They wanted a better start and they got it. Backed by two goals apiece from Marty Sertich and Scott Thauwald, No. 5 Colorado College took it to Michigan Tech, 5-1, in front of 6,419 at the World Arena, completing a two-game sweep following a 6-1 Tiger win on Friday. CC head coach Scott Owens wanted … Read more
Last year Boston University didn’t win its sixth Hockey East game until March 6 — the last day of the regular season. This year has been a different story, as the No. 15 Terriers (7-3-0, 6-1-0) won their sixth league contest five days before Thanksgiving. BU rebounded from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 to beat … Read more
Eleven seconds into overtime Saturday, Bemidji State forward Brendan Cook experienced a senior moment. The Manitoba native picked up a Luke Erickson pass in the Niagara zone, froze the Purple Eagle defenseman on a two-on-one, and snuck a screen shot by goalie Jeff Van Nynatten, securing the Beavers their second straight victory by a score … Read more
After winning its first game at Michigan State’s Munn Ice Arena since January of 2000 on Thursday night, No. 2 Michigan found itself in a situation few expected Saturday night in the rematch at the friendly confines of Yost Ice Arena. Michigan State’s Jim Slater scored just 30 seconds into the game and the Spartans’ … Read more
Sometimes all a team needs is a break. Sometimes it’s fortunate enough to get it. Such was the case tonight for the Dartmouth Big Green (4-4-0, 3-3-0 ECACHL), which battled to a critical 2-1 overtime victory over the Cornell Big Red (4-2-2, 2-1-1) on the strength of Eric Przepiorka’s first goal of the season. It … Read more
Some say the hardest lead to hold in hockey is a two-goal advantage. What fools. Northeastern and visiting New Hampshire proved that adage wrong Saturday night, demonstrating that a one-goal edge is much tougher to keep. The teams combined to surrender four one-goal leads. The sixth-ranked Wildcats (8-2-1, 5-1-0) blew three of the four but … Read more
On Friday night, it was a battle between Ferris State’s run-and-gun transition offense and Lake Superior’s shutdown defense, and before the game, neither coach knew how the two contrasting styles would work against the other. As it turned out, neither team had the advantage, and the two teams skated to a 2-2 draw. The Lakers … Read more
The U.S. Under-18 Team put on a special teams exhibition Friday night at the Joyce Center as its special teams accounted for five of the team’s seven goals on the way to a 7-2 win over Notre Dame in exhibition action for the Irish. Made up of some of the most talented hockey players in … Read more
The unwritten rules of polls are explained. Plus Chris looks at Trinity goalie Doug Kiselius, and explains why hockey has it better than soccer, at least in the NCAA. And the picks of the week, including the return of guest picker Artie Burkhart.
With an interlocking schedule giving them 19 league games, the NESCAC and ECAC East only get one shot at each team. Tim Costello gives us his best shot as he previews the two conferences.
In each of the last three seasons, Minnesota came into its first showdown against Minnesota-Duluth undefeated. Each time, the Gophers were handed their first loss. This year, they turned the tables, inflicting a 4-2 defeat on the No. 3 Bulldogs (7-1-1, 7-1-1 WCHA). The No. 1 Gophers (11-0-0, 11-0-0 WCHA), who had not trailed in … Read more
Last March, Maine took down Massachusetts 2-1 in one of the most dramatic tournament battles in conference history. In a game that needed three extra frames to decide a winner, the Black Bears were able to steal a gut-wrenching victory over the Minutemen behind the astonishing play of Jimmy Howard in net and a heroic … Read more
Michigan Tech’s season slide continued as a Scott McCulloch hat trick led Colorado College past the Huskies, 6-1, in the opener of a two-game WCHA series at the World Arena. A freshman, McCulloch had just one collegiate goal prior to his three tallies Friday and now has six points on the season. Scott McCulloch goes … Read more
Hollywood says: Let a smile be your umbrella. Colgate men’s hockey coach Don Vaughan says: Let a good defense be your umbrella. Either way, you’ll come out looking stout in the end. The Raiders received their usual solid game from senior goaltender Steve Silverthorn last night in a 2-1 ECAC Hockey League win over Dartmouth … Read more
Harvard coach Katey Stone has always told her players that they need to outhustle every opponent in every position to win. They came as close as ever to that ideal against No. 6 St. Lawrence on Friday night. Riding the momentum of seven unanswered goals to close out a 7-3 win over No. 9 Brown … Read more
Scott Seney scored three goals and Olivier Bouchard had two goals and one assist as Union (6-5, 5-0 ECAC) came from behind in the third period to defeat Princeton (2-4-1, 2-3 ECAC)) 6-4 in front of 1,697 at Hobey Baker Rink. The Dutchmen capitalized on repeated Tiger turnovers to extend their winning streak to five … Read more
Fredonia is 5-0 in the SUNYAC, causing some coaches and critics to eat crow. Plus, some SUNYAC trivia, and some head scratching about polls.
The defending national champion Panthers finally dropped the puck after many teams had already been playing for over a month. The fans at Kenyon Arena were excited to see their team pick up where they left off last season. It would not be too difficult as Castleton State entered town. No one could have expected … Read more
What started as a rout ended in a wild finish, as the Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-2-0, 6-1-0 WCHA) won their sixth straight game in Denver Friday night by a final score of 5-4. The Pioneers (5-5-0, 4-3-0 WCHA) dropped their first game at home this season despite overcoming deficits of 3-0 and 4-2 in the … Read more
Bemidji State played a near-flawless road game and defeated Niagara by a 5-3 margin in the opening match of a grueling trip that has the Beavers playing four games in five nights. From the opening faceoff at Dwyer Arena, it was clear that the Beavers had come to play in a place where they have … Read more