The Notre Dame Fighting Irish scored just one goal at the Everblades Classic, but junior goaltender Morgan Cey made sure it proved to be a game-winning goal. Cey, making his first appearance for the Irish since undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in early December, stopped all 32 shots he faced as Notre Dame … Read more

Heading into the 2003-04 season, Dartmouth was considered a mostly offensive team. As the Big Green jumped out to a seven-game unbeaten streak to open the season, however, it was the Dartmouth defense and junior netminder Dan Yacey that propelled coach Bob Gaudet’s team into the national rankings. When the Big Green offense finally hit … Read more

One team’s streak had to end Sunday night. Wisconsin came in with the nation’s-best unbeaten streak of 15 games, while Ferris State was tied for the fourth-longest at six games. In the end, time was up for the Badgers. In an emotional, controversial game, the Bulldogs, on the strength of their goaltender, outplayed Wisconsin to … Read more

Never mind that Vermont had opened the season 0-11-2. Never mind that the Catamounts’ opponent, No. 9 Massachusetts, had contributed to that rough start with a 4-2 win over UVM last month in Amherst. As Vermont prepared to host the Minutemen in the final game of the Sheraton/Banknorth Classic, the most important thing for the … Read more

The Michigan Wolverines took a big step into the second half of their season by peppering Michigan Tech with 48 shots and putting six goals on the board. When the dust settled UM skated off with a 6-2 victory. Red Berenson and Michigan looked at Sunday afternoon’s Great Lakes Invitational third-place game not as a … Read more

Air Force overcame a two-goal deficit with less than 10 minutes to play to earn a tie with Sacred Heart (4-9-1, 4-4-1 AHA), then won the shootout to reach the championship of the UConn Hockey Classic. The Falcons (8-8-1, 4-8-1, CHA) got an extra-attacker goal to force overtime. Although the game was the first on … Read more

Brown won a shootout with Findlay to claim third place in the Subway Holiday Classic at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Officially the game will count as a tie after it ended 1-1 in regulation and neither team scored during overtime. All the scoring occurred in the first period. Brown got on the board at 13:34 with … Read more

For No. 10 St. Cloud State, Sunday’s victory in the championship game of the Dunkin’ Donuts tournament was mission accomplished. After dropping its final three games before Christmas break, the Huskies, once ranked as high as sixth in the USCHO.com poll, found themselves 10th in the rankings and soul-searching a bit coming into this weekend. … Read more

Two struggling teams did exactly what you’d expect them to do when they faced off in the consolation game of the Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot tournament — they tied. In a hot arena, the Clarkson Golden Knights and Harvard Crimson played to a 3-3 deadlock in a game that saw Knights’ netminder Dustin Traylen make … Read more

It may be hosting the Sheraton/Banknorth Classic, but the University of Vermont showed no hospitality to visiting Minnesota State. After giving up two early goals, the Catamounts came from behind to take a 3-2 victory over the visiting Mavericks in front of a boisterous crowd of 3,814 at Gutterson Field House. “The thing that I … Read more

Freshman goaltender David McKee stopped 27 Notre Dame shots to record his second consecutive shutout as the 15th-ranked Cornell Big Red blanked Notre Dame 4-0 Saturday afternoon in the first game of the Everblades College Hockey Classic. McKee, who stymied Harvard, 1-0 on Dec. 6, now has three shutouts in his rookie season. He got … Read more

Was it the week off for Christmas break, the lack of practice, the three missing forwards, or all of the above? Whatever the case, the unranked Findlay Oilers gave the number-one ranked North Dakota Fighting Sioux — hosts of the Subway Holiday Classic Tournament — all they could handle on their home ice. Despite outshooting … Read more

Boston College downed Michigan, 4-1, in the first game of the 39th annual Great Lakes Invitational Saturday. The contest was the first meeting between the clubs since their 2001 Frozen Four semifinal. Freshman Joe Pearce got the start in goal for Boston College (11-2-3), recording his first career victory after top goalie Matti Kaltiainen was … Read more

At the end of one it was over. At the end of two it was anybody’s game. Two minutes into the third it was official: Michigan State was on its way to the Great Lakes Invitational championship and Michigan Tech was heading for the consolation game, as the Spartans downed the Huskies 7-2. The Huskies, … Read more

See also: Semifinal Notebook For one night, at least, the Providence Friars avoided disaster. Playing host to the inaugural Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot Tournament at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown Providence, the Friars twice overcame one-goal third-period deficits before rookie Bill McCreary finished a perfect two-on-one pass from captain Stephen Wood with 4:59 remaining … Read more

See also: Semifinal Notebook Led by rookie defenseman Justin Fletcher’s goal and two assists, the No. 10 St. Cloud State Huskies overcame a slow start to defeat the inconsistent Harvard Crimson, 6-4, in the opening game of the inaugural Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot tournament. St. Cloud (11-6-2, 8-4-2 WCHA) was playing its first game since … Read more

Freshman forward Mark Nebus picked a good time to score his first career goal for Wayne State as the unranked Warriors upset the 12th-ranked Brown Bears. Nebus’ goal at 1:40 of overtime gave Wayne State a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Brown in the first game of the Subway Holiday Classic at Ralph Engelstad Arena. The … Read more

Rookie goaltender Glenn Fisher had an assist on a shorthanded goal and recorded 36 saves, many of the spectacular variety, to lead Denver (12-6-3) to a thrilling 3-2 win over Niagara (9-8-1) in the first round of the Denver Cup holiday tournament. “Glenn played terrifically in goal tonight, and it was great to see him … Read more