Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Grad transfer Hank Johnson made 38 saves as Mercyhurst and junior forward Stephen Ipri (pictured), a team that finished last season last of 60 clubs in the PairWise last season, opened the 2020-21 campaign with a 2-1 upset of No. 18 Bowling Green (File photo)
No. 1 North Dakota got a goal from Jordan Kawaguchi’s at 1:17 of 3-on-3 overtime to earn a 4-3 win over No. 4 Denver, closing out a thrilling back-and-forth affair inside the NCHC bubble on Friday (photo: Mark Kulhmann/Omaha Athletics)
It was a crazy finish, but two goals by Notre Dame in the final three minutes helped lift the Irish, 2-1, over No. 4 Michigan, completing the weekend sweep of the Wolverines (photo: Jonathan Knight)
Jack McBain opened this scoring for No. 2 Boston College as the Eagles battled past No. 7 UMass, 4-3, to open the season on Friday (Photo: BC Athletics/John Quackenbos)
Connecticut goaltender Tomas Vomacka stopped 34 of 36 shots and earned a 2-2 tie against No. 7 Massachusetts. The Huskies won a shootout that will only have impact if this game needs to be substituted to replace a league game between these teams canceled by COVID later this season (photo: UConn Athletic Communication)
Tatum Skaggs scored two overtime game winners this weekend to lead Ohio State to their first WCHA title.
Tatum Skaggs scored twice, including the overtime game winner, to send Ohio State to the WCHA championship game.
Abby Roque, Daryl Watts, Caitlin Schneider and Sophie Shirley scored to lead Wisconsin to a 4-1 win.
CHA Robert Morris at Syracuse Kyleigh Hanzlik and Michaela Boyle scored to give Robert Morris a 2-0 win on Friday. On Saturday, Lexi Templeman had the Colonials up 1-0 after the first period. In the second, Madison Beishuizen scored a short-handed goal and Abby Moloughney added an even strength tally to put Syracuse up 2-1 … Read more
There are no surprises when it comes to how the NCHA and WIAC tournaments played out over the weekend as teams accustomed to playing for those titles will do it one more time. Meanwhile in the MIAC, there will be a new champion for sure after Concordia ended Augsburg’s bid to win a fifth consecutive … Read more
Clarkson rebounds with a win over Princeton after dropping a game to Quinnipiac and Ohio State took four points from Wisconsin this weekend.
St. Norbert made a statement against Augsburg Saturday, rolling to a 6-1 win over the nationally ranked Auggies. That game was among the highlights of the weekend. Concordia kept itself in the hunt for a MIAC title while Bethel remained in the hunt for a playoff berth. Wisconsin-Stevens Point continued its winning ways and the … Read more
Minnesota State upset (1) Wisconsin in a 3-1 win on Saturday and (9) Minnesota Duluth swept (5) Ohio State.
This weekend held surprises for ranked teams. Hamilton upended No. 2 Middlebury, and Lake Forest upset No. 6 Adrian. No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire had a tie with Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and in the big series, Hamline had a tie and win over Gustavus Adolphus to leapfrog then in the poll rankings,
Brendan van Riemsdyk scored the game-winning goal late in the second period and Craig Pantano made 27 saves to lead Northeastern to a 3-1 victory over Harvard to open the 2020 Beanpot (photo: Rich Gagnon).
Big games require big time effort and that was clear in the performances of teams like Norwich, Williams, Hobart, Wilkes and UNE over the weekend. Other teams continued to stumble a bit as was the case for Plymouth State, Stevenson and Trinity. The groundhog came out yesterday and saw his shadow so just maybe an … Read more
Minnesota split their series with Minnesota Duluth while Cornell and Clarkson tied.
Adrian made quite a statement over the weekend, stunning red-hot Lake Forest in a series sweep while Marian is assured of home ice in the opening round of the Harris Cup after taking care of business against Concordia. Wisconsin-Eau Claire rolled over another WIAC foe and Wisconsin-Stevens Point kept its hot streak intact. Over in … Read more
Trine pulled off perhaps the biggest sweep of the weekend, stunning Marian in an NCHA showdown. The Thunder scored five goals in both games to take down the Sabres, who came in as the leader of the North Division. Lake Forest, meanwhile, kept its impressive win streak intact. Wisconsin-Eau Claire also made a statement over … Read more
A statement was made and a rivalry was renewed this past weekend. Concordia (MN) stunned a top five team and Adrian and St. Norbert battled on the ice. Concordia (MN) stunned nationally ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Saturday in the final game of their series. Adrian and St. Norbert came out of their series with a … Read more