If you blinked, you might have missed it. Or, in this case, them. Repeatedly slashing through the Colorado College defense, the Minnesota Golden Gophers scored early and often Friday night, overwhelming the injury-depleted Tigers 6-1 at Mariucci Arena. The Gophers notched two goals in the first six minutes of play to establish control, then sealed … Read more
Chris Duggan scored two goals and Brad Kenny notched three assists as Canisius defeated Quinnipiac, 5-2. The Ice Griffs moved into a tie with Connecticut for fourth place in the MAAC with 23 points (10-8-3 MAAC, 12-10-3). The Braves remain in third place with 26 points (15-10-4, 12-7-2 MAAC). Todd Bisson opened the scoring for … Read more
Everything that Nebraska-Omaha prided itself on this season was thrown out the window Friday as the Ohio State Buckeyes scored late to close a win at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium. UNO’s records of 12-3-1 at home (8-0-0 on Fridays), 15-3-2 when scoring first, and 14-1-1 when leading after two periods meant nothing after 60 minutes, as … Read more
Don’t tell the Michigan Tech Huskies they’re underdogs. Don’t remind them that they’ve lost the last six games against Minnesota State-Mankato. Neither fact mattered to MTU as it outplayed the host Mavericks for a 4-2 victory on Friday. The Huskies (8-18-3 overall, 6-15-2 WCHA) received solid goaltending from sophomore Brian Rogers, who made 31 saves, … Read more
Kerry Weiland scored twice and added an assist, and nine different Badgers recorded points to lead Wisconsin (16-6-5, 10-5-5 WCHA) to a 5-1 win over Minnesota State-Mankato (2-25-2, 0-18-1) at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center on Friday. “This was definitely an important win for us,” Wisconsin coach Trina Bourget said. “The league is so close … Read more
At the Kohl Center Friday, the Wisconsin crowd was treated to a 3-2 Badger win over St. Cloud State in a game that seemed like UW was using two entirely different teams. There was one squad that scored three goals, including two in the first 3:08 of the game, and another that allowed a 2-0 … Read more
The Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs beat the St. Cloud State Huskies on Friday night at the National Hockey Center, 7-3. St. Cloud State fell to 14-13-2 overall and 9-8-2 in the WCHA. The Bulldogs, who were ranked second in the nation last week, improved to 22-4-2 and 14-4-2. First-year forward Roxanne Stang put the Huskies up 1-0 … Read more
One month ago, Sacred Heart was reeling, a victim of its own lack of discipline. Today the Pioneers are making a charge for home ice, and Jim Connelly explores the difference with head coach Shaun Hannah.
Civic duty calls for Paula Weston, but there’s still plenty of CCHA action to discuss — including two underrated teams, a milestone for OSU’s John Markell, Games and Grudges, and even some Valentine’s poetry…
This weekend, all eyes are on the top four in the WCHA standings as North Dakota — seeking another MacNaughton Cup — leads a pack that includes Minnesota, Colorado College, St. Cloud into the stretch run. Todd D. Milewski works the angles.
It’s a key weekend in women’s hockey as top-ranked Dartmouth engages nationally-ranked rivals Harvard and Brown. Zevi Gutfreund focuses his attention on the Ivy League triad.
Colin Hemingway scores The Goal; Maine and UNH rebound; Lowell — perhaps aided by a print snafu — continues its run; Krys Kolanos shows he’s back; and Dave Hendrickson gets mail.
The clock continues to tick down on the regular season in Division III. Chris Lerch runs down the contenders and sorts out a myriad of playoff possibilities.
St. Thomas took matters into its own hands last weekend, sweeping upstart Bethel for its fourth straight MIAC regular-season title. Jim Cella rounds up the conference in the waning weekends of the year.
With just three weeks left in the regular season, St. Lawrence has taken over the top spot in the ECAC standings. Meanwhile, Harvard is barreling in the opposite direction, as 10 other teams try to sort out the details. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy cover the topsy-turviest conference in Division I.
It’s all over — for the regular season, anyway — in the SUNYAC, as the Plattsburgh Cardinals walk away with another title after beating fellow contenders Oswego and Potsdam down the stretch. Russell Jaslow previews the playoff scene.
After a costly defeat at the hands of Manhattanville, number-seven Elmira faces a do-or-die matchup with rival RIT this weekend. Meanwhile, the top-ranked Tigers roll on. Scott Biggar reports.
Jennifer Botterill scored her third straight Beanpot championship winner, scoring 6:35 into overtime to give Harvard a 4-3 win over Northeastern.
Army’s Mike McLean scored off a rebound with 9:09 to play in the third period as the Black Knights defeated the host Holy Cross Crusaders tonight in a MAAC hockey matchup. The loss drop Holy Cross (6-19-2, 6-13-2 MAAC) four points behind Army (9-15-0, 9-12-0 MAAC) in the battle for the eighth and final playoff … Read more
After six straight Beanpot titles, the BU Terriers — and their fans — could be excused for thinking they owned the tournament. This year, however, the Eagles of Boston College added a new chapter to a classic rivalry. Dave Hendrickson reports.