Union did its part Friday at Achilles Rink. But it couldn’t clinch an ECAC playoff berth because St. Lawrence and Yale didn’t cooperate. Sparked by Kris Goodjohn’s hat trick, the Dutchmen cruised to a 5-2 victory over Colgate to keep control of their own destiny in the ECAC playoff race. In snapping a three-game losing … Read more
Yale head coach Tim Taylor didn’t even think the Bulldogs’ thrilling, come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over Harvard was one of his team’s best games of the year. Ironically, some of those better games Taylor spoke of saw the Elis end up on the wrong end of a one-goal score. And for a while, it looked as … Read more
Colorado College goaltender Jeff Sanger earned his fifth shutout of the season, stopping 14 shots as the Tigers defeated Michigan Tech, 2-0, Friday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. With the win, the Tigers’ record improved to 21-11-3 (15-10-2 WCHA), while the Huskies fell to 8-25-2 (4-21-2 WCHA). Based on other results around the … Read more
In a battle of super power plays, Minnesota went one better than St. Cloud, scoring three PPG on four chances to win 5-4 Friday at the National Hockey Center. The Gophers’ win, combined with Denver’s win over North Dakota, gave the Pioneers the MacNaughton Cup for the WCHA regular-season title.
One week ago, UMass-Lowell and Providence were in the same shoes. The River Hawks were winless in five straight, the Friars had but one victory in the last five. As both teams ended their season with a head-to-head battle Friday night, things between the two were anything but similar. Lowell defeated the Friars, 6-1, Friday … Read more
The Cleary Cup champion Cornell Big Red held off a late Rensselaer flurry to take a 2-1 victory Friday. The Engineers pressed in the last six minutes, but came up short as Cornell killed an Engineer power play, and two plays in which the Engineers could have tied the game were waved off by the … Read more
RIT senior Jerry Galway was named ECAC West Player of the Year today. Galway has 13 goals and 31 assists this season, and 46 goals and 115 assists during his four-year career at RIT. Galway set a school record for assists by a defenseman, and currently leads the nation in points per game by a … Read more
Scott Biggar presents a team-by-team look at this weekend’s ECAC West first round, and then updates the Elmira-RIT Pool B situation. Can the Soaring Eagles overtake the Tigers for the NCAA bid, or will RIT return?
One year after losing the end of the 2000-01 season to injury, Minnesota-Duluth’s Judd Medak is better than ever before. USCHO.com’s Marty Hill reports.
Hockey East isn’t quite finished separating the contenders from the pretenders, it seems. With one weekend left to play, three teams can still win the regular-season title, Dave Hendrickson notes. Also: Olympic coverage, team play, a trivia correction and much more.
For some teams, it’s simply the light at the end of tunnel, while for others it’s an oncoming train. Paula C. Weston runs down the playoff scenarios, recaps the CCHA season in a nutshell, and much more.
It’s the same old song, but a whole different dance in the NCHA playoffs. The same four teams arrived at the final four as in 2000-01, but they have a new, single-elimination format to deal with. Chris Lerch rounds up the contenders.
One week after a pair of mini-games set up the SUNYAC semifinals, it nearly happened again as Plattsburgh beat Geneseo in a mini-game and Oswego barely bucked the trend against Cortland. Russell Jaslow recaps the semis, then previews a familiar rivalry in the finals.
Denver and St. Cloud don’t settle much; individual awards on the line in the last weekend; Alaska-Anchorage fires up, much to the detriment of Colorado College’s NCAA hopes; tiebreaking scenarios; and the “Woody” Wilson update. Todd D. Milewski warms up for the playoffs.
…And Down The Stretch They Come With only one week left in the regular season, for once, a lot of the MAAC playoff picture is clear. We know the eight qualifiers and the fact that Fairfield, AIC and Bentley could have early March tee times, weather permitting. Still left up for grabs is home ice. … Read more
With national No. 1 Middlebury and Bowdoin, the last team in the country to lose a game this season, both involved, the NESCAC playoffs have no shortage of notables. Chris Lerch previews the action this weekend.
With just two games apiece left for ECAC teams, it’s a typical stretch run. Cornell may be the Cleary Cup champion, but that’s about all we know as the end barrels into sight. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser shed some light on the situation.
After a scintillating weekend of playoff action, the ECAC Northeast championship will be contested among familiar faces. Lebanon Valley and Wentworth go head-to-head this weekend under the watchful eye of Ed Seero. Also: league year-end awards, and a call to the people.
This season’s ECAC East playoffs feature a combination of the favorites, the underdogs and a little something in between. Chris Lerch sorts out the games, hosted by top-seeded Norwich.
Mercyhurst defeated Findlay for the GLWHA championship last weekend. The following are the postseason award winners for the conference: All-League Team Forward Sara McDonald-Mercyhurst Sherrie White-Findlay Kelly Zamora-Wayne State Defense Jen Jeffrey-Mercyhurst Leanne Tunks-Findlay Co-Goaltender Desi Clark-Mercyhurst Tiff Ribble-Mercyhurst Tournament MVP Brit Millar-Mercyhurst with 2 goals and an assist. League Coach of the Year Mike … Read more