There wasn’t much about Friday’s meeting of Massachusetts and Maine that didn’t play even. For every jarring hit thrown by the Black Bears, the Minutemen countered with one of their own, and for every heart-stopping scoring chance UMass put together, Maine responded in kind. Fitting, then, that the teams played to a 1-1 draw in … Read more

Union goalie Kris Mayotte continues to impress coach Nate Leaman with his performances. Mayotte bailed out his teammates Friday against 15th-ranked Minnesota-Duluth. The sophomore netminder made 43 saves, helping the Dutchmen earn a 2-2 tie against the Bulldogs at Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center. The Dutchmen (7-2-3), who finished their first trimester final … Read more

All Nebraska-Omaha needed was a spark. Chris Holt provided that as he stopped 47 shots en route to a 4-1 win for the visitors over Ferris State Friday night. “We thought Dan Ellis was leaving last year, so we recruited Chris Holt,” Maverick coach Mike Kemp said. “When he left, [Holt] was ready to step … Read more

It took four years, 10 months, 22 days and, oh, say 22 hours, but New Hampshire finally notched its 27th all-time road victory over the Northeastern Huskies. Powered by three second-period goals, all scored by freshmen, the fourth-ranked Wildcats earned a 3-2 victory in front of 3,826 rambunctious fans at NU’s Matthews Arena Friday night, … Read more

Jordan Sigalet stopped 36 shots, including 16 in the third period, as Bowling Green staved off Cornell to earn a 1-1 tie at Lynah Rink on Friday. Sigalet didn’t have to make many spectacular saves, but he had to be very active as Cornell buzzed around the net in the second and third period. But … Read more

Despite opening up 4-1 and 6-3 leads, the Potsdam State Bears needed to claw their way to an 8-5 victory over the Hobart Statesmen. Hobart twice closed the gap to one goal, but were never able to get the equalizer. “The guys worked hard to get a lead,” Potsdam coach Glenn Thomaris said, “and then … Read more

Heart, passion, spark: by whatever name, Minnesota may have found it. The Golden Gophers, who relinquished two-goal leads twice last weekend, could have gone down the same road against Michigan Tech Friday. With Minnesota up 3-1, Tech’s Colin Murphy scored in the final minute of the second period, raising the specter of collapses past. Minnesota, … Read more

It wasn’t beautiful, nor the stuff of highlight reels, but Vic Pereira and the Rensselaer Engineers will take it. With 3:28 remaining in regulation, Pereira got the puck from Mikael Hammarstrom, came out from the behind the net and banked his shot off St. Cloud State defenseman Justin Fletcher. The puck bounced between the legs … Read more

In what seems to be a recurring theme for the Wisconsin Badgers, on Friday they came out with little intensity and found themselves down two goals. But once again they rallied and escaped with a 2-2 tie. Colorado College had outscored opponents 19-4 in the third period coming into this weekend, but Friday it was … Read more

Friday night, Boston College rookie Brian Boyle may have earned his nickname: “Showtime.” With the game in the balance against Providence, the highly-touted Boyle — who has struggled offensively early in his freshman campaign — took control by scoring twice in the third period, the final time to break a 4-4 tie with 5:18 remaining … Read more

The Michigan State Spartans rebounded from Thursday night’s loss to the Wayne State Warriors in predictable fashion: by taking their frustration out on Warriors sophomore goaltender Matt Kelly. Spartan junior forward Mike Lalonde carried the hot stick as three of his shots found the back of the net, giving Lalonde the first hat trick of … Read more

Sophomore forward Gillian Apps scored two goals in the third period to lead No. 2 Dartmouth to a 4-2 victory over No. 10 Princeton on Friday in Thompson Arena. The win extended Dartmouth’s season-opening win streak to six games. “We worked hard out there tonight,” said Big Green head coach Mark Hudak. “We had to … Read more

Western Michigan finally came home. Following a six-game road trip that covered over 7,500 miles, the Broncos returned Friday night to Lawson Arena and celebrated with a 4-2 victory over Mercyhurst. While the night was a homecoming for WMU, Mercyhurst suffered its third consecutive loss in a game that marks the beginning of an 11-game … Read more

The ice surface almost appeared to be slanted at Walter Brown Arena, with the action heading north all night. Given that that is the direction BU attacks twice, this surprisingly did not bode well for the Terriers. Despite dominating territorially in the first and mounting intense pressure in the third period, the No. 10 Terriers … Read more

What was a breakout game for Dartmouth was just another breakdown for Yale. With Hugh Jessiman, the highly-touted New York Ranger draft pick, scoring four goals and adding an assist, Dartmouth defeated the Bulldogs 9-4 at Ingalls Rink Friday. The Green were able to break one streak, of three consecutive ties, while maintaining another — … Read more

On Friday, Dave Caruso made up for his limited action this season by seeing plenty of it. In only his third start of the year, the sophomore all but singlehandedly gave Ohio State a tough 2-1 nonconference victory over Colgate. After surrendering a first-period power-play goal to Raider captain Rob Brown, Caruso refused to allow … Read more