The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got goals from Jon Maruk and Evan Nielsen and goaltender Morgan Cey did his best impression of a brick wall while making 30 saves to lead the Irish to a 2-1 win over the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Sunday night at a sold-out Omaha Civic Auditorium. The win gives Notre Dame the … Read more

If there ever was a dominating performance in college hockey, it was there for all of the Houston Fieldhouse to see on Saturday evening as the Rensselaer Engineers raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and downed the Princeton Tigers, 6-0, to advance to the ECAC Final Five in Lake Placid. The … Read more

One of these nights, Mark Hartigan’s back might start to get sore, but for now, the nation’s leading scorer feels just fine. As do the rest of his teammates after the St. Cloud State Huskies finished off a two-game sweep of Minnesota-Duluth with a 6-3 win at the National Hockey Center to move into next … Read more

The winless streak for Bemidji State reached seven games Saturday as Alabama-Huntsville completed a two-game series sweep of the Beavers with a 5-3 win at the Von Braun Center. The Beavers held a 2-0 lead at the end of the first intermission on the strength of goals from Wade Chiodo and Brendan Cook. Chiodo got … Read more

“I love playing here, because the fans are always hard. To tell you the truth, it gets me going.” The notorious Lawson Arena fans couldn’t faze Dave Steckel or the Buckeyes on the evening, as Steckel tallied both the game-winning goal and the insurance marker to lead seventh-seeded Ohio State to a 3-1 victory, and … Read more

It was the longest game in Harvard Hockey’s 104-year history. Legendary Harvard coach Billy Cleary said after the first overtime that he couldn’t remember a longer contest at Bright Hockey Center. But this one lasted so long — 94:41 to be exact — that the 1,594 in attendance probably couldn’t remember when referee Scott Hansen … Read more

After playing RIT to two straight ties, Plattsburgh triumphed over the Tigers 1-0 in the mini-game, advancing the Cardinals into the NCAA Division III Frozen Four to defend their 2001 NCAA championship. “To get back to the Final Four, we had to climb a lot of mountains this season,” said Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery. The … Read more

For sports fanatics in Ann Arbor who weren’t in the mood to spend their Sunday evening watching “A Season on the Brink,” they now have something else to do. Michigan’s 4-1 win over Lake Superior State on Saturday night extended this opening-round CCHA playoff series to a deciding third game, to take place at Yost … Read more

For MSU head coach Ron Mason, it couldn’t have been a more fitting conclusion. In what turned out to be his last game in Munn Ice Arena, there was no fanfare, little emotion, and of course, a 4-2 Michigan State win over Bowling Green to give the Spartans a 2-0 series win and advance them … Read more

A word to the wise — if you’re having a big party, you might want to think twice before inviting Connecticut’s Kurt Kamenski. The junior right wing provided Saturday night that he is an expert at spoiling a good time. After host and number-three seed Holy Cross made a remarkable rally from a 5-1 deficit … Read more

No. 1 Minnesota won its first Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament championship Saturday, defeating the Wisconsin Badgers, 3-2. The Gophers (28-3-5) swept the WCHA titles, winning the regular season for the second time in the three-year history of the league. The Golden Gophers avoided Wisconsin’s best chance of scoring in the first period when the … Read more

Chris White’s completed a hat trick in double overtime to lead Quinnipiac to a 6-5 victory over Iona and a berth in the MAAC Final Four. The decision came in the longest game in MAAC history.

Wisconsin left no doubt Saturday, dominating Minnesota State Mankato to close out a best-of-three WCHA playoff series with a two-game sweep. Five different Badgers had two points apiece, including two goals from senior wing Matt Hussey, in a 7-3 victory. Wisconsin was economical with its scoring opportunities, tallying two first-period goals on just five shots … Read more

Freshman forward Rebecca Russell stuffed a rebound past Big Red goaltender Liz Connelly at 6:07 of overtime to give St. Lawrence a 2-1 victory Saturday. The Saints’ win completed a sweep of Cornell in the ECAC quarterfinals at Appleton Arena, sending them to the semifinals on March 16 at Dartmouth. Amanda Sargeant scored the first … Read more

The Mercyhurst Lakers continued their drive for a second successive MAAC championship with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Army before close to 1,000 fans Saturday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. Army scored first when senior forward Josh Marino beat Mercyhurst goaltender Peter Aubry at 14:38 of the first period. Morino was assisted by sophomore … Read more

Happy birthday, Bob Gaudet. Dartmouth gave its coach the perfect 43rd birthday gift Saturday night, defeating Colgate 4-1 to complete a sweep of an ECAC first-round playoff series at Thompson Arena. The game was tied at one to start the third period, but that’s when Dartmouth took control. Senior Frank Nardella and junior Kent Gillings … Read more

Although Clarkson held its official “senior night” a week ago, Saturday’s quarterfinal playoff contest against St. Lawrence will be this year’s graduates’ final memory of their home rink. Not surprisingly, it will be a good memory for those Golden Knights, as their squad came out of the contest on top, 6-1. The win propels the … Read more