Home ice is dependent upon two things for the Rensselaer Engineers. They have to defeat Colgate on Saturday night and they have to root for crosstown rival Union to beat Cornell. If that happens, the Engineers would wind up in fifth place in the ECAC, all because of a 2-1 victory over the Cornell Big … Read more
John Bonnano netted the game-winner as Holy Cross edged Connecticut, 3-2, Friday evening. Ciro Longobardi deflected Eric Nelson’s shot from the point in with just under two minutes remaining in the first period during the power play to give UConn the lead. Greg Kealey evened the score at the 3:06 mark of the second stanza, … Read more
RIT returned to the ECAC West finals with a 9-1 thrashing of Hobart Friday night.
Senior tri-captains Darce Swaggert and Chris Orszulak scored during a frenetic 24-second span in the second period to spark Amherst to a 3-0 win over Bowdoin in the semifinals of the NESCAC tournament Friday afternoon. Amherst senior goaltender Nick Rieser posted 16 saves en route to his third shutout of the season as the Jeffs … Read more
New Hampshire College, regular-season champions of the ECAC Northeast Division II, was the big winner as the conference handed out its yearly awards.
Standings chaos reigns as Providence and Maine highlight this weekend’s Hockey East action; a scheduling quirk faces the 2003 conference tournament; NCAA byes redux; and PC’s Drew Omicioli has his vengeance. Dave Hendrickson wraps up the week.
Mercyhurst wrapped up the MAAC regular-season title last weekend, dethroning two-time champ Quinnipiac. But even with that drama out of the way, there’s plenty more — including Jim Connelly‘s year-end awards.
The NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has picked the University of New Hampshire to host the second NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, in 2002, on campus at the 6,501-seat Whittemore Center.
The Michigan State senior class went out with a bang at Munn Arena, notching a 3-1 win over archrival Michigan on Senior Night.
They’re eight players with one number separating them from receiving the acclaim they probably deserve. That number: 1949. The Boston College senior class is close to making school history — but a few weeks from what could be their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four. That alone is plenty an accomplishment, as only … Read more
The end of the season can only mean one thing for the CCHA: Paula C. Weston‘s annual Girl Reporter Awards. Also, Notre Dame and Western Michigan headline the weekend card.
What do you call a league in which the standings are so tight that six teams can still finish in third place, in the last week of the regular season? All together, now — E-C-A-C. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy report.
Senior defenseman Jim Smith was named the 2000-01 NESCAC Player of the Year. Smith, a repeat first-team selection who led the Jeffs to the second seed in the conference championship tournament, has 34 points on 12 goals and 22 assists this season.
Salvatore Leale, who just completed a 4-22-0 season at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, has been fired by the school after three years at the helm.
RIT defenseman Jerry Galway has been named the ECAC West Player of the Year, leading a sweep of the major awards for the Tigers. RIT is ranked No. 1 and just finished the regular season unbeaten at 22-0-1.
Boston College’s heralded Class of 2001 earned its first Hockey East regular-season title Thursday with a 6-3 win over Northeastern.
Minnesota and St. Cloud aren’t just second and third in the WCHA — they’re fourth and fifth in the Pairwise Rankings, giving this weekend’s series national significance. Also: UND wraps up a share of the MacNaughton Cup, and supervisor of officials Greg Shepherd does emergency duty. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth take to the ice in what might be a preview of the WCHA playoff championship; the ECAC sorts out its final playoff berths; and Zevi Gutfreund breaks out the crystal ball.
Sophomore forward Dave Zelasko scored a hat trick and freshman goalie Raj Bhangoo made 22 saves en route to his first collegiate shutout as Wentworth (18-7-2) defeated Salve Regina (11-5-0), 7-0, in the semifinals of the ECAC Northeast Tournament. The win, the Leopards’ 18th, set a new school record for victories in a season. Freshman … Read more
Coming into the first weekend in March, 20 teams remain active in D-III — but several favorites aren’t among them. After last weekend’s playoff carnage, Chris Lerch weighs the possibilities for the NCAA tournament.