Rob Anderson waited patiently and found that patience can indeed be a virtue. Minnesota-Duluth’s junior netminder made his first start in goal in nearly a month Friday night, and it resulted in a stellar 43-save performance that led his Bulldogs to a 4-2 victory over Alaska-Anchorage. Evan Schwabe scored what turned out to be the … Read more
Aaron Gill propelled the visiting Notre Dame Fighting Irish past the Miami University RedHawks, 4-3, with the game-winning goal at 4:10 in overtime. Gill’s seventh goal of the season gave the Irish the edge in both the game and league standings. Notre Dame and Miami were tied for eighth place in the CCHA before tonight’s … Read more
Eight different players scored for Holy Cross as the Crusaders downed visiting Sacred Heart, 8-2, Friday evening at the Hart Center. HC set a season high for goals as the Crusaders eclipsed their previous mark of seven set on October 20, when they defeated Air Force 7-6. Holy Cross jumped out to a quick 1-0 … Read more
Friday’s game between Dartmouth and Union had just about everything — players slipping, strange goals, a diving penalty on the Dutchmen’s Jeff Hutchins and a 13-minute delay late in overtime when the Big Green’s Trevor Byrne broke a pane of Plexiglas after missing a check. What it didn’t have was a winner. But it was … Read more
Michigan Tech entered Friday night’s game in ninth place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, but just four points behind last year’s national runner-up, North Dakota. If the Huskies have any hopes of catching the Fighting Sioux, they’ll need a better effort than they gave in the series opener. UND looked like anything but an … Read more
No. 8 Ohio State(13-8-4 overall, 7-7-3 in the WCHA) snapped a five-game unbeaten streak Friday, falling to No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth (16-4-3 overall, 11-4-2 in the WCHA), 5-1, in the series opener at the OSU Ice Rink. Maria Rooth put the Bulldogs on the board first, at 6:10 in the first stanza, with the assist going … Read more
Army captured the first of a must-win two-game series with American International Friday night, making a 4-3 winner out of head coach Rob Riley in his 500th game behind the Black Knights’ bench. In picking up its first road win of the 2001-02 season at the Olympia Ice Center, Army (6-15-5/4-8-5) moved three points ahead … Read more
After a spectacular start to the season, UMass-Lowell is reeling from a combination of injuries and Olympic losses. Maine kept the River Hawks in trouble Friday night, as Robert Liscak scored the game winner in a 2-1 Black Bear victory.
What can you say about a battle of last place teams? The answer depends on which way you look at it. It was either two teams occupying the last two spots in the ECAC standings playing each other, or it was a start to the second half of the ECAC season for both teams as … Read more
The Mercyhurst Lakers stayed unbeaten in the MAAC Friday night, getting three third-period goals to pull away from resurgent Iona 6-2.
As the coaching king of NCAA hockey, you could say Ron Mason borrowed a cliché from the book he’s co-authored with the other coaching greats in sports. “We just play every game and don’t think of the next,” said Mason after Michigan State’s 3-1 win over Ohio State in Munn Ice Arena leaves the Spartans … Read more
Bowdoin defeated visiting Amherst on Friday evening, 5-0. With the win, the Polar Bears move to a school-best 14-1 record, while the Jeffs fall to 4-11. Bowdoin is ranked second in the latest national poll. The Polar Bears opened the scoring when Gillian McDonald one-timed a pass from Jess Burke into the back of the … Read more
Trevor Reschny. Brian Tudrick. Leon Hayward. Also known to the Northeastern Huskies as “the difference.” Reschny lit the lamp at 16:41 of the third period as Northeastern continued it’s winning ways, defeating UMass Amherst 3-2 at Matthews Arena. Chris Lynch scored a goal and added an assist for his tenth multi-point game of the season, … Read more
Sophomore Kelly Hughes’ first goal of the year proved to be the only one Friday night, as ECAC frontrunner Cornell edged Clarkson 1-0 behind 29 saves from Matt Underhill.
Resurgent Brown pulls the upset of the week — and then some — against St. Clould; league favorites meet upstate; high technology hits the Beanpot; and the ECAC sports two of the nation’s finest. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy report.
He doesn’t offer motivational speeches. He’s not a shouter. What he is, however, is UMass’ leading scorer and the glue of its on-ice effort. USCHO.com’s Matthew F. Sacco gets the inside scoop on Tim Turner.
A week ago, Chris Lerch predicted status quo in the USCHO.com poll. Apparently, a couple of teams weren’t listening. Also: an upcoming weekend of big matchups, and a goaltender who’s not averse to mixing it up a bit.
As the CCHA continues to separate the contenders from the pretenders, Ohio State enters a critical stretch; rising Alaska-Fairbanks takes on U.P. workhorse Northern Michigan in the Games of the Week; and a certain school’s student fans in the spotlight — again. Paula C. Weston reports.
Plattsburgh’s coaching tandem celebrates a milestone, going into a weekend which sees three of the top four SUNYAC teams in the North Country. Also: upcoming action around the conference, and a Humanitarian, indeed. Ed Trefzger reports.
Resurgent Iona — keyed by Ryan Carter’s return to offensive fireworks — gets its sternest test against MAAC-unbeaten Mercyhurst this weekend, Jim Connelly says. Also: Connecticut looks to carry nonconference momentum back into league play.