Maine climbs over BC and UNH en route to No. 1 in the polls; Merrimack and UMass-Lowell get help between the pipes; last week’s trivia question — in detail; and Dave Hendrickson hasn’t quite recovered from the Red Sox’s catastrophic breakdown.
Mercyhurst opened Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) play Thursday, October 30, with a 4-1 win at Canisius. The win was the 280th in the Mercyhurst coaching career of head coach Rick Gotkin, placing him just six shy of becoming the all-time leader in coaching victories in the history of the college. The victory improved the Lakers’ … Read more
Mercyhurst puts an end to the “almosts” for Atlantic Hockey with a big win over a CCHA opponent; Brad Roberts mans the nets for Army; and college hockey returns to HSBC Arena in Buffalo. Jim Connelly reports.
Harvard looks to reverse recent history in its traditional opener against Brown; Union stays unbeaten; and three teams head West for road series against WCHA opponents. Juan Martinez rounds up happenings in the ECAC.
Colgate’s season took an early twist, when coach Don Vaughan stepped aside, temporarily, and the team found out that scholarships were coming.
Notre Dame gets a big win over a longtime rival (sort of); Alaska-Fairbanks and Ohio State square off in a little-noted but still-interesting pairing; and Paula C. Weston pulls out strange facts from the CCHA.
Niagara, coming off a stunning upset of then-No. 1 New Hampshire, takes on a more difficult opponent (at least, historically speaking) — the Purple Eagles kick off their CHA season against Wayne State. Mike Volonnino reports.
After a stunning sweep, UMD head coach Scott Sandelin tries to avoid a letdown; Wisconsin takes aim at penalties; Denver rebuilds its goaltending tandem; and Minnesota looks for the fire inside. Todd D. Milewski covers the WCHA.
No. 5 Providence takes on No. 2 Dartmouth in a match between two teams on opposite sides of last year’s NCAA tournament bubble, and No. 7 St. Lawrence visits No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth for ECAC-WCHA competition. David De Remer reports.
Preseason coaches’ polls were released for the ECAC East, ECAC West, SUNYAC and NCHA, and in all cases the coaches don’t see a lot changing at the top in their respective leagues. Defending NCAA Division III champion Norwich is a near unanimous choice to repeat as league champs in the 2003-04 ECAC East Coaches’ Poll. … Read more
Elmira and Manhattanville, No. 1 and 2 in the USCHO Division III Women’s Poll this week, were picked by ECAC East and West coaches to capture their respective league titles this winter. Last season, Elmira won the NCAA Division III title with a 5-1 win over Manhattanville in the championship game. It was the second … Read more
Will Yost fans say c-ya to ‘c-ya’? … That and other musings.
USA Hockey named 16 players to the preliminary roster for the 2004 United States National Junior Team, which will compete at the 2004 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship from Dec. 26, 2003-Jan. 5, 2004 in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland. The 10-nation tournament features the world’s top ice hockey players under 20 years … Read more
Brown kicked off its season with a 4-0 win over Quebec Trois-Rivieres. Brown’s five freshmen were particularly impressive and took part in three of the four goals. The Bears started a bit sluggish but responded quickly to play an overall not so sloppy exhibition game at home versus last season’s Canadian national champion. “At times … Read more
After being asked seemingly ad nauseam whether they could score without Chris Higgins, the Yale Bulldogs answered the question in a convincing manner with an 8-3 victory in an exhibition contest versus Guelph at Ingalls Rink. It did take the Bulldogs 22:35 to crack the scoreboard and despite outshooting Guelph 25-1 in the first period, … Read more
Union goaltender Kris Mayotte stopped 35 shots in keeping his team unbeaten on the season as the Dutchmen (4-0-1, 0-0-0 ECAC) and the Bowling Green Falcons (1-4-1, 1-4-0 CCHA) skated to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night. “I’m not happy about the tie,” said Union coach Nate Leaman, “but I’m happy with the way we … Read more
St. Cloud State might need to bring a set of keys next time against Michigan Tech, so that when they get a chance to put ’em away, they can lock the door. Because, as SCSU has proven through the first two weekends of the season, there is no letting up with Jamie Russell’s team. Michigan … Read more
Five different players scored goals as Air Force beat American International, 5-1, in a nonconference Saturday night at the Academy’s Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force won its third straight game and improved to 4-2 overall. The winning streak ties as the longest since the end of the 2001-02 season. American International fell to 0-6 on … Read more
Junior center Derek Damon scored a pair of power-play goals and fifth-ranked Maine had four special-teams goals in a 7-2 victory at St. Lawrence Saturday night. Maine, which dominated the third period of Friday’s series-opening 3-2 win, picked up right where it left off to start the Saturday rematch. The Black Bears scored three times … Read more
Ben Walter picked up the game-tying goal and an assist as Mass.-Lowell tied Canisius 2-2 in the final game of the Xerox Punch Imlach College Hockey Showcase at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. “It was a game that I thought we deserved better from,” said River Hawk head coach Blaise MacDonald. “We deserved the … Read more