It wasn’t exactly trench warfare, but neither did it resemble the Alamo. The “Border Battle” — the resumption at Mariucci Arena of the Minnesota-Wisconsin rivalry — was a suspense-free affair Friday night. The Gophers put forward a steady, determined effort, totaling 50 shots on goal and getting their scoring from novel sources to pound out … Read more
The Princeton Tigers scored a goal off the stick of defenseman Matt Maglione late in the third period to earn a 2-2 draw against Rensselaer. The Tigers pulled out the tie when Maglione scored on a hard wrist shot at the 17:42 mark of the third period. Scott Prime won an offensive-zone faceoff to teammate … Read more
Led by a pair of goals from Peter Fregoe, Providence defeated second-ranked Maine, 5-1, on Friday at Alfond Arena. The win marked the first Friar victory over Maine at Alfond since March 24, 1989, when PC earned an 8-6 victory in the NCAA tournament. It was the Friars’ first over Maine in the regular season … Read more
The third time is supposed to be the charm, but things didn’t turn out that way for Colgate Friday night. And while that old line might not have worked out for Colgate, Harvard captain Dominic Moore enjoyed the three in his stat line. The Crimson defeated Colgate by the score of 7-0, aided by a … Read more
Kevin Spiewak scored two third-period goals to help North Dakota tie Denver, 3-3, in Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) action tonight before 5,312 fans at Magness Arena. With the tie, North Dakota remains in third place in the WCHA with a 12-5-4 record (22-5-4 overall). Denver stays in seventh place in the WCHA at 8-8-5 … Read more
Dartmouth showed no love for St. Lawrence on Valentine’s Day, beating the Saints into submission with four first-period goals on the way to a 5-3 conference victory. On an early two-on-none, Mike Ouellette slid the puck over to Darcy Marr for what seemed like a sure one-zip lead. Saints’ goaltender Sean Knaub denied him with … Read more
Boston College goaltender Matti Kaltiainen waited all night to make a big save. With just seconds remaining in regulation, he got his chance. After Merrimack tied the game with 34 seconds left, Kaltiainen (13 saves) stopped Marco Rosa with 15 seconds to play on a partial breakaway, setting up Chris Collins’ breakaway goal at 1:35 … Read more
Michigan freshman Jeff Tambellini has been compared to past Michigan superstars Brendan Morrison, Mike Comrie and Mike Cammalleri, His Friday night performance pushed Michigan coach Red Berenson to make a higher comparison. “He has a Brett Hull shot,” Berenson said of Tambellini, after the 18-year old sharpshooter scored two goals, including the game winner, as … Read more
Playing a full 60 minutes is something St. Cloud State head coach Jason Lesteberg has stressed to his team all season. Failure to do so cost the Huskies Friday afternoon at the National Hockey Center as a three-goal second period enabled No. 7 Wisconsin to escape with a 3-2 victory. “I thought we played 57 … Read more
Senior defenseman John Cronin scored the game-winner midway through the third period and also anchored a pivotal five-on-three penalty kill to lead Boston University to a 5-3 win over Massachusetts-Lowell. The Terriers rebounded from a 2-0 first-period deficit to tie the game heading into the third. Frantisek Skladany and Andrew Martin then swapped goals before … Read more
Bentley’s magic carpet ride of a season continued to gain steam as it scored four unanswered goals in a 5-4 come-from-behind win over Iona Friday night. A trio of third-period goals capped the comeback in the space of 3:44. “We’re a young team and this has been one of our best wins this year,” Falcons … Read more
Holy Cross’ first line, which produced 20 points last weekend, was silenced Friday by the Canisius defense. That, though, meant that it was the Crusaders’ third and fourth lines that tallied, and it was all they needed to come away with a 2-1 victory. A sluggish first 15 minutes of play produced little offense, but … Read more
Yale’s Chris Higgins showed Union why he is one of the top players in the ECAC, and why the Montreal Canadiens chose him in the first round of last summer’s NHL draft. The sophomore forward scored two goals and assisted on a third Friday, leading the Bulldogs to a 5-1 victory over the Dutchmen at … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth showed no love for Michigan Tech on Valentine’s Day. The Bulldogs quieted a Winter Carnival crowd of 3,010 with a 5-1 victory Friday night at MacInnes Arena. “It was disgusting,” Tech captain Brett Engelhardt said. “There’s no excuse for an effort like that.” The Huskies (9-16-4, 6-12-3 WCHA) had momentum coming into the weekend … Read more
Family ties run from Bemidji State to the NHL, as Geof F. Morris discovers; meanwhile, it’s a roundup of this weekend’s action in the CHA.
Defensive pairs aren’t supposed to dominate offensively like this. But Marvin Degon and Thomas Pock defied convention to lead Massachusetts to a 8-6 victory over Connecticut Friday. The two combined for nine points as the Minutemen kept Hockey East’s undefeated streak over the MAAC alive. “I don’t think that really matters,” Pock said of the … Read more
In a showdown of two of the nation’s top goaltenders, host Brown gave No. 3 Cornell all it could handle in a 2-2 tie. The Bears tied it up with a late goal from sophomore Les Haggett, his 11th of the season. Yann Danis, who was an All-American as a sophomore last season for Brown, … Read more
Bentley’s magical carpet ride of a season continued to gain steam as the Falcons scored four unanswered goals in a 5-4 come-from-behind over Iona Friday night. A trio of third period goals capped the comeback in the space of 3:44. “We’re a young team and this has been one of our best wins this year,” … Read more
David Brisson became Nebraska-Omaha’s career goals leader Friday with his 62nd in a nonconference 5-2 win over Bemidji State at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium. Brisson gave the Mavericks a 2-0 lead at the 8:16 mark by undressing Beaver goalie Grady Hunt on a shorthanded breakaway. Brisson surpassed Jeff Hoggan, who now plays for the AHL affiliate … Read more
Notre Dame sophomore netminder Morgan Cey stopped 33 of 35 Bowling Green shots as the Irish skated past the Falcons, 3-2, snapping Notre Dame’s nine-game winless streak. This was a well-played game,” said Fighting Irish coach Dave Poulin. “The wins have not been coming easily for us lately.” The Irish (10-13-6; 8-10-3 CCHA) got back … Read more