Game Recaps

Game coverage from USCHO’s crew of writers

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Augustana upsets No. 12 Omaha, No. 9 Maine edges No. 7 Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart downs No. 15 UMass, No. 5 North Dakota stuns No. 20 Minnesota State with third-period rally, No. 10 Michigan blanks No. 13 St. Cloud State

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Augustana pulled off an upset Friday night, knocking off No. 12 Omaha 2-1 on the Mavericks’ home ice at Baxter Arena. Hunter Bischoff’s goal at 17:41 of the third period snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted Augustana over Omaha. Luke Mobley had tied the game 1-1 with a short-handed goal at 6:33 of the third … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: (1) Wisconsin takes 5-1 win over (3) Minnesota Duluth

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MADISON — The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s team survived their first tough test of the season, defeating (3) Minnesota Duluth in convincing fashion Saturday afternoon, skating away with a 5-1 win.  The Bulldogs came into Saturday’s game with three wins over top 10 opponents already, including a sweep of then top-ranked Ohio State. They’d also won … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 4 Michigan State gains split with No. 2 Boston College, No. 6 North Dakota drops No. 13 Providence, No. 8 Quinnipiac edges Penn State, No. 9 Wisconsin gets by Lindenwood in OT, Arizona State rallies late to tie No. 10 Michigan

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Michigan State avenged a 3-0 loss Friday night to Boston College as the No. 4-ranked Spartans came from behind Saturday night and downed the second-ranked Eagles 4-3 at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mich. Charlie Stramel scored two goals for MSU, while Trey Augustine finished with 32 saves between the pipes in the win, … Read more

FRIDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: No. 2 Boston College blanks No. 4 Michigan State, Lindenwood upsets No. 9 Wisconsin, Merrimack shuts out No. 19 Minnesota State, No. 15 Omaha edges No. 14 UMass in OT at IceBreaker

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Second-ranked Boston College scored three goals during the second period en route to a 3-0 victory over No. 4 Michigan State in its season opener on Friday evening at Munn Ice Arena in East Lansing, Mich. Will Vote opened the scoring less than two minutes into the second period. Lukas Gustafsson took a shot from … Read more

SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Stonehill stuns Merrimack in OT, Union gets by Army West Point in OT, St. Lawrence scores five unanswered to beat Canisius, No. 16 St. Cloud State blanks St. Thomas

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Aside from the exhibition games, Sunday was a light schedule across men’s college hockey. Perhaps the biggest win was upstart Stonehill, in just the Skyhawks’ third season at the NCAA Division I level, knocking off Merrimack 3-2 in overtime at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass., on a Devlin O’Brien goal 38 seconds into extra … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: First Saturday of 2024-25 season sees Bemidji State sink No. 18 Minnesota Duluth in OT, top-ranked Denver knock off Alaska Anchorage, No. 7 Michigan earn split with Minnesota State, No. 12 Maine blank AIC, No. 3 BU down Holy Cross

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Bemidji State senior captain Jackson Jutting scored 3:47 into the three-on-three overtime period to send the Beavers to a 4-3 victory at No. 18 Minnesota Duluth Saturday night at AMSOIL Arena. It was the Beavers’ first win in Duluth since Feb. 9, 2016, and also snapped a seven-game winless streak (0-5-2) against the Bulldogs. It … Read more

Down 2-0, confident Boston University rallies to down Minnesota 6-3 to win Sioux Falls regional as Terriers ‘stuck to the game plan’ to get back to Frozen Four

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Revenge may not have been a motivating factor, but there’s no doubt Boston University is relishing returning the favor from how their 2023 campaign ended. Second-period goals by Shane LaChance and Jack Harvey helped the Terriers rally from a deficit to a lead they would never relinquish as they avenged their … Read more

Denver plays ‘whatever we need to play,’ earns Frozen Four berth, Springfield regional championship with 2-1 win over Cornell

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The highest scoring team in the nation didn’t need much of it to get back to the Frozen Four. Denver, a team known for often posting victories by wide margins, posted its second-straight 2-1 victory in the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Two late-period goals were all the Pioneers needed for a thrilling … Read more

Resilient Michigan squad steps up game in third period, comes from behind to down North Dakota with 4-3 win at Maryland Heights regional

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – A game between two of the most passionate college hockey fan bases, with a well-traveled crowd and a shot at continuing on further into the tournament went down Friday night between Michigan and North Dakota. The Wolverines and Fighting Hawks faced off in the Maryland Heights regional round at Centene Community … Read more

‘No worry on the bench’ as Czerneckianair pots overtime winner to send Quinnipiac to Providence regional final with 3-2 win over Wisconsin

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It took a little longer than the last time, but Quinnipiac will take it. Victor Czerneckianair scored at 11:04 of overtime to lift Quinnipiac to a 3-2 win over Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday before a crowd of 6,988 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. It was … Read more

Davidson nets game-winning goal in ‘really special game’ at Maryland Heights regional as Michigan State rallies from 4-2 deficit to take 5-4 OT win over Western Michigan

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – It was a matchup of the year between two former CCHA teams who have not been brought together out on the ice since 2021 when Western Michigan took down Michigan State at the Great Lakes Invitational. With the next team advancing to the second round of the tournament, the Spartans were … Read more

Gauthier, Leonard score two each as top overall seed Boston College bounces Michigan Tech after 6-1 victory, ‘incredible battle,’ to open Providence regional

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PROVIDENCE, R.I — No one was surprised when Boston College, the top-ranked team in the country, scored a goal in the opening minute of its NCAA regional opener. What was surprising, however, was how hard BC had to work during the first two periods before pulling away in the third to finally send CCHA champion … Read more