Ben Walter picked up where he left off from last weekend, scoring two goals, including the game-tying goal, as Mass.-Lowell team tied Miami 4-4 in the first game of the Nye Frontier Classic hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. The River Hawks (0-1-1) advanced to the Championship game … Read more
Minnesota rebounds after a tough loss, and now Alaska-Anchorage must do the same; Minnesota State and Wisconsin bring out the rookies; and Zach Parise might test his knee in action Friday night after all. Todd D. Milewski rounds up the WCHA.
Mysterious forces turn the CCHA upside down in a weekend of surprises; Northern Michigan brings its new national ranking into a rivalry series; Miami uses special teams to split with Michigan; and two teams looking for stability face off in the Games of the Week. Paula C. Weston reports.
And both curses continue. But when the No. 2 college hockey team in the nation is given 10 power plays to work with — including three two-man advantages — you shouldn’t expect anything less. New Hampshire defenseman Brian Yandle scored twice with the man advantage as the Wildcats broke open a 1-1 game in the … Read more
Union recorded the ECAC’s lone win in last weekend’s action, giving new head coach Nate Leaman a successful debut. This week, it’s more nonconference games, including Vermont’s continued tour of Hockey East. Juan Martinez reports.
Michael Ayers breaks a record; Massachusetts takes over atop the (really limited) Hockey East standings; Matt Radoslovich continues his rise; and resurgent Jim Howard and his Maine Black Bears pull off the win of the week, leaving Dave Hendrickson a mailbag full of irate Black Bear fans.
Findlay comes off a stunning upset, while Bemidji State tries to outdo Niagara in receiving a visit from an ECAC foe. Finally, USCHO’s Mike Volonnino proposes a little test of predictive power.
Sure, there were signs that three-time defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth would be in for a tough time in Mankato last weekend. Consider a UMD team that was already adjusting to the loss of 12 players from its previous season, strip it of its head coach and four players (including two Canadian national representatives) for the … Read more
They’re not the Wayne State Warriors of the past, but the current crop of players at Wayne State is paving the way for another winning tradition in Detroit. After graduating 12 players who started up the program back in 1999, the 2003-2004 WSU team has 14 freshmen and only a handful of upperclassmen. But that … Read more
Putting together a new hockey league is no small task, and it’s a lot larger when only a few months separate the conference’s founding from the start of the season. Jim Connelly continues his interview with Atlantic Hockey commissioner Bob DeGregorio.
Chris Potter, a former assistant at Brown and Connecticut, has been named to replace Buddy Powers as head coach at Wesleyan. The deal is on a one-year interim basis, pending a more exhaustive coaching search next offseason. Powers, originally named in May, had stepped down without yet coaching a game this year due to family … Read more
Coming off of a tough matchup with Boston University, Rensselaer headed to Providence on Sunday for the back end of a Hockey East Weekend. Game-tested and ready, the Engineers challenged the Friars early and often, but Providence was able to survive its first battle of the year, skating to a 5-2 victory at Schneider Arena. … Read more
If Quinnipiac’s season follows the trend of their first two games, the team will be in very good shape, literally and figuratively. Friday night, the Bobcats needed overtime to knock off AIC, and Saturday John Kelly was the hero for the Bobcats with a goal 2:36 into overtime to win the team’s sixth Q-Cup and … Read more
Ladies and gentlemen, sisters have officially been kissed. Saturday night’s 3-3 draw between the Northeastern Huskies and the Colgate Raiders left both teams stinging with what some call a “sister-kisser.” “I feel good,” said Colgate coach Stan Moore, “or at least as good as the guys in the other locker room feel.” Later, NU coach … Read more
Wayne State freshman center Nate Higgins scored a power-play goal 2:57 into the third period and the Warriors killed off 43 seconds of five-on-three power play and a major penalty which carried over to overtime to earn a 1-1 tie at St. Lawrence Saturday night. The two teams tied for the second consecutive night as … Read more
Todd Jackson scored two goals to add to his pair Friday night, and Maine showed its firepower again in a rout of Wisconsin at Qwest Center Omaha for a 6-2 win, claiming the Omaha Cup for the Black Bears Saturday night. Wisconsin played a spirited weekend, winning in overtime to get to the championship game; … Read more
On Saturday night in the consolation game of the Ice Breaker Invitational between Michigan State and Minnesota-Duluth, Spartan captain Jim Slater demonstrated why he wears the ‘C.’ With his team trying to rebound from an upset in the semifinals, down 2-0 at the beginning of the second, and with plenty of open ice due to … Read more
Findlay went into Saturday night’s championship game of the Icebreaker Tournament as the perfect Cinderella team. They’d knocked off the tournament hosts with patience and persistence, biding their time and waiting until the third period to unleash their fury. The Boston College Eagles, however, weren’t cooperating with the Oilers’ ideas on how to capture the … Read more
It was a power play that decided both first and last place in Hockey East. With 4:10 remaining in a 2-2 game, UMass-Lowell went on the man advantage. Instead, however, the Massachusetts Minutemen capitalized. Peter Trovato scored the shorthanded game-winner on a rebound after James Salon jumped on a center-ice turnover, broke into the offensive … Read more
In many ways Providence senior winger Peter Zingoni is the face of the Friars this season. He’s never scored more than a dozen goals in a season, he’s been equal parts explosive and frustrated and he’s one of a myriad of Friars the coaching staff is banking on breaking out in 2003-04. On Saturday night … Read more