The message board at the end of the Berry Events Center should have read something like this: “You are about to enter the Twilight Zone.” It’s October, we’re coming up on Halloween. You just had that weird feeling. Something was out of place. Was that really Rick Comley standing behind the visitor’s bench? Who was … Read more
Junior captain Brett Engelhardt scored two goals and assisted on a third and sophomore linemate Bryan Perez had a goal and three assists as Michigan Tech spoiled St. Lawrence’s home opener with a 7-1 romp Friday night. The Huskies blew the game open with a pair of power-play goals by Engelhardt in the second period … Read more
The Colorado College Tigers withstood a strong start by Maine before going on to shut out the Black Bears 3-0 in the opening game of the Nye Frontier Classic on Friday. Coming off a disappointing loss to Massachusetts-Lowell last weekend, CC netminder Curtis McElhinney was unbeatable, stopping 21 Maine shots en route to a perfect … Read more
Providence coach Bob Deraney doesn’t want to look at 2002-03 as a whole new season but rather a continuation of the last one. And who can blame him? Providence closed out last season with a run through the ECAC East tournament that included an upset of eventual Frozen Four participant Niagara, followed by a 1-0 … Read more
Eighteen years after the men’s teams did the same, Hockey East breaks out on its own this season, and ‘parity’ is the buzzword.
Kris Wiebe scored his second goal of the game into an empty net with four seconds left, clinching Findlay’s 3-1 victory over Canisius at the Buffalo State Sports Arena on Friday. Findlay (1-0) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second period behind powerplay goals from Wiebe and Christian Olson. Canisius’ Todd Bowler scored … Read more
Fourteen sophomores and five freshmen make up the bulk of Connecticut’s ever-developing women’s hockey program. There are two juniors as well, and naturally, with no seniors, they’re both captains. Such are the circumstances Heather Linstad faces in her third year as UConn head coach, her second with a full recruiting class. “I wouldn’t have taken … Read more
Michigan’s home opener had something old and something new. The something old was the school’s students showing up late. The something new was freshman Jeff Tambellini’s excellence. The student section almost missed out on their new star, as Tambellini scored the first two goals in Michigan’s 4-1 victory over Merrimack. With the victory, the Wolverines … Read more
Ferris State could do no wrong. Mike Brown turned in a 32-save performance while Chris Kunitz had two goals and four assists in a 10-1 victory in Big Rapids. “It was quite obvious that Ferris State had the extra step tonight,” Bowling Green coach Scott Paluch said. “They were crashing the net and creating scoring … Read more
Niagara came at Union in a purple rage during the first few minutes of Friday’s non-league game. But the Dutchmen nicely weathered the Purple Eagles’ storm in their Achilles Rink opener. Flexing their offensive muscle, the Dutchmen scored three first-period goals, and received a good performance from freshman goalie Kris Mayotte in a 5-2 win. … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell took a 4-2 lead, scoring twice in the last two minutes of the first period, and then never looked back as it took an 8-4 win over Rensselaer, spoiling the Engineers’ home opener. Anders Strome and Peter Hay scored 1:14 apart at the end of the first period, and Mark Pandolfo and Danny O’Brien … Read more
Senior Aaron Davis broke a 1-1 tie in the second period, and Lake Superior State beat Mercyhurst 3-2 in a non-conference game on Friday. Lake Superior State (2-1) outshot Mercyhurst (0-1) 38-27. Lake State’s Chris Peterson and Mercyhurst’s Rich Hansen traded goals before Davis’ score. LSSU took a 3-1 lead on Jeremy Bachusz’s goal 11:17 … Read more
Iona rallied from a 2-0, third-period deficit to force a 2-2 tie with Alaska-Anchorage in the Nye Frontier Classic at Sullivan Arena on Friday. Jamie Carroll completed the comeback, tying the game at 2 with 1 minute, 26 seconds remaining. Brent Williams had given the Gaels life by scoring with 14:17 left in the third … Read more
Of the six coaches in Hockey East, five of them have been with their programs for at least two years. The only new guy in town is New Hampshire’s Brian McCloskey, who steps over from the associate men’s coach position to become just the third coach in the 25-year history of the women’s program. McCloskey … Read more
Brad Winchester had a goal and two assists, and Wisconsin ran out to a 4-0 lead in a 4-2 victory over Alabama-Huntsville at the Kohl Center on Friday night. The Chargers (0-1) opened their season and a six-game tour of the WCHA that includes games at Denver and Minnesota. Erik Jensen added a goal and … Read more
Boston College jumped on top of second-ranked Denver early, grabbing a 3-1 first-period lead, and then rode the goaltending of Matti Kaltiainen to a convincing 4-2 win. The sophomore netminder made 27 saves and allowed only one goal until the final minute, foiling the Pioneers at critical junctures while the outcome was still in doubt. … Read more
It was a classic, grinding one-goal hockey game. Or as Nebraska-Omaha coach Mike Kemp called it, “a Dan Ellis kind of win.” Ellis stopped 32 of 34 shots as the Mavericks, after spotting Miami two goals, clawed their way back to a 3-2 win in each team’s conference opener at the Civic Auditorium. With just … Read more
Daymen Bencharski and Dan Knapp scored two goals apiece, and Ohio State scored five goals in the third period Friday night to claim a 6-3 victory over Alaska-Fairbanks. Freshman Ryan Kesler added three points for the Buckeyes (1-1, 1-0 CCHA). UAF fell to 1-2, 0-1. Blaine Bablitz and Ryan Lang scored to give the Nanooks … Read more
Boston College may have won just nine games last season, but those nine were the best output in the young program’s history. Now coach Tom Babson is expecting to make it to the next level. The goal of reaching the Hockey East playoffs by finishing in the league’s top four, he feels, is within reach. … Read more
In a game featuring the No. 1 team playing at the No. 3 team, a pair of Frozen Four competitors from a year ago lived up to billing, playing a great, wide-open 5-5 game.