Minnesota State waited until the end of last year before it put together a four-game winning streak. This season, MSU got it done a little sooner. The Mavericks won their fourth consecutive game and picked up their first WCHA sweep of the year as they defeated Alaska-Anchorage 5-2 in front of 3,661. “Anytime you get … Read more

It was a historical night Saturday in many ways for the Union hockey team. Start with the Dutchmen’s first-ever season sweep of Capital Region rival RPI. Then there’s the Dutchmen’s best start in ECACHL play. And senior center Jordan Webb moved up Union’s Division I all-time scoring list. And one other thing — Union’s 3-2 … Read more

No. 7 St. Lawrence (6-1-2) battled No. 5 New Hampshire (7-0-1) to a 2-2 tie at Appleton Arena Saturday afternoon. St. Lawrence took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 but could not hold them. Both teams were led by outstanding performances by their goaltenders. Jessica Moffat made 35 saves for St. Lawrence and Melissa Bourdon stopped … Read more

Vermont and Clarkson skated to a 1-1 overtime tie at Cheel Arena Saturday as goaltending was the story of the night, as Clarkson’s Dustin Traylen and Vermont’s Joe Fallon nearly matched each other save-for-save. Both teams earned three all-important points in the ECACHL standings. Clarkson defeated Dartmouth 4-1, and Vermont toppled nationally ranked St. Lawrence … Read more

The Western Michigan Broncos and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish played a hard-fought rematch Saturday night, with the Irish taking a 3-2 victory, but not without controversy. With 5:58 left in the third, and the Irish up 3-2, the Broncos put in what looked to be the game tying goal from captain Pat Dwyer, but … Read more

Dave Caruso recorded his fifth career shutout and Bryce Anderson had the game-winner as Ohio State beat Northern Michigan, 2-0, in the Wildcats’ first trip to Columbus since 2001. “The guys in front of me played extremely well,” said Caruso. “I don’t want to say it was my cleanest game ever, but — they helped … Read more

Third-string goalie Frank McLaughlin steadied Merrimack’s listing ship for the second straight weekend. Only this time, a determined Boston University club refused to let him steal the spotlight. Named Hockey East defensive player of the week for his 41-save performance in a 5-2 win over Massachusetts last Saturday, McLaughlin again impressed by turning aside 30 … Read more

Brown (1-3-1, 1-3-1) picked up its first win of the 2004-2005 season on Saturday evening, earning a 5-2 win over Yale (0-6-0, 0-4-0)in an ECACHL and Ivy League contest. Freshman Brian McNary helped lead the way with the first two goals of his career and one assist. McNary started the night with his first career … Read more

The Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks took advantage of strong defensive play and several acrobatic saves by freshman Wylie Rogers to avenge Friday night’s loss with a 2-0 victory over Lake Superior State on Saturday. “Of all the games that we’ve won, this is the happiest I’ve been this year,” said UAF skipper Tavis MacMillan. The game-winning goal … Read more

They kept clawing their way back and it finally paid off. After rallying from one-goal deficits four times, the Maine Black Bears took their first lead of the game at 13:09 of the third period and closed out a 5-4 win over Massachusetts-Lowell. Coming on the heels of a 4-2 loss to Northeastern, Maine (7-6-0, … Read more

Just plain loud – perhaps the only way to describe the sellout crowd at Magness Arena who watched one of the best rivalries in college hockey continue, as Denver defeated Colorado College 6-3 on Saturday night in the second game of a home-and-home series. Fans from both teams filled the stands and added their voices … Read more

After the high-scoring offensive show of the last several years all but disappeared in the matchup between Wisconsin and North Dakota, the Kohl Center lit up in the last ten minutes of the game, with both teams combining to score five goals. The Sioux survived being shutout in a series for the first time in … Read more

Senior goaltender Dan Yacey made 43 saves and a pair of goals 2:19 apart in the second period sent Dartmouth on its way to a 4-1 ECAC Hockey League win over St. Lawrence Saturday night. Dartmouth snapped a three-game losing skid, sealing the win with two empty-net goals, and is now 3-3-0 overall and 2-2-0 … Read more

Robert Morris head coach Derek Schooley had the pleasure to suit up for Bill Wilkinson when the latter was head coach at Western Michigan during the early 1990s. He even played a part in one or two of the veteran coach’s career milestones. “I was on the team when he got his 200th win” Schooley … Read more

Jay Latulippe scored his first career hat trick to lead Clarkson to a 4-1 victory over Dartmouth in ECACHL action before 2,382 fans at Cheel Arena Friday night. The Golden Knights, who snapped out of a two-game losing skid, picked up their first league win of the season to improve their record to 3-6 overall … Read more

When two teams are in a dead-even tie in the rankings, one would expect them to play a close game, and Princeton and Brown did not disappoint as the two teams ranked No. 8 in the USCHO poll played a taut, nerve-jangling game down to the wire at Hobey Baker Rink. Princeton came out ahead, … Read more

It was supposed to go into the top corner on the blocker side. Instead it went five-hole. None of which mattered since it went into the back of the net. Preston Callander’s goal at 12:27 of the third period capped a furious New Hampshire rally from a 2-0 deficit, giving the Wildcats a 3-2 win … Read more

For a few hours it was April in Munn Arena. “It had about as much as you would want,” said Michigan State coach Rick Comley. “Both goalies went toe-to-toe; both teams went toe-to-toe. The intensity level was tremendous, the crowd and the teams. It felt like a playoff game.” Despite the feel of a game … Read more