Minnesota beat Wisconsin 4-3 in overtime in the back end of their weekend series, thanks to Jordan Leopold’s winner. The Gophers were also buoyed by the person of Joey Martin, who was released from the hospital early in the morning after sustaining only a concussion and cut after a scary injury Friday.
Ohio State fell to Wisconsin, 3-0, Saturday in the series finale at the Capitol Ice Arena. Following their shutout sweep of the Buckeyes, the first Ohio State has suffered this season, the Badgers improved to 19-10-2 and 15-5-1 in the WCHA. Ohio State (15-13-4, 9-12-3 WCHA) was whistled for 10 penalties, tying the most in … Read more
Leave it to a freshman from the visiting team to steal the glory on Senior Night. That’s what happened here Saturday, when North Dakota’s Brandon Bochenski posted his first collegiate hat trick, including the game-winning goal, in a come-from-behind 5-3 win over Minnesota-Duluth in the Bulldogs’ 2001-02 home finale. Bochenski’s third-period tally was the highlight … 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
One thing is for sure about Niagara: You never know what you get. A week after an impressive weekend sweep of second-place Bemidji State, the Purple Eagles dropped a 4-1 decision to Air Force on Saturday at Dwyer Arena, accumulating one of a possible four points against the last-place club in College Hockey America. Niagara, … Read more
The Sacred Heart Pioneers scored four third-period goals to break open a tight game and defeat Mercyhurst 5-0 Saturday night at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The win snapped the Lakers’ 26-game unbeaten streak in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, dating back to last season. Sacred Heart defeated Mercyhurst 5-3 last March, the last game of … Read more
In a game filled with confusing plays and strategic coaching moves, sophomore David Cann and the Colgate Raiders shutout the visiting St. Lawrence Saints, 5-0. The shutout was Cann’s first in his collegiate career and the Raiders’ first all season. “David played really well,” said Colgate head coach Don Vaughan. “He made timely saves. That’s … Read more
Princeton kept its ECAC playoff hopes alive Saturday with a 4-2 win over Vermont at UVM’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. Vermont, 3-23-2 overall and 3-15-1 in ECAC play, took a 1-0 lead at 5:45 of the first period when freshman Brady Leisenring scored his second goal in as many nights on a rebound. Bryson Busniuk and John … Read more
Fairfield forward Dan Cotter scored with 7:14 remaining in regulation to help the Stags force a 1-1 tie with Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon at the Northford Ice Pavilion. After battling through two scoreless periods, QU finally broke through for a 1-0 lead at 8:03 of the final frame. Ryan Olson fed the puck out of … Read more
The third period proved to be critical for the second consecutive night as St. Lawrence scored two goals in the last 1:45 of regulation to beat Colgate 2-1. Sophomore Gina Kingsbury notched both St. Lawrence goals within 30 seconds, and now has 17 goals in just 16 games this year. Colgate scored the first goal … Read more
Jeff Dams notched two goals and an assist to lead Holy Cross past Connecticut, 3-1, in a MAAC matchup at the UConn Ice Arena Saturday night. The win gives Holy Cross (15-11-5, 12-7-5) a four-point advantage over Connecticut (11-14-7, 10-9-5) in the league standings, leaving the Huskies in sixth place. Dams’ first goal came 2:26 … Read more
Two two-goal outbursts later, Yale is back in the thick of the ECAC playoff race. The Bulldogs scored two goals 38 seconds apart in the second period, and another pair 1:56 apart in the third, en route to a 4-2 upset of Dartmouth in front of 3,965 at Thompson Arena. Captain Luke Earl netted both … Read more
Holding off a late push, Bowdoin edged Amherst, 3-2, in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC tournament on Saturday evening. Bowdoin drew first blood early in the opening period when Bill Busch took a feed from Peter Nasveschuck and blasted a shot past junior goaltender Justin Jagher. Amherst knotted the score 10:05 into the second period … Read more
One night after a 4-1 Friday loss in which the Falcons were outplayed in nearly every aspect of the game, Bowling Green took the Northern Michigan recipe of good old-fashioned hockey, but added a little bit of special Falcon sauce to the recipe for a 6-0 win. The first period saw both teams fighting for … Read more
Iona broke a 2-2 tie with three third-period goals in 1 minute, 25 seconds to take a 5-2 victory over Army. The victory not only ended Iona’s five-game losing streak, but it was the first win ever at West Point after going 0-18-1. Iona coach Frank Bretti recognized the impact of Iona’s first win at … Read more
With 1:24 remaining in overtime, Wisconsin’s Meghan Hunter turned a scoreless game into a Badger victory over Ohio State (15-12-4 overall, 9-11-3 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association), 1-0 Friday in the series opener at the Capitol Ice Arena. The Badgers improved to 18-10-2 and 14-5-1 in the WCHA. The contest marked Ohio State’s 10th … Read more
With only two weekends left in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association season every point is critical to set the seeds going into the conference tournament. While the Falcons are trying to improve their seeding to avoid facing one of the league’s top teams in post-season play, the Wildcats are trying to secure home ice in … Read more
If UMass-Lowell thought the Whittemore Center was its home away from home coming into its game with third-ranked New Hampshire, the Wildcats made it quite clear the RiverHawks were not welcome in their house, as goaltender Matt Carney and a stifling UNH defense shut them out, 3-0, on Friday. The shutout provided some measure of … Read more
It was a fight to the finish as the Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks rallied for a key victory late in the third period. With less then four minutes left in the third period Bobby Andrews put in a wrist shot that snaked past Dan Ellis and clinched the game for UAF and the first ever home CCHA … Read more
Nic Serre’s goal at 1:31 of overtime powered Army to a 6-5 victory over Iona as the Black Knights twice rallied from two-goal deficits. “Nic kind of needed that. He’s a very unselfish player [and] he doesn’t shoot the puck very much. Tonight he let some good shots go and it’s great for him because … Read more