It may be cliched, but you expect thrilling finishes whenever RIT and Elmira play. And once again, it came down to a thrilling end as RIT defeated Elmira 2-1 to win the ECAC West championship Saturday.

Senior goaltender Bob Gould made 44 saves, leading Wisconsin-Stevens Point past Wisconsin-River Falls 2-1 on Saturday in the NCHA Peters Cup championship third-place game. Gould stopped 19 of 20 shots in the second period, when River Falls (18-9-2) scored its only goal, but the Pointers (18-9-2) were able to hold onto the lead. Mike Brolsma … Read more

New Hampshire scored three goals in the first seven-plus minutes of the game, then never looked back en route to a 5-2 win over Boston College. The victory earned the Wildcats the Hockey East regular-season title.

Mercyhurst and Iona approached their regular season finale from opposite ends of the spectrum. The Lakers wanted a win after losing their first, and last, two MAAC games. The Gaels wanted to continue building momentum and add to their modest two game winning streak. Something had to give. That something turned out to be Iona’s … Read more

The six Union seniors gathered for a group hug in front of the net at the west end of Achilles Rink following Saturday’s ECAC game against Cornell, waiting to be honored for Senior Night. The hug was one of consolation, for their college hockey careers had come to an end. The Dutchmen’s playoff hopes, which … Read more

Ryan Stevens put home a rebound of a Jeffrey Griffin shot 9:45 into overtime to lift Trinity to a 3-2 win over Bowdoin in the NESCAC semifinals. The Bantams advance to take on Middlebury, a 4-2 winner over Colby, in Sunday’s NESCAC championship game at 1:00 p.m. ET. Trinity opened the scoring at the 14:07 … Read more

The Yale Bulldogs used four goals from four different defenders to defeat Brown 5-3, earning their fourth consecutive victory and a spot in the ECAC playoffs before a sellout crowd of 3,486 at Ingalls Rink. Senior blueliner Rob Mutter’s first career goal, in his final home game, was the game-winner, coming 11:37 into the third … Read more

Air Force forward Brian Rodgers scored twice and added an assist as the Falcons defeated Findlay, 5-1, Saturday night at the Cadet Ice Arena. With the win, the Falcons completed the sweep of the Oilers and are now unbeaten in their last seven games. “It’s been a tremendous turnaround,” said coach Frank Serratore. “The effort … Read more

Nine times. Famous words uttered by the Jeffrey Jones character Edward Rooney in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” must also be heard in the Niagara locker room. It’s because Rooney couldn’t catch Ferris Bueller in the act of ditching class and because Niagara couldn’t find a way to beat Wayne State. Nine times the Purple Eagles … Read more

Senior Night was a big one for a number of outgoing Princeton players. One in particular, goalie Dave Stathos, picked up his first career shutout and first for Princeton over Harvard in 50 years, as the Tigers finished .500 in the league.

In the last game of the ECAC regular season, two teams met to play for home ice. If Colgate won, the Raiders would have it. If Rensselaer won, the Engineers would need Yale to defeat Brown as well. With that Yale win and 60 minutes of hockey in which they never trailed, the Rensselaer Engineers … Read more

Kevin Cooper’s redirection of a Ryan Constantine pass with 53 seconds left became the game winner, lifting Middlebury to a 4-2 win over Colby Saturday. Constantine’s pass came from the left wing, while Cooper was on the doorstep for the deflection. The Panthers advance to take on Trinity, a 3-2 winner over Bowdoin, in the … Read more

Minnesota State-Mankato senior Justin Martin isn’t a goal-scorer. It’s not in his title. He’s one of those hardworking unsung heroes who shuts down other teams’ top players rather than scoring flashy goals. In fact, coming into Saturday’s game against Nebraska-Omaha, Martin had only 12 goals and 37 points in 136 games, statistics some players reach … Read more

Army picked up a 3-3 tie against visiting Canisius Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 2,670 fans on senior night at Tate Rink. Canisius’ James LeCuyler scored the game-tying goal 2:38 into the final period to pull the Ice Griffs even, and Black Knights’ senior goaltender Scott Hamilton made two acrobatic saves … Read more

Senior wing Robin Carruthers snapped a 1-1 tie with a goal at 6:14 of the third period and St. Lawrence went on to hold off Vermont, 3-2, Saturday night, clinching a spot in the playoffs on the final night of the regular season. The Saints, 11-19-2 overall and 9-11-2 in the ECAC, swept their weekend … Read more

Jay Latulippe scored a goal midway through the third period to lead the Clarkson Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory against the Dartmouth Big Green Saturday night at the Cheel Arena. Latulippe gave the Knights a 3-1 lead at the 10:50 mark, knocking a Rob McFeeters pass from behind the net past Big Green goalie … Read more

After a positively bizarre display on Friday night — a 9-6 win by the Black Bears — Boston University rebounded tonight to show an excellent demonstration of playoff form. Maine rallied to tie BU three times before taking its first lead with 5:40 to go in the third, but Terrier co-captain Mike Pandolfo came up … Read more

Michigan’s defense permitted Western Michigan just 15 shots on goal as the Wolverines rolled to a 6-2 win Saturday night, taking the CCHA regular-season championship for the eighth time. Michigan scored five unanswered goals to erase a 2-1 Bronco lead.

Bowdoin held off a late surge by Williams to capture the NESCAC championship by a score of 2-1 Saturday. The Polar Bears receive an automatic bid to the inaugural NCAA Division III Tournament and will await the pairings Sunday night. Bowdoin opened the scoring 6:56 into the contest as Gillian McDonald, fresh off her natural … Read more