Two years ago, Sacred Heart shocked the Maine Black Bears with a tie at Alfond Arena. After a lackluster first period, Maine made sure there would be no deja vu in 2004. Todd Jackson, Colin Shields, Cameron Lyall and Keith Johnson all scored goals in the second period to break open a 1-0 game and … Read more
Alaska-Anchorage goalie Chris King held North Dakota to two goals on 44 shots, forcing the Sioux to come from behind in the third period to tie the Seawolves 2-2. Although UND limited UAA to 17 shots on goal for the second straight night, the Seawolves made the most of their opportunities. King continually frustrated the … Read more
Curry entered RIT’s Ritter Arena as the last remaining undefeated team in the nation, a feat achieved with strong defense and quick skating. However, for the first time this season Curry allowed a team to score more than four goals, and RIT skated away with a 9-1 victory. “We knew these guys were undefeated,” said … Read more
Joe Zappala stood in the press room for the umpteenth time this season, walking reporters through yet another of his game-winning goals. Of his 12 scores this season, half have been winners, placing him first nationally in that category. This particular one happened to come in overtime, with 24.8 seconds remaining, to give Yale a … Read more
A matchup of the ECAC’s top two goaltenders proved as good as expected Saturday. Brown, behind Yann Danis’ 31 saves, topped Cornell 2-1 in overtime, handing the Big Red its first conference loss. Junior forward Mike Meech stepped up, netting the game-winner with just 1:30 left in overtime. Meech, a scrappy, talkative member of Brown’s … Read more
Friday night, Colgate proved once again that it matches up well with Brown. The Raiders battled to a 3-1 road win to sweep the season series and are now on a bit of a roll, having won four of their last six. In early December in Hamilton, N.Y., with Brown coming off an emotional 3-3 … Read more
It was a battle of special teams and a war for the standings. The CCHA’s best power play met the league’s best penalty kill Friday night as Northern Michigan routed Miami, entertaining the Berry Center crowd with a 5-2 victory over the first-place RedHawks. Backed by a solid offensive performance, NMU goaltender Craig Kowalski shut … Read more
The weather outside was miserable. But inside Houston Field House, it was toasty warm for Rensselaer and bitterly cold for Union. Kirk MacDonald gave Rensselaer control of the game with two first-period goals Friday, and the Engineers rolled to an easy 5-1 win over their Capital Region rivals, warming hearts of most of the 3,506 … Read more
No. 2 Boston College knew it had something to prove entering Friday’s game against Merrimack. The Eagles, 3-0 losers last Saturday night at Northeastern, looked to prove that the loss was nothing more than an aberration. And thanks to a complete dominance of Merrimack in which the Eagles outshot the Warriors 41-14, BC glided to … Read more
The last time these two teams met, the result was a 4-2 loss for Colorado College at the hands of Minnesota in the championship game of last year’s WCHA Final Five. The Tigers fared no better Friday, falling to the defending national champions, 2-1. Gopher blueliner Keith Ballard scored the game-winner, a power-play shot from … Read more
Score round one for the Purple Eagles. In a matchup of CHA heavyweights, Niagara capitalized on consecutive first-period power plays and did not look back, defeating the visiting Bemidji State Beavers by a 6-3 margin at Dwyer Arena. This was not the anticipated tight-checking game many expected from the conference’s top teams. Rather, Niagara’s first-period … Read more
Seth Beamer turned in a career-high four points as Army strolled to a 5-2 victory over visiting American International College Friday night at Tate Rink. The Black Knights picked up their second straight win in the process to improve to 7-7-2 on the season and 3-6-2 in Atlantic Hockey. AIC falls to 3-13-1 overall and … Read more
What a difference two days makes. After Wednesday’s night lackluster loss to Massachusetts, Boston University coach Jack Parker had an extended rant to deliver to his team. When they showed up for practice the next day, he ranted some more. Then he told them he didn’t want to see them again until game time tonight. … Read more
The last time these two teams faced each other on a Friday night, Wisconsin scored five goals in the first period en route to a 9-4 victory. This one, too, looked like another blowout for Wisconsin, which jumped on top less than two minutes into the game. But after taking a three-goal lead into the … Read more
Canisius junior goalie Bryan Worosz posted 23 saves as the Golden Griffins shut out visiting Quinnipiac, 3-0, in Atlantic Hockey action Friday night at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Canisius snaps a six-game losing streak against the Bobcats dating back to Feb. 16, 2001 and records its first shutout of the season to improve to … Read more
At this point, there aren’t many secrets between Harvard and Cornell. They’ve played ice hockey against one another since 1909, with 11 of the 117 meetings coming in the last four seasons, including Friday night’s renewal at Bright Hockey Center. So, somewhere in Crimson coach Mark Mazzoleni’s office, there’s probably a scouting report (as if … Read more
Lake Superior State, the least-penalized team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, gave up three power-play goals in a 3-3 tie with the U.S. Under-18 squad during Friday’s exhibition game at Taffy Abel Arena. The Lakers (6-7-5) and the Under-18ers have skated to a draw each of the last two years. The U.S. squad is … Read more
U.S. hockey took a stunning step forward with Monday’s gold at the World Juniors: three Spartans were part of the celebration.
Potsdam fans are accustomed to stellar performances by netminder Ryan Venturelli. RIT, on the other hand, has been following the adventures of George Eliopoulos as he tries to settle into his first year as the Tigers’ starting goaltender. However, in Friday’s game between these longtime foes, both goaltenders gave strong performances. Quick glove saves, reflex … Read more
A few minutes into the third period of Friday’s game at Yost Arena, the public address announcer had a little update to give: “In earlier action, Ohio State 21, Michigan 35.” It was a reminder of Michigan’s victory on the gridiron — way back in November — and a reminder that Michigan-Ohio State will always … Read more