Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Wisconsin-Stevens Point knocked off nationally ranked Augsburg on Saturday as the reigning champs proved they can’t be counted out yet. Wisconsin-River Falls also handed Augsburg a loss. St. Thomas and Saint Mary’s both stole a win from each other in their critical MIAC series. Lake Forest continued its impressive run through the season with another … Read more
If Saint Mary’s was looking to open 2020 with a bang, it accomplished the mission. The Cardinals made a statement on a trip out East, winning both of their games over nationally ranked teams to claim the championship at the Oswego State Hockey Classic, including a 1-0 win over the 10th-ranked host team. They finished … Read more
Upsets abounded again this weekend as Hobart lost a pair of games, Norwich lost to Castleton, Franklin Pierce downed St. Anselm and Stevenson took down Utica. And that’s a look at just a few of the games across the East this past weekend where many teams closed out the first half of their schedules – … Read more
Tournament play and rivalry games where just about anything can happen and usually does. Case in point, Middlebury knocked off in-state rival and No. 1 ranked Norwich in the first round of the Primelink tournament. Salve Regina lost to Utica in tournament play and Williams upset Geneseo in non-conference action. Lots of hardware handed out … Read more
It was a tough weekend for the reigning national champs. Both Marian and Concordia Wisconsin pulled off upsets against the sixth-ranked team in the country. Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Superior both looked good on the road, with the third-ranked Blugolds winning the Primelink Great Northern Shootout behind two dominant performances. Lake Forest earned a weekend sweep … Read more
There were no shortage of big moments in the west region this past weekend. Two upsets went down in the MIAC, with Bethel and Gustavus both picking up wins over nationally ranked opponents. Speaking of stunning wins, reigning national champ Wisconsin-Stevens Point lost a road game to Wisconsin-Superior while Wisconsin-Eau Claire remained unbeaten in … Read more
Trine made program history Saturday night, winning its first ever game over a nationally ranked opponent. The Thunder stunned St. Norbert 2-0 in an NCHA battle thanks to a third-period goal by Brendan Prappas. Brandon Krumpschmid added an empty-net goal in the final minute. Trine is now 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the conference with … Read more
Saint Thomas picked up its first signature win of the season Saturday night, stunning reigning national champion Wisconsin-Stevens Point 4-3. Along the way, the Tommies ended a nine-game losing streak to the Pointers that dates back to the 2005-06 season. Johnny Panvica scored the game-winning goal with 1:52 left in regulation, lifting the Tommies to … Read more
In a matchup fitting for the postseason, St. Norbert and Wisconsin-Stevens Point squared off in a battle of nationally ranked teams over the weekend in the season-opening series for both teams. The Green Knights grinded out a 3-2 overtime win over the Pointers Friday night, ending the reigning national champion’s 31-game unbeaten streak, before falling … Read more
(1) Wisconsin at Lindenwood The Badgers scored two second-period power play goals to take a 4-0 win over Lindenwood on Friday. Sophie Shirley had two goals and an assist, Abby Roque had three assists and Daryl Watts netted her first goal as a Badger while adding an assist to lead the team. On Saturday, six … Read more
Parker Mackay, Mikey Anderson and Jackson Cates scored, and the Bulldogs suffocated Massachusetts 3-0 on Saturday at KeyBank Center to win their second straight NCAA championship (photo: Omar Phillips).
Marc Del Gaizo scored on a slap shot 15:18 into overtime, giving Massachusetts a 4-3 victory over Denver on Thursday in the Frozen Four semifinals at KeyBank Center.
Billy Exell’s rebound goal with 9:53 remaining in the third period broke a tie in the Bulldogs’ 4-1 victory over Providence in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday at KeyBank Center.
Peter Krieger, Kobe Roth and Parker Mackay each scored goals, and Hunter Shepard made 21 saves for the Bulldogs, who took the lead late in the second period and never relinquished it (photo: Omar Phillips).
The fourth-seeded Friars used a shut-down defensive effort to blank the Big Red 4-0 in the East Regional final Sunday at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center (photo: Melissa Wade).
Denver freshman goaltender Filip Larsson made 26 saves in his second shutout of the regional (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Quinnipiac dominated the second period and withstood a late flurry to defeat Arizona State, 2-1, in the Bobcats’ first NCAA tournament win since 2016.
UMass overpowered Notre Dame, 4-0, one day after beating Harvard by the same score, to earn the program’s first ever trip to the Frozen Four.
A week after a frustrating loss in the ECAC Hockey Championship game following a controversial no call, Cornell erupted for three second-period goals en route to a 5-1 win over Northeastern in the NCAA East regional semifinals Saturday at the Dunkin Donuts Center.
Freshman forward Cole Koepke set up both goals by senior captain Parker Mackay, one in the third period and the other in overtime, as the Bulldogs edged Bowling Green, 2-1, in the early NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal.