Minnesota-Duluth’s inaugural hockey game at the DECC in 1966 couldn’t have been any more of a thrill for the hometown fans than win No. 400 in the building Friday night. UMD powered past Minnesota 6-1 before a standing room-only crowd of 5,406 to remain tied for first in the WCHA, while stretching its nation-leading unbeaten … Read more
The Bowling Green Falcons (9-14-7; 7-11-4 CCHA) got a pair of goals from senior center D’Arcy McConvey in the first period as they upended the Lake Superior State Lakers (6-16-5; 4-14-3 CCHA), 3-2, at the BG Ice Arena. The win allows the Falcons to stretch their unbeaten streak to three games. For LSSU, the loss … Read more
As the Hockey East season winds down, coaches understand one thing is usually true, night in and night out: goaltending is strong. So Friday, when two hot goaltenders decided to duke it out — Northeastern’s Keni Gibson and Maine’s Frank Doyle-the crowd of 2,154 at Matthews Arena was in for a treat. The result was … Read more
A record crowd showed up to the Mullins Center Friday, but most of the 8,389 went home unhappy after the visiting Boston College Eagles downed Massachusetts 5-2. J.D. Forrest scored what turned out to be the game winner at 16:02 of the first period, but the Eagles held dominion over UMass for almost the whole … Read more
With three weekends remaining in the regular season, Harvard skated against Rensselaer at Bright Hockey Center, looking to begin redeeming its season. But with ECAC postseason position, home ice, and a possible first-round bye riding on the outcome of the next six games, one team played 60 minutes of hockey and the other did not. … Read more
With the parity in Division III this season, it’s hard to win with talent alone. The ECAC West is no exception. RIT almost learned that the hard way Friday’s with Neumann. The Knights played with intensity right from the opening faceoff, while RIT was barely going through the motions. “We didn’t come out ready to … Read more
Holy Cross scored five consecutive goals and held on for an 8-4 win over Air Force in nonconference action Friday at the Cadet Ice Arena. Holy Cross improved to 16-6-3 overall. Air Force fell to 11-16-2 overall this season. Air Force drew first blood when Andrew Ramsey scored at 13:39 of the first period. Theo … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell sophomore Elias Godoy collected two goals, but No. 10 New Hampshire’s Steve Saviano stole the show with two of his own, including the game-tying goal, and an assist as UML skated to a 3-3 draw Friday with the visiting Wildcats in front of 5,690 fans at the Tsongas Arena. The tie is the second … Read more
With two and half minutes to go in the third, No. 11 Brown, up 2-0 with Hobey Baker candidate Yann Danis in the net, looked well on its way to its to sixth straight win. Then came the meltdown. Union scored twice with its own net empty in the final minutes to earn a 2-2 … Read more
It may have taken 20 minutes into Friday night’s contest, but the Husky hockey team that left Houghton, Mich., late last Saturday night finally made it back to central Minnesota. They got home just in time, too, rattling off three consecutive second-period goals which provided the difference in a 5-2 win over Bemidji State Friday … Read more
Simon St. Who? Geordan Murphy earned his first win of his collegiate career, posting 33 saves in place of number-one goalie Simon St. Pierre — sidelined with a knee injury — as Bentley beat Quinnipiac 3-2. In the first period, the Falcons struck first with an opportunistic play from inside their own end. Quinnipiac forward … Read more
Scoring early and often was the formula North Dakota used to down Colorado College 5-2 and remain tied for the WCHA lead. “The story of the game was the quick goals they scored to start the second period and the third periods,” said Tigers coach Scott Owens. “Not only is it a goal on the … Read more
A superb defensive effort and a counterattacking offense led No. 5 St. Lawrence past No. 1 Dartmouth, 3-0, Friday at Thompson Arena. The Big Green (17-3-2, 9-1-1 ECAC) has lost consecutive games for the first time since January 10-11, 2003. St. Lawrence (19-5-1, 10-1-0) jumped ahead of Dartmouth for first place in the ECAC by … Read more
A Letter from Bill Bowes This past weekend, I got a call from Bill Bowes, the former Wentworth head coach who was dismissed on January 30. He requested that USCHO.com publish a statement from him to the college hockey community concerning his situation. Here it is, unedited and in its entirety: Dear Chris, As you … Read more
Bemidji State goes toe-to-toe with Minnesota, producing a lesson in perception vs. reality that bodes well for the CHA as a whole; and this weekend, labama-Huntsville and Niagara battle for the slot behind the Beavers in the standings. Mike Volonnino reports.
Holy Cross is now the odds-on favorite to win the regular-season title — but with this year’s playoff changes, how much does it matter? Also: some surprising upsets, and Army — coming off the renewal of college hockey’s oldest rivalry — gets some national airtime.
Dave Hendrickson analyzes the results of the Beanpot; takes a look at surging Providence; and reintroduces DUMBEST, the surefire end-of-season standings prediction tool.
With six games to go in the regular season, the ECAC is as much a jumble as usual — and Union, after a brutal midseason stretch, is doing its best to make the final standings a puzzle. Also: Juan Martinez rounds up the news of the week, and offers a salute to a certain St. Lawrence fixture.
With four weeks left in the regular season, Miami and Michigan aren’t just the first- and second-place teams in the conference; they’re the opponents in the CCHA Games of the Week. Also, Paula C. Weston is asking you — yes, you — to nominate a deserving defenseman for Blueliner of the Week.
Has any sport ever developed as many great rivalries in such a short span of time as women’s college hockey? This may be women’s hockey seventh season with a national championship and only its fourth with an NCAA-sponsored title, yet there are already several women’s matchups whose mere mention brings back memories of stunning upsets, … Read more