Dartmouth (4-0-3, 3-0-3 ECAC) earned its first ECAC sweep of the season, defeating Princeton (2-6-0, 2-4-0), 6-3 Saturday night. The Big Green got goals from five players, including two from junior Nathan Szymanski. The first goal of the game was a rifle shot by Dartmouth sophomore Mike Ouellette at 16:06 on the clock. Szymanski and … Read more

An offensive opening turned into a defensive battle as Boston University netminder Sean Fields and Massachusetts-Lowell goaltender Chris Davidson combined for 57 saves in a 3-3 tie before 2,762 at the Tsongas Arena. Mass.-Lowell took three points from the No. 10 Terriers on the weekend following a 3-1 win in Boston the night before. “It … Read more

Short rest led to an ugly contest without a victor, as Colgate and Bowling Green skated to a 2-2 tie in an afternoon affair at Starr Rink on Saturday. Both the Raiders and Falcons played tight matches on Friday night, with Colgate dropping a tough game 2-1 to Ohio State and Bowling Green fighting for … Read more

Rookie Max Kolu scored his first collegiate goal and sophomore Dustin Traylen made 36 saves to lead the Clarkson Golden Knights to a 3-1 victory over the St. Lawrence Saints in front of a Cheel Arena crowd of 3,817. “It’s incredible to get this win,” Traylen said. “It would have been overwhelming to have lost.” … Read more

Green grass, calm winds and temperatures in the 50s are not the weather that fans or players expect when RIT travels to play Oswego in the annual renewal of their longstanding rivalry. For the last five years, RIT has headed east on route 104 in January, when the frigid wind is howling and the snow … Read more

No. 3 Maine got a highlight-reel goal from defenseman Prestin Ryan with 5:55 remaining in regulation to break a 2-2 tie as the Black Bears survived a road battle with Providence, 3-2. The play was made by rookie Luciano Aquino, who received a breakaway pass at the offensive blueline from Colin Shields and skated in … Read more

On the strength of two power-play goals set up by captain Kristen Thomas and a 27-save shutout from freshman Melissa Bourdon, New Hampshire won its second straight over Northeastern at Matthews Arena by a 5-0 margin on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies (6-3-2, 0-2-1 Hockey East) could not get by Bourdon despite having the better play … Read more

In Friday’s series opener between Notre Dame and Lake Superior State, the game went into the third period tied at three. Saturday night, the game went into the third period tied at one. Friday night, Irish freshman forward T.J. Tindra scored to ignite the Irish to a 5-3 win. Saturday, Irish senior defenseman Brett Lebda … Read more

Saturday’s game was a mirror image of Friday’s contest, only it was Colorado College coming back from a 2-0 deficit to pull off a tie against the hottest team in America. Wisconsin was successful in extending its nation-leading unbeaten streak to eight games, but disappointed in how it happened. The Badgers dictated play for two … Read more

For the second straight game, Union jumped out to a 2-0 lead against Minnesota-Duluth, only to see the Bulldogs come back. This time, the Bulldogs didn’t settle for a tie. The 15th-ranked Bulldogs scored three special-teams goals during a four-goal second period and rolled to a 7-4 victory Saturday over the Dutchmen at Frank L. … Read more

Despite a 20-year gap, the curse against the boys from Bemidji, Minn., continues for Merrimack. As the rest of his linemates changed up, Beavers junior Myles Kuharski skated alone into the offensive zone to throw a seemingly harmless shot on goal from along the right boards. The slow roller skipped along the ice, deflected off … Read more

The late charge that pushed Minnesota to a win Friday? It wasn’t needed Saturday. The Golden Gophers scored one goal in each period while dominating territorially and putting 48 shots on goal, and netminder Kellen Briggs stopped all 18 Michigan Tech shots for a 3-0 win at Mariucci Arena. Freshmen Danny Irmen and Jake Taylor … Read more

Matt Christie scored at 2:58 in overtime to give Miami a 5-4 win and weekend sweep of the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks. One night after beating UAF 7-1, Miami was forced to battle from behind twice to take the league contest. “I thought we played our game for the most part, stayed in our systems for most … Read more

On a night when its football team saw its national title hopes evaporate, the Ohio State hockey team showed again it could be a force to be reckoned with this season. Fighting off eight power plays against and three power-play goals, Ohio State withstood the storm and got a goal from Dave Steckel with 53 … Read more

It was almost déjà vu for Rensselaer: the Engineers trail by a goal, only to come back and tie the game heading into the third period. In the third the Engineers score the only goal to win by one. It happened on Friday night as the Engineers beat No. 5 St. Cloud, 3-2, and it … Read more

It wasn’t the first time that Pioneers clashed with Fighting Sioux — in the wild west or in the equally wild WCHA. But the Denver Pioneers may have wished it was the last, as the invading North Dakota Sioux swept their weekend series by a combined score of 14-4. “It’s tough to sweep on the … Read more

A pair of struggling teams faced off Saturday, with the Yale Bulldogs earning a much-needed win over Vermont in a 6-4 contest. The win improves Yale to 2-6-0 on the season, while UVM fell to 0-9-2 in what has been a difficult season for both teams thus far. Joe Zappala, who scored two of Yale’s … Read more

Mike who? Sophomore goaltender Jeff Pietrasiak — a surprise starter in place of Hockey East Co-Player of the Year Mike Ayers — stopped 30 shots as No. 4 New Hampshire defeated Northeastern, 5-2, in front of a sellout crowd at the Whittemore Center. UNH garnered six points from its freshman class, including a goal and … Read more

On Friday night, Nebraska-Omaha capitalized on its chances while Ferris State couldn’t get anything going. Maverick goaltender Chris Holt stopped almost everything in his path while Bulldog goalie Mike Brown didn’t get a bounce. Saturday was a different story. The Ferris State forwards’ shots found the net and Brown stopped 36 in a 4-0 victory. … Read more

CCHA and major-conference teams across the nation beware. Atlantic Hockey is on the rise and the Mercyhurst Lakers are leading the charge. The Lakers handled everything Western Michigan could throw at them, 41 shots to be exact, and came out of Lawson Arena with a 7-4 road victory on Saturday night. “You never know when … Read more