For the longest time it looked like there would be a pair of eyeglasses on the scoreboard — you know … a 0-0 tie. But a late power-play goal by Brown gave the Bears a 1-0 ECAC win over the Engineers, breaking their 0-2-2 string and giving the Engineers their fifth loss in the last … Read more
The sixth meeting between the Michigan State Spartans under Rick Comley and the Northern Michigan Wildcats with Walt Kyle at the wheel went to the Spartans, 7-2. Junior forward Kevin Estrada became the fourth player of the season to produce a hat trick to lead his team to victory in a chippy, physical game (Northern … Read more
Five days ago, Providence hit the low point of its season, a 6-1 loss to St. Cloud State in the finals of its own tournament — the Dunkin’ Donuts Holiday Classic — that left the Friars asking plenty of questions. That answer was certainly found, though, Friday night when Quinnipiac came to town. One of … Read more
When North Dakota senior Brandon Bochenski finally goes to bed tonight, he’ll still probably be hearing the clank from his what-could-have-been late heroics Friday night. Nonetheless he will still sleep pretty well, as the Minnesota native and the rest of the top-ranked Fighting Sioux climbed back from an early 3-0 deficit to skate to a … Read more
Union goalie Kris Mayotte did everything in his power to help the team end its winless skid. But a 47-save performance against Harvard on Friday wasn’t enough to prevent another third-period collapse by the Dutchmen. Tim Pettit’s goal with 1:01 left capped a furious three-goal comeback that gave the Crimson a 3-2 ECAC hockey win … Read more
It wasn’t a win, but for Boston University it sure felt like one. The Terriers rallied from a two-goal deficit, surviving a major penalty late in the second period and a Minnesota power play at the end of overtime to gain a 5-5 tie at Mariucci Arena. BU goaltender Sean Fields’ numbers weren’t spectacular — … Read more
It was a wild one in Big Rapids. Three players scored two goals each in the game, and when the dust settled, it was Ferris State that ended up on top of Alaska-Fairbanks, 7-5. “We were very fortunate to win that game,” Bulldogs coach Bob Daniels said. “We took a lot of undisciplined penalties and … Read more
Wisconsin got a little luck to take a 3-2 lead in the third. But a little bad luck for UW gave Minnesota State the equalizer as the teams skated to a tie. At 4:10 of the third period, Wisconsin’s Adam Burish took a seemingly harmless shot on net from just inside the blue line. Mavericks … Read more
A strong look at the legend of BU’s coach of 30 years, though more hockey context would have been nice.
As 2004 kicks off, Juan Martinez checks out some New Year’s resolutions around the ECAC. Also: a subpar holiday tournament season takes its toll, Vermont looks into a change of (league) venue, and a preview of this weekend’s action.
Wednesday night we bade farewell to 2003, which proved to be yet another tremendous year of growth for Division I women’s college hockey. It was a year full of landmark events — the first-ever sellout crowd for the NCAA championship game, the inaugural championships for women’s Hockey East and College Hockey America, and the first … Read more
Niagara suffers a holiday loss in the form of its star rookie; Wayne State follows up a visit to North Dakota by playing two more powerhouses; and the Serratore brothers bring Division I hockey to a new frontier in Minnesota. Mike Volonnino rounds up the CHA.
Massachusetts sophomore forward Chris Capraro has temporarily left the team and his future is uncertain. Capraro did not play at the Sheraton/Banknorth Classic last weekend and won’t play against Massachusetts-Lowell this weekend. Details beyond that are still unclear. UMass coach Toot Cahoon hasn’t formally suspended Capraro and the coach has declined comment, but said Capraro’s … Read more
The WCHA makes it a successful holiday season with four tournament titles; St. Cloud State faces a tough test to open the new year; and scheduling issues crop up in conjunction with the World Juniors. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Dave Hendrickson takes a hard look at Hockey East’s performance in the holiday tourneys, stacks up the league in the newly-released PairWise Rankings, and addresses a question of geographic bias for good measure.
Ferris State ends 2003 with the CCHA’s lone tournament title; FSU coach Bob Daniels and CCHA commissioner Tom Anastos address the notion of the league’s “down year”; and next, the impending debut of Paula C. Weston’s Blueliner of the Week award.
Tournament Time So did you miss it? The holidays were a nice distraction, but did you miss college hockey? Sure, if you’ve got satellite, there were some great D-I tournaments to check out, but D-III was on break from December 14 to December 27. Now it’s tournament time for D-III, and some good ones were … Read more
Even at 2-7-1, the defending champs were down but not out. And after a critical win, Minnesota looks forward to the second half of the season.
Jeremy Hall’s “sudden” decision to leave Niagara after playing only 17 collegiate games appears not to have been so rash after all. According to Niagara coach Dave Burkholder, Hall had been mulling his move for over a month and had already once quit the team, in the week leading up to the Dec. 13-14 weekend … Read more
The United States wrapped up its torrid run through Pool play at the World Junior Championships with a 4-1 win over defending gold medalists Russia on Wednesday. With the win, Team USA finishes a perfect 4-0 in Pool ‘A’ and earns a first-round bye in the medal round. The U.S. will next play in the … Read more