Denver defenseman Matt Laatsch had been struggling in the first two periods, but during the second intermission he promised his coaches he would do better. He kept his word. Laatsch’s goal at 14:32 of the third period halted a Minnesota rally as the Denver Pioneers won 6-3 at Magness Arena in Denver. The win pulled … Read more

It’s all over for Nebraska-Omaha. The CCHA season, yes. But UNO’s winless streak in its last 11, of 14 winless against Alaska-Fairbanks and a goal drought of over 200 all came crumbling down Saturday night at the Qwest Center Omaha. UNO built up a four-goal lead in the first period and went on to a … Read more

As Union senior defenseman Brent Booth was being honored after his final regular-season home game last Saturday, he told the fans that the Dutchmen’s win over Cornell would not be the last game at Messa Rink at Achilles Center this year. While he didn’t guarantee that, Booth proved he can come through with a promise, … Read more

The circle is complete. Bemidji State, which established itself as a dynasty with 13 small-college national championships from 1967-1997, clinched its first conference championship since elevating its program to Division I with a resounding 9-1 demolition of the U.S. Air Force Academy. The win, coupled with Niagara’s surprising 8-3 defeat at the hands of Findlay … Read more

Providence all but took Merrimack right out of the race for fifth-place in the final Hockey East rundown, and they did it, predictably, by beating the defensive-minded Warriors in the special teams department. The Friars scored two power play goals, one shorthanded goal and a four-on-four goal in running past Merrimack by a 5-1 count … Read more

Dartmouth put itself in great position to win the Ivy League Championship with a 3-0 win tonight at Brown. Junior goaltender Dan Yacey was the star, as he stopped all 32 shots he faced to help his team leapfrog the Bears for the top spot in the race for the Ivy crown. Tomorrow night, Yacey … Read more

This time, Superman faced down Kryptonite and came out on top. Entering the contest, Boston College held the nation’s No. 1 ranking and had lost only once since October. However, New Hampshire, no slouch at No. 8 in the country, had dominated the series of late, posting a 6-0-2 mark with the last BC win … Read more

Kevin Broad used his head, both figuratively and literally, to help keep Rensselaer’s hopes of an ECAC tournament first-round bye alive. Broad was credited with a goal that bounced off of his facemask late in the first period that snapped a 1-1 tie, and then made heads-up nice play that set up Ryan Shields’ early … Read more

Leading into the SUNYAC semifinals, everybody was talking about the Potsdam power play. However, it was the Oswego power play that was the difference as the Lakers won game one, 6-3, in Potsdam. Oswego scored three power play goals, and by the time the Potsdam power play produced, it was too little, too late. “The … Read more

Merychurst’s Rich Hansen put the Lakers up 4-2 with 12:27 left to play in the third, and Holy Cross’ dreams of clinching the Atlantic Hockey regular season title tonight seemed all but gone. But a four-goal explosion in the final 10 minutes of the game lifted the Crusaders over Mercyhust 6-4. Holy Cross’ five-goal third … Read more

Michigan needs two points in its next four games to seal up first place, but the Wolverines didn’t get them Friday night against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in South Bend at the Joyce Center, as the Irish controlled all aspects of the game and Jason Paige scored two goals to lead the Irish to … Read more

Bowling Green got another outstanding effort from junior goalie Jordan Sigalet as his Falcons downed the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 2-1, at the BG Ice Arena on Friday night. The win allows the Falcons to remain in a ninth-place tie with Ferris State in a league where positioning for the postseason means everything. “It was a … Read more

Quinnipiac’s senior night versus Bentley featured plenty of emotion, on both benches. Aaron Ludwig scored the game-winning goal as Quinnipiac beat Bentley 2-1 in a game that featured 177 penalty minutes combined between two teams. In the first period, the Bobcats struck first at the 5:44 mark, when Rob Hammel scored his first goal of … Read more

Matt Hanson’s Vermont teammates earned him another game puck Friday night. This time, he accepted it in person. Hanson, the sophomore goaltender who fractured his fourth cervical vertebrae two weeks ago, was standing upright at Bright Hockey Center, watching the Catamounts blitz Harvard with three power-play goals and score their first shorthander of the year … Read more

It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win. With Ferris State going into the final period trailing 1-0, it took two goals and then a frenzied final minute of the game to seal the victory for the Bulldogs, 2-1. The game winner came from Simon Mangos at 12:10 of the third period while on the … Read more

For the team that has uncharacteristically struggled much of the year at home, leave it to Cornell to be the only home team to win an ECAC game Friday night. The Big Red’s 4-1 victory over St. Lawrence tightened the standings tighter than a pack of sardines, leaving five teams separated by three points at … Read more

Findlay served notice Friday, by means of a 6-2 thumping of Niagara, that while the program faces certain extinction at season’s end, there’s still plenty of life left in the Oilers. And that makes this scorned team from Ohio a particularly dangerous bunch down the stretch and a force to be reckoned with in Kearney, … Read more

Connor James had two goals and Brett Skinner added a goal and two assists as the Denver Pioneers (20-10-5, 10-10-5) broke open a tight game in the third period and beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-2 Friday night. With the home victory, the Pioneers pulled within two points of the fifth-place Gophers and kept alive … Read more

The first career hat trick from sophomore Ryan Huddy highlighted a remarkable 12-point night from Bemidji State’s third line of forwards as the Beavers posted a 7-4 victory over the Air Force Falcons in College Hockey America play. Huddy kicked off his career performance by scoring the game’s first goal at 8:49 of the first … Read more

The fish hit the ice early for Nebraska-Omaha, breaking a scoring drought of more than seven periods with a goal just 26 seconds into the game. Or so everyone at the Qwest Center Omaha thought. The light came on but the goal was waved off. The fish went back in the cooler and the Mavs … Read more