Cornell dominated the ECAC regular season and was steamrolling through the postseason, when out of nowhere came archrival Harvard, doing a complete turnaround of their season. The Crimson won three straight overtime games en route to a stunning ECAC championship.
Adam Hall and Brad Fast each netted a goal and Ryan Miller stopped 23 pucks as Michigan State beat Northern Michigan 2-1 in the second CCHA Super Six Semifinal game. There were no surprises in the contest, except perhaps for how hard NMU goaltender Craig Kowalski had to work. Kowalski kept the game close, turning … Read more
Dartmouth fell short of expectations this year, but still has much to be thankful about.
The kings of the WCHA Final Five third-place game added to their resume Saturday afteroon. Its legs tired but its desire to claim a spot in the 12-team NCAA tournament field strong, Colorado College managed a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State at the Xcel Energy Center. Tigers goaltender Jeff Sanger withstood a St. Cloud … Read more
If you watched 40 minutes of the MAAC Championship on Saturday, you never saw the game. Trailing 4-0 through two periods, Mercyhurst made a furious comeback, pulling within a goal at 5-4 with 4:03 remaining in the game. The Quinnipiac defense bent in the final period, but thanks to some timely saves by goaltender Jamie … Read more
Ohio State came together just in time to challenge for the CCHA title.
So what if accomplishing objective No. 2 actually came before No. 1? The Denver Pioneers have both, a pair of trophies and a bit of history on their side in their quest for No. 3. The Pioneers got superb goaltending from WCHA Final Five MVP Wade Dubielewicz and a goal from each of the four … Read more
Colin Kendall’s tying goal with 1:26 left in regulation and his game winner just 23 seconds into overtime — plus a little “HTD” — led Wisconsin-Superior to its first national championship.
When Mike Cammalleri scored at 5:23 in overtime to give Michigan a 2-1 win over Ohio State in the first semifinal game of the CCHA Super Six, the story of this hard-fought, gritty game became as much about officiating as it did about the tenacity of the Buckeyes and the perseverance of the Wolverines. Cammalleri’s … Read more
DU netminder Wade Dubielewicz was already a Hobey Baker finalist. Now he’s the WCHA Final Five MVP.
Colorado College had an uphill battle, but the Tigers appear headed back to the NCAAs.
Junior Dusty Kingston scored at 9:12 of overtime to lead the Wayne State Warriors to a 5-4 win over Alabama-Huntsville in the championship game of the College Hockey America Tournament on Saturday at Niagara’s Dwyer Arena. Kingston knocked in a loose puck during a goal-mouth scramble after junior Jon Brink powered out of the right … Read more
Notre Dame jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first, but Chris Gobert registered an unusual hat trick to spearhead the Wildcat effort as Northern Michigan beat the Irish 3-1 in the first CCHA Quarterfinal game. “Obviously, it’s a win we’re very happy with,” said NMU head coach Rick Comley. “Notre Dame is the … Read more
We’d call this the Wade Dubielewicz show, but that would be a bit of a misnomer. Yes, Dubielewicz was the star in Denver’s 3-0 victory over Colorado College in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Five on Friday afternoon. It was no show, however; just the same solid goaltending that’s come to be expected from … Read more
UMass-Lowell coach Blaise MacDonald knew one thing facing top-ranked New Hampshire in the Hockey East semifinals — his River Hawks could bend but not break. And though early in the second it looked as if Lowell had a stronghold on control in the game, a quick UNH rally not only broke the Hawks’ backs but … Read more
CCHA First Round All series best-of-three Friday-Sunday, March 8-10 No. 12 Lake Superior at No. 1 Michigan Game 1: Lake Superior 4, Michigan 3 Game 2: Michigan 4, Lake Superior 1 Game 3: Michigan 4, Lake Superior 1 Michigan wins series, 2-1 No. 11 Bowling Green at No. 2 Michigan State Game 1: Michigan State … Read more
Minnesota and Denver are set for a showdown, for the WCHA tournament championship and NCAA implications as well.
For almost a full extra period of hockey, Clarkson did everything in its power to advance to the finals of the ECAC Tournament — except score. The Golden Knights peppered Harvard freshman goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris with 14 shots in overtime, but all the Crimson needed was a single rush to topple Clarkson in sudden death. … Read more
UMass-Lowell had its chances Friday, but in the end the story was one of what could have been.
Junior right winger Steve Charlebois’s first career hat trick sparked Alabama-Huntsville to a 5-2 win over Bemidji State in the first semifinal of the College Hockey America postseason tournament. The third-seeded Chargers will face either Wayne State or Air Force at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Dwyer Arena. The Chargers skated out to an early … Read more