Despite the absence of junior captain and leading scorer Joe Tallari, and senior defenseman Andrew Nahirniak, Niagara tied its third conference game Friday evening at the Great Lakes Sports Arena, 2-2. Goaltender Rob Bonk was the story of the night, making a total of 46 saves to earn his first his tie of the year … Read more
Iona was in seventh heaven as Brent Williams, Mark Hallam and Jamie Carroll each scored their seventh goals of the season in the third period of the Gaels’ 3-0 victory over American International on Friday. Freshman Ian Vigier stopped 23 shots to earn his first collegiate shutout. “I was real happy with our effort right … Read more
Bowling Green registered 24 shots on goal Friday night, but needed just one to topple Nebraska-Omaha. Alex Rogosheske scored on the Falcons’ first shot on goal and goaltender Jordan Sigalet stopped all 31 Maverick shots as the Falcons rolled on to a 5-0 win at the Civic Auditorium. “Our first shot on goal happened to … Read more
The St. Lawrence Saints scored three times in the third period to take a 4-2 victory over visiting Rensselaer, moving four points ahead of the Engineers in the ECAC standings. Rich Peverley had a goal and three assists, including the empty-netter to seal the win. The Saints (7-14-4, 4-7-2 ECAC) move into an eighth-place tie … Read more
The Saturday, March 1, men’s ice hockey game between Quinnipiac and Connecticut will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City at noon. The contest is the final in the “Heroes Hat” series between Quinnipiac and Connecticut. Quinnipiac established the award last year to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, … Read more
The last time Massachusetts and Boston College met on Jan. 3, the Eagles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. That night, BC was unable to put away the Minutemen, fell 3-2 and considered the game an opportunity lost. On Friday night, the Eagles made sure history didn’t repeat itself. After jumping out to an … Read more
Potsdam used a quick start, spectacular goaltending in the second period, and a solid performance from its top line to defeat the Brockport Golden Eagles, 6-0. The Bears woke up from their hibernation, ending a seven-game losing streak. The first nine minutes sealed Brockport’s fate, as Potsdam scored three times in the first 5:26 and … Read more
Coming into Friday’s game against Providence, Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder made it known that any players on his team who wanted to look ahead to the Beanpot would win a seat in the stands for Monday. Stressing energy, tenacity, and hard work, the Huskies cruised past the Friars by a 3-1 score at Schneider Arena. … Read more
If you’re waiting for Minnesota State’s late-game dazzle to end, you may be waiting a long time. The Mavericks (11-7-9 overall, 9-5-7 WCHA), like they’ve done numerous times this year, rallied from a late deficit and defeated Minnesota-Duluth 5-3. MSU scored three goals in the last 3:05 of play to defeat the Bulldogs (11-10-4 overall, … Read more
Evan Wax recorded two goals and two assists, including one of three Yale power-play tallies as the Bulldogs defeated the Vermont Catamounts, 6-2, before a sellout crowd of 3,486 at Ingalls Rink. John Longo was credited with both Vermont scores. Ryan Steeves added a goal and two assists, and Jeff Dwyer assisted on three tallies … Read more
Minnesota peppered Alaska-Anchorage with 50 shots Friday night en route to a 4-0 blanking of the struggling Seawolves. Seawolf netminder Chris King was sensational in the loss, turning away a seemingly endless stream of Gopher odd-man rushes and point-blank attempts. Minnesota coach Don Lucia praised King for his 46-save outing. “Any time a goalie stops … Read more
Badgers overcome early struggles to rout Mavericks A ping-pong goal gave Minnesota State (7-15-3 overall, 2-12-3 WCHA) a second-period lead but seemed to snap No. 7 Wisconsin out of its lethargy as the Badgers (13-6-5, 6-5-4) answered with six straight goals to cruise to a 6-1 win at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. “It was … Read more
Dumb penalties cost teams games. How many times have players heard their coach preach that maxim of hockey? Plattsburgh learned that lesson the hard way Friday, when a penalty late in the third period cost them the game. Geneseo took advantage of the Cardinal mistake, and also took the 4-3 victory. “This was a huge … Read more
One futility streak had to end. Dartmouth, winner of one road game all season, traveled to New Jersey to face Princeton, winner of just one home game all year. The Big Green now has two road wins. Dartmouth blew a 2-0 lead in the second period, but snapped a 2-2 tie late in the third … Read more
Colorado College may have the nation’s best power play, but on Friday, the Tigers relied on their five-on-five play to stage an improbable comeback. Four even-strength tallies and an empty-netter in the final two periods helped No. 3 Colorado College rally from a three-goal deficit and pull out a 5-3 victory over top-ranked North Dakota … Read more
So soon after the tragic death of Glenn Crane, Holy Cross prepares for another life-and-death battle. Jim Connelly reports.
After generating only a sparse few scoring chances throughout the third period and overtime, Colgate took advantage of a late rush when sophomore Adam Mitchell picked up a rebound and fired it past Cornell goalie David LeNeveu and into the back of the net to give the Raiders an unlikely victory over the visiting Big … Read more
Slump? Whatever You Do, Don’t Call It That After bolting out of the gate at the start of the season, going 12-3-1 through October and November, the Miami RedHawks were 1-3-0 in December and have been 2-5-1 in January. But it’s not a slump. Just don’t call it a slump. “We’ve been playing all right,” … Read more
New Hampshire and Providence square off for Hockey East supremacy; the Patty Kazmaier Award finalists are around the corner; and David De Remer mulls the start of the Beanpot.
With the ECAC playoffs coming into view up ahead, Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser stop to answer the tough questions, including the shape of the standings, the league’s NCAA hopes, and Joe Millionaire.