Senior Rich Miller scored two goals and classmate Chuck Croteau added three assists to lead New Hampshire College to a 5-2 victory over Stonehill in the semifinals of the ECAC Division II Tournament Thursday at Tri-Town Arena. NHC improved to 17-7-1 and will face St. Anselm in the championship Saturday. Stonehill closed out its year … Read more
Sophomore Brian Yingling scored four goals and added two assists to break his own school record for most points in a season, leading the fourth-seeded Lebanon Valley Dutchmen to an 8-5 upset win over third seed Johnson & Wales Wednesday. The win advanced the Dutchmen to the ECAC Northeast championship for the first time in … Read more
Elmira got the monkey off its back, earning its 500th and 501st all-time victories in rapid succession last week to warm up for the playoffs. The Soaring Eagles rematch with Manhattanville in Friday’s first semifinal. Meanwhile, well-rested RIT lies in wait for Hobart. Scott Biggar rounds up the league.
The SUNYAC playoffs continue to look familiar. Plattsburgh coasted to two wins over Geneseo to reach the SUNYAC finals, but Potsdam upset second-seeded Oswego to gain the other championship berth. Russell Jaslow reviews and previews.
After mustering just six shots on goal in the first period, the Miami RedHawks scored two unassisted goals in the second period, and went on to beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 3-1 in Value City Arena. Nick Jardine had two goals on the night, including the unassisted empty-netter at 19:44 to cement the Miami victory. … Read more
2000-2001 MIAC women’s award winners: Co-MIAC Players of the Year Tennie McCabe, St. Mary’sAngie Rieger, Augsburg Co-MIAC Coaches of the Year Duncan Ryhorchuck, St. Mary’sJeff Smith, St. Catherine All-Conference Team Name School Pos. Courtney Adney St. Catherine D Kristi Brusletto Augsburg D Jessica Christopherson St. Thomas F Ellen Doyle Gustavus D Kim Hayes St. Catherine … Read more
From the Sutters, Howes and Patricks, to the Stastnys, Ferraros and Kariyas, hockey seems to have more family ties than any other sport, with ubiquitous father-son and brother combinations. For plenty of evidence, look no further than North Dakota, home of the Fighting Sioux and five prominent pairs.
Fourth-seeded Bethel beat St. Thomas for the first time in 33 games Monday night, then won the mini-game to advance to the MIAC championship this weekend. Bethel (12-14-1) won the regularly scheduled game 5-3, then edged the Tommies 1-0 in the mini-game on UST’s home ice at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. Bryan Peltier scored the series … Read more
Junior Eric Wenkus had two goals and two assists and junior Jake Searles added two goals as St. Thomas beat Bethel 8-3 in Sunday’s MIAC semifinal round playoff opener at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The teams play again at the Coliseum Monday night at 7 and the Tommies (15-8-3) will advance to the playoff finals … Read more
Niagara was stymied by a hot goaltender, but will charge into the playoffs as the No. 2 seed.
Scott Cooper scored a hat trick as Salem State advanced to the ECAC East semifinals with a 5-2 victory over Southern Maine Saturday night. Cooper opened the scoring 1:38 into the game. Then he ended any hopes of a comeback by Southern Maine by scoring two third-period goals. The first came at the 8:28 mark … Read more
Saturday night’s game at Ingalls Rink was brought to you by the number three. Yale picked up a 6-3 victory over Dartmouth to win its third straight game. The Bulldogs scored the first three goals, the Big Green answered with three of its own before the homestanding Elis finished with the game’s last three scores … Read more
Ohio State relied on aggressive forechecking and heads-up defense to defeat conference rival St. Cloud State, 2-0, Saturday afternoon at the National Hockey Center in game one of a two-game WCHA series. Following the win, the Buckeyes regained fourth place in the conference standings and improved their record to 13-15-3 overall and 10-10-3 in the … Read more
Michigan rallies for a series split on Saturday, and keeps ahead of a tightening pack for second place in the CCHA, headed into the final weekend.
No. 1 Michigan State gave another convincing performance in Value City Arena on Saturday, beating Ohio State handily for the second consecutive night, this time by the score of 7-2. “Last night I really felt as though we were going to play a good game, and we did. Tonight I wasn’t sure,” Michigan State coach … Read more
“Defensive hockey is not a matter of skill, it’s a matter of heart.” Potsdam State coach Ed Seney said it best after his Bears completely shut down the faster Oswego State Great Lakers en route to a dominating 7-2 victory and a sweep in the SUNYAC semifinal round, earning a chance to compete for the … Read more
St. Michael’s defeated Assumption, 5-2, Saturday to win the play-in game in the ECAC Division II tournament. St. Michael’s advances to the semifinals Wednesday. The Purple Knights play at top-seeded St. Anselm. Brent Hill and Jeremy Coccaro scored goals 25 seconds apart late in the second period as St. Michael’s broke a 2-all tie. Justin … Read more
For the sixth consecutive year, Middlebury will host the ECAC Division III women’s tournament; the Panthers earned that right with an 8-1 win over Sacred Heart in the ECAC quarterfinals Saturday. With the win, Middlebury improves its unbeaten streak to 111 ECAC games and ups its winning streak to 75 straight at home. Middlebury opened … Read more
Junior forward Tim Yakimowsky and senior forward Ivan Filippov each scored a pair of goals as Wentworth (17-7-2) defeated Fitchburg State (11-13-2), 7-2, in the opening round of the 2001 ECAC Northeast Tournament. Fitchburg State got on the board first, as sophomore forward Greg Horan scored a power-play goal at 12:36 of the first period. … Read more
RPI kept within striking distance of gaining a home-ice spot in the ECAC tournament, with a hard-fought win over Brown on Saturday.