After a short night, Plattsburgh State regrouped from a 6-2 loss in Saturday’s SUNYAC Championship Game 2, and came out with a purpose in Game 3, controlling most of the game and defeating Potsdam State, 5-1. It was the fifth straight SUNYAC title for the Cardinals, and gave them an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Middlebury’s Michelle Labbe scored a pair of goals to earn MVP honors and lead Middlebury to a 3-0 win over Williams in the ECAC title game. The Panthers have now won all six ECAC Division III Championships by a combined score of 28-4. Middlebury also now has a 113-game (112-0-1) unbeaten streak since the league’s … Read more
Given that the Hockey East playoff seedings were already decided well before the puck was dropped Sunday night, a casual college hockey fan could be forgiven for assuming that the Boston College-Boston University matchup would be a friendly exhibition. Think again. In a game that featured several punishing hits, four two-man advantages and moments when … Read more
Undefeated RIT and NCHA-champion Wis.-Superior were named top seeds as the NCAA Division III men’s tournament brackets were announced today. With six automatic bids and RIT garnering a surefire spot, the drama came down to the final at-large bid, which went to Wis.-River Falls over NESCAC runner-up Amherst. Quarterfinal action takes place at the home … Read more
Top-ranked RIT took a third consecutive ECAC West title Saturday night, using four power-play goals to outrun Manhattanville 8-3.
As Colorado College head coach Scott Owens put it, “It’s an understatement to say that special teams were the key to the game.” The Tigers (22-11-1 overall, 17-11-0 WCHA) scored five power-play goals and overwhelmed Minnesota State-Mankato as CC earned a split on the weekend with a 7-0 victory over the Mavericks (19-16-1 overall, 13-14-1 … Read more
The Bowling Green Hockey team closed out the regular season in dramatic fashion Saturday night, defeating Ferris State 3-2. The Falcons’ win combined with Notre Dame’s loss to Western Michigan on the final night of conference play propels BG into ninth place in the CCHA standings. Bowling Green’s 21 points tie them with Alaska-Fairbanks, but … Read more
Chad Poliquin, Chris Maniatis, and Jed Holtzman each had a goal and an assist to lead Quinnipiac to a 4-1 victory over Holy Cross in a MAAC contest before 721 at the Northford Ice Pavilion. It was the fifth straight win for Quinnipiac, which clinched the second seed for the MAAC playoffs and improved to … Read more
Saturday marked the final home game ever for Air Force’s four seniors, and a chance to avenge the bruised honor of Friday night’s 5-2 defeat. And though it was a freshman, Joe Locallo, who dominated the scoring with two goals, the seniors contributed with two assists and 21 saves as the Falcons edged Army 5-4. … Read more
It was a record-setting night at Matthews Arena on Saturday night, when UMass-Lowell defeated Northeastern, 6-2. For the Hockey East Association, though, it’s probably a record they’d like to forget. Referee Tim Benedetto, along with assistant officials Tom Fyrer and Chuck Wynters, lost control early in a contest that broke the longstanding Hockey East record … Read more
The game plan for Wisconsin this weekend against Michigan Tech was simple: sweep the Huskies and the Badgers would stay at home for the first round of the WCHA playoffs. Wisconsin did just that. After a Friday-night 5-3 victory, UW came out Saturday at the Kohl Center and beat Michigan Tech, 1-0, as Saturday’s game … Read more
Harvard has never faced Yale in the first round of the ECAC playoffs, but an ancient rivalry is about to take a new twist. The Crimson tied Princeton, 2-2, Saturday night in a wild game at Bright Hockey Center that saw a combined total of 79 shots put on net and some vicious checks at … Read more
Maine capped off an improbable run to second place in Hockey East Saturday night, topping Providence 5-2 to drop the Friars to third.
Wisconsin-Superior defeated Wisconsin-River Falls 4-2 to win the NCHA playoff title and get the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. River Falls is left waiting for the single at-large team to be named.
Sophomore Jimmy Jackson scored the game-winning goal for Northern Michigan Saturday as the Wildcats beat Lake Superior State 3-1 to earn home ice for the first round of the CCHA tournament. Jackson’s goal just 14 seconds into the third period broke both a 1-1 tie in the game and a fifth-place CCHA deadlock, lifting the … Read more
Clarkson won its ninth ECAC regular-season title in style Saturday, beating Dartmouth for its seventh straight win. Netminder Mike Walsh stopped 28 shots in the clincher.
Neither three one-goal deficits nor the ejections of Scott Goldman and head coach Bill Beaney could keep Middlebury from the NESCAC title. The Panthers used OT to edge determined Amherst, 4-3.
Andrew McNiven’s third period goal snapped a 1-1 tie, as Cornell secured home ice for the first round of the ECAC playoffs by defeating Union, 2-1. The Big Red finished the regular season at 13-11-5 overall and 11-8-3 in the ECAC and will play Princeton in a best-of-three series starting next Friday. The Skating Dutchmen … Read more
Gustavus Adolphus came from behind to earn a 1-1 overtime tie with St. Mary’s, and that was all the Gusties needed to claim the MIAC title and an automatic berth to the AWCHA Division III national championship next Friday and Saturday in Rochester, N.Y. In a well-played game, Gustavus and St. Mary’s battled very evenly … Read more
The Notre Dame hockey season ground to a halt as Western Michigan’s Ryan Crane and Mike Bishai scored twice and Jeff Campbell added a goal and three assists in the Bronco’s 7-2 win on Saturday night. The loss, snapped Notre Dame’s six-game unbeaten streak (4-0-2) and ended Notre Dame’s late season playoff drive on the … Read more