Vermont’s Oriel McHugh scored an unassisted goal in overtime to lift the Catamounts to a 4-3 win, their first of the season, over Connecticut at Gutterson Fieldhouse Saturday night. The win, which came after the Catamounts spotted the Huskies a three-goal lead in the first period, erased a 13-game winless streak that started first-year coach … Read more
Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, N.D., Dec. 27-28 Brown vs. Wayne State, 4 CT Saturday Findlay at North Dakota, 7 CT Saturday Consolation, 1 CT Sunday Championship, 4 CT Sunday Television: North Dakota, local cable. No. 12 Brown (6-2-2) Players to Watch: F Brian Ihnacak, Fr. (6-9–15); G Yann Danis, Sr. (6-2-2, 1.50, .953). Notable: … Read more
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis., Dec. 27-28 Massachusetts-Lowell vs. Ferris State, 4:30 p.m. CT Saturday Union vs. Wisconsin, 7:30 p.m. CT Saturday Consolation, 4:30 p.m. CT Sunday Championship, 7:30 p.m. CT Sunday Television: Both Wisconsin games will be televised on Fox Sports Wisconsin (DirecTV Ch. 642). Ferris State (6-8-2) Players to Watch: C Brett Smith, Sr. … Read more
Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, Vt., Dec. 27-28 Massachusetts vs. Dartmouth, 4 ET Saturday Minnesota State at Vermont, 7 ET Saturday Minnesota State vs. Dartmouth, 4 ET Sunday Massachusetts at Vermont, 7 ET Sunday Television: None. No. 14 Dartmouth (4-2-4) Players to Watch: F Hugh Jessiman, Soph. (6-5–11); F Lee Stempniak, Jr. (7-2–9). Notable: This tournament switches … Read more
Giving away a 7-1 lead was a gift not even Santa Claus could match. Yet Denver (11-6-3, 5-6-3 WCHA) did just that as Minnesota State won 8-7 despite a six-goal deficit and a third-string goalie in net. MSU (4-9-3, 3-7-2 WCHA) allowed six goals in the first and was trailing by six halfway through the … Read more
One tournament is already over, as Minnesota continued its roll to capture the Mariucci — er, Dodge Holiday Classic. Nine others still remain, with seven starting Saturday and two on Sunday. The annual batch of Holiday tournaments adds to the festive nature of the season, and is a great boon for college hockey junkies, especially … Read more
For six minutes at Mariucci Arena, it was a shootout. Friday afternoon, Miami and New Hampshire scored three goals in the game’s opening minutes, then turned on their defenses. The result was a tight-checking matchup which ended up a 3-1 Wildcat victory in the semifinals of the Dodge Holiday Classic. “You could tell it was … Read more
Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Dec. 20-21 New Hampshire vs. Miami, 4:05 CT Saturday Princeton at Minnesota, 7:05 CT Saturday New Hampshire/Miami vs. Princeton, 4:05 CT Sunday New Hampshire/Miami vs. Minnesota, 7:05 CT Sunday Television: Fox Sports Minnesota (DirecTV Ch. 641). Derek Edwardson, the nation’s leading scorer, brings first-place Miami to Minneapolis. No. 13 Miami (10-6-2) Players … Read more
After taking a crosscheck to the head in the third period, Minnesota State’s David Backes almost couldn’t finish the game. Fortunately for the Mavericks, he did. Backes tallied with 1.1 seconds on the clock in the third as the Mavericks rallied to tie the No. 5 Denver Pioneers (11-5-3, 5-5-3 WCHA) in front of 3,190. … Read more
The following are recruited student-athletes who have signed National Letters of Intent in this year’s early signing period — which started Nov. 12, 2003 and ends Nov. 19, 2003 — for the purpose of attending school in the fall of 2004. Players who sign a NLOI must attend the schools to which they committed for … Read more
The University of Vermont has written a letter of inquiry to Hockey East, looking to gain membership into the conference for men’s and women’s hockey. Vermont has been a member of the ECAC since upgrading the program to Division I almost 30 years ago. No timeline or format for discussions has been announced. Hockey East … Read more
The Division III ECAC East will add Castleton State (Vt.) to the league, beginning in 2004-05. The league is home to defending NCAA Division III champion Norwich. “We are delighted to be part of the ECAC East hockey,” said Dave Wolk, president of Castleton State College. “Castleton is proud of all of our new and … Read more
Wednesday night at Munn Ice Arena, the U.S. National Under-18 Team showed Michigan State why the majority of its roster is on their way to the college level, despite losing an exhibition contest, 2-1. Six minutes after the Spartans took a 1-0 lead on a power play, the U.S. National Team scored a power-play goal … Read more
Former Denver all-American and NHL defenseman Keith Magnuson was killed Monday on a highway outside of Toronto in a three-car accident. Driving the car was former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Rob Ramage, who was charged Tuesday with with impaired driving causing death. Keith Magnuson, who led Denver to back-to-back national championships, was killed Monday in … Read more
Princeton’s mystical hold on Harvard continues. The Crimson fell to 1-5 in its last six games against the Tigers and Princeton completed the season sweep with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night at Hobey Baker Rink. Despite having superior talent on paper, Harvard has struggled against its Ivy rival with an inconsistent performance that has mirrored … Read more
Maine goalie Jimmy Howard and Harvard defenseman Dylan Reese will miss the upcoming World Junior tournament because of injury, as will Dustin Brown, a first-round draft pick last June from Ithaca, N.Y., who now plays for the Los Angeles Kings. Brown’s spot was filled by North Dakota forward Drew Stafford. Michigan defenseman Matt Hunwick will … Read more
Miami, and its captain, Derek Edwardson, find themselves in a strange place, and they like it.
Seniors Chris Welch and Joe Tallari each scored two goals for Niagara as the Purple Eagles climbed over a seemingly-insurmountable five-goal deficit to defeat UMass-Lowell 6-5 Sunday evening in front of 1,465 shocked fans at the Tsongas Arena. “It’s a pretty good feeling we have right now,” said Niagara head coach Dave Burkholder. “We were … Read more
After enduring the longest winless streak to open a season in school history, the Northeastern Huskies seem to have figured out a recipe for success: get a shutout from junior Keni Gibson and pot a few goals in the process. NU won its second game in a row Saturday night, an impressive 4-0 romp over … Read more
In a fast and physical game during which the action on the ice was occasionally overshadowed by questionable officiating, the Harvard Crimson (6-5-1) defeated the Massachusetts Minutemen (9-4-3) by a score of 5-3. Harvard was playing its second consecutive game against a Top 10 opponent after dropping a 3-2 decision to Boston College on Wednesday, … Read more