If defense wins Q-Cup championships, then it was easy to see why AIC and Bentley were in the consolation game, in a game that featured nine goals. After two freewheeling periods, Bentley shut down AIC long enough to take a 6-3 win. It didn’t take long for Bentley to begin a barrage of shots on … Read more

A 7-1 exhibition win over Concordia University of Montreal could prove costly for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux. Star sophomore center Zach Parise injured his left knee early in the second period and did not return to the game. The extent of the injury is unknown. After the game, Parise said, “I just went down … Read more

Union found out Saturday night that Division I is going to be a struggle this season. Quinnipiac ruined the Dutchwomen’s debut as a Division I program by scoring three times in the second period — two of them by Katie O’Hara — and rolling to a 6-0 victory before 235 fans at Frank L. Messa … Read more

It took Minnesota 97:36 to score its first goal of the season, but when it finally came, an avalanche followed. After falling behind 3-0 in the second period, Minnesota stormed back with two goals in the second and five more in the third to beat Nebraska-Omaha 7-3 in the consolation game of the Maverick Stampede. … Read more

On a sundrenched fall afternoon, the Union Dutchmen continued their mastery of Niagara by taking a hard-fought 4-2 decision over the Purple Eagles at Dwyer Arena. Union coach Nate Leaman earned his first career victory in a contest where the Dutchmen’s special teams outplayed Niagara’s, and also received clutch goaltending from sophomore Tim Roth. After … Read more

If anyone thought that New Hampshire would still be feeling the effects of a letdown after losing in the national championship game six months ago, think again. Michael Ayers broke the all-time UNH shutout mark with his ninth career blanking, while Nathan Martz and Justin Aikins each had a goal and an assist to power … Read more

Historically, a Boston University fourth line has been more of an “energy line” — a trio that will come in to make some hits and give the scoring lines a breather. In Saturday’s season opener, though, that notion looked like ancient history. All four forward lines scored for the Terriers, and the fourth line of … Read more

The problems that bit Ferris State on Friday disappeared on Saturday. Goaltender Mike Brown stopped 21 of 23 shots in route to a 5-2 victory over Western Michigan at Ewigleben Ice Arena. “I felt we played a good game yesterday but we made some key mistakes,” Ferris State coach Bob Daniels said. “Tonight we played … Read more

If St. Cloud State’s exhibition opener Saturday night at the National Hockey Center serves as a sign of things to come, then maybe the Huskies won’t have as much of a problem scoring goals as prognosticators have predicted. It did take a few shifts to find their skates again, but once they got going, that … Read more

Junior forward Chad Fifield scored two goals and assisted on three others to lead Army to a 9-2 romp over visiting Ryerson in a game that saw eight Black Knights register multiple points. The win, in front of 1,353 fans at Tate Rink, completed a weekend sweep of the Canadian school and improved Army to … Read more

After what Buckeye captain J.B. Bittner called an “embarrassing” 5-2 loss to the visiting Fighting Irish to begin the CCHA season Friday night, Ohio State rebounded Saturday to beat Notre Dame 3-1 and earn a split for the series. Bittner himself netted the game-winning goal at 11:20 in the third, breaking a 1-1 tie that … Read more

Junior Jon Foster scored one goal and added two assists to lead the Denver Pioneers to a 6-2 win over the U.S. National Under-18 Team in exhibition action Friday at Magness Arena. Six different Pioneers scored as Denver overcame a 2-0 deficit early in the first period to get the win. After Brandon Scero’s second … Read more

Three Bemidji State skaters had three or more points, leading the Beavers to a dominant 7-1 victory over the Concordia (Que.) Stingers in exhibition play Friday at the John Glas Fieldhouse. Bemidji State dominated all facets of the game, outshooting Concordia 50-17, converting on two of six power-play chances and holding the Stingers scoreless on … Read more

The University of Minnesota scored an average of 4.2 goals per game during their 2002-03 national championship run. Friday night, they got none. Jimmy Howard led the University of Maine to a 4-0 shutout of the Golden Gophers, making 25 saves to open the Maverick Stampede, the first regular-season game at the brand-new Qwest Center … Read more

Junior forward Chris Garceau registered a goal and an assist, and Army’s defense gave goalie Brad Roberts a relatively easy night as the Black Knights downed visiting Ryerson, 3-1, Friday night in front of 1,412 fans at Tate Rink. Army (1-0-0) dominated the first two periods of play and held a 40-16 advantage in shots … Read more

Quinnipiac, winner of five of seven Q-Cup tournaments and the last three in a row, came from behind Friday night to get a shot at a sixth title. Ty Deinema provided a dramatic ending to a long night at the Northford Ice Pavilion, scoring the game winning goal 1:25 into overtime to lift Quinnipiac past … Read more

Shane Saum scored two goals to lead Air Force past Bentley, 4-2, in the first round of the Quinnipiac Cup Friday. “[Bentley] never quit; they come hard and they are well-coached. We just got a few more chances in the second half of the game, and we were able to get a couple,” said Air … Read more

Five third-period goals led Miami to an electrifying 8-3 victory over Michigan on Friday night at Goggin Ice Arena. Senior forward Derek Edwardson lit up the Wolverines with a hat trick and two assists for a career night of five points, while helping the RedHawks to their first win over Michigan since 1997-98. The game … Read more

To beat Ohio State on the Buckeyes’ home turf, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish needed little more than Rob Globke. Globke earned his second career hat trick and sophomore Rory Walsh made 31 saves as the Irish skated past the Buckeyes 5-2 to open league play for both teams. “I was very encouraged,” said Irish … Read more

St. Lawrence senior center Rich Peverley scored his second goal of the game just as a power play expired with 5:25 to go in regulation to lift SLU to a 4-4 tie with Wayne State Friday night. The Saints jumped out to an early lead on sophomore T.J. Trevleyan’s power-play goal 4:22 into the game, … Read more