For $100 million, the late Ralph Engelstad bought the University of North Dakota one of the world’s finest hockey arenas. But for more than four periods against Minnesota-Duluth, UND couldn’t buy a goal or a break. When UMD freshman center Tim Stapleton scored with 2:01 left in the third period, it proved to be the … Read more

“The hockey gods have paid us back.” The glorious words of Massachusetts-Lowell coach Blaise MacDonald were a fitting summary of Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Northeastern, which earned the River Hawks the final spot in the Hockey East playoffs on the last night of the regular season. In a season of almosts for Lowell that has … Read more

Wayne State freshman Derek MacKay scored his first career hat trick to lead the Warriors to a 4-3 win over Air Force Saturday at the Great Lakes Sports City Arena. Air Force made the game interesting in the closing minutes as the Falcons pulled the goaltender with 1:26 remaining and then went on a power … Read more

Justin Micek scored shorthanded in the third period, providing a two-goal lead and what would be the game-winning goal in Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s 5-2 victory over No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls on Saturday. Stevens Point took third place in the NCHA Peters Cup Championship at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center, crippling River Falls’ hopes of an at-large … Read more

When you have won just three games all year, a tie is a cause to celebrate. On Senior Night at Hobey Baker Rink, two freshmen scored in the third period and Princeton (2-34-2, 2-18-2) erased a 2-0 deficit to tie Colgate (14-16-4, 9-10-3 ECAC), 2-2, capping off its best back-to-back efforts of the year in … Read more

Senior night is a funny thing. You play for four years, score one goal in your career — and then break out on the last game of the season at home. Such was the case for Eric Cavosie and the Rensselaer Engineers. Cavosie scored twice, including the game-winner, and added an assist as the Engineers … Read more

A makeshift and fatigued Merrimack lineup found it hard to contend with a well-rested and eager-to-please Massachusetts club Saturday night in the regular-season finale at the Volpe Center. Freshman Stephen Werner scored once and assisted on three others, as the Minutemen won the showdown for sixth place in Hockey East, 5-2, earning the right make … Read more

It was the seniors’ night at the Joyce Center on Saturday as Notre Dame’s class of 2003 played its final regular-season home game. And, in the end, the seniors came through in a big way, guiding the Irish to a crucial 5-2 win over Western Michigan in front of a sellout crowd. Senior goaltender Tony … Read more

A day later than he would have liked, Red Berenson got his 500th career victory as Michigan’s head coach. The Wolverines held off Michigan State 5-4 at Joe Louis Arena in front of 20,058, after having their Senior Night ruined with a 4-0 loss Friday in Ann Arbor. Even though Michigan State scored four goals … Read more

In its regular-season finale, Harvard gave the Bright Hockey Center faithful reason to hope its season is more than a month from concluding with a 5-0 shutout of St. Lawrence (10-19-5, 7-12-3 ECAC). The Crimson (19-8-2, 17-4-1) imparted that hope not long after the drop of the puck when captain Dominic Moore began the night’s … Read more

Nebraska-Omaha will probably have nightmares involving Ferris State goaltender Mike Brown for a while. Saturday, Brown made key stops while the Bulldog offense continued to roll in a 4-0 victory. The shutout was the second straight for the netminder, who kept the Mavericks off the board on Friday night as well. “The puck was like … Read more

New Hampshire scored two goals early in the first period and used stifling defense to limit Boston College’s chances in a 4-1 decision. The win gave New Hampshire a share of the Hockey East regular season title with the Eagles, and gave the Wildcats the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, which begin Thursday night. … Read more

The second game of the SUNYAC semifinal round was decided in the first 2:58 of play, when Oswego came out strong, took advantage of some skating room, and jumped out to a 2-1 lead. They never looked back as the Great Lakers defeated Potsdam, 5-1, sweeping the two-game series. “I thought that was the biggest … Read more

The country’s stingiest defense confirmed its status by blanking the ECAC’s top-scoring team. David LeNeveu broke the school record for shutouts in a season with his seventh as Cornell took a 3-0 decision before a packed house at Ingalls Rink and a live national TV audience. LeNeveu needed 31 saves, including 13 in the second … Read more

St. Norbert won the Peters Cup for the third time with a dominating first period. The Green Knights roared out to a 5-0 lead after one period and exacted some revenge over Wisconsin-Superior with a 5-2 victory in the NCHA playoff final on Saturday at the Cornerstone Community Ice Center. Superior won the NCHA Peters … Read more

North Dakota had no shortage of opportunities to defeat Minnesota-Duluth. But when the final horn sounded, the Fighting Sioux had to settle for a 3-3 tie with the visiting Bulldogs. The Sioux outshot the Bulldogs 38-20. They had seven power plays — including a five-minute major — to four for UMD. They began the overtime … Read more

He was missing his high-scoring linemate, so Shane Joseph took matters into his own hands. The Minnesota State junior notched the first four-goal game of his career, including three in the final period, as the Mavericks rallied from a third-period deficit to upset top-ranked Colorado College, 9-6, at the Colorado Springs World Arena on Saturday. … Read more