Jonas, Crimson Exact Revenge On Engineers
Harvard paid Rensselaer back for last season, beating the Engineers 1-0 to all but secure home ice for the first round of the ECAC playoffs one year after RPI pulled the same trick.
Homestanding Falcons Shut Down Broncos
Probably the most important thing the Bowling Green Falcons needed going down the stretch was a trip back home. But with Lake Superior State, Bowling Green and Notre Dame all fighting for the last CCHA tournament spot, the Falcons needed a win, and got it with Friday’s 4-2 victory over Western Michigan. With the Broncos … Read more
UNO Downs Ferris State, 4-2
Nebraska-Omaha came into Friday night in a precarious situation for tournament seeding, tied for fourth in the CCHA. That was a fact of which head coach Mike Kemp was well aware. “We only had two games left, so these were very important to us for playoff positioning,” Kemp said. “Our goal is to come out … Read more
St. Cloud Sets Program Record With 24th Victory
Sixth-ranked St. Cloud (24-8-1, 17-8-0 WCHA) set a new team record with its 24th victory of the season, a 6-2 win at home over Minnesota State-Mankato (18-14-1, 12-12-1 WCHA) Friday. SCSU’s previous best for wins was 23, set in 1996-97 and equaled in 1999-2000. Jon Cullen put the Huskies up 1-0 with his 11th goal … Read more
Golden Knights Upend Red Raiders
Junior right wing Chris Line scored a goal and added an assist to lead Clarkson to a 3-2 win over Colgate before 2,966 fans at Cheel Arena on Friday night. The Golden Knights, who have won six of their last seven games including four straight, improved their record to 17-9-3 overall and clinched home-ice for … Read more
Tapp, Terriers Hold Off Huskies
When crosstown rivals get together, every hit is finished with more authority and post-game handshakes erupt into pushing and shoving. Behind Mike Pandolfo’s third-period goal, Boston University held on to defeat Northeastern 2-1 Friday night. The star of the game was BU goaltender Jason Tapp, who managed to make 37 saves, including many of the … Read more
Johnson’s 60 Saves Gain UMass Tie With BC
BCA. The UMass-Amherst Minutemen use that acronym to describe how they seek to play each game: Big, Confident and Aggressive. With their playoff lives at stake, they did just that to earn a 3-3 tie with Boston College, an opponent that few gave them a chance against. BCA may also have stood for “Boston College … Read more
North Dakota Forced to Fight Back for Tie With Tech
Michigan Tech fought North Dakota to a standstill once again, nearly beating the league-leading Sioux before settling for a draw.
Vezina Backstops River Falls Past St. Norbert
Sophomore goaltender Jacque Vezina stopped 29 shots and Joe Dustin broke a tie with his second goal of the season as Wisconsin-River Falls defeated St. Norbert 2-1 in the NCHA semifinals Friday night. Vezina was sharp all night, including a perfect third period when he saved all 11 Green Knight shots. The Green Knights had … Read more
Denver Takes Care of Business Vs. UAA
One team definitely had something tangible to play for, and it showed from the first drop of the puck. Denver kept alive its narrow hopes for a WCHA home playoff series with a 6-3 win over Alaska-Anchorage in a game that was all but over after the first period. Combined with Wisconsin and MSU-Mankato losses, … Read more
McCabe Gives Potsdam Win Over Oswego In Game One
In another thrilling nail-biter of a playoff contest between Potsdam and Oswego at the Great Romney Field House, game one of their SUNYAC semifinal round went to Potsdam, 4-3, in a see-saw battle. Oswego took 1-0 and 2-1 leads before Potsdam turned the tables to snatch a 3-2 lead. However, after Oswego tied the game … Read more
No. 1 Michigan State Rolls Past Ohio State
CCHA regular-season champion Michigan State suffered no letdown against Ohio State, topping the Buckeyes 5-2 in the Spartans’ first-ever visit to Value City Arena.
Black Bears Barely Escape Warriors
Maine needed every scoring chance to edge past determined Merrimack, as a 53-20 shot advantage translated into just a one-goal Black Bear victory.
Connecticut Downs AIC
Connecticut used three third period goals to hold-off American International College, 5-2. The loss, coupled with Sacred Heart’s 5-2 win over Bentley College drops the Yellow Jackets to eighth place in the Conference standings and just three points ahead of the winner of tonight’s Fairfield-Holy Cross tilt for the final Conference playoff spot. The victory … Read more
This Week In The ECAC : Feb. 22, 2001
With just two weeks left in the regular season, see if you can guess whether the ECAC has sorted itself out yet (here’s a hint: no). Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser try to sift through the pile.
This Week In The WCHA: Feb. 22, 2001
The NCAA tournament bye brouhaha; Wisconsin’s Saturday woes revealed; and the return of the All-Underappreciated team. Todd D. Milewski rounds up the WCHA.
Between the Lines: Feb. 22, 2001
Tournament misconceptions abound once again; USCHO’s Beanpot coverage draws a backlash; the ECAC on a down cycle(?); a not-so-hallowed record in the crosshairs; and some perspective on hockey history. Adam Wodon offers his usual mix of fact, opinion and speculation.
This Week In Women’s Hockey: Feb. 22, 2001
St. Cloud and Ohio State duke it out for the right to “home” ice at the WCHA tournament; and No. 3 Harvard completes an impressive trifecta. Zevi Gutfreund rolls through the week in women’s hockey.
This Week In Hockey East: Feb. 22, 2001
Despite a down year for the ECAC, Hockey East fans may have to make do with one NCAA bye; Dave Hendrickson unravels a snafu in the seeding process. Also, feathers are ruffled by a MAAC scheduling proposal; Jack Parker approaches 1000; and plenty more tournament talk.
Lakers Down No. 5 Wolverines On Controversial Goal
Tyson Turgeon scored a controversial goal with 2:06 remaining to give the Lakers a 2-1 win over No. 5 Michigan Thursday night at the Taffy Abel Arena. Turgeon took a shot from the blue line on net, and while there was originally no signal from the referee, the goal light went on. After a brief … Read more