After two periods, it looked like another close finish could be in store. Saturday, though, fifth-ranked Minnesota would have none of it. With the Gophers leading Bemidji State just 2-1 at the second intermission, Troy Riddle scored his second goal of the game, on a five-on-three power play 44 seconds into the third period, to … Read more

Saturday’s game was another classic in the heated Elmira-RIT rivalry, much like the previous 65 meetings. Elmira jumped out to a 2-0 lead before RIT came storming back. However, Elmira kept battling until finally succumbing to a 5-4 Tiger victory. “I thought our 5-on-5 play was very good,” said RIT coach Wayne Wilson. “I liked … Read more

Sacred Heart completed a weekend sweep of Mercyhust with a 5-2 win on Saturday evening at the Milford Ice Pavilion. Pierre-Luc O’Brien scored two goals and added an assist as the Pioneers extended their winning streak to four games. The Lakers jumped out to a 1-0 first-period lead with 2:48 remaining on Kyle Gourgon’s eighth … Read more

The Wisconsin Badgers, fresh off an epic 4-3 win on Friday night, came back Saturday and completed the sweep of No. 1 North Dakota, 5-2, capping off one of the biggest weekends for Wisconsin hockey in recent memory. “We are for real; we’re not a joke. We’d been looking forward to this series for a … Read more

After dropping a 3-2 match to third-place Quinnipiac Friday night, you might say Canisius was a little tired; but to have to turn around and play first-place Holy Cross just 15 hours later, you might argue they were exhausted. So, with back-to-back road games, Canisius was more than happy to come out of Saturday’s matinee … Read more

If ever there was a time for Western Michigan to prove why it deserves to be in Kalamazoo for the first round of CCHA playoffs, that time was Saturday night. After dropping a tough 3-2 loss Friday night, the Broncos rebounded Saturday and throttled the Northern Michigan Wildcats, 6-2, at the Berry Events Center. WMU … Read more

Saturday night, it took 27 seconds for Ohio State to get the game winning goal. Dan Knapp made sure the Buckeye scoring didn’t stop there. Knapp notched a hat trick, scoring in the game’s first minute to stake OSU to a lead it never relinquished as the Buckeys shut out Ferris State 6-0. With the … Read more

Back when Tiffany Hagge was a Minnesota high school star, many imagined she would one day be scoring game-winning goals on the Gophers’ home ice. She did just that in her debut at the Gophers’ Ridder Arena Saturday, but wearing green, instead of maroon and gold. Hagge’s picture-perfect goal at 11:17 of the second period … Read more

Justin Aikins scored with just 41 seconds left in overtime to give No. 10 New Hampshire a thrilling victory over No. 14 Massachusetts, 3-2, in front of a packed house at the Whittemore Center. Aikins was planted at the doorstep as the puck came right out in front of him off a rebound of a … Read more

Thursday night, there were eleven goals scored in the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Lake Superior State Lakers in Sault Ste. Marie. Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena, there were three. And two of them belonged to the Spartans, which was enough for a 2-1 victory. Spartan junior captain Jim Slater scored … Read more

In a quest to avenge a 4-2 loss to Cornell the night prior and a 2-1 defeat to Colgate two weeks ago, Dartmouth came up just short, skating to a 3-3 tie with the Raiders at Thompson Arena on Saturday. The Big Green controlled much of the play throughout the night, out-shooting their opponent 50-30. … Read more

With Brown holding on to a 2-1 lead during the second intermission of its game against the Yale Bulldogs, one shout in the Bears’ locker room stuck out over the din: “Get better with every shift!” That’s exactly what the Bears did. After a subpar first period, the Bears bettered their play over the course … Read more

Rensselaer has an interesting formula for trying to beat Clarkson in the Big Red Freakout. For the second time in three years, the Engineers fell behind the Golden Knights, only to rally with a big third period. Unlike in 2002, the Engineers didn’t need overtime to win. Three third-period goals were more than enough to … Read more

It took almost 30 minutes for Cornell to score on Vermont, but it turned out to be all the Big Red would need in a 1-0 decision at sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday. Sophomore defenseman John Gleed tallied the second goal of his career at 9:31 of the second period, and Cornell used its trademark defensive … Read more

Going into the second half of this season, Friar sophomore Bobby Goepfert asked Coach Paul Pooley what he expected of him the rest of the way. “We expect you to steal us some games,” Pooley told his netminder. “And tonight he stole us a game, on the road.” That certainly was the case. Boston University … Read more

Heading into the last minute of the second period in tonight’s Dartmouth-Cornell game at Thompson Arena, it seemed that the Big Green and Big Red would be deadlocked heading into the third. However, Cornell’s Mike Knoepfli had other ideas, as he picked off a pass in the Dartmouth zone, skated in, and beat Dartmouth keeper … Read more

The New Hampshire Wildcats had won eight of their last nine meetings with Massachusetts, and the ninth featured late-game heroics from UNH, which earned a tough 2-2 tie in December. For the Minutemen, it was time for a change. UMass rode a spectacular 18-save performance in net and received goals from four different players to … Read more

Scott Munroe almost stole the show in Orono on Friday. Instead, Frank Doyle made history. Doyle stopped 15 shots to record his fifth shutout of the season and seventh of his career in Maine uniform, and freshman Mike Lundin scored his third goal of the season in the first period as Maine held on to … Read more

It’s crunch time in the CHA, and Friday Niagara did just enough to advance its chances for a league championship by defeating a persistent but rookie-laden Wayne State Warrior team by a 4-1 margin at Dwyer Arena. Niagara coach Dave Burkholder was quick to curb enthusiasm over his team’s victory. “I told the guys I … Read more

Snow may have stopped the originally scheduled game back in December between Canisius and Quinnipiac, but tonight nothing could stop Quinnipiac’s Ryan Morton. Morton exploded for three goals against Canisius as the Bobcats picked up the 3-2 win and extended the Quinnipiac home record to a perfect 9-0 this season. In the opening session, after … Read more