In the storied history of the Denver program, no team had started 8-0 … until this season. Another solid win — although much more difficult than Friday’s — capped a strong weekend in Houghton for the Pioneers.
Ohio State “did enough to win,” said their head coach, John Markell, as the Buckeyes downed Wayne State, 3-2, completing their first two-game sweep of the season. “I compliment Mike Betz for being there,” Markell said. “[WSU] created a lot of shots on the power play.” Betz made 31 saves as the Warriors outshot the … Read more
For the second night in a row Fairfield (2-8, 1-5 MAAC) doubled its opponent’s shot total, but came up short against the Yellow Jackets of AIC (3-5, 2-4 MAAC) 4-2 at the Wonderland of Ice. Fairfield charged out of the gate early in the first period, peppering AIC’s Frank Novello with 15 shots without a … Read more
Brown got two goals and two assists from sophomore Adam Saunders and 23 saves from senior goaltender Brian Eklund in a 5-1 ECAC Division I men’s ice hockey win over Vermont Saturday night at UVM’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Bears, 2-1-0 overall and in the ECAC, took a 1-0 lead at 15:30 of the first period … Read more
For those on the power plays, it was a good night. But for the penalty killers, it seemed like the game would never end. Saturday night, Hobart and Elmira went a combined 7-for-14 on the power plays. Elmira scored more goals at even strength, and that was the difference as the Soaring Eagles defeated Hobart … Read more
A fun game to watch, and a 3-3 tie, for two teams that came into the season with very high expectations, but had gotten off to disappointing starts.
When it rains it pours, and that is exactly what happened Friday night at the BGSU Ice Arena. The Falconshad their biggest goal output since Feb. 13, 1999, dominating the Miami RedHawks and winning 9-4. Forth the eighth game this season the Falcons gave up the first goal of the game when Evan Cheverie scored … Read more
In a contest matching two of the three co-leaders in the CHA coming into the weekend, visiting Niagara rolled to a 5-2 victory over Alabama-Huntsville. Both teams came out of their respective locker rooms flying. Niagara peppered Huntsville netminder Adam MaLean with six early shots, but it was an odd-man rush after a MacLean save … Read more
UNH’s top line of Darren Haydar, Sean Collins and David Busch were all New Hampshire needed Friday, totaling 10 points as the Wildcats stayed on top in Hockey East with a 5-2 win over surprising UMass-Lowell.
Shots usually translate into goals. In Friday’s game between Providence and Northeastern, that idea was anything but true. After 60 minutes of play, 81 shots were registered but only four tallies lit the scoreboard. The real story of the game was the effort in net on both sides. Jason Braun (1-2-2) picked up his first … Read more
Dartmouth’s Carly Haggard continued her scoring onslaught, but it was help from the unexpected sources of Melissa Dolan and Lydia Wheatley that propelled the Big Green past Brown, 5-3 Friday night.
Kevin Kurk made 12 third-period saves to hold off a Colgate charge, leading Rensselaer to a 2-1 win in ECAC action.
Despite being outshot by Fairfield, 49-13, the AIC Yellow Jackets shut out the Stags for a 1-0 victory Friday at the Wonderland of Ice. AIC’s only goal came in the second period, when a Fairfield player dropped his stick at the defensive blue line, resulting in a turnover that evolved into a scrum below the … Read more
Brad Olsen picked a perfect time to score his first goal of the season for Mercyhurst, notching the game-winner in overtime to give the Lakers a 3-2 decision over Army Friday night.
Minnesota continued its unbeaten start Friday night, as Jordan Leopold, John Pohl and Jeff Taffe scored five goals for the second-ranked Gophers, who beat Minnesota State-Mankato 5-3.
Vermont’s power play came alive with four man-up goals, and goaltender Shawn Conschafter made 45 saves as the Catamounts held on for a 5-1 win over No. 14 Harvard in their ECAC opener at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Friday night. Shawn Conschafter stopped 45 shots Friday to lift Vermont. Vermont (1-3-0, 1-0-0 ECAC), got on the … Read more
Wisconsin carried the momentum of a second period fight to defeat Minnesota-Duluth 5-1, in a WCHA contest Friday night.
It was a playoff atmosphere in every way at Alfond Arena on Friday as the Boston University Terriers came to Orono for a huge early-season showdown with the Maine Black Bears. Scoring chances abounded, tempers flared, goaltenders made spectacular saves, and penalties were few and far between. Down to the home Black Bears 2-0 early … Read more
Coming into this weekend’s WCHA series between top-ranked St. Cloud State and Colorado College, the Tigers had one goal in mind: keep the Husky power play off the board and make them beat you even strength. The Huskies were clicking at an astonishing rate of 43 percent with the man advantage entering the weekend, and … Read more
On the night he earned the 300th victory of his collegiate coaching career, George Gwozdecky’s team made it look easy. Third-ranked Denver remained undefeated with a lopsided 9-2 win over Michigan Tech on Friday night at MacInnes Arena. But rather than talk about his milestone, Gwozdecky immediately turned his attention to Saturday’s rematch. “I don’t … Read more