Rob Bumbaco was inserted into the lineup for the Niagara Purple Eagles to shake things up, and with the performance that he gave against Quinnipiac in the consolation game of the Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Hockey Tournament, he could be playing some more. Bumbaco tallied the hat trick, scoring three of the last four goals for the … Read more

Union’s defensemen did more than play defense Saturday against Northeastern. They provided the majority of the goals. The defense scored three of the goals and Union also got one from a former defenseman, and that helped the Dutchmen to a 5-3 nonconference win over the Huskies at Achilles Rink. Brent Booth, Jason Kean and Charles … Read more

Aaron Davis scored two points and Matt Violin made 33 saves, and alongside tournament MVP Jeremy Bachusz led Lake Superior to the Sheraton/Howard Bank Classic championship. The two-day tournament featured preset matchups, but LSSU’s Saturday tilt against fellow Day One winner Dartmouth was the effective title game.

Most coaches would consider three penalties for six minutes a sound, disciplined hockey game. However, when you face Air Force, any minutes in the box can spell disaster. AFA entered Saturday’s game with Bentley as one of the nation’s most efficient teams on the man advantage, clicking at a rate over 30 percent. It’s hard … Read more

It was a pair of sophomores who led the way to Rensselaer’s first tournament title since 1998, as Ryan Shields netted the game winner in OT and replacement netminder Kevin Kurk took home MVP honors with two wins.

Who said Michigan’s best freshmen are playing in the Czech Republic at the World Junior Tournament? Freshman Michael Woodford made a statement of his own as he netted a hat trick to help the Wolverines overcome multiple deficits, defeating the Huskies in the Great Lakes Invitational consolation game, 7-4. The three goals were Woodford’s first … Read more

Coming off the long break for exams and holidays, most coaches fear that rust can be a big problem. Holy Cross (9-5-2, 6-2-2 MAAC) came out of the gates sloppily, but survived a quick Connecticut (3-9-3, 3-5-2 MAAC) goal to win by a score of 4-1, once again proving that slow and steady wins the … Read more

Bolstered by Nolan Schaefer’s 31-save performance, Providence defeated Western Michigan, 4-1, in the first game of the Mariucci Classic Friday. The Friars began the scoring in the second period when freshman center Chris Chaput slipped a shot from the low slot past Western Michigan goaltender Mike Mantua. Sophomore defenseman Regan Kelly added to the lead, … Read more

Once Wisconsin and Colorado College settled things with a tie in the third- place game of the Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown at the Bradley Center on Friday, they could get down to really settling things. Peter Sejna tied the game on a deflection with 4 minutes, 11 seconds to go, pulling CC into a … Read more

Sophomore netminder Adam Berkhoel stopped 24 Bowling Green shots as Denver reached the title game of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup, 3-1. The Pioneers will face streaking UMass-Lowell for the championship.

Freshman Ned Havern scored three goals in his first collegiate game as a center, senior Ales Dolinar added three assists, and Tony Voce and A.J. Walker each scored one goal and one assist as Boston College defeated Miami, 5-1, in the first round of the Silverado Shootout Friday. Walker — playing for the first time … Read more

If the snow in Buffalo didn’t slow down Niagara, the UMass-Amherst Minutemen sure did. In a game where the Minutemen went out to an early lead and two goaltenders shut down the Purple Eagles, there wasn’t much energy spent as the Minutemen set themselves up for the championship game of the Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Hockey Tournament … Read more

UMass-Lowell finally emerged from a goaltenders’ duel Friday night, topping Harvard 2-0 on the strength of Cam McCormick’s sixth shutout of the year. Crimson keeper Will Crothers notched 36 saves of his own in the losing effort.

Lake Superior State scored four goals in a wild six-goal second period and went on to a 6-3 win over Vermont in the first round of the Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic at Gutterson Fieldhouse Friday. Lake Superior, 4-12-0, took a 1-0 lead at 14:43 when Tyson Turgeon scored on a rebound after a shot from … Read more

Princeton looked like it felt the effects of a 20-day layoff as the Tigers fell to Notre Dame 2-1 Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink in a non-conference game. Playing for the first time since a 4-2 victory at Rensselaer Dec. 8, Princeton allowed Notre Dame to dominate the first 20 minutes as the Fighting … Read more

Chris Migliore ended the longest game in Rensselaer history by scoring a double-overtime goal to beat his hometown team. The Engineers edged Quinnipiac, 5-4, on the Hamden, Conn., native’s winner.

The battle of Bulldogs turned out to be a true dogfight in the first round of the 2001 Silverado Shootout. Junior Lessard scored the game-winning goal with five seconds left as the University of Minnesota-Duluth defeated Yale 3-2 before 3,787 at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. UMD (7-11-1) will take on Boston College in … Read more

Ryan Miller and the Michigan State Spartans made sure there would be no repeat of last season for the Michigan Tech Huskies, shutting down Tech 4-1 in the first round of the Great Lakes Invitational one year after MTU’s impressive performance left it one goal short of the tournament title.

In a nailbiter Friday night, Ferris State brought the nation’s second-ranked team, host Minnesota, to the wire before losing a 3-2 decision in the first round of the Mariucci Classic. Jeff Taffe scored two goals for Minnesota, while defenseman Paul Martin had the third as the favored Gophers hung on to reach the tournament’s title … Read more

North Dakota’s David Hale scored the game-winning goal in overtime, fresh out of the penalty box, to give the Fighting Sioux a dramatic 5-4 win over the Michigan Wolverines.