Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, doesn’t get a chance to see the Black Knights’ hockey team all that often. Maybe someone at West Point ought to do something about that. In front of a crowd that included the Chief of Staff, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox, Jr., and … Read more
With power-play goals from Tim Plant and Chris Smart, Vermont erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to salvage a well-deserved 2-2 draw with No. 9 Cornell Friday at sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse. The tie stretches the Catamounts’ unbeaten streak to seven games. Vermont is 4-0-3 after starting the season 1-4. It is the longest … Read more
Paced by a five-goal second period and the play of rookies Chris Bourque and Peter MacArthur, No. 15 Boston University downed Massachusetts-Lowell, scoring the game’s final six goals in a 7-2 road victory. MacArthur and Bourque combined for three goals and three assists and dominated on the ice, connecting twice on power-play tallies in a … Read more
One of the reasons that Potsdam has struggled early this season is getting off to slow starts in the first period. They have struggled to score goals early in games, and let other teams build insurmountable leads. If tonight’s game is any indication, coach Glenn Thomaris may have solved that problem. “We played a lot … Read more
Scoring is what Minnesota Duluth missed most in its recent four-game winless streak. The Bulldogs averaged 1.5 goals a game in going 0-3-1 against Vermont and Alaska-Anchorage, and dropped from No. 1 in the nation to No. 8 going into Friday’s nonconference home game against Brown. The drought continued through one period and then UMD … Read more
North Dakota wasn’t just hungry in the first period of its game with St. Cloud State — it was ravenous. The Sioux, who had scored just four first-period goals all season, got three past the Huskies in the first 6:25 of the game before cruising to a 4-1 WCHA victory. That UND came out strong … Read more
The power play played a prominent role in Bowling Green’s 7-3 win Thursday night at Wayne State. The Falcons scored four power-play goals and never trailed in a non-conference game played before a somewhat-rare rowdy crowd at the Compuware Sports Arena. Coming off collegiate win No. 400 last weekend at Robert Morris, WSU head coach … Read more
American International’s improvement hasn’t shown in the standings — yet; Holy Cross and Boston College renew a decades-old rivalry; and Bryan Worosz reaches a milestone in net for Canisius, according to Jim Connelly.
Six weeks from now, Boston University will usher in the Agganis Arena. During a media tour Tuesday, BU officials gave updates on the progress of this facility, remarkable for its intimacy as well as its state-of-the-art technology. “The building is about 93 percent complete at this stage of construction, so we’re very comfortable,” Boston University … Read more
Young goaltenders are making themselves known around the conference, and the teams of the ECAC West each have something to be grateful for.
Ryan Mattingly wraps up his early season look at the west with a preview of arguably the toughest conference in D-III, the NCHA, plus a look at this weekend.
It doesn’t get much bigger than this matchup of CCHA powers.
Northeastern — yes, that Northeastern — vaults into first place in Hockey East; New Hampshire looks at the blue line; and Maine keeps its collective head above water — barely. Dave Hendrickson reports.
No. 2 Michigan came to Munn Arena Thursday with something to prove. Although this year’s senior class has won more than 75 games and had great playoff success in the past three seasons, it had yet to win a game in the barn of its biggest rival. “Our seniors wanted to have a good game … Read more
As Michigan State gets ready for another meeting with archrival Michigan, I sat down with Spartans’ head coach Rick Comley in his office in East Lansing to just talk about coaching. This is the first in a series of talks with college hockey’s great coaches. Comley is in his third year at Michigan State and … Read more
Head coach Nate Leaman isn’t overly impressed despite Union’s hot start; and four key games this weekend see Colgate and Cornell — both strong early — visit giant-killer Vermont and injury-riddled Dartmouth. Juan Martinez reports.
Lake Superior State picks up the scoring, while Notre Dame gets off the schneid in the CCHA … and there’s more fallout from the Yost Arena shenanigans. And, of course, there are a couple of games between archrivals Michigan and Michigan State. Paula C. Weston reports.
Boston College forward Dan Bertram tops the NHL’s Central Scouting Service’s Preliminary Rankings of U.S. College players eligible for the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Bertram The Preliminary Rankings breaks down players by league. The Final Rankings, due out next spring, places the players in two categories: North American or European. Goalies are on a separate … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage loses its national ranking, but not its determination; North Dakota battles for offense; the real Bernd Bruckler returns; and Denver cleans up in the suddenly little-noticed NHL scouting rankings. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Two of the nation’s top 10 programs face off again in the Game of the Week when No. 6 St. Lawrence visits No. 9 Brown, Saturday at 4 p.m.