Down year? No such thing for Denver, which beats American International for NCAA West Regional title
Denver freshman goaltender Filip Larsson made 26 saves in his second shutout of the regional (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Game Recaps
Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
Quinnipiac withstands late Arizona State flurry, advances to Midwest Regional final
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.
Massachusetts ‘buzz saw’ overpowers Notre Dame, 4-0, in Northeast Region final to advance to Frozen Four
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.
Cornell erupts for three goals in second period to defeat Northeastern, 5-1, in East Region semifinals
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.
Minnesota Duluth’s Koepke and Mackay connect twice to down Bowling Green, 2-1, in OT to advance in Midwest Regional
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.
Providence becomes second No. 4 seed to advance, scoring six unanswered goals to upset Minnesota State in East Regional
It didn’t take long for spectators, experts, and fans to notice a partisan crowd cheering on lower seed Providence. The Friars rallied from a 3-0 deficit to upset top-seeded Minnesota State, 6-3.
American International becomes third No. 16 overall seed to win NCAA tournament opener with West Regional victory over St. Cloud State
Despite a 34-13 disadvantage in shots on goal, American International won its NCAA tournament debut with a shocker over St. Cloud State (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Notre Dame survives roller coaster, rallies for overtime victory over Clarkson in NCAA Northeast Regional
Cam Morrison scored at 15:53 of overtime after Notre Dame tied the game with 2:20 remaining in regulation (photo: Melissa Wade).
Larsson stops 24 shots as Denver blanks Ohio State in NCAA West Regional first round
Along with Filip Larsson’s heroics, the Pioneers got a goal from defenseman Les Lancaster in the final minute of the second period and added an empty-net goal by Colin Staub in the last minute of the third period to move within one win of earning a trip to the Frozen Four (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Northeast Regional top seed UMass stifles Harvard in NCAA first round
UMass defeated Harvard 4-0 Friday in Northeast Regional semifinal game that was lopsided territorially, but remained scoreless into the second period and only 1-0 well into the third (photo: Melissa Wade).
Swaney’s goal lifts Minnesota Duluth to NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship with double-OT win over St. Cloud State
In a back-and-forth game in front of 10,621 fans at the Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota Duluth won the first NCHC championship game to be decided in overtime, 3-2 over St. Cloud State (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
After overtime controversy, Clarkson knocks off Cornell on Klack’s winner to secure ECAC Hockey crown
For the second year in a row, Clarkson found itself in overtime in the ECAC Hockey championship game. This time, it ended differently for the Golden Knights (photo: Clarkson Athletics).
Rivera completes comeback in OT, lifts Minnesota State to WCHA championship with win over Bowling Green
Luckily for Minnesota State, regulation time for a hockey game is still 60 minutes (photo: Tim Brule).
Notre Dame gets game-winning goal from Morrison, crowned Big Ten champs after edging Penn State
Cam Morrison appears to have a knack for delivering championships. Morrison scored the game-winning goal Saturday for Notre Dame as it captured a 3-2 victory over Penn State to win its second straight Big Ten tournament title (photo: Mike Miller/Fighting Irish Media).
Reinhardt’s overtime winner early in extra session bounces Niagara, gives American International first-ever Atlantic Hockey title
Hugo Reinhardt’s goal 1:16 into overtime led American International to its first Atlantic Hockey championship in school history, a 3-2 victory over Niagara (photo: Omar Phillips).
Northeastern jumps out to quick lead, hangs on to down Boston College, capture Hockey East playoff championship
Northeastern won the Hockey East championship on Saturday, 3-2 over Boston College, and now will work to win games in the NCAA tournament beginning next weekend (photo: Melissa Wade).
Mitchell’s four-point game helps Denver roll over Colorado College in NCHC Frozen Faceoff third-place game
Behind four points from defenseman Ian Mitchell, three points each from Liam Finlay and Tyson McLellan, and 22 saves from goalie Devin Cooley, Denver defeated rival Colorado College in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff consolation game 6-1 Saturday night (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Cogan scores, adds two assists as Wisconsin blanks Clarkson for spot in title game
Senior Sam Cogan led the Badgers with a goal and two assists while senior Annie Pankowski added two goals to lead Wisconsin (photo: Matt Dewkett).
Woll makes 36 saves as Boston College overcomes UMass
Boston College became the first seventh seed to advance to a Hockey East championship game (photo: Melissa Wade).
Shepard’s 25 saves, Koepke’s two goals lead Minnesota Duluth over Denver
The Bulldogs rode 25 saves from Hunter Shepard and an early third-period goal from Cole Koepke to a win over the Pioneers (photo: Bradley K. Olson).