Junior wing Stace Page snapped a 2-2 tie with his first goal in 18 games, and St. Lawrence added two late third-period goals en route a 5-2 win over Mercyhurst Saturday night. The Saints, now 6-10-3, conclude pre-Christmas play with a three-game win streak, while Mercyhurst drops to 6-6-1 on the year. “The final score … Read more
Merrimack not only exorcised a slew of demons Saturday night, the Warriors did it away from home and in convincing fashion, for good measure. The Warriors, who came into the Whittemore Center on the short end of an 0-26-3 record in their last 29 contests against New Hampshire, used special teams to their advantage in … Read more
Entering a weekend series with sixth-ranked St. Cloud State, there was little doubt that the Denver Pioneers were looking for a push to get them back into the WCHA race. Fortunately for them, they brought a slingshot along. Connor James scored early in the third, and the Pioneers held on the rest of the way … Read more
In 13 previous games this season, Boston University’s Frantisek Skladany, Brian McConnell, and Bryan Miller had scored a combined total of one goal — not exactly what Terrier coach Jack Parker had expected, given that the trio scored 32 times in 42 games last season. Saturday they each showed signs of getting the scoring monkey … Read more
It was a scene unlike any other Friday night, yet nobody could see it. In the strangest hockey scene that most could recall, the lights at the Kohl Center went out with 5:08 left in the third period. Power remained out and the game between Wisconsin and Minnesota State was postponed, to be finished Saturday … Read more
Michigan Tech had it out for Northern Michigan. After a hard-fought battle that ended in a 3-3 tie in Houghton Friday night, the Huskies had nothing to lose against the rival Wildcats — nothing, that is, except for the Ramada Cup. Northern Michigan (8-7-1, 6-6-0 CCHA) stuck it to Michigan Tech (3-9-4, 1-7-2 WCHA) and … Read more
Saturday night, the Wisconsin Badgers took four points from Minnesota State, extending their unbeaten streak to a school record-tying 14 games with a 3-2 win. That result followed the completion of Friday night’s suspended game, a 4-1 Badger victory. Despite the unusual circumstances, it was the same old story for Badger goalie Bernd Bruckler, who … Read more
Dartmouth thought it had done it again. The Big Green had four ties in its first nine games to go along with four wins and a loss, and on Saturday Dartmouth nearly skated away with another. It would have, in fact, if not for a controversial man-in-the-crease call with one second left on the board. … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth’s third-period rally fell short as the North Dakota Fighting Sioux swept the Bulldogs with a 6-3 win Saturday night. After being held without a point Friday for the first time in eight games, Brandon Bochenski got the Sioux on the board first with a goal at 6:51 of the first period. UMD freshman goalie … Read more
For a team that has beaten two ranked opponents in a shortened first half, including a dominant 6-1 victory over Yann Danis and Brown, you might never guess that Colgate is struggling to keep above .500. But at 6-6-2 coming into this weekend’s action, the Raiders desperately needed to finish the first half on a … Read more
A power outage in the Kohl Center during the game between Minnesota State and Wisconsin led to the suspension of the contest with 5:08 remaining. The game will be resumed at 7:05 Saturday night, followed by the second game of the series between the two teams. Wisconsin leads the suspended game, 3-1. The power outage … Read more
The history between Michigan and Nebraska-Omaha said that this would be a high-scoring series. In 12 previous matches between the two, an average of just under seven goals had been scored. But coming into this series at Qwest Center Omaha, both coaches said that their teams had been struggling to score. The coaches were right, … Read more
There’s a possibility George Gwozdecky might ask the WCHA schedulers to keep his team on the road for the rest of the season. With the way his team as been playing away from the confines of Magness Arena, the idea might not be too farfetched. Adam Berkhoel made 33 saves and Gabe Gauthier scored twice … Read more
Special teams were the key for Bowling Green (4-8-6, 2-7-3 CCHA), which scored four power-play goals en route to a 5-1 non-conference win over Findlay (4-11-2, 1-4-1 CHA) at the BG Ice Arena. “I was pleased with the way our team played most of the game,” said BG head coach Scott Paluch. “We forechecked hard … Read more
Preston Callander has a knack for finding a way to beat Massachusetts. With less than two minutes to go in Thursday night’s game, the New Hampshire junior forward skated deep into the UMass zone and fired a centering pass towards goaltender Gabe Winer’s crease. The puck deflected off of Winer’s skate and in, tying the … Read more
Crazy? I’ll Show Ya Crazy! In last week’s column, I opened by saying that in the opinion of many coaches and fans, this Division III season has been “crazy.” Well, we’re now bordering on “insane.” Cases in point: 1. Four of the top five teams in the USCHO poll lost last weekend. Combined record of … Read more
When Minnesota-Duluth coach Shannon Miller met with Harvard’s Katey Stone prior to the NCAA final last March, she said, “Let’s put on a show.” Almost nine months later, it’s time for an encore. This No. 3 Harvard vs. No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth series on Friday and Saturday won’t be mistaken for March’s double overtime 4-3 UMD … Read more
After a worrisome stretch, preseason favorite Bemidji State starts to find the net. Also: Mike Volonnino composes a list of Christmas wishes for the CHA.
Harvard’s netminding takes another step forward, thanks to Dov Grumet-Morris; the Ivies take charge of the league standings; and Vermont gets an unexpected change of leadership on the ice. Juan Martinez reports.
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