Nebraska-Omaha defeated Connecticut, 4-1, on Saturday night in the opening round of the Maverick Stampede Tournament. This advances the Mavericks to the title game against Merrimack. The Mavericks won a game in the tournament that they host for the first time since 2001, they had lost two games in each tournament the last two years. … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha defeated Connecticut, 4-1, on Saturday night in the opening round of the Maverick Stampede Tournament, advancing the Mavericks to the title game against Merrimack. The Mavericks won a game in the tournament that they host for the first time since 2001, as they had lost two games in each edition the last two years. … Read more

This might not be the time to try out new “Knock, knock” jokes on Ohio State coach John Markell. Not after his Buckeyes lost the opening round of the Ice Breaker Tournament to New Hampshire, 5-1, when a key turning point may have been a protocol violation penalty arising out of the wrong door being … Read more

Sophomore forward Mike Alexiou couldn’t have summed up the season opener for Merrimack any better. “They don’t ask how you scored, they ask how many.” The new-look Warriors were awarded 13 power-play opportunities against Rensselaer, including four two-man advantages, yet still registered only 16 shots in the opener of the fifth Maverick Stampede. But it … Read more

A two-game series this weekend between the North Dakota Fighting Sioux and the Maine Black Bears left one team eager for the season ahead and another reeling from a disappointing performance. Fifth-ranked UND swept the series, defeating second-ranked Maine 3-1 Saturday night on their home ice at Alfond Area in Orono. Freshman Ratislav Spirko led … Read more

In a warmup game before hosting No. 5 North Dakota next week, Minnesota State defeated Calgary 5-2 in an exhibition game at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. David Backes and Adam Gerlach scored two goals each to lead the Mavericks over the Dinos in front of a crowd of 1,627. “This is by far the … Read more

For the second straight night, the Minnesota power play dictated the outcome against North Dakota. The Gophers converted on 4 of their 5 advantages to improve to 8 for 12 for the weekend and cruised to a 7-1 victory. Kelly Stephens led the way with the second hat trick of her Gopher career. The Minnesota … Read more

Senior Chris White scored a power-play goal with 2:07 left in overtime to send the Quinnipiac Bobcats to a dramatic 6-5 win over Wilfrid Laurier Saturday at the Northford Ice Pavilion. The Bobcats came back from deficits of 1-0 and 5-2 to take the decision. Wilfrid Laurier got on the board early at 3:23 of … Read more

St. Lawrence goaltender Mike McKenna stopped 24 of 25 shots in 65 minutes of play and then stymied all five St. Cloud attempts in a shootout. As a result, the Saints advanced to the Ice Breaker championship game on Sunday, where they will face New Hampshire. The contest goes into the record books as a … Read more

The difference in Saturday’s game was goaltending. Derek MacIntyre made his first collegiate start for the Bulldogs and it was a rough one. Meanwhile, at the other end, Colgate’s Steve Silverthorn weathered the storm and made several big saves to keep the game far out of reach. When the horn sounded to end the game, … Read more

The long wait for hockey has finally ended in Western New York. It occurred on a magnificent fall afternoon as UMass-Lowell and Niagara faced off before a capacity crowd at Dwyer Arena, reaffirming for fans that the sport they revere is indeed alive –if not exactly well — in what promises to be a long … Read more

Mercyhurst coach Mike Sisti must have liked his chances going into Saturday’s game against Bemidji State. The Beavers had never won against a ranked team nor had they ever beaten the Lakers in six tries. That all changed in one day. Beaver junior goalie Jill Lubke played the game of her life in the 2-1 … Read more

In a highly physical game that saw both teams mixing it up after the final whistle, Ohio State rebounded from a disappointing season opener to win its rematch against St. Cloud State by a 3-1 margin. The Buckeyes (1-1-0, 1-1-0 WCHA) turned the tables on the visiting Huskies (1-1-0, 1-1-0 WCHA) by scoring the first … Read more

Matt Anderson, who hadn’t played a game in over a year, scored a hat trick, and James Solon’s hard charge produced the game-winning goal as Massachusetts downed Clarkson 6-4 at the Mullins Center Saturday night. The Minutemen open their season with a win, while the Golden Knights fall to 0-2, with both losses coming to … Read more

Although the Lefty McFadden Invitational was not a tournament set up to produce a winner, Miami would be the unofficial champion. One night after defeating Boston University, the RedHawks faced off against Northeastern, which unexpectedly upset preseason No. 1 Michigan the night before. This produced a pair of first-game winners in Saturday’s nightcap, and only … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha defeated Connecticut, 4-1, on Saturday night in the opening round of the Maverick Stampede Tournament. This advances the Mavericks to the title game against Merrimack. The Mavericks won a game in the tournament that they host for the first time since 2001, they had lost two games in each tournament the last two years. … Read more

Michigan probably won’t be the top-ranked team in the nation when the USCHO.com poll comes out Monday, but they certainly looked out for No. 1 in today’s game. Coming off a disappointing effort on Friday, when the Wolverines were toppled by Northeastern, Michigan reminded the college hockey world that they are still likely to be … Read more