In a tightly-played defensive battle, top seed Providence took a 1-0 victory over second seed New Hampshire to win the inaugural Hockey East championship. The game featured terrific scoring opportunities for both squads, but also stifling defense and great goaltending that kept the score low. “That’s [New Hampshire] a tremendous team we played,” Providence head … Read more
A game official’s job, it’s said, is to be invisible. But after two decades atop his craft, that’s impossible for referee Matt Shegos.
Oswego coach George Roll confirmed Saturday that he is in discussion with Clarkson to replace fired coach Mark Morris. When asked if he had been offered the Clarkson job, Roll replied, “I have to be honest with you. They have called me, and I have talked to them. I asked them to continue our discussions … Read more
North Dakota defenseman Nick Fuher got an early birthday present Sunday night when his slapshot from the point gave the Fighting Sioux their second consecutive 3-2 overtime win against the visiting Denver Pioneers. Grinning from ear to ear following his game-winning goal at the 18:56 mark of overtime, Fuher, a Grand Forks, N.D., native who … Read more
Two-time defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth earned the top seed for the women’s Frozen Four, announced Sunday evening by the NCAA selection committee. The Bulldogs will attempt to win a third straight title on home ice, as this year’s Frozen Four will be played at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center in Duluth, Minn. UMD, the … Read more
St. Cloud State’s record run to the WCHA Final Five was obliterated Sunday night at the DECC. Minnesota-Duluth defeated the Huskies 7-3 in the deciding game of a best-of-three first-round playoff series before 3,048 fans. Instead of St. Cloud State adding to its league record of seven straight trips to the WCHA Final Five, UMD … Read more
Dartmouth scored four unanswered goals to overcome an early 2-1 deficit and beat Colgate in the rubber match of the ECAC quarterfinals. After the Raiders emerged victorious in Friday night’s four-overtime affair, the Big Green mustered up the strength to take the last two. “We’re doing simple things and doing them well,” Dartmouth head coach … Read more
In a game that was much closer than the final 4-0 score indicated — thanks to two empty-net goals at the end — Yann Danis’ stellar goaltending (35 saves) led Brown to victory in the decisive game of the ECAC Quarterfinals at Ingalls Rink. The Bears won the first and final games of the three-game … Read more
An overtime goal off the stick of Myles Kuharski prevented the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers from facing the Wayne State Warriors for the third year a row in the finals of the College Hockey America tournament, as Bemidji State defeated the Chargers 2-1 in overtime at the Tri-City Arena. The Beavers came in with ample experience in … Read more
As the college hockey community rallies around Joe Exter, Mike Machnik stops to say thanks.
Dominick Dawes scored the game winning goal at the 13:54 mark of the third period as Norwich rallied from a three-goal deficit to win 5-4 over Trinity in the NCAA quarterfinals at Kreitzberg Arena on Saturday night. Dawes poked home the rebound of a Paul Mattucci shot to give Norwich the lead for the first … Read more
The New Hampshire Wildcats will get a chance to pull off college hockey’s equivalent of the daily double this weekend after UNH advanced to the inaugural Hockey East championship game on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Maine. The women followed the suit of their male counterparts, who beat Boston University 1-0 Saturday to take … Read more
Just call North Dakota coach Dean Blais the Gambler. With 3:22 left in the game and his team on the power play trailing 2-1, Blais pulled goalie Jake Brandt for a 6-on-4 advantage. “We’d scored only one goal last night and one goal tonight,” Blais said. “What the hell do you have to lose? So … Read more
Rensselaer gave its all in its ECAC tournament quarterfinal-round series against Cornell. But the talent of the Big Red proved to be too much for the Engineers to overcome. Cornell got goals from all of its forward lines, and goalie David LeNeveu increased his team record for shutouts with his eight as the top-seeded Big … Read more
The CHA’s inaugural autobid is on the line, and Geof F. Morris previews the action — after a detour to consider the future of the conference in light of expansion rumors.
Notre Dame goaltender Morgan Cey picked a fine time to notch his first shutout of the season. All that was at stake was the season for the Irish, who went into Saturday’s playoff game versus Miami down a game in the best-of-three series. The sophomore goaltender came up big with 37 saves on the night … Read more
HEA final: Great game, bad ending.
BU does it again.
UMass loss can’t spoil progress.
Championship week took on new meaning at Holy Cross this past week, and Saturday night’s opening round matchup between the third-seeded Crusaders and number-six Army continued the electrifying experience. Holy Cross’ 3-2 victory, thanks to freshman Tyler McGregor’s goal with 1:54 to play in regulation, vaulted the Crusaders into their first trip back to the … Read more