Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Playing for the first time in Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid during these World University Games, Team USA defeated Japan, 4-3 on an overtime goal from Sam Ruffin (Adrian) to send the US to the gold medal game against either Canada or Kazakhstan on Sunday. The first period saw both teams playing aggressively with … Read more
Top-ranked Quinnipiac saw its eight-game winning streak and 17-game unbeaten stretch come to an end on Friday night, falling to No. 16 Cornell 4-0 at Lynah Rink. It was also the Bobcats’ first ECAC Hockey loss of the season. Ben Berard, Dalton Bancroft, Jack O’Leary and Ondrej Psenicka scored for the Big Red with Ian … Read more
Team USA finished their Pool B bracket play with a solid 9-1 win over Hungary helping them to finish atop the pool with a 4-1-0 record. Luke Aquaro (Hobart) jumpstarted the team with goal at 59 seconds and added a second goal for a 2-0 lead just four minutes into the game. The game was … Read more
In a must win game for Team USA, the D-III comprised roster took down Pool B leading Kazakhstan, 4-1 on Wednesday morning to remain in a position to make this weekend’s medal round. The team started quickly with Matt Hannewall (MSOE) picking up his first of two goals in the game just 55 seconds into … Read more
Hamline highlighted its weekend with a pair of big non-conference wins, capping it off with a 2-1 overtime win over UW-Superior on Saturday. The Pipers have won their last five games and are now 8-6-1 on the season. Ryan Brandt came through with the game-winning goal at the 1:05 mark of OT to lift the … Read more
It is mid-January and the good teams really start finding their game and getting results. Such was the case for Hobart, Norwich, Utica, Endicott and Plymouth State among others who realized weekend sweeps despite some close games. There were more than ten overtime games this past week and while not all were decided in the … Read more
With both teams entering the game at 2-0-0, the match-up between Team USA and Slovakia figured to be a highly competitive game. After two periods of play with the score tied at 1-1, the third period saw the Slovaks with a 4-1 goal advantage on the way to a 5-2 win in Pool B. Matus … Read more
UConn was one of two Connecticut men’s programs to play their first game in a new building, though both the Huskies and Sacred Heart fell on Saturday night (Photo: Courtesy Hockey East)
No. 17 Michigan State got back to winning ways with a 3-2 overtime victory over No. 5 Penn State on Friday (Photo: Rey Del Rio/MSU Athletics)
(8) Minnesota Duluth at (2) Wisconsin The Bulldogs went to Madison and swept the Badgers, holding them to a single in both games. Emma Soderberg made 72 saves in the series. It was Wisconsin’s third loss in a row, something that hadn’t happened since 2012 – the stretch was also the last time UMD swept … Read more
The great action continued this weekend and now there are no unbeatens in D-III hockey as Norwich snuck by Hobart, 2-1 on Saturday. Canton stunned Geneseo by the same score on Saturday as well and there were a host of other thrilling OT games and tight conference battles that spiced up the scoreboards this past … Read more
Northeastern celebrates one of its four goals at Fenway Park, earning.a 4-1 win over Connecticut during Frozen Fenway. Boston College defeated UMass in the nightcap (Photo: Steve Babineau/Hockey East)
No. 1 Denver returned to home ice at Magness Arena Friday night only to be defeated 3-1 by Alaska in what can be considered a major upset. Jonny Sorenson and Brady Risk each had a power-play goal and an assist for the Nanooks, while TJ Lloyd posted a pair of assists and Garrett Pyke getting … Read more
Happy New Year! By all indications the excitement and manner in which anything can happen in any game in D-III has continued on into the second half where Hobart still remains unbeaten; Adrian came east to win the Oswego tournament and Curry upset No. 8 Norwich to take the Northfield Bank Tournament title. Lots of … Read more
Concordia made a statement in one of its final two games of 2022, knocking off nationally ranked Aurora 4-1. The Cobbers defeated the 10th-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO NCAA Division III men’s poll to notch their biggest win of the season. Special teams made the difference. Concordia scored twice on the power play tallied a … Read more
No. 12 Providence knocked off Hockey East rival No. 6 Merrimack to capture the Ledyard Bank Classic at Dartmouth, 6-1, taking home the final of three holiday tournament trophies this weekend (Photo: Doug Austin)
In front of a sold-out Walter Brown Arena crowd Friday night, No. 8 Boston University took a 2-1 overtime win on home ice over No. 9 Harvard. Terriers captain Domenick Fensore tallied the game-winning goal with 31.8 seconds left in the extra session. DOM CALLED GAME! pic.twitter.com/GKo4amvg1O — BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) December 31, 2022 … Read more
Augsburg and St. Norbert battled in a top five showdown over the weekend and came away the two teams split the series featuring nationally ranked teams. After losing on Friday night, the fourth-ranked Auggies bounced back on Saturday with a 2-1 win, scoring both goals off the power play, including the game-winner by Dylan Schneider … Read more
And then there was just one left in the east! Hobart remains the sole unbeaten in D-III after a thrilling overtime win over Trinity on Saturday. Elsewhere Tufts knocked Colby from the unbeaten ranks. Upcoming changes in league affiliations were announced and some illness situations on teams knocked games off the schedule in the cases … Read more
(2) Wisconsin at Minnesota State Jesse Compher scored 21 seconds into the game and Wisconsin never trailed as Maddi Wheeler, Caroline Harvey, Kirsten Simms and Lacey Eden all scored to lead the Badgers to a 5-2 win on Friday. Alexis Paddington and Taylor Otremba scored for the Mavericks in the loss. The Badgers extended their … Read more