Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The last time the Denver Pioneers took the ice at Xcel Energy Center, they won and brought their 10th national championship back to the Rocky Mountains. There’s just something about playing in St. Paul that brings out good hockey for DU, and after outlasting the Arizona State Sun Devils 4-2 on … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Ohio State will play for their third national championship in four years after knocking off No. 3 Cornell 4-2 on Friday evening at Ridder Arena. This is the fourth straight title game for the Buckeyes. Joy Dunne’s breakaway in the opening minutes of the game gave the Buckeyes the quick start they wanted. … Read more
BOSTON — Growing up in Canada, Nolan Renwick said he didn’t even know college hockey existed. So scoring a game-winning overtime goal in the Hockey East semifinals is more of a recent dream for the senior forward from Milestone, Saskatchewan. Nolan Renwick’s goal at 11:02 of double overtime lifted Maine to a 4-3 win over … Read more
BOSTON — Joey Muldowney had high hopes for his first time playing at TD Garden. The Connecticut sophomore forward might not have had visions of hats raining down on him, however. But that’s what happened Thursday night, as Muldowney led the way for the Huskies with a hat trick en route to a 5-2 win … Read more
The first round of the 2024-25 NCAA D-III men’s ice hockey championship tournament is in the books with six teams joining Curry and Hobart in the quarterfinal round set for Saturday, March 22. The first round saw six games with three set between teams from the east, two from teams from the west and one … Read more
Madison, WI regional (9) Clarkson vs. (11) Boston University Read the full game recap here (9) Clarkson vs. (1) Wisconsin Read the full game recap here. Columbus, OH regional (8) St. Lawrence vs. (7) Penn State St. Lawrence scored three goals in four minutes late in the first period and then their defense and Emma-Sofie … Read more
Hockey East tournament Northeastern 3, No. 1 Boston College 1 Northeastern shocked No. 1 Boston College 3-1 on Saturday night to advance to the Hockey East semifinals and to become the first No. 9-seed to make the semifinal round in league history. After a scoreless first period, the Huskies struck twice in the second to … Read more
MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers staged another come-from-behind win to defeat Clarkson and advance to their program’s 16th Frozen Four Saturday afternoon. As has been the case over the past few weeks, the Badgers went down early as Clarkson scored on a Nicole Gosling wrister from the top of the circle that beat UW goalie … Read more
NCHC tournament No. 3 Western Michigan 6, St. Cloud State 2 Western Michigan opened the NCHC quarterfinals with a 6-2 win over St. Cloud State on Friday night at Lawson Arena for their NCAA-leading 27th win of the season. Matteo Costantini and Iiro Hakkarainen each scored two goals, while Tim Washe and Alex Bump scored … Read more
MADISON — The Clarkson Golden Knights advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season on Thursday night, jumping out to an early lead over Hockey East tournament champ Boston University and never looking back. Anne Cherkowski opened the scoring five minutes in on a break into the zone down the … Read more
AHA Tournament Championship Mercyhurst vs. (8) Penn State Penn State won their third straight conference tournament championship on Saturday with a 4-1 win. Maddy Christian scored with some fancy stickwork just 23 seconds in to set the tone for the Nittany Lions, whose only conference this year came at the hands of Mercyhurst. Later in … Read more
B1G TOURNAMENT Notre Dame 4, No. 3 Minnesota 1 Last-place Notre Dame eliminated Minnesota (the No. 2 seed and No. 3 in the USCHO men’s D-I poll) from the B1G tournament with a 4-1 win on Sunday night at Mariucci Arena. The Irish took the best-of-three series 2 games to 1 and will face top-seed … Read more
It was quite the championship weekend across the region with titles being claimed by Curry (CNE), Stevenson (MAC), Fitchburg State (MASCAC), Hobart (NEHC), Hamilton (NESCAC), Oswego (SUNYAC), and Geneseo (UCHC). While the Cinderella stories of MCLA and Plattsburgh came to an end, all the winning teams fought through hard and competitive opponents seeking to take … Read more
B1G TOURNAMENT No. 3 Minnesota 4, Notre Dame 2 Four players found the back of the net to lead No. 3 Minnesota to a 4-2 win over Notre Dame in Game 2 of the B1G quarternals Saturday. The win forces a decisive third game set for Sunday night. Connor Kurth scored the go-ahead goal for … Read more
DULUTH — Wisconsin senior Sarah Wozniewicz buried a no-look pass drop pass from fifth-year captain Casey O’Brien with 24.5 seconds left in regulation to put the Badgers ahead of Minnesota 4-3 and win the WCHA Tournament Championship. Wozniewicz said she and O’Brien are roommates when the team is on the road and the two joked … Read more
B1G TOURNAMENT Notre Dame 3, No. 3 Minnesota 2 Coach Jeff Jackson marked career win No. 600 as Notre Dame earned a 3-2 victory Friday night at No. 3 Minnesota to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 B1G quarterfinal series. Notre Dame took the early lead just 90 seconds into the contest with a … Read more
DULUTH — The Minnesota Gophers advanced to the WCHA Tournament Championship game with a 6-2 win over Ohio State Friday evening at AmSoil Arena. It was the second come-from-behind win of the day in Duluth as the Gophers scored six unanswered goals after the Buckeyes jumped out to a 2-0 lead. “It was just some … Read more
DULUTH — The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will face #3 Minnesota for the WCHA Tournament Championship on Saturday after both teams registered come-from-behind wins in their respective semifinals Friday afternoon at AmSoil Arena in Duluth. In the early game, Minnesota Duluth got on the board first. Sophomore Grace Sadura drove up the left side of the … Read more
Since the regular season was not enough of a roller coaster ride for results, upsets and drama, enter the conference playoffs where form fell apart over the weekend in many areas including seven overtime games, top seeds bowing out in MASCAC (Plymouth State) and SUNYAC (Cortland), and No. 2 seeds exiting in the CNE (UNE), … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin In game one, the Beavers made 36 blocks and Kaitlin Groess made 42 saves to slow down Wisconsin, but the Badgers skated off with a 3-0 win. Kelly Gorbatenko scored with 39 seconds left in the first period to make it 1-0. Claire Enright scored late in the second and … Read more