No. 12 UMD Continues Strong Start, 5-1

No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth continued its unbeaten start to the WCHA schedule by defeating Alaska-Anchorage, 5-1. Senior winger Junior Lessard extended his goal scoring streak by following up his Friday night hat trick with two goals in the rematch. He now stands at eight goals in seven games played for the season. Lessard attributes his early … Read more

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Meloche, Falcons Come Back to Tie Miami

Freshman Rich Meloche had a pair of goals as Bowling Green roared back from a four-goal second period deficit to tie Miami, 4-4, at the BGSU Ice Arena. “You have to catch your breath from a game like this when it’s over,” said Bowling Green head coach Scott Paluch. “This was a great point for … Read more

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Broncos Snap Big Red Home Unbeaten Streak

For the second straight night, Western Michigan stunned the raucous Lynah Rink crowd by taking a two-goal third-period lead. This time, the Broncos finished the job. After taking a 3-1 lead early in the third period, Western Michigan goalie Scott Foster faced 15 shots in the final period, stopping all but one in the final … Read more

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2003-2004 Division III Preview

Not that anyone would bet on Division III hockey, but if they did, then the USCHO.com Preseason Poll has been more accurate than many of those 800-number betting lines. The first edition of the poll has correctly picked the national champion in three of the past five seasons. It was incorrect in 1999 (RIT was … Read more

UAH Survives Three Shorthanded Goals To Top Air Force

Despite three shorthanded markers for visiting Air Force, the homestanding Alabama-Huntsville Chargers rode three second-period goals to a 6-4 win,to keeping them in first place in the early-season CHA standings. All in all, 30 penalties were called in the game, 17 of them in the first period. It was a night for special teams, especially … Read more

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Colgate Blanks Findlay, 6-0

Colgate showed it had plenty of horsepower in its final tune-up before league play, as the Raiders drove over visiting Findlay, 6-0, at Starr Rink. Colgate netminder Steve Silverthorn picked up his first collegiate shutout by fending off Findlay’s meager 15 shots. Apart from a handful of brief chances, the junior went untested throughout the … Read more

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CC Sweeps Up Minnesota State

After spooking the Minnesota State Mavericks 3-0 on Halloween night, the Colorado College Tigers finished out a perfect conference weekend by defeating the Mavericks 3-1 on Saturday. “I thought we competed a lot better tonight, but we still made too many mistakes to win,” said Mankato Head Coach Troy Jutting. The game was quiet early … Read more

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Goebel Pair Gives Spartans Weekend Sweep

Once again, it was Tommy Goebel that tormented Ferris State. One night after collecting his first collegiate hat trick, Goebel scored two big breakaway goals to help lift Michigan State to a 4-2 victory over Ferris State at Ewigleben Ice Arena and give the Spartans a sweep of the teams’ weekend set. Goebel was the … Read more

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Denver Rebounds To Gain Split At Minnesota

Connor James scored the game-winning goal and added an assist to lead the No. 6 Denver Pioneers to a big 4-3 win over two-time NCAA Champion, No. 10 Minnesota, in WCHA action tonight at Mariucci Arena. Senior Adam Berkhoel made 31 saves and sophomore Gabe Gauthier added two assists as Denver gained the series split. … Read more

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No. 9 Harvard Falls in Debut

Brown and Harvard have had some memorable match-ups over the years, as one would expect from the history present throughout 138 previous meetings of college hockey’s oldest rivalry. But this game was not one of those memorable contests. Instead, it fell into the same category as the past two season–opening losses to Brown. A season-opening … Read more

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Parise Tricks Yale as No. 2 Sioux Win, 10-0

After No. 2 North Dakota’s Friday night’s 8-4 victory over Yale, Fighting Sioux coach Dean Blais said that one of his team’s objectives Saturday night was to win the first period. The Sioux not only won the first period against Yale 4-0, they also won the second period 4-0 and the third period 2-0 en … Read more

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Huskies and Catamounts Skate To Tie

It’s funny how it goes. Michigan Tech played much better tonight than it did in last night’s 7-3 victory over Vermont, but the Huskies had to settle for a 2-2 overtime tie before 2,577 at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Michigan Tech outshot the Catamounts, 51-24, including a 20-2 margin in the third period and … Read more

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Huskies Sweep Tigers to Remain Unbeaten

The grades are now officially in. After St. Cloud State put the finishing touches on an undefeated six-game homestand with a 3-1 win over Princeton at the National Hockey Center, Craig Dahl’s hockey team left its building after the game with some impressive passing marks and a sense that they are ready to hit the … Read more

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Top-Ranked Maine Remains Unbeaten

Ever since Boston University skated to a 7-6 overtime win to ruin Maine’s perfect season in 1992-93, the Black Bears have counted Boston University among its top rivals. On Saturday, the two teams played like it. No. 1 Maine tallied two momentum-charged first-period goals and hung on to remain unbeaten, edging Boston University 2-1 in … Read more

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Niagara Picks Up First Regular Season Win Over Wayne State

Still riding the emotional high of beating New Hampshire last weekend, Niagara beat Wayne State, 4-1, Friday night for the first time in Michigan. Niagara has also won three of the last four meetings with the Warriors dating back to last February with the lone loss coming in the College Hockey America tournament in March. … Read more

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Irish Blank Nebraska-Omaha

Notre Dame freshman goaltender David Brown continued to display his red-hot goaltending on Friday night as he stopped all 22 shots he faced in a 2-0 win over Nebraska-Omaha. The shutout was his third in a row and gives him the most by a Notre Dame goaltender in a season (3) in just his first … Read more

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Providence Easily Handles Massachusetts

A casual observer would be hard-pressed to identify the undefeated team at the Mullins Center Friday night. In one end, the Providence Friars played with grit and style, staying two steps ahead of their competitors at nearly every turn. At the other end was the Massachusetts Minutemen, who played a sluggish brand of hockey, one … Read more

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Ohio State Rebounds With Win Over UAF

Six goals, twenty penalties, and bad blood — everything you’d expect from a Nanooks-Buckeye game. This one went Ohio State’s way 4-2, with Chris Olsgard recording the game-winning goal and Mike Betz getting earning his fourth win of the season with 19 saves. “We got beat badly,” said Alaska-Fairbanks head coach Guy Gadowsky. “They certainly … Read more

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Chargers Stampede Falcons

Alabama-Huntsville’s special teams showed their strength against Air Force, with a shorthanded marker and a power play goal allowing the Chargers to stampede the visiting Falcons in a 5-1 win at the Von Braun Center. The Falcons drew first blood when a strong rush by Andrew Ramsey and Billy Devoney got Charger netminder Adam MacLean … Read more

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Rensselaer Names Will Assistant Coach

Rensselaer has named Andrew Will as its interim assistant men’s hockey coach. Will replaces John Burke, who was named the head coach of Rensselaer’s women’s hockey team. Will had been an assistant at Union and was not retained when Nate Leaman was named head coach this summer. Will is a 1996 graduate of Union and … Read more