The special teams of the U.S. Under-18 Team were quite special in the second period, scoring three goals on the way to a 6-3 victory over RIT. The Tigers controlled play early in the second period, but the U.S. Team rolled off five unanswered goals in that span and took a commanding lead that RIT … Read more

It seemed so similar to the ending of a Mighty Duck movie, you almost had to check for a Disney copyright. On the contrary, Shane Joseph’s penalty shot goal in overtime was anything but a Hollywood script. The junior capped a wild comeback for Minnesota State (9-7-6, 7-5-4 WCHA) as the team rallied for a … Read more

Junior forward Roger Leonard notched a pair of goals and Jordan Sigalet made 26 saves as the Bowling Green Falcons completed their first sweep of an opponent in two seasons by downing Northern Michigan, 5-3 at the BG Ice Arena. “I’m extremely pleased with our team,” said BG coach Scott Paluch. “Tonight’s game was similar … Read more

Seeing his team struggle to a .500 record entering this weekend’s series with Alaska-Fairbanks made Michigan State head coach Rick Comley a little more tired than usual. “I wake up and my eyes hurt,” the Spartans first-year head coach said. “I’m trying so hard to sleep.” Rest should come a little easier this week for … Read more

On Saturday night, Providence attempted a feat that would make the Friars the envy of the nation — being able to boast that they knocked off Maine, BU, and New Hampshire in the same week. A combination of Providence (11-8-1, 5-7-1 HEA) penalty minutes and a superb effort from UNH (14-4-2, 8-2-1 HEA) special teams … Read more

One of the youngest teams in college hockey relied on its two seniors to pick up its first two-game sweep of the season. Senior Chris Sebastian had a goal and two assists and classmate Bernie Sigrist scored once and set up the game-winner as the Purple Eagles edged Air Force, 3-2, in front of 1,493 … Read more

For two periods Massachusetts played like it couldn’t handle the burden of its first-ever national ranking, and Merrimack took advantage of the apparent letdown by taking a 3-1 lead in the third period. But the Minutemen abruptly found their legs and unleashed an offensive onslaught that ended in a 4-3 win. UMass’ Greg Mauldin netted … Read more

Goaltender Jordan Sigalet made 34 of 36 saves and survived a flurry of Northern Michigan shots in the last minute of the game as his Bowling Green Falcons dumped the Wildcats, 3-2, at the BG Ice Arena. “This was a tremendous hockey game,” said BG coach Scott Paluch. “I loved the tempo of this game. … Read more

The game was intense from start to finish. The chances each team had were numerous, but Ferris State buried more of its opportunities, and Simon Mangos and Chris Kunitz each had two goals in a 6-3 victory over Notre Dame in Big Rapids. “It was a hard fought game with a lot of chances on … Read more

Union captain Nathan Gillies couldn’t deliver on his guarantee of a victory over Capital Region-rival Rensselaer on Friday. Gillies wasn’t totally embarrassed. The Dutchmen didn’t lose. In a very entertaining game, the Dutchmen and the Engineers skated to a 3-3 ECAC tie before a standing-room only crowd at Achilles Rink. Although the attendance was announced … Read more

When we last left Quinnipiac and Iona, the two rivals played over 86 minutes of intense playoff hockey before Chris White’s goal in double overtime eliminated the Gaels from the MAAC quarterfinals on March 9, 2002. It should come as no surprise to see the two teams head to overtime in their first meeting of … Read more

For Niagara fans, it’s too bad the Purple Eagles can’t play all their games against Air Force. Niagara scored four times in the first 13:18 and posted its third victory over the Falcons this season, cruising to a 6-1 win before 1,282 fans at the Cadet Ice Arena on Friday. The victory, Niagara’s second in … Read more

The US National Under-18 Team took advantage of a depleted RIT defense and defeated the Tigers, 5-3. Three of RIT’s starting defensemen were sidelined with injuries, and the Tigers only dressed five blueliners for the game. Team USA had a distinct advantage in speed over RIT all night long, and used that to hold on … Read more

Miami ended a four-game drought in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association on Friday night against Nebraska-Omaha when senior goalie David Burleigh posted a 3-0 shutout over the visiting Mavericks. Burleigh stopped 28 Nebraska-Omaha shots en route to his school-record ninth shutout, and three different RedHawks scored goals in the victory, as Miami improved to 8-6-1 … Read more

Sophomore wing Tim Plant scored his first career hat trick, the third goal into an empty net, to lead Vermont to a 4-1 victory at St. Lawrence on Friday night. Vermont snapped a six-game winless streak at St. Lawrence’s Appleton Arena and improved to 6-9-3 overall (3-5-0 ECAC). The injury-plagued Saints fell to 4-13-3 overall … Read more

Harvard was leading Yale, 3-2, on Friday night when referee Brian Aaron raised his hand to call Bulldog defenseman Stacey Bauman for cross-checking Harvard captain Dominic Moore behind the Yale net. Aaron’s whistle blew at 7:10 of the third period. Seventeen seconds later, the red light was on behind Yale goalie Peter Cohen. And the … Read more

Mercyhurst rallied twice from one-goal deficits to turn back visiting Holy Cross 3-2 Friday night at the Ice Center. Rookie Scott Reynolds finished a three-point night with his second goal of the season, from Johnson and junior forward Mike Carter, at 15:06. It was Reynolds’ first career game winner. Holy Cross took a 1-0 lead … Read more

Clarkson gave up two goals with in the last minute and a half but held on to defeat Dartmouth, 7-5, Friday night. Eleven Clarkson and nine Dartmouth skaters registered points in a wild affair before 2,800 fans at Cheel Arena. With Clarkson resting on a 6-3 lead and a minute and a half remaining in … Read more

Last Friday night, worries permeated the Boston College hockey community when it was believed that BC captain Ben Eaves was headed for the shelf with a fractured hip. That would have translated to Eaves joining his brother Patrick on the injured list, taking two of BC’s top four scorers out of the lineup. Some Massachusetts-Lowell … Read more

Senior goaltender Wade Dubielewicz made 27 saves, posting his second shutout in as many games, while senior Aaron MacKenzie had a goal and an assist as the Denver Pioneers beat St. Cloud State 4-0 on Friday in WCHA play, setting a school record with three consecutive shutouts. The Pioneers previously shut out Miami and then … Read more