Sonia Corriveau scored once and added an assist to lead the College of Limoilu past the University of Vermont, 2-0, in a women’s hockey exhibition game at Gutterson Fieldhouse this afternoon. Stefanie Bourbeau converted a feed from teammates Brigitte Laflamme and Corriveau at 10:10 of the first period to give the Titans a 1-0 lead. … Read more
BC coach Jerry York had planned on trying to replace Brian Gionta, Bobby Allen and the rest of the graduated senior class, but what he hadn’t counted on was also losing Brooks Orpik, Chuck Kobasew and Krys Kolanos to either the pros or junior leagues. Nonetheless, the Eagles have hardly gone from the penthouse to … Read more
Northeastern finished a disappointing 13-19-4 last year, making it three straight losing seasons on Huntington Avenue. The Huskies defeated NCAA tournament-bound St. Lawrence and Wisconsin, not to mention New Hampshire, BU, Rensselaer and Harvard, but overall the wins were too few and far between. The Huskies then lost their top scorer and two key defensemen … Read more
Poor Lee Brooks. His mates on the St. Cloud State forward lines had all the fun without him. Brooks was the only Huskies forward held without a point Saturday night, as St. Cloud put up a 10-spot in a 10-1 exhibition victory over Brandon of Manitoba before 5,227 at the National Hockey Center. Ryan Malone … Read more
The Friars broke through last season to finish higher than ever before in Hockey East, a tie for second. The expected rebuilding year instead turned into what might become a steppingstone to PC’s first-ever regular season title. That’s what the Hockey East preseason coaches’ poll predicted… sort of… in its first-place-but-no-first-place result. “In the past … Read more
For the second straight year, Miami defeated the University of Windsor Lancers 6-1 in a preseason exhibition contest Saturday night. Junior Nick Jardine scored twice as the RedHawks outshot the visitors, 55-11. Miami took advantage of a Windsor penalty at 11:19 in the first period when Jardine netted his first goal to give the RedHawks … Read more
Providence College defeated Concordia University , 5-4, on Saturday, October 6 in an exhibition game at Schneider Arena. Concordia took a 2-0 lead, scoring two in the first 4:02 of the game. Myriam Boudreau and Dominique Rancour each scored power play goals for the Stingers to give them an early lead. The Friars bounced back … Read more
Sophomore forward Tyler Liebel scored the lone goal as Colorado College topped the University of Alberta 1-0 in an exhibition game played Saturday night at the Colorado Springs World Arena. “This was a valuable game for us,” Colorado College Head Coach Scott Owens said. “It was much more useful than an 8-1 game. It is … Read more
In the game which set a world record for hockey attendance, top-ranked Michigan State and No. 5 Michigan fittingly skated to a 3-3 tie Saturday evening at Spartan Stadium. Mike Cammalleri scored twice for Michigan, but Jim Slater scored six-on-five in the final minute for MSU to force the draw.
I Among ten stationary players,The only moving thingWas the eye of the Ryan Miller. You’ve heard the noise. Ryan Miller didn’t deserve the Hobey because of the defense in front of him. Michigan State doesn’t score enough goals. The Spartans play boring hockey. Blah, blah, blah. Sure, they’re ranked No. 1, but Michigan State — … Read more
VII O speculative fans of the CCHA,Why do you imagine a last-place finish?Do you not see how the NanooksPersevere among the playersIn the rink where you worship? The Nanooks were picked last by the media in the CCHA preseason poll — by everyone but me, that is. The third of the league’s teams that fielded … Read more
The theme for Minnesota State’s exhibition victory over Brandon University Friday night was simple: mission accomplished. In its season opener, MSU stayed healthy, found areas to work on, and — oh, yes — won 8-0 over the Bobcats. Minnesota State head coach Troy Jutting called the game “a good start for everybody. There are some … Read more
New head coach Frank Anzalone and Lake Superior State started off on the right foot Friday, jumping out to a 3-0 first-period lead over Lakehead University at the Taffy Abel Arena. Lake State went on to win its exhibition contest 5-2. Seniors Chris McNamara and Will Magnuson both netted goals for the Lakers in the … Read more
St. Cloud State fell to the University of Regina 5-3 in exhibition action at the National Hockey Center on Friday night. Regina took a 2-1 lead after the first period, but SCSU junior Roxanne Stang tied the game at 18:40 in the second period. Regina’s Brandy West gave the Cougars a 3-2 lead on the … Read more
The Regina Cougars, despite being outshot 44-25 on the night, edged past the Bemidji State Beavers, 2-1, in overtime Friday night at John S. Glas Fieldhouse in Bemidji. Regina’s Adam Fraser put in an unassisted goal at the 3:01 mark of overtime, the only Cougar shot of the extra frame. “I wasn’t disappointed in the … Read more
V I do not know which to prefer,The beauty of inflectionsOr the beauty of innuendoes,Jason Deskins scoringOr just after. The RedHawks finished the 2000-01 season with a second-half record of 10-6-0, and still managed a slice of second place in the regular-season final standings. After securing home ice in the first round of the playoffs, … Read more
XII The season is beginning.The Bulldogs must be barking. Ferris State finished eighth last season, taking three of four games from cluster-mate Alaska-Fairbanks late in the campaign, but struggling down the stretch with Notre Dame, Lake Superior, and Bowling Green. The Bulldogs ended their season with two first-round playoff losses in Yost Arena. I Know … Read more
Referee Tim Benedetto may need to invest in a new whistle after Friday’s “friendly” exhibition game: He appeared to be on the brink of needing one after just one period of the preseason. Boston University and St. Francis Xavier combined for 28 penalties and two game misconducts in the first period alone as the Terriers … Read more
VIII I know noble accentsAnd lucid, inescapable rhythms;And I know, too,That the falcon is involvedIn what I know. Ice hockey is a game of irresistible beauty, combining the athletic with the aesthetic, power with form, brown with orange. Ay, Ziggy Zoomba. As one of the CCHA’s two resident enigmas, the Bowling Green Falcons have yet … Read more
Freshmen and sophomores scored seven goals Friday night as the University of Alaska-Fairbanks opened its season with an 8-1 victory over the Air Force Academy. Freshman Aaron Voros and sophomore Ryan Lang each scored twice for the Nanooks, while sophomores Cory Rask, Tom Herman and Cam Keith also had goals. Senior captain Aaron Grosul rounded … Read more