Shootout at the FleetCenter
If one wanted goals, then the Beanpot Consolation was where one should have been. Northeastern and Harvard combined for 15 goals, and Graig Mischler broke a 7-7 tie in the third to win it for the Huskies.
If one wanted goals, then the Beanpot Consolation was where one should have been. Northeastern and Harvard combined for 15 goals, and Graig Mischler broke a 7-7 tie in the third to win it for the Huskies.
After a seven-year wait, the No. 2 Boston College Eagles have finally won that elusive Beanpot title. Five different players scored in a 5-3 win before a packed FleetCenter on Monday, snapping archival Boston University‘s record six-year stranglehold on college hockey’s most prestigious in-season tournament.
Boston College’s 5-3 win over Boston University marked the end of an era of Terrier dominance at the Beanpot.
You can always count on Merrimack coach Chirs Serino to sum up a game. “You have fun when you win. You don’t have fun when you lose.” That’s all Serino had about his and his Warriors’ moods after dropping their fourth in five games, this time to Valley rival UMass-Lowell, 5-2, at the Volpe Complex … Read more
The RIT Tigers scored two early goals, answered the counterattack scoring by Hamilton, and then pulled away in the third period to defeat the Continentals by an 8-3 score on Saturday. Hamilton held a territorial advantage for stretches of the first period, but was unable to get many high quality shots on the RIT net. … Read more
Lake Superior State defeated Ferris State 4-2 Saturday night at the Taffy Abel Arena to break a nine-game losing streak. “Tonight we made some things happen offensively, which is obviously positive,” Lake State coach Scott Borek said. “It was a little difficult at the end, but this is a team that hasn’t won in five … Read more
Special teams made the difference Saturday night as the Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-7-2 overall, 15-5-2 WCHA) edged the Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks (17-12-1 overall, 11-10-1 WCHA), 3-1. The Gophers received outstanding play from junior goaltender Adam Hauser, who carried his dominance from Friday night into the second game of the series. Minnesota also got two goals … Read more
Amherst sophomore Justin Pitrack scored the game-winner off a feed from first-year forward Mike Kreger with 8:45 remaining in the second period to break open a 2-2 tie, as the Lord Jeffs defeated the visiting Colby White Mules, 3-2, Saturday afternoon. Senior goaltender Nick Rieser had 13 of his 37 saves in the third period … Read more
Thompson Arena isn’t the loudest or most imposing rink in the ECAC, but Dartmouth has made it a hellish place for opponents to visit. Riding a two-goal night from team scoring leader Mike Maturo, the Big Green shut out the visiting Brown Bears, 3-1, before 3,108 fans on Saturday to polish off a perfect weekend … Read more
A spectacular goal by Colin Hemingway scored a perfect 10 in the degree-of-difficulty category and was also the game-winner as New Hampshire defeated Providence, 3-1, on Saturday. The Wildcats had trailed, 1-0, after 20 minutes despite totally outplaying the visiting Friars, but scored three times in the second period to seize control. Josh Prudden’s strike … Read more
Middlebury extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 6-1 win over archrival Williams in front of a crowd of over 2,000 fans at the Kenyon Arena. With the win, the Panthers will draw a first-round bye for the NESCAC playoffs, clinching the top seed and home ice. Middlebury came out flying with a … Read more
Slumping Yale finally gave coach Tim Taylor a new school record for wins, but not before waiting just a bit longer. Taylor Poor ice conditions at Yale’s home rink forced the game Saturday night against Cornell to be moved at the last minute to nearby New Haven Coliseum. Once the game started, the teams waited … Read more
Tim Fisher scored twice and Scott Hamilton stopped 21 of 22 shots in Army’s 7-1 victory over Royal Military college in the 70th renewal of the international rivalry Saturday at sold-out Tate Rink. Army’s win avenged a 3-0 loss to the Paladins in Kingston, Ontario, last season, and made Army 11-1-2 in the last 14 … Read more
Miguel Lafleche scored with just 11.8 seconds in remaining in overtime to give Ohio State a 4-3 victory at Goggin Ice Arena. The win marked Ohio State head coach John Markell’s 100th career victory at the helm of the Buckeyes. With the victory, the Buckeyes improve to 15-11-2 overall (12-8-2 CCHA). The RedHawks fall to … Read more
Ryan Miller did what he does best — shut out opponents. The Michigan State goaltender set the NCAA record for shutouts with his 17th in a victory over Alaska-Fairbanks.
For the second night in a row, the Maine hockey team relied on a pair of unsung snipers to skate past UMass-Amherst. After posting two goals in Friday night’s win over the Minutemen, senior winger Dan Kerluke netted another couplet again on Saturday night, and sophomore Michael Schutte tallied a hat trick in a 5-1 … Read more
Evan Nielsen’s game-winner was the difference Saturday night as Notre Dame completed a series sweep of Bowling Green, 5-3, at Joyce Arena. After Notre Dame jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, BGSU was able to post a late goal to end the first period. Greg Day pushed a cross-ice feed to Curtis Valentine, who … Read more
Union went to Appleton Arena looking for its first-ever sweep of the North Country teams. But Charlie Daniels and his band of St. Lawrence Saints weren’t going to let that happen. Daniels scored two power-play goals on similar set ups Saturday, sparking the Saints to a 6-0 ECAC victory, snapping the Dutchmen’s three-game winning streak. … Read more
The Wildcats bottled up the potent Michigan offense, and earned a weekend split.
Adam Bouchard had two goals and two assists to pace Iona in a 6-3 victory over Bentley in MAAC action Saturday in Watertown. The Gaels improved to 13-10-3 overall and 12-4-3 in MAAC play. The Falcons saw a two-game winning streak come to an end and fell to 4-17-2 overall, 3-15-2 in the conference. Iona … Read more