Mike Ayers continues his mastery of Boston University; the Boston College penalty kill rises to the occasion; Maine gets some shorthanded help; and Dave Hendrickson lays out the case for Hockey East in the national rankings.
Michigan and Ohio State face off in a rivalry which means more with each passing season — and we’re not talking about football, either. Also: Lake Superior and Nebraska-Omaha get off the schneid, against one another, no less. Paula C. Weston reports.
An unbelievable scoring night, a sparkling debut and some career firsts have ECAC correspondent Juan Martinez thinking about eclipse lunacy. Also: Stan Moore can — and must — go home again, and Yale’s road doesn’t get any easier.
Just a couple weeks into the season, Atlantic Hockey’s elite are already trying to separate themselves from the pack. Also: the first MAAC/AH alum reaches the big time, and UConn gets through a wacky weekend. Jim Connelly reports.
Is It February Already? It just seems that way. One of the major grudge matches in Division III hockey, traditionally reserved for the final showdown of the regular season, happens Friday night when Elmira invades RIT’s Ritter Arena for the 65th meeting between the two schools. The Tigers lead the series 31-29-4. Elmira is coming … Read more
You gotta have heart — and Minnesota’s players are questioning theirs just a bit after a 2-6 start; surprising St. Cloud State tests itself against North Dakota; the injury bug continues to bite Colorado College; and much more from Todd D. Milewski on an eventful week in the WCHA.
The NCAA Division III Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) has weighed in against the proposal that would eliminate the ability of Division III institutions that “play up” in a single Division I sport to grant athletic scholarships. The proposal is part of a sweeping Division III reform package that is in the finals legislative phase. … Read more
Wayne State and Findlay face off (again) in a budding rivalry series, this time home-and-home. Also: Bemidji State takes on in-state (but nonconference) foe Minnesota-Duluth for a newly-named trophy that’s got Mike Volonnino wondering.
The Four Nations Cup’s disruption of the college hockey season is now past. Even though the international tournament ended on Sunday, its impact still extended to the showdown between No. 3 Harvard and No. 6 Providence on Tuesday night. U.S. national team members Julie Chu and Angela Ruggiero, albeit jet-lagged, returned from Sweden in plenty … Read more
Massachusetts coach Don Cahoon has signed a four-year contract extension that takes him through the 2007-08 season. Cahoon, in his fourth season, has led the Minutemen to its best start since the program’s resurrection in 1993, and has his team currently ranked No. 9 in the latest USCHO.com poll. Don Cahoon has the Minutemen ranked … Read more
If a tie is like kissing your sister, then this draw featured two perfect 10s. A showcase matchup of two national powers did not disappoint a crowd of 10,104 at the Verizon Wireless Arena, and when the final buzzer sounded, No. 2 New Hampshire clawed back from a 2-0 third-period deficit to tie No. 3 … Read more
College Sports Television (CSTV), home of the first-ever college hockey national game of the week package, has unveiled its second half Friday Night Hockey schedule. It includes the first-ever live national telecast of the women’s NCAA Frozen Four, as well as the CHA and ECAC men’s tournament championships games. CSTV currently reaches 15 million households, … Read more
No. 3 Harvard was up against adversity in Tuesday night’s game against No. 6 Providence given its inexperience and Olympians Julie Chu and Angela Ruggiero’s lasting jet lag from the Four Nations Cup. But in a tough physical, defensive battle, the Crimson (3-0) were able to cash in their chances, and Providence could not. Junior … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell used five straight goals, including three in a five-and-a-half minute span of the second period, to knock off Bentley, 5-2, at the Tsongas Arena. According to Lowell head coach Blaise MacDonald, the win was about as good as he could have expected from his club. “It been a long time since I’ve played in … Read more
John Hynes has been named U.S. National Development Coach with the organization’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Ann Arbor, Mich. Hynes will oversee the NTDP along with fellow U.S. National Development Coach David Quinn (Ann Arbor, Mich.) while serving as head coach of the U.S. National Under-18 Team for the remainder of this season. … Read more
The highs and lows from this weekend: Ayers, Minnesota, the Sioux and more.
Several New Hampshire players felt that Friday night’s 2-1 overtime defeat to St. Lawrence was the most devastating of their careers. They made sure they didn’t feel that way again on Sunday. The No. 9 Wildcats (3-2-1) bounced back to defeat the No. 5 Saints (4-3-1) Sunday by a 6-3 margin on the strength of … Read more
It was a game that promised great goaltending, great drama to the final buzzer and great emotion. In the end, at least there was great emotion. For a while it looked like there wouldn’t even be much of that after Maine silenced a “Whittemore White Out” crowd and their Thunderstix with a 3-1 lead in … Read more
Mike McKenna made his first start of the season and made it count with 20 saves as his St. Lawrence Saints shut out the Rensselaer Engineers, 4-0. The shutout was the first of his career at St. Lawrence, and broke a nine-game winless streak for the Saints. “It’s exciting, but when you’re on a nine-game … Read more
There’s an old cliché that says someone was just “in the right place at the right time.” Nick Kormanyos proved that theory Saturday night by breaking a 3-3 tie and leading his Niagara Purple Eagles past Wayne State at the Taylor SportsPlex. His game-winner was setup by Chris Welch, who found a wide-open Kormanyos parked … Read more