Minnesota scores six times in third period to blast Canisius 9-2 and advance to Fargo Regional final
Minnesota fans may have had flashbacks to 2006 early on, but the Golden Gophers erupted for six goals in the third to down Canisius, 9-2.
Game Recaps
Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
St. Cloud State withstands early flurry of shots, beats Minnesota State 4-0 to advance to Fargo regional final
St. Cloud State withstood the Minnesota State forecheck and beat the Mavericks 4-0 on Thursday night backstopped by Jaxon Castor’s 34 saves.
Cornell takes down defending champ Denver in Manchester regional semifinal, 2-0
Junior forward Jack O’Leary scored early and the rest of the Big Red, including goalie Ian Shane, shut the door for a 2-0 win over Denver to advance to the Manchester regional final (photo: Matt Dewkett/Cornell Athletics).
Boston University advances to Manchester regional final with 5-1 win over Western Michigan
Boston University advanced to the Manchester regional final with a 5-1 win over Western Michigan in their tourney opener on Thursday.
Women’s Division I College Hockey: Wisconsin wins 2023 national championship
DULUTH, Minn. — It has been 179 days since Wisconsin opened the women’s hockey season with a surprising 4-1 defeat by Penn State. They’d go on to add nine more games to the loss column – their worst record in 10 years. In that season, the Badgers lost in the WCHA semifinals and did not … Read more
NCAA D-III Hockey Quarterfinals Wrap-up – March 19, 2023
The excitement continued into the quarterfinal round with two more overtime games and another major upset as the nation’s No. 1 team, Utica, was stunned in overtime by the University of New England for the second year in a row. Adrian also escaped with an overtime win over Wisconsin – Stevens Point while Hobart and … Read more
Michigan scores twice in the third, beats Minnesota to repeat as Big Ten champs
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — In a game played before a packed crowd of 10,305 in 3M Arena at Mariucci, the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines rallied twice from one-goal deficits to repeat as Big Ten Champions with a 4-3 win over No. 1 Minnesota. The game between the top two scoring teams in college hockey was a … Read more
St. Cloud State blanks Colorado College, wins second NCHC playoff championship
ST. PAUL, Minn. – After righting the wrongs that hurt the team near the end of the season, the St. Cloud State Huskies are heading into the NCAA tournament playing their best hockey at the right time. No. 7 St. Cloud State claimed its second NCHC playoff title with a 3-0 victory over the Colorado … Read more
Minnesota State engineers late comeback to win second consecutive CCHA playoff championship
MANKATO, Minn. – It wouldn’t be a conference title game in Mankato without some drama. At the end of the regular season, Minnesota State and Michigan Tech played an eventful final five minutes for the MacNaughton Cup that featured a penalty shot and a controversial goal review. Minnesota State won that game 3-2 and took … Read more
For first time in more than 30 years, Colgate crowned ECAC Hockey champs, downing Harvard 3-2 in title game
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – It took 33 grueling years, but Colgate finally returned to the peak of ECAC Hockey Saturday night, stopping Harvard 3-2 to claim its first Whitelaw Cup since 1990 and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Raiders got out to a quick 2-0 lead thanks to brothers Colton and … Read more
Hutson’s OT goal leads Boston University to 3-2 win over Merrimack, gives Terriers 10th Hockey East playoff title
BOSTON — If Boston University freshman Lane Hutson was expressly showing off for the Hobey Baker Award voters, he could have done a lot worse than the performance he turned in during the Hockey East championship game. Hutson scored twice, including the game winner at 1:57 of overtime to lift the Terriers to a 3-2 … Read more
Canisius shuts out Holy Cross 3-0 to claim Atlantic Hockey championship, automatic bid to NCAA tournament
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Nick Bowman’s goal at 17:59 of the second period and Jacob Barczewski’s 24-save shutout were the difference as Canisius defeated Holy Cross 3-0 for its second Atlantic Hockey championship. The Golden Griffins tacked on a pair of empty-net goals in the final minutes to seal the victory. “Down the stretch, the second … Read more
St. Cloud State comes from behind, beats North Dakota in OT to play for NCHC title
ST. PAUL, Minn. – For the last four weeks, No. 7 St. Cloud State has had everything thrown at them by desperate teams trying to salvage their seasons. For the most part, the Huskies have been able to weather the storm. They were able to end one archrival’s season a week ago to advance to … Read more
Laferriere breaks scoreless OT tie and sends Harvard to defend its ECAC playoff title against Colgate
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – It took over 64 minutes of game action to put a goal on the board, but No. 2 Harvard punched its ticket to the ECAC Hockey title game with a hard-fought 1-0 overtime victory over No. 3 Cornell Friday. Crimson’s Alex Laferriere struck early in the OT period on a pass … Read more
Women’s Division I College Hockey: Badgers upset Gophers to advance to title game
DULUTH — Two long-time rivals treated fans to a fast-paced, heart-pounding national semifinal Friday evening as Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 3-2 in overtime. While the Badgers have defeated the Gophers twice in the National Championship game, this was the first Wisconsin had beaten their Border Battle rivals in the semifinal round in four attempts. Minnesota came out … Read more
Copponi scores in second OT, sends Merrimack to Hockey East championship against Boston University
BOSTON — Like Moses parting the Red Sea or Paul Bunyan carving the Grand Canyon, Merrimack’s Ottoville Leppänen can now also lay claim to creating a legendary chasm. Leppänen’s work with the puck pulled UMass-Lowell goalie Gustavs David Grigals out of position to create the opening Matt Copponi needed to flick Leppänen’s centering pass into … Read more
Colorado College upsets regular-season champion Denver with 1-0 shutout to advance to NCHC title game
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Nearly 10 years since its previous conference tournament championship game appearance, Colorado College is getting hot at the right time again. One week removed from a stunning road sweep against high-powered Western Michigan to get the Tigers to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff for the second time, CC has suddenly put itself … Read more
Mitton scores dagger as Colgate tops Quinnipiac in double overtime, will play for ECAC Hockey championship
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – An up-and-down regular season left questions for Colgate as it entered the ECAC Hockey tournament as the No. 5 seed, but any misnomers were put to bed Friday night as the Raiders sunk top-seeded Quinnipiac 2-1 in double overtime at the Herb Brooks Arena. Ross Mitton played hero for Colgate in … Read more
Women’s Division I College Hockey: Ohio State advances to national championship game
DULUTH — The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes will defend their title on Sunday after defeating Northeastern 3-0 in their national semifinal. The Buckeyes absolutely dominated Northeastern in all 200 feet of ice and for 60 full minutes on Friday afternoon, smothering the Huskies and never letting them find their footing. The game-winning goal … Read more
Boston University beats Providence on Hutson’s overtime winner to punch ticket to Hockey East title game
BOSTON — For a split second, Boston University freshman forward Quinn Hutson didn’t know if he could trust what his eyes were telling him. “It was pretty crazy,” Hutson said. “I saw it go in, it was kind of slow motion. I wasn’t sure, then everyone was celebrating.” Hutson’s goal at 10:52 of overtime gave … Read more