Top-ranked Denver maintained its one-point lead in the WCHA standings Friday with a 5-2 victory over Wisconsin. The Pioneers withstood an early challenge and dominated the final two periods, outshooting the Badgers 37-13 in the final 40 minutes. “That is the best that I have seen (Denver) play against us this year,” Wisconsin coach Jeff … Read more
With a 5-1 victory over St. Michael’s, the top-ranked Middlebury Panthers finished off their regular season undefeated in the NESCAC. The Panthers used a stifling defense and three first-period goals to earn the win on Senior Night at Kenyon Arena, while sending local rival St. Mike’s to its third straight loss. Middlebury jumped out to … Read more
After a rut during which Bowling Green goaltender Tyler Masters really did not look like the number-one goaltender BG fans had become accustomed to, Masters finally showed his regular self. During a five-game Falcon losing streak, Masters gave up 19 goals in four games and did not start in the 6-3 loss to Ferris State … Read more
Army freshman center Chris Casey netted his first career hat trick and chipped in two assists, helping the Black Knights to a 7-4 victory over visiting Fairfield before 2,561 fans at Tate Rink Friday night. Fellow plebe Chris Garceau had a goal and three assists. It was the second hat trick of the season for … Read more
Tony Lawrence scored the game-winning goal with 22.5 seconds remaining in the third period, as St. Thomas scored twice in the final 2:32 to claim a 4-3 win over host Augsburg in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Friday night at the Augsburg Ice Arena. The teams entered the third period tied 2-2, and after … Read more
Buffalo State’s Todd Nowicki was named Player of the Year, and Plattsburgh’s Bob Emery was Coach of the Year in the SUNYAC, which announced its year-end awards Friday.
Mercyhurst clinched the regular-season championship in the MAAC for a second straight season Friday night with a 4-1 win over visiting Connecticut. The Lakers won for the 10th time in their last 11 games as they improved their overall mark to 19-7-3 and their MAAC record to 18-0-3. The Huskies fell to 11-12-6 overall and … Read more
Mike McCormick netted two first-period goals to give Ohio State the early lead over Ferris State, as the Buckeyes went on to beat the Bulldogs 5-2, snapping OSU’s seven-game winless streak and reversing the two teams’ positions in the middle of the CCHA standings. Miguel Lafleche had the game-winner, a shorthanded tally that broke the … Read more
Few people actually saw it go in, but when the red light went on signifying Jamie Herrington’s game-winning goal with 1:01 left in overtime, the Thompson Arena crowd erupted and the Dartmouth players came streaming off the bench. Dartmouth and seventh-ranked Cornell played one of the great ECAC games of the season Friday night, putting … Read more
St. Cloud remained a point behind Denver for the WCHA lead thanks to Mark Hartigan, who single-handedly lit a fire under the Huskies with a four-goal second-period as SCSU beat UAA 7-4 Friday.
It was the worst possible outcome for Bemidji State, but exactly what Niagara needed as the Purple Eagles completed a two-game series sweep of the Beavers with a 3-1 win Friday at Dwyer Arena. After the teams skated to a scoreless first period, Mike Bozoian put the Purple Eagles on the board first with his … Read more
Air Force scored three goals in a 34-second span of the third period to rally past Alabama-Huntsville, 6-3, Friday night at the Cadet Ice Arena. With the win, the Falcons improved to 11-15-1 (2-10-1 CHA), while the Chargers fell to 13-15-1 (7-7-1 CHA). “That was a funny game,” said Air Force coach Frank Serratore. “We … Read more
The North Dakota Fighting Sioux turned in their best performance of the season, crushing the visiting Michigan Tech Huskies 12-2. Ironically, it was before the smallest crowd yet (10,115) to see the Sioux in action at the new Engelstad Arena. Perhaps it was a case of North Dakota’s season of frustration finally boiling over. Consider … Read more
Boston University showed no hint of a post-Beanpot letdown, scoring three late goals to put away UMass-Lowell 5-1 Friday night. BU is now one point behind New Hampshire for the Hockey East lead.
Colgate’s Brad D’Arco assisted on three goals as the Raiders ran their unbeaten streak to eight games Friday night with a 5-3 win over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Colgate broke a 3-3 tie midway through the third period when Scooter Smith scored on a rebound at 9:34. D’Arco and Dmitry Yashin, who had a goal … Read more
Colorado College and Minnesota played old-time hockey Friday night, producing a total of 11 goals on 78 shots as CC edged Minnesota 6-5 to take over third place in the WCHA.
Nate Raduns scored a goal and assisted on two others to lead the U.S. Under-18 Team to a 4-1 exhibition victory over the UMass-Amherst Friday at the William D. Mullins Center. The U.S. had a strong first period, outshooting the Minutemen 16-9 and skating to a 1-0 lead. Defenseman Ryan Suter scored his first goal … Read more
Clarkson moved into second place in the ECAC Friday night, topping Harvard 4-1 at Cheel Arena to slip past the Crimson in the standings. The Crimson continued a trend of getting behind early, as the Golden Knights took a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest. Freshman centerman Mac Faulkner received a cross-slot … Read more
In the past few years when Providence and Maine have met, playoff implications have been written all over the games. In the 2000 campaign, Providence came up to Maine for its last two regular-season games and a quarterfinal series. Last season, the two teams met in a race for the regular-season title in Orono during … Read more
The first-ever NCAA women’s Division III championship is just around the corner. Chris Lerch previews the tournament, including roundups of the playoff situation in each conference.