The majority of the Clarkson roster have never heard the sound of the horn at Starr Rink. With a 1-0 toppling of Colgate on Friday night, the Golden Knights extended their shutout streak in Hamilton to 188 minutes and leap-frogged St. Lawrence for eighth in the ECAC. Clarkson netminder Dustin Traylen played the role of … Read more
All the Colorado College Tigers want is a chance, and they might have started to give themselves one tonight. Colorado College came in to St. Cloud looking for some points, and apparently they looked in the right places. They found two to put in the WCHA standings and 18 for the scorebook. Tyler Liebel and … Read more
North Dakota wasn’t intimidated Friday night at the DECC. Not by the largest Minnesota-Duluth men’s hockey crowd of the season. Not by a 14-game UMD school-record unbeaten streak. Not by a 12-game Western Collegiate Hockey Association unbeaten streak. Not by an 11-game home win streak. North Dakota scored 57 seconds into the game and never … Read more
Army scored four unanswered goals and Connecticut could not recover the Black Knights took a 5-2 decision on Friday evening at the UConn Ice Arena in Storrs, Conn. With the loss UConn slips to 10-15-7 overall, 7-10-5 in AHA. Army improves to 8-14-3 on the season, 6-12-3 in the loop. The loss also snaps the … Read more
The emotions that have defined the Harvard-Dartmouth rivalry were in full force Friday night in front of 1,555 at Thompson Arena. Intense passion showed on each side as Dartmouth jumped to a 2-0 lead after Harvard co-captain Angela Ruggiero earned a disqualification for kicking Katie Weatherston in the head along the sideboards, and further more … Read more
Sophomore John Yaros made a total of 37 saves, garnering the game’s first star, while senior Jerramie Domish notched the game-winning goal and added an assist as Mass.-Lowell upset No. 3 Maine 3-2 Friday evening in front of 2,751 fans at Tsongas Arena in Hockey East action. The win gives UML (9-20-6, 6-11-4 HE) its … Read more
While things didn’t get much clearer in the WCHA playoff picture tonight, one thing was clear when Friday night’s Michigan Tech-Minnesota State Mankato game ended. The Huskies, with their 4-3 victory, had moved past the Mavericks and into ninth-place in the league standings. “It was a good win,” said Tech head coach Jamie Russell. “We … Read more
With his team leading 2-1 early in the third period, Union’s Jordan Webb skated in alone on Yale goalie Josh Gartner, went left, and took a penalty shot on the sophomore goalie. Gartner stuffed the puck stick side, pumping his fist in celebration as a sellout Ingalls Rink exploded. It was a play that, in … Read more
For the Huskies and Terriers, this tie was like kissing your ugly stepsister. With a win, Boston University would have eliminated Northeastern and reduced its chances of having to face No. 1 Boston College or No. 3 Maine in the Hockey East Quarterfinals. Instead, the tie leaves them in eighth place, two points behind Massachusetts-Lowell … Read more
One upside to having a small number of teams in the NCAA women’s hockey tournament is that it adds to the importance and excitement of the regular season. This being the most competitive year to date among the top eight teams in women’s college hockey — and perhaps the last year before NCAA expansion — … Read more
While there are some huge games this weekend, including the SUNYAC semifinals, the ECAC East, ECAC Northeast and NESCAC quarterfinals and the MCHA tournament, this is also somewhat of a slow week. Twenty teams have completed their seasons, and playoff-bound squads from the NCHA and ECAC West have a bye week before their final showdowns. … Read more
Considering Boston College’s dominance, it’s easy — and wrong — to overlook Maine, Dave Hendrickson writes. Also: Massachusetts gets a break, maybe at just the right time; a little poll talk; and college hockey’s original legend gets his due from a new television special.
The biggest series of the WCHA season is here: North Dakota visits Minnesota-Duluth with the MacNaughton Cup in the balance. Also, a decade-long streak is in jeopardy for Colorado College, Alaska-Anchorage tries to battle back, and the Final Five is a hit with fans. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Lock your door and throw away the key, because the playoffs are approaching — meaning Paula C. Weston gets to hand out her year-end awards. Also: an analysis of the possible final standings in the CCHA, and Michigan and Notre Dame square off in the Games of the Week.
With the end of the season in sight, Jim Connelly hands out his year-end awards in Atlantic Hockey. Also: Holy Cross has a two-headed goaltender (again), and even if Holy Cross has the regular season all but sewn up, there’s still an interesting race to watch.
Despite a disappointing season, Wayne State battles to the finish; head-coaching brothers clash once again; and — in all likelihood — events are setting up a big finish next weekend in the CHA. Mike Volonnino reports.
Quinnipiac University is going ahead with a $25 million basketball and hockey facility, according to the Hamden (Ct.) Chronicle. The zoning for the project was approved this month by the planning and zoning commission of Hamden. Among the conditions for approval, the school must ensure it will enhance the proposal for the road system around … Read more
The chairman of the Division III men’s ice hockey committee hopes the tournament will get better exposure when it’s played at a predetermined site in 2006, and the committee is looking for facilities that can seat between 3,000 and 4,000 spectators. “The hope is that by putting it in a larger venue and giving that … Read more
With the final weekend of the regular season up next, the ECAC is as turbulent as ever. Four teams could win the title, and 11th-place Union could still earn home ice in the first round of the playoffs. Also: goaltending, long the league’s signature, is strong once again, notes Juan Martinez.
USCHO has released PairWise Rankings for Division III men’s and women’s hockey based on the NCAA’s new selection process for 2003-04. The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which at-large teams are invited to the NCAA men’s and women’s Division III tournaments. … Read more