Game Recaps

Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Wisconsin knocks off No. 1 Minnesota, No. 5 Michigan gets by No. 15 Michigan State on last-second OT goal, No. 2 Quinnipiac blanks St. Lawrence, Niagara sweeps No. 19 RIT

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Wisconsin scored three straight goals in front of a season-high 11,075 fans at the Kohl Center to take down No. 1 Minnesota 3-1 in an upset win on Saturday. Carson Bantle posted a goal and an assist and Jack Horbach notched a pair of helpers to lead Wisconsin to the victory. Goaltender Kyle McClellan stood … Read more

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Farrell’s five-point game lifts No. 10 Harvard over Dartmouth, top-ranked Minnesota downs Wisconsin, No. 2 Quinnipiac extends winning streak with shutout win over Clarkson, No. 5 Michigan doubles up No. 15 Michigan State

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Sean Farrell (two goals, three assists) recorded a career-best five-point night to lead No. 10 Harvard to a 6-3 win over Dartmouth on Friday night at Thompson Arena. Alex Laferriere (goal, assist) and Ian Moore (two assists) also recorded multiple-point nights for the Crimson. Sean Farrell. (G, 3A). Another big time performance. Great play by … Read more

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Michigan completes sweep of Wisconsin, jumps into four-way tie in B1G; UNH gets stellar goaltending performance in upset of No. 16 UML; Miami earns second straight tie against No. 5 St. Cloud State; Holy Cross completes weekend sweep of Bentley

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Michigan had plenty of reason to celebrate on Saturday scoring seven times in a 7-4 victory that completed a Big Ten weekend sweep of Wisconsin (File photo: Jim Rosvold)

SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Minnesota Duluth knocks off No. 1 St. Cloud State to gain series sweep; second-ranked Minnesota doubles up No. 15 Michigan State; No. 3 Quinnipiac edges No. 12 UConn to win CT Ice; No. 4 Boston University downs Boston College

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Minnesota Duluth defeated St. Cloud State 6-3 Saturday night at AMSOIL Arena to give the Bulldogs a sweep of the nation’s top-ranked team. Isaac Howard and Owen Gallatin each collected a goal and assist while Wyatt Kaiser and Quinn Olson tallied two assists each. Step 1: scoreStep 2: celly like @isaac_howard22 https://t.co/pBSt7I3kyq pic.twitter.com/OxCHdxqNn6 — UMD … Read more

Team USA drops final game to Canada 7-2, takes first-ever silver medal at WUG

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Team USA completed the men’s ice hockey tournament by doing something no other team representing the USA had done in the previous editions of the Winter World University Games, they played in the gold medal game and took home the silver medal finishing 5-2-0 in their seven games. They played a better Canadian team today … Read more

SATURDAY RECAP: Northeastern sweeps No. 11 Merrimack, 1-0, to take top spot in Hockey East; Colgate beats No. 1 Quinnipiac giving Bobcats lost weekend; No. 8 Michigan bounces back in OT over No. 2 Minnesota; No. 4 St. Cloud State completes sweep of No. 3 Denver

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Northeastern’s Aidan McDonough (25) celebrates the only goal of the game as the Huskies completed a weekend sweep of No. 11 Merrimack, 1-0, to take over first place in Hockey East (Photo: Jim Pierce)

Ruffin nets OT winner as Team USA advances to WUG gold medal game for first time ever

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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

FRIDAY ROUNDUP: No. 16 Cornell blanks No. 1 Quinnipiac, No. 4 St. Cloud State downs No. 3 Denver, No. 2 Minnesota tops No. 8 Michigan in OT, Notre Dame beats No. 6 Penn State, Northeastern upends No. 11 Merrimack

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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