Minnesota-Duluth has found out the last two weekends how to impress the PairWise Rankings, which mimic the NCAA hockey selection process. Beating other teams under consideration carries considerable weight with the computer. When the Bulldogs swept a series at Denver they moved to No. 8. After Friday’s home victory over Colorado College, they jumped to … Read more

Cornell has been a dominant defensive force the past couple of seasons. The Big Red play an aggressive defense, and are particularly adept at blocking shots and closing off the shooting and passing lanes. Saturday night at Lynah Rink, Rensselaer defeated 10th-ranked Cornell at its own game. The Engineers were the ones frustrating the Big … Read more

Western Michigan followed their first conference road win with their first road sweep to vault to a tie for second in the standings and with more than half the season behind then, Nebraska-Omaha finds itself in a place its never been — last place. After a 3-2 loss to Western Michigan Saturday at Qwest Center … Read more

The players weren’t wearing boxing gloves in place of their hockey gloves, although you may not have known it for a while. Marvin Degon fired a slap shot past Maine goaltender Jimmy Howard at 8:56 of the first period for the only goal as Massachusetts upset Maine 1-0 in a physical, sometimes dirty, game at … Read more

Special teams was the key in the game tonight as Matt Davis’ deflection past Mike Brown in the second period was the game-winner as Miami earned a split with Ferris State by a 4-2 score. The score left Ferris State head coach Bob Daniels wondering about the officiating. “I really can’t put my finger on … Read more

This weekend was a missed opportunity for Boston University. Archrival Boston College played shorthanded in the home-and-home series, as leading scorer Ben Eaves was out with a knee injury along with forward David Spina (ankle). Patrick Eaves — arguably another of the Eagles’ top three players — had to leave tonight’s game before the first … Read more

Clarkson’s Brodie Rutherglen scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the Golden Knights the win, 3-2 over Vermont in front of 3780 at Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday. Clarkson improves to 10-8-5 and 5-4-2 in ECAC play, while Vermont, the hard-luck losers, fell to 3-15-3 overall and 1-9-0 in the conference. “We play 58 minutes of … Read more

Last weekend, Western Michigan claimed a sweep over Alaska-Fairbanks with two third-period comeback wins. Friday at Qwest Center Omaha, the Broncos didn’t need to come back, but they did have to fight off Nebraska-Omaha in the third to claim a 5-4 CCHA win. UNO had come from behind to tie the game twice. The Mavericks … Read more

Army opened up a four-goal lead and then stood strong in the face of an Air Force comeback bid to take the first game of a two-game nonconference weekend series at Tate Rink, 4-3. It marked the third straight victory in the overall series for the Black Knights and extended their unbeaten streak to four … Read more

It was a night of milestones for three Buckeyes in Ohio State’s 5-0 win over Lake Superior State. Senior Scott May reached the 100-point mark, but his 99th won the game as classmate Mike Betz became OSU’s all-time shutout leader. “I’ve been trying to chase this down for a while,” said May, who has flirted … Read more

There are certain things that drive coaches nuts. Things like goals in the final minute of a period, or the first minute for that matter. Dumb penalties when the game is on the line. Wasted opportunities. The list of things that give coaches gray hairs before their time goes on and on. If this game … Read more

Sloppy, sluggish, barely-escape-with-your-life one-goal wins have become a way of life for Mercyhurst lately. Such was the case again Friday, when the Lakers, currently riding in second-place in the Atlantic Hockey Association, squeaked past eighth-place American International 4-3 at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in a game where they nearly let yet another sizable lead slip … Read more

Sometimes there’s just no justice in hockey. A battered and worn-down Merrimack squad played its most inspired 60-plus minutes of an increasingly difficult season Friday night, throwing bodies around and shots on net at a frantic pace, only to have it all erased by a strange bounce of the puck in an even stranger overtime. … Read more

The Colgate Raiders survived their seemingly never-ending parade to the penalty box to outlast the visiting Rensselaer Engineers, 3-1, at Starr Rink Friday night. The undisciplined home team accumulated 19 penalties for a total of 46 minutes. Despite being provided with nine power plays, the Engineers (11-9-2, 6-4-1 ECAC) scraped together only one goal on … Read more

A month ago, if someone told you a stellar goaltender performance would be the difference in the classic Boston College-Boston University rivalry, one might have expected BU to come out on top. But with Terriers netminder Sean Fields continuing recent struggles and BC backstop Matti Kaltiainen playing what might be considered a career game, the … Read more

The fans in Thompson Arena had plenty of cause to get excited during Friday night’s game between Dartmouth and Clarkson. However, after the first period, most of the excitement was provided by the referees and the goalkeepers. In a game marked by 64 total saves and almost as many penalty minutes, Dartmouth and Clarkson ended … Read more

St. Lawrence recorded goals from four different players, including two from Kyle Rank, en route to a 5-3 victory over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday night. The win snapped the Saints’ winless drought away from Appleton Arena, stretching back to the season opener against Miami. Meanwhile, the Catamounts loss ends a streak of four home … Read more

In a tight defensive game dominated by stellar goaltending, a deflected puck made all the difference as Michigan State defeated Bowling Green, 1-0, at the BG Ice Arena. Spartan sophomore right winger Colton Fretter bounced a puck off a skate in front of the crease and found the five-hole of BG netminder Jordan Sigalet at … Read more

Minnesota-Duluth knew what it was facing Friday night at the DECC — the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s best defensive team. The Bulldogs remedied that situation by scoring four first-period goals on the way to a 4-3 win over Colorado College in a WCHA men’s game before a crowd of 4,338. The No. 2 offense in … Read more