 5 … Read more
Trey Augustine made 30 saves and Danny Russell scored twice in No. 4 Michigan State’s 4-1 win over No. 2 Wisconsin, giving the Spartans a weekend road sweep of the Badgers and propelling Michigan State into second place in the Big Ten standings. Russell’s shorthanded goal at 8:34 in the first put the Spartans ahead … Read more
Some teams have certainly found their game already in the second half while others have seen the surprise outcome (formerly known as the upset bug) de-rail their momentum, at least temporarily. Lots to review and assess from some great action across the country this past weekend. Here’s a look at some of the drama … Read more
Ohio State earned a weekend split with No. 2 Michigan State on Saturday, grinding out a 2-1 upset in Columbus.
No. 11 Dartmouth outlasted Harvard, 5-4, in a wild back-and-forth game that featured a third-period winner from Hank Cleaves.
Well, consistent with the first half of the season, the second half is already off to a flying start that included some terrific holiday tournaments, great non-conference action and ranked opponents wasting no time in getting re-acquainted on the ice. Here’s this week’s wrap-up of the many tournaments and other exciting matchups that took … Read more
(4) Penn State at (2) Ohio State Ohio State struck four minutes into the first on Friday as Sloane Matthews gave the Buckeyes the 1-0 lead. OSU broke things open in the second as Joy Dunne scored just 16 seconds in to double the lead. Maxine Cimoroni made it 3-0 three minutes later and Hilda … Read more
RIT stunned No. 8 Penn State with a 1–0 win in Rochester, riding a goal from Evan Konyen and a 44-save shutout from Jakub Krbecek.
Thomas Pichette’s two-goal night helps No. 15 Maine surge ahead of No. 6 Denver, upsetting the Pioneers in Magness Arena.
Reigning national champion Western Michigan added another trophy, winning the Kwik-Trip Holiday Faceoff with a 4–1 victory over Wisconsin.
Michigan State and Michigan Tech will square off in the final of the Great Lakes Invitational on Monday after each team advanced in Sunday’s semifinals.
And now we are done for the first half of the season, but not without yet more exciting hockey headed into the semester break. Time to rest, refresh, enjoy the holiday season and time away from the rink before ramping it up again in the second half to start the New Year. Here is … Read more
Boston University scored twice in the closing minutes Saturday to turn the Matthews Arena finale for Northeastern on its head, winning 4-3.