Quinnipiac and Connecticut have created a new award called the “Heroes Hat” that will be presented to the winner of the season series between the in-state rivals. The award will honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The 2001-02 season series between the teams is currently tied … Read more
Senior forward Mike Carosi of Bowdoin has been named the 2001-02 NESCAC Men’s Hockey Player of the Year. Carosi, who led the Polar Bears to the second seed in the conference tournament, leads the NESCAC with 46 points on 13 goals and 33 assists. Terry Meagher of Bowdoin was named the NESCAC Men’s Hockey Coach … Read more
The seniors were honored. The game had come and gone. Vociferous crowds had exchanged pleasantries. The buzz of the fluorescent lighting in Matthews Arena was the only sound left at 10:15 p.m. Then, without warning, the lights fell silent and the old hockey arena went dark. It would be another year before the lights of … Read more
Senior co-captain Todd Bennett recorded his first two-goal game of the season as Quinnipiac cruised to a 5-2 win over Bentley on Tuesday night at the Northford Ice Pavilion. With the victory, Quinnipiac clinched home ice for the quarterfinal round of the MAAC playoffs. A win on Saturday in the regular-season finale against Connecticut would … Read more
UMass-Amherst was officially eliminated from the Hockey East playoffs Tuesday night by a New Hampshire team that was fighting for a much loftier position than its cellar-dwelling opponents. “We had something at stake tonight as well,” Dick Umile said after his Wildcats dealt the Minutemen a 6-0 fatal blow to their playoff chances. “We’re trying … Read more
For several years, USCHO has published Pairwise Rankings (PWR), a statistical method to approximate the criteria used to select teams for the Division I NCAA men’s tournament. USCHO has also featured a PWR for men’s D-III hockey, based on the D-I methodology. Though it is interesting as a comparision tool, applying the D-I criteria to … Read more
The Ohio State Buckeyes jumped out to a 3-0 through the early going in the second period and held on to beat the Miami RedHawks 4-1 in Value City Arena. For OSU, Daymen Bencharski had two goals in the game, R.J. Umberger registered a goal and two helpers, and Scott May broke his nine-game goal-scoring … Read more
Merrimack and UMass-Lowell played a gritty, hard fought, defensive-oriented game tonight at the Volpe Athletic Complex. In the end, it was Lowell that battled its way to an impressive 2-0 victory that saw the River Hawks completely shut down the Merrimack offense. The Warriors mustered only five shots in the last 40 minutes and a … Read more
In a matchup between two of the streakiest teams in Hockey East, Boston College finished a home-and-home sweep of Northeastern, 3-1. After starting the weekend in seventh place, the Eagles have now moved into a tie for fifth with UMass-Lowell, one point behind fourth-place Northeastern and the final playoff home ice berth. Boston College (18-14-2, … Read more
The one thing the St. Cloud State Huskies didn’t want to see this weekend was the MacNaughton Cup, and thanks to their 4-2 win over Denver Saturday night at Magness Arena, the trophy given to the WCHA regular season champion will remain hidden for one more weekend.
A last-minute goal from Brian Maloney clinched a 4-3 victory and weekend sweep for Michigan State (23-6-5, 17-5-4 Central Collegiate Hockey Association) over Miami (11-19-2, 8-16-2) on Saturday night in Goggin Ice Arena. Maloney scored with 50 seconds remaining in the contest to give the Spartans their eighth straight victory over Miami. Michigan State got … Read more
Cornell put on an impressive offensive game for the Lynah Faithful on Saturday night, as the 2002 Cleary Cup winners defeated Clarkson 5-3 thanks to two goals from Doug Murray and Ryan Vesce. “I haven’t had a lot of scoring chances lately,” said Murray. “Sooner or later it would happen, and tonight it did.” Cornell … Read more
Two weeks ago, Ferris State controlled sixth place as well as its own destiny when it came to home ice in the CCHA playoffs. Four losses later, the Bulldogs are just trying to right the ship before the end of the season. Saturday, Western Michigan didn’t help Ferris’ cause, as Shaun Rose netted two goals … Read more
Brown continued its roll, running its winning streak to six with a 2-1 win over Rensselaer, snapping the Engineers’ own six-game winning streak. Brown’s sophomore goaltender Yann Danis was big again, making some huge stops in the final seconds. From the get-go it was a high-paced game, with the Engineers talented forwards getting many chances … Read more
Black Bears Dominate Again Seven Different Players Score in Rout By Jeff Mannix If it is possible for a team to have a perfect weekend, the Maine Black Bears came about as close as you can possibly come with their convincing weekend sweep of the UMass-Amherst Minutemen. The Black Bears completed the sweep on Senior … Read more
Freshman Grant Stevenson scored his first career hat trick as Minnesota State-Mankato earned a series split with a 5-3 victory over Michigan Tech before 2,644 at MacInnes Arena on Saturday night. Defensemen Andy Hedlund and Peter Runkel also scored for the Mavericks (15-17-2, 11-15-2 WCHA), while Jason Jensen made 33 saves. Trailing 5-0 entering the … Read more
Entering its game with Union, Harvard was 7-0-0 this year when leading at the second intermission. Meanwhile, the Skating Dutchmen were 0-10-1 when trailing after the same amount of time. So when the Crimson (11-12-4, 10-7-3 ECAC) took a 1-0 lead into the third period on Saturday night, history indicated that the outcome was no … Read more
David Guerrera stopped 33 Bemidji State shots, enabling Wayne State to claim the CHA regular-season title with a 5-0 win Saturday night. The Warriors scored four goals in the first period to coast to the win.
As in Friday’s contest, Michigan scored three goals in the first ten minutes of the game, but Ohio State battled until the final buzzer in Michigan’s 6-3 win in Yost Arena. Eric Nystrom had two goals — including the game-winner — and Mike Komisarek registered three assists in the win. R.J. Umberger had two for … Read more
Junior forward Dave Zelasko scored two goals in a span of 1:17 late in the second period to lift Wentworth to a 2-1 win over Fitchburg State in the opening round of the 2002 ECAC Northeast tournament. Fitchburg got on the board first as senior forward Jeff Brodeur capitalized on a Wentworth turnover and scored … Read more