Harvard used a convincing 7-1 victory over No. 7 New Hampshire, in which the Crimson dominated the Wildcats in shots 50 to 3, to solidify its hold on the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. Harvard’s record improves to 11-1-0, outscoring opponents 72 to 12 in those 12 games. The Crimson … Read more
Winning its only game of the week in dominating fashion, 14-2, and improving to a perfect 7-0-0, Norwich held on to its top ranking in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s Poll. The Cadets head into the holiday break on a high note, winning 14 of their last 15 games dating to last season, the only … Read more
With two impressive wins over Canisius, 6-0 and 8-2, North Dakota maintained its grip on first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. North Dakota is the winner of five straight games, and has not lost a game since early November. No. 2 Maine made some strides toward the No. 1 spot, however, … Read more
When a team scores as many goals as Maine tends to, it’s bound to get a strange one every now and then. And whether due to the law of averages, luck or their lethal power play, the Black Bears got that goal — the game-winner, in fact — to beat Harvard, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon … Read more
The career of St. Lawrence defenseman Allie Skelley was possibly ended Dec. 13 in a game against Lake Superior after a hit from behind resulted in a compression fracture of two vertebrae. Skelley, a native of Wolfeboro, N.H., underwent successful surgery in Burlington, Vt. on Saturday, and is expected to make a full recovery. Doctors, … Read more
Notre Dame’s St. Louis connection came up big on Saturday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena as Yan Stastny scored twice and Connor Dunlop got the game-winning goal with 4:07 left to give the Irish a 3-2 win over Wayne State in Detroit. Neil Komadoski, Notre Dame’s third St. Louis native set up Dunlop’s game winner. … Read more
Sophomore goaltender Matt Violin made 50 saves, 20 of them in the third period, and freshman forward Nathan Ward scored the tying goal with 2:56 to go in regulation time as Lake Superior State salvaged a 2-2 tie with St. Lawrence Saturday night. The Lakers, now 3-14-1 snapped a 13-game losing streak with the tie … Read more
R.J. Umberger netted two, including the game-winner, as Ohio State beat Nebraska-Omaha 3-1 to complete a weekend sweep of the Mavericks. Umberger’s 12 and 13th goals of the season were his third and fourth of the weekend in an effort that saw OSU outshoot UNO 40-20 tonight, 82-35 for the series. “I thought it was … Read more
Forty-four seconds in the second period destroyed any hope that Canisius College had of rallying for a comeback against North Dakota. Sioux goals by Kevin Spiewak at 11:10, Matt Jones at 11:29 and James Massen at 11:54 gave UND an 8-2 lead that it held until game’s end. “When you have a lapse — a … Read more
Trevor Byrne’s goal 33 seconds into the second period proved to be the gamewinner as Dartmouth topped the US National Under-18 Team, 2-1, in exhibition action on Saturday night at Thompson Arena. Byrne took a Hugh Jessiman feed off the boards and wristed a shot towards the US goal that beat a screened Chris Holt … Read more
So maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel for St. Cloud State this season. After taking three of four points from Denver with a back-and-forth 6-4 win Saturday night at the National Hockey Center, the Huskies not only beat a team that was picked by the coaches to win the league … Read more
It’s been a while since senior Chris Sebastian experienced the euphoria of scoring a goal. The speedy Niagara winger enjoyed the feeling twice Saturday night at Dwyer Arena, but Bemidji State senior Marty Goulet denied Sebastian and the rest of his teammates the joy of sweeping a weekend series for the first time this season … Read more
During their 15-game unbeaten streak, Colorado College received many favorable bounces. It was almost fitting that two unlucky bounces would end the streak. Minnesota State (5-7-4, 4-5-3 WCHA) rallied from a one-goal deficit in the third by scoring three goals in the last six minutes of play to knock off the No. 3 ranked Tigers, … Read more
BOSTON – Entering the third period of Saturday’s game against Union, it was clear to Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder that something needed to change. The Huskies trailed Union, 1-0, despite having outplayed the Dutchmen for forty minutes. More frustrating, the club had extended its scoreless streak to five straight periods and, according to Crowder, was … Read more
North Dakota junior goalie Marc Ranfranz — the team’s only walk-on player — made the most of his first chance to start a game for the Fighting Sioux. Although he faced just 10 shots from the Canisius Griffins, Ranfranz didn’t let one through, giving UND a 6-0 win at Engelstad Arena and a shutout in … Read more
Former WMU coach Bill Wilkinson may have left the CCHA, but he didn’t go far; Miami takes its turn in the crosshairs; Paula C. Weston anoints UNO-OSU the Game of the Week; and more.
Playing its first home game in more than a month, Niagara team rode the support of the boisterous 1,159 in attendance at Dwyer Arena to a 3-2 victory over CHA rival Bemidji State, breaking a five-game winless streak dating back to Nov. 8. The Purple Eagles used a balanced scoring attack that saw three different … Read more
Two years ago, they played an NCAA finals rematch. Last year, they both failed to make the NCAA tournament. This year, they are back.
Tigers’ Hot Streak Continues Against Mankato In its past 14 games, Colorado College has looked downright invincible at times. That trend continued on the road against Minnesota State as CC’s unbeaten streak extended to 15 games with a 6-3 victory over the Mavericks (4-7-4, 3-5-3 WCHA). Colorado College (14-1-2, 9-0-2 WCHA) received a two-point effort … Read more
Senior wing Jim Lorentz scored two goals to lead St. Lawrence to a 6-1 win over Lake Superior State on Friday night. The Saints won their second straight and improved to 4-11-1 on the season. The Lakers lost their 13th straight and are now 3-14-0. The two teams will play the second game of a … Read more