Flush with the realization of the power that is his, Dave Hendrickson holds Hockey East for ransom. Also: Northeastern makes a move toward the top; performance under pressure analyzed; and the Tale of the Tape between goalies Cam McCormick and Ryan Miller.
At Lebanon Valley, the Dutchmen fly high indeed; the theory of ebb and flow gets another look; can you spell B-L-O-W-0-U-T?; and Fitchburg State visits UMass-Dartmouth for the Game of the Week. Ed Seero reports.
Minnesota-Duluth waits for help … and waits … and waits; Alaska-Anchorage again shows its last-second panache; Wisconsin hits a key stretch with a question about goaltending; and Todd D. Milewski lines up the Minnesota-Denver weekend series.
With the showdown between No. 1 RIT and No. 10 Elmira looming, the Soaring Eagles look to keep the hex on ranked opponents, while RIT may want to repeat its all-Mike, all the time success of last weekend. Also: Scott Biggar reports on Utica and Manhattanville.
With the conference standings tightening up, internecine battle takes front and center in the CHA this weekend: the Serratores face off in the Air Force-Bemidji State series. Geof F. Morris reports.
The last time Providence won the annual Mayor’s Cup against Brown, Drew Omicioli scored the winner as a freshman in 1999. On Tuesday, the Rhode Island native ended his Mayor’s Cup career with an overtime winner.
The NCAA says it will televise all eight Division I tournament regional games once again this season, after not doing so last year because of budgetary reasons. The West Regional is scheduled for March 22-23 in Ann Arbor, Mich., with game times of 4 and 7:30 p.m. ET. The East Regional will be in Worcester, … Read more
Almost 15 years have gone by, but Mike Richter remembers. Long after his college days under head coach Jeff Sauer at Wisconsin, the New York Rangers goaltender offers his take on the man behind the Badgers’ bench. Adam Wodon reports.
Four players from varied backgrounds have been named finalists for the 2002 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented anually to the player who exhibits a strong commitment to their communities, their teams, and their studies. This year’s finalists are Daniel Casella, Dartmouth senior; Thomas Conti, a three-year captain at Division III Lawrence; Rocky Reeves, a four-year captain … Read more
Denver forward Matt Weber’s goal, 31 seconds after Air Force tied the game up at one, proved to be the game winner, as Denver defeated Air Force, 2-1, in front of 2,096 fans, Sunday night at the Cadet Ice Arena. With the win, the top-ranked Pioneers improved to 22-2-0 (15-1-0 WCHA) and dropped the Cadets … Read more
After dropping a hard-fought 3-2 decision to Ohio State on Friday night, the Yale Bulldogs bounced back and rolled past Ohio State, 6-2, on Sunday. Denis Nam and Joe Callahan each notched a goal and an assist, and Vin Hellemeyer scored two — including a shorthander with just 12 seconds left in the game. Peter … Read more
UMass-Lowell came into the weekend with its new lofty No. 3 ranking, but that didn’t impress Northeastern. The Huskies swept the weekend series with their Hockey East foe, and finished it off in impressive fashion, 5-1, on Sunday.
Second-period goals 10 seconds apart by Pat Aufiero and Gregg Johnson staked Boston University to a 2-0 lead that it never surrendered, on the way to a 3-1 win Sunday and a series sweep of Boston College. Boston College rallied in the third after killing a crucial five-on-three penalty, narrowing the gap to 2-1 on … Read more
Colorado College scored two second-period goals 20 seconds apart en route to a 3-1 win over North Dakota, in front of 7,237 fans Saturday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. With the win, CC earned its first sweep of the Sioux since the Tigers accomplished the feat Nov. 24-25, 1995. “These were two huge … Read more
Jeff Dams scored two power-play goals in the third period to lead Holy Cross to a 3-1 victory over Canisius Saturday evening at the Hart Center Ice Rink. The Crusaders avenged Friday night’s 3-2 loss to the Golden Griffs to remain in second place in the MAAC. HC improves to 12-8-3, 9-4-3 MAAC, while Canisius … Read more
As of late, Wisconsin and Minnesota State-Mankato have both been in what most considered scoring slumps. That seemed to change Saturday night as the two teams exploded for nine goals and the Badgers held off numerous MSU rallies to win 5-4. Four times Wisconsin (10-12-2 overall, 8-7-1 WCHA) generated a two-goal lead, and four times … Read more
The RIT power play rolled Saturday against Oswego, scoring on four of six opportunities to make the difference as RIT cruised to a 5-1 victory, sweeping the weekend series. RIT’s Mike Bournazakis and Mike Tarantino each scored two goals in the game to lead the Tigers. “This is probably our most complete weekend to date,” … Read more
Bemidji State found itself in a position which has spelled certain doom so far in its four-year history — trailing at the second intermission — Saturday afternoon in nonconference against the Wayne State Warriors. But for the first time in the program’s history, the Beavers rallied to win a game when trailing at the second … Read more
Senior Lloyd Marks had a goal and three assists, and sophomore Chuck Metcalfe scored twice, as Sacred Heart dominated Bentley, 9-1, in MAAC action Saturday evening at the Milford Ice Pavilion. Sacred Heart, which broke a 3-1 game wide-open with a five-goal second period, improved to 9-4-1 in the conference and evened its overall record … Read more
Vermont got goals from Ryan Cox and Jeff Miles and goaltender Shawn Conschafter stopped 33 shots for his first career shutout as the Catamounts snapped a seven-game winless streak with a 2-0 win over Clarkson Saturday. The win was Vermont’s third of the year and it snapped a five-game Clarkson unbeaten streak. Clarkson also suffered … Read more