Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
MADISON – The fifth-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers handed top-ranked Wisconsin their first loss of the season on Friday night with a 3-2 victory thanks to goals from National Player of the Month Taylor Heise, Emily Oden and Catie Skaja. The Badgers last lost on February 26, 2021 against UMD. They were on an eight game … Read more
Ranked third in the country going into its showdown with Trinity Sunday, Adrian did not disappoint and earned a signature non-conference road win over a Bantams team ranked 10th headed into the matchup. The Bulldogs prevailed with a 1-0 win over Trinity Sunday thanks to a first-period goal by Matus Spodniak. Cameron Gray took care … Read more
No. 6 North Dakota jumped to a 3-0 lead and held on for a 3-2 win over No. 11 Minnesota, a solid bounce back from a 5-1 loss for the Fighting Hawks to the Gophers on Friday (photo: Jim Rosvold)
An early goal by Lake Superior was all it took as the Lakers shutout the nation’s No. 1 team, Minnesota State, 1-0 (photo: Lake Superior athletics)
Tim Coghlin further cemented his place in college hockey history Friday night when his St. Norbert team took care of business against Finlandia with a 9-1 win. Coghlin won the 600th game of his career, becoming only the fourth to reach that mark at the NCAA Division III level and the 14th to get to … Read more
Brandon Budy scores the game-winning goal in the third period as No. 6 North Dakota bounces back with a win, 2-1, over No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (Photo: Russell Hons/UND Athletics)
No. 14 Notre Dame erased a 2-0 third-period deficit to defeat top-ranked Michigan 3-2 in overtime Friday night at Yost Ice Arena. Ryder Rolston scored a pair of goals, including the overtime game winner, while Hunter Strand’s goal got the Irish on board to kick start the comeback. Ryder Rolston's OT winner ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/IFa4VfE9Eh — … Read more
Garrett Hallford delivered the second hat trick of his career Saturday as he helped lift Trine to a 4-1 win over Concordia and a series sweep of the Falcons. Trine won the opener 4-2 the previous night. Shane Brancato got the job done on defense as he made 19 saves. It’s his fourth win of … Read more
RIT at (3) Minnesota On Friday, seven different Gophers scored goals, including Emily Zumwinkle, who scored her first career goal. Goalie Makayla Pahl earned her first career point on a goal from Taylor Heise. The Gophers outshot the Tigers 59-12 and earned a 10-0 win. In the second game, Emma Connor scored her first as … Read more
UMass Lowell’s Andre Lee scored twice as No. 20 UMass Lowell defeated No. 16 Boston College. The River Hawks picked up wins over BC and No. 17 Northeastern on the weekend (Photo: Rich Gagnon)
Michigan goaltender Erik Portillo stopped 35 shots and the Michigan offense continued its strong production as the Wolverines finished off a sweep of Penn State, 6-2 (File photo: Craig Houtz/Penn State Athletics)
There are few better ways to open a season than with a sweep that sends an early-season statement. Augsburg pulled that off over the weekend with two wins over nationally ranked St. Norbert, winning 3-1 and 4-1. It’s the first time the Auggies have swept the Gree Knights in a series since the 1992-93 season. … Read more
Alex Laferriere scored four-straight goals for Harvard to break open a 1-1 tie and earn the Crimson a 5-1 victory over Colgate on Saturday (file photo: Harvard Athletics)
Scott Morrow’s game-winner was enough as No. 12 UMass beat No. 7 Providence, 1-0, while No. 10 WMU beat No. 4 UMD (photo: UMass Athletics).
(1) Wisconsin at Minnesota State Makenna Webster scored on the power play five minutes into the game to give Wisconsin the lead. Brooke Bryant tied it up for Mankato midway through the frame to send the teams into the first intermission tied. Daryl Watts slotted one top shelf early in the third and that would … Read more
Connor MacEachern celebrates his first of two goals as Penn State upset No. 6 North Dakota, 6-4, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (Photo: Russell Hons/North Dakota Athletics)
A night after falling, 3-0, to No. 3 Michigan, Wisconsin jumped to a 2-0 lead and had an answer for every Wolverines tally as the Badgers earned the 4-2 upset (photo: Jonathan Knight/Michigan Athletics)
Luke Manning (l.) scored twice as St. Thomas earned its first-ever Division I win with a 5-2 victory over Ferris State on Saturday (photo: Greg Smith/St. Thomas Athletics)
Five different players scored goals as No. 17 Western Michigan upset top-ranked Michigan, 5-2, in Ann Arbor on Friday (Photo: Ashley Huss/Western Michigan Athletics
Bentley goaltender Nicholas Grabko stopped 38 shots as Bentley pulled of the biggest upset of Saturday, a 6-2 win over No. 6 Boston College (photo: Bentley Athletics)