Perhaps it was an omen. Just before the start of Maine’s 5-1 win over North Dakota, Fighting Sioux head coach Dean Blais was presented with a new fishing boat in appreciation for the two national championships and the four WCHA conference titles that he’s helped the university win. The Zamboni towing the boat had difficulty … Read more
George Pasquarello made 38 saves as Neumann shut out Scranton 5-0. Neumann was 1 of 8 on the power play, but added two shorthanded goals.
The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team claimed its second consecutive Q-Cup and fourth in the six years of the event in front of a sellout crowd at the Northford Ice Pavilion on Saturday night. Five different players scored for the Braves in a 5-1 victory over American International in the title game. Quinnipiac is … Read more
Despite a convincing win, UMass-Lowell Coach Blaise MacDonald still found something wrong with his team. “Look at that brown belt with those pants,” quipped MacDonald about goalie Cam McCormack’s wardrobe after the game. That was the only negative MacDonald could find, as six different goal scorers contributed to a 6-0 victory over Connecticut this afternoon … Read more
New head coach Tom Cranfield has two wins — and two upsets — in as many games as his Cortland Red Dragons beat host Fredonia 4-1 in the championship of the SUNYAC Challenge.
His team’s two-man disadvantage having lapsed, Bernd Bruckler finally found time to relax a bit Saturday night. The Wisconsin freshman goaltender, having made a pair of key saves to preserve a shutout in his first collegiate game, leaned back, rested his head on the top of his goal and let out a sigh of relief. … Read more
Using experience and pace to gain the edge, the Denver Pioneers overpowered the talented but young U.S. National Under-18 Team 7-2 in their exhibition Saturday night. In a telling statistic, Denver outshot Team USA 44-15 over three periods, at one point rattling off 20 straight shots on goal and holding Team USA to nine shots … Read more
Freshman Barry Pochmara’s first collegiate goal was scored only 47 seconds into overtime Saturday night to help the Lakers break a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over visiting St. Lawrence University. “He just blew by the defender,” said Laker coach Frank Anzalone. “He made a great shot.” The Lakers were down 1-0 in … Read more
Colorado College improved to .500 with a 7-1 win over visiting UMass-Amherst Saturday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. The Tigers jumped out early, scoring twice in the first period, giving freshman goalie Curtis McElhinney all the support he needed to pick up his first career win. “I was really pleased with tonight’s game,” … Read more
Senior defender Meghan Maguire’s power-play goal, just 19 seconds into overtime, gave St. Lawrence a 4-3 win over Mercyhurst on Saturday. The win improved St. Lawrence’s record to 2-0 as it completed a weekend sweep. Mercyhurst dropped to 2-3. “It was very exciting,” said Maguire. “I picked up the puck off the boards and got … Read more
Steph Jones scored the tying and winning goals for New Hampshire Saturday, salvaging a series split for the Wildcats against Ohio State.
It’s easy to call any tied game “hard-fought,” but the 4-4 decision Saturday between Notre Dame and Ohio State looked more like hard scrabble, as neither team played well defensively, neither goaltender found much help in front of the net, and neither team sustained any kind of momentum. But each team managed some offense, and … Read more
Junior winger Dan Cotter scored three of his team’s six power-play goals as Fairfield rallied from a 5-2 deficit with 11 minutes to play to defeat Bentley College, 6-5, in the third place game of the Q-Cup.
Already the all-time wins leader in NCAA history, Michigan State coach Ron Mason reached another special milestone with his 900th career win. Over 600 of them have come at Michigan State.
Third-ranked Minnesota buried its second-chance opportunities Saturday night, coasting to a 7-1 win against Bemidji State at Mariucci Arena for a series sweep. The Gophers started quick against the Beavers, taking advantage of an early power play at 1:23, on a goal by John Pohl. The goal came on a rebound of Jordon Leopold’s shot … Read more
For the second straight night, Nebraska-Omaha scored five goals and defeated Colgate on their home ice, this time taking a 5-3 decision on Saturday in a non-conference game. With under four minutes remaining and Colgate pressing, Nebraska-Omaha’s Shane Glover scored his team’s fifth goal to put the game out of reach for the Raiders. After … Read more
In a performance that in no way resembled their 3-1 loss to Western Michigan in Kalamazoo Friday night, the Michigan Wolverines salvaged the second game of the home-and-home series with the Broncos with a 5-3 victory at Yost Arena. Leading the way for the Wolverines were a couple of their higher-profile players, defenseman Mike Komisarek … Read more
Freshman Brad Olson earned a hat trick and added an assist as Manhattanville trounced Geneseo 10-1 in the NCAA opener for both squads. The contest was the debut for new Ice Knights coach Brian Hills, who takes over in a rebuilding year.
Marc Cavosie tallied two goals, including a shorthander to seal the Engineers’ win over No. 6 New Hampshire.
Freshman Roberto Orofiamma tallied a goal and two assists in his debut as RIT dominated Wilfrid Laurier 11-0. Sophomore defenseman Ryan Fairbarn had a goal and three assists, and junior transfer David Bagley added a goal and two assists to lead the Tigers, who had eight different goal scorers.