Shorthanded Alabama-Huntsville finds the range against Air Force, but preseason favorite Bemidji State has a little trouble locating the net; Wayne State makes the rounds (and rounds, and rounds) in league play; and CHA correspondent Mike Volonnino expands the Fan Challenge.
If defense wins championships, then the last line of defense in hockey — the goaltender — must mean a lot. Dave Hendrickson explains just how much. Also: New Hampshire gets all the rivalry it can handle, and Hockey East goes searching for its number-one fan.
The battle for the Gold Pan kicks off between one-loss Denver and unbeaten Colorado College; North Dakota tries to bring last week’s offensive burst into its series against depleted Minnesota; and St. Cloud State head coach Craig Dahl refuses to get worked up about his team’s hot start — even though the Huskies take on Minnesota-Duluth for the WCHA lead this weekend. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Starting on a High Note The D-III season got off to a lively start last weekend with a pair of marquee matchups. Elmira, ranked 10th in the USCHO.com preseason poll, played a home and away series with second ranked Oswego. Number three St. Norbert traveled to RIT for a pair of games. In each case, … Read more
Bowling Green and Lake Superior start to turn the corner; Notre Dame starts strong thanks to the (young) man in the net; and has the CCHA Coach of the Year Curse struck again, this time in Big Rapids? Paula C. Weston reports.
We’re in the midst of Four Nations Cup week, the time every year when the best women’s hockey talents from Canada, U.S., Sweden and Finland depart to play for their national teams, leaving several college programs shorthanded. Some affected colleges were able to schedule around the Cup (No. 1 Minnesota, No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth). Others happen … Read more
What’s the connection between the current Big East vs. ACC vs. everyone else mess and Atlantic Hockey? Jim Connelly knows. Also: assessing the importance of Mercyhurst’s historic upset, and the league finally gets into full swing.
Brown hands Harvard a nasty little present in the ECAC’s season opener; the North Country hosts the Capital District; and Princeton and Yale look to turn around last weekend’s difficult starts against Cornell and Colgate. Juan Martinez reports.
Former Wisconsin-Superior goaltender David Harbinson has filed a lawsuit against Norwich University and former player Jason Lumsden. Harbinson charges that Lumsden’s stick struck Harbinson while Harbinson was seated in the Superior bench near the end of Norwich’s 5-4 overtime victory in an NCAA semifinal game, played at Superior’s Wessman Arena on March 17, 2000. Harbinson … Read more
Chris Collins picked up two goals while linemate Ryan Shannon added two assists on both goals as No. 5 Boston College skated past Mass.-Lowell, 4-1. “We’re playing a road game against the odds-on favorite to win the National Championship with eight freshman and nine sophomores in the lineup,” said head coach Blaise MacDonald after the … Read more
The bond between New Hampshire’s Steve Saviano and Sean Collins is crucial to their, and the Wildcats’, success.
With the Division III scholarship legislation entering its final phase, the schools negatively affected by the proposal are gearing up for a showdown.
Union had Bentley on the ropes in the first period Sunday. But despite outshooting the Falcons, 16-0, the Dutchmen managed just one goal. Union finally delivered the knockout punch in the third period, scoring three times to pull away for a 5-1 non-league victory at Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center. Not allowing a … Read more
Freshman Carmen Posteraro scored at 16:41 of the third period and gave Bentley a 2-2 overtime tie with Army. The tie was the first for Bentley in 48 games, dating back to January 11, 2002 and moved the Falcons to 1-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in Atlantic Hockey games. The Falcons jumped out to the early … Read more
Prior to tonight’s game, both the St. Norbert and RIT coaches expressed a desire to play more five-on-five hockey than they did in Friday’s game, but it wasn’t to be. A steady and rapid pace of players paraded to the penalty box throughout the contest and special teams were the difference as St. Norbert skated … Read more
For the second consecutive night, Ohio State captain J.B. Bittner scored the game-winning goal as the Buckeyes completed a weekend sweep of visiting Alaska-Fairbanks, winning tonight 3-2. “I was very happy with the effort and the result,” said OSU head coach John Markell. “Obviously, Alaska’s a good hockey team. We were fortunate that Mike Betz … Read more
Friday night, the level of hockey that the No. 14 Massachusetts Minutemen played in the 6-2 home loss against No. 15 Providence was as close to uninspired as head coach Don Cahoon can stomach. So it was no surprise that Cahoon wanted his team to play with — as he called it — “a purpose” … Read more
When the new Lawler Arena era magic wore off, it did so in a hurry for Merrimack. The Warriors refused to surrender a goal for nearly the first 100 minutes of play in their recently dedicated rink, but then gave up five over the final 33:44 Saturday night in a discouraging 5-4 nonleague loss to … Read more
Elias Godoy picked up a goal and two assists while classmate Ben Walter added two markers, including the game-winner, as Mass.-Lowell swept aside visiting Northeastern. “It was a successful weekend,” said head coach Blaise MacDonald on picking up four points in Hockey East play. “It is good to see the hard work and dedication pay … Read more
Mac Faulkner scored two power-play goals and senior Dan Weinrieb posted 25 saves in his first career start to lead Clarkson to a 4-1 victory over Sacred Heart in non-conference action before 2,288 fans at Cheel Arena Saturday night. The Golden Knights, who own a three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1), improved their record to 3-1-2, while … Read more