A game that meant nothing in the Hockey East standings meant a great deal when it came to Providence’s NCAA tournament hopes. Mark Pandolfo scored a pair of third-period goals, including the game-winner with under two minutes remaining, and Massachusetts-Lowell escaped Schneider Arena with a 4-3 win on Saturday night. The River Hawks had leads … Read more

After Friday night, Minnesota and St. Cloud State knew they’d be seeing each other again next weekend. The only question was where. Saturday’s matinee determined the answer: Minnesota’s Mariucci Arena. The weekend finale provided some of the sharp play expected when the series began, ending in a 4-2 Gopher win. Minnesota (22-13-3, 15-12-1 WCHA) held … Read more

It was a win that was long overdue for Shane Joseph and Minnesota State. After suffering its worst season since joining the WCHA in 1999, MSU closed out the regular season by beating Nebraska-Omaha 9-1 Saturday night in a nonconference matchup. The win gave MSU a sweep over UNO (7-24-5), ensuring that the Spirit of … Read more

For almost 55 minutes, the outcome seemed obvious: Harvard would win — both the game and the series — and Vermont would head back to the Green Mountain State. Instead, the Catamounts mounted a late surge, pulling goaltender Travis Russell with four minutes to go and taking advantage of thoughtless Crimson penalties to nearly tie … Read more

Down a goal in the third period, Maine rallied to tie in regulation, then got the game-winner from John Ronan in overtime for a 4-3 win over No. 2 Boston College. The Saturday win, in front of a sold-out crowd of 5,641 at Alfond Arena, completed a sweep for the Black Bears. No. 3 Maine … Read more

NESCAC player of the year Kevin Cooper scored two goals, and senior Marc Scheuer made 21 saves to help Middlebury skate to a 3-1 win over Hamilton, earning its fourth trip in four years to the NESCAC championship game. The Panthers outshot the Continentals 47-21. The Panthers amassed the same number of shots in the … Read more

For the first time in school history, Hobart earned a spot in the ECAC West championship. However, the Statesmen weren’t satisfied just to play in the game. They fought, and scrapped, and battled, and defeated RIT 3-1 to earn the title. “It was a really hard-fought contest up and down the ice,” said RIT coach … Read more

With the WCHA standings cemented, Saturday night’s game between Minnesota-Duluth and Wisconsin was mostly for pride and preparation for the postseason. In what turned into an ugly contest, Minnesota-Duluth skated off with a 4-1 victory in front of a sold-out crowd. “I don’t think we could’ve walked a straight line if we wanted to,” Wisconsin … Read more

After losing to Michigan State in a 1-0 thriller at Joe Louis Arena Saturday night, Michigan and its fans had to do something unheard-of: hope Ohio State would win. The Buckeyes were hosting Miami, which trailed the Wolverines by one point in the conference standings. A RedHawks victory would give them the CCHA regular-season title, … Read more

Northeastern’s Keni Gibson summed it all up in one moment. Gibson sat there, the headline-making goaltender, after his 37 saves in Northeastern’s 3-2 victory over Massachusetts. Said Gibson of the Huskies’ win: “We’ll find out in a few minutes how satisfying it was.” Gibson and NU coach Bruce Crowder were in the Mullins Center Green … Read more

Unlike Friday, when just five goals were scored in the first period, Saturday’s Wayne State-Air Force game saw a single goal on the scoreboard after the first period as the visiting Falcons hung on for a 3-1 win to complete a weekend sweep over the hometown Warriors. With the victories, Air Force (14-20-2, 6-13-1 CHA) … Read more

Miami’s regular-season title hopes evaporated when Ohio State scored at 18:49 in the third period to lift the Buckeyes 5-4 over the RedHawks in the season finale at Value City Arena. “My initial thought is disappointment,” said Miami head coach Enrico Blasi. “We knew with 10 minutes left in the game that Michigan State had … Read more

The Plattsburgh State Cardinals are the 2003-04 SUNYAC champions, thanks to their second straight overtime victory. Dave Friel scored his second goal of the night 37 seconds into the extra period to defeat Oswego, 3-2, and give Plattsburgh a two games to none series win. With the teams tied up after 40 minutes, the third … Read more

After Friday’s loss to Clarkson, Union coach Nate Leaman said his team was good at coming back from adversity. Unfortunately for Union, the Dutchmen proved Leaman wrong. The Golden Knights came out flying in the first period Saturday, scoring three times en route to a 5-2 victory over the Dutchmen and a sweep of their … Read more

Sunday hockey in Troy looked inevitable at one point in the third period. Princeton held a 2-1 lead on Rensselaer and was less than three minutes from forcing a third game in the series. That’s when two seeing-eye shots changed it all. Scott Basiuk tied it with a shot that got through Eric Leroux’ five-hole … Read more

Princeton needed more time than usual to get its equipment ready on Saturday against Brown, but once the Tigers got their skates and skills sharp, Brown could not handle the pressure. The Bears jumped to a 3-1 lead 14:23 into the second period, but No. 9 Princeton (20-8-0, 12-5-0 ECAC) came roaring back for a … Read more

It’s a college hockey tradition to recognize seniors during the final regular season home game, but how often does every senior player score a goal on that special night? That’s what happened in North Dakota’s 5-1 win over visiting Michigan Tech as all three Sioux seniors chipped in goals to help sweep the series. Forwards … Read more

St. Lawrence head coach Joe Marsh stood in the visiting locker room at Ingalls Rink in front of his ecstatic players. “I want you to really soak this up,” he said, his voice wavering with pride and excitement. He was addressing a Saints team that had every right to enjoy the moment. They had just … Read more