Ohio State got goals from Paul Caponigri and Ryan Kesler and goaltender Mike Betz stopped 23 shots as the Buckeyes blanked Notre Dame 2-0 at the Joyce Center Saturday night. Notre Dame goaltender Morgan Cey kept the game close as he finished with 41 saves on the night for the Irish. Ohio State snapped a … Read more

The Border Wars. Mayhem in Manchester. The Battle for First Place. Call it what you will, but the much-ballyhooed meeting between New Hampshire and Maine in front of 10,104 at the Verizon Wireless Arena lived up to its billing. The two Northern rivals see-sawed back and forth on the scoreboard until Lanny Gare scored his … Read more

When Brock Becker gets a hunch, you’d better watch out. The freshman forward for 15th-ranked Minnesota State made good on pregame predictions of a big night by scoring two goals in MSU’s 4-1 over visiting Minnesota-Duluth. “It was kind of weird,” Becker said. “Before the game, just talking to the guys, I told them I … Read more

Sophomore Kevin Ulanski scored the game-winning goal and added two assists while senior Kevin Doell also had a goal and two assists as the Denver Pioneers cruised to a 7-1 win over the Wisconsin Badgers in WCHA play Saturday night before a standing-room only crowd of 6,055 at Magness Arena. The Pioneers swept the season … Read more

Forgive Colorado College if it savors this weekend for a couple days. Junior Peter Sejna notched a goal and two assists and sophomore Curtis McElhinney held No. 2 North Dakota’s high-scoring attack in check with 27 saves as No. 3 Colorado College recorded a 4-1 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 7,647 at … Read more

Maybe the second time is the charm. After scoring the first four goals of the game, Ferris State held onto the lead this time. Chris Kunitz buried two to lead the Bulldogs over Michigan 4-3 in front of a sellout crowd at Ewigleben Ice Arena. “The thoughts of the game last night were in the … Read more

A steady parade of players to the penalty box, from both teams, was the last thing that Hobart coach Mark Taylor wanted in his game against RIT. The RIT power play came into the game ranked fourth in the nation, and playing most of the game on special teams would not give Hobart the chances … Read more

A year’s worth of losing is starting to bother Princeton. After failing to generate enough offensive chances to capitalize on some shaky Vermont goaltending in a 5-3 home loss Saturday afternoon, the Tigers searched for answers as they hit loss number 18. “The whole season has been frustrating so far,” said sullen Princeton defensemen Matt … Read more

A three-point weekend in the North Country wasn’t going to satisfy Union. The Dutchmen wanted to leave with four points. It was a happy bus ride back to the Capital Region for the Dutchmen. They got their first-ever North Country sweep. The Dutchmen had to work a little overtime Saturday against St. Lawrence to earn … Read more

Two words — penalty killing. Superb penalty killing by Potsdam both at the start and end of the game, when the Bears found themselves down six skaters to three, enabled Potsdam to defeat Geneseo, 2-1, in an emotionally charged contest. With 2:53 left in the game, Dave Weagle was given a five minute major and … Read more

Ken Dryden stands alone, at least for one more game. Colgate’s Joey Mormina scored on a slap shot with 1:42 remaining, putting the only blemish on Cornell’s night and spoiling goaltender Dave LeNeveu’s chance for his sixth shutout of the season. Dryden had six for Cornell in 1967-68, a school single-season record. Otherwise, the Big … Read more

Coach Rob Riley knew that if Army was going to continue to make progress in the MAAC standings, it’d have to take full advantage of their home-and-home series with the Crusaders. After freshman goaltender Brad Roberts turned in 33 saves tonight, earning his team a 3-1 decision over Holy Cross, he gave them just that. … Read more

Quinnipiac took the second game of a home and home series Saturday night against Sacred Heart. The game was intense, with tempers flaring throughout the second half of the contest but Quinnipiac, capitalizing on all three of its power plays, won the game 5-3 to split the weekend series. Sacred Heart beat Quinnipiac the night … Read more

Clay Wilson was due for a break. And the Michigan Tech sophomore defenseman finally got it. Wilson scored off a turnover with 1:58 left in overtime Friday night to give Tech a 4-3 win over 12th-ranked St. Cloud State at MacInnes Arena. “It was a real gutsy play because they had about five guys going … Read more

Harvard couldn’t have picked a better way to go into the Beanpot. After a 19-day exam break, the Crimson never trailed in Friday night’s 3-1 win over Brown before 2,230 at Bright Hockey Center, but had to battle the Bears to the wire, only coming up for air after Tom Cavanagh’s empty-netter with 37 seconds … Read more

Ohio State’s Dave Steckel blasted a loose rebound past Notre Dame goaltender Morgan Cey to knot the score at 3-3 with less than five seconds left in regulation Friday. The two teams played a scoreless overtime for the final verdict. After roaring back from a 2-0 deficit to score three second-period goals, Notre Dame was … Read more

Forget Michigan-Michigan State; there’s a new top rivalry in the CCHA. Ferris State and Michigan and their high-powered offenses delivered Friday night. It was wild. It was outrageous. It had everything a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup could deliver — high-speed action, intense hitting, lots of scoring — even some trash talk between Michigan … Read more

Union survived a wild four-goal third period to defeat Clarkson in front of 2,814 at Cheel Arena Friday night. The Dutchmen won their fourth in a row with three of those coming on the road, and moved into a tie for third place in the ECAC with Yale. “A lot of people have done a … Read more