Brian Gionta set what’s believed to be a modern Division I record with five goals in the first period against Maine on Saturday night. Gionta’s opening frame performance embedded his name in both league and team record books. The five goals in a single period not only set the Hockey East record for goals in … Read more
Union’s Bryant Westerman was tired of seeing Vermont’s Chris Hills take runs at his teammates all game Saturday night. Hills ran at goalies Marc Wise and Brandon Snee. He knocked defenseman Kurt Goodjohn out in the second period with a possible concussion, and defenseman Jason Kean with a concussion in the third of the Catamounts’ … Read more
Augsburg scored five goals in the first 11 minutes of play Saturday night, and needed every one as the Auggies held off a pesky Hamline squad in a 6-4 victory in a MIAC game at the Augsburg Ice Arena. Brad Holzinger scored twice to lead the Auggies, who improved to 8-9-2 and 5-4-1 in the … Read more
A night after the Thompson Arena crowd witnessed a 6-4 shootout, it was treated to an equally exciting brand of hockey — a goaltending duel. In a game that featured just one penalty, Rensselaer goaltender Nathan Marsters made 36 saves but fell victim to a couple of gorgeous goals and an equally impressive performance from … Read more
Sacred Heart received goals from five different players and goalie Eddy Ferhi stopped 35 shots in the Pioneers’ 5-2 victory over Army at sold-out Tate Rink Saturday night. Leading 2-1 midway through the second period, Sacred Heart’s Mike Reagan scored on the power play, and early in the third period Chuck Metcalfe one-timed a feed … Read more
With five different players scoring, a defensive corps foiling all of the opponent’s power-play opportunities, and a goaltender allowing only one goal, the Colorado College Tigers found the combination for a well-rounded 5-1 victory over Alaska-Anchorage on Friday. The Tigers opened up the scoring when freshman winger Colin Stuart’s shot bounced off Seawolves forward Dan … Read more
In a Hockey East contest that left both coaches ticked off about the officiating, Boston University killed eight of nine power plays behind the stellar goaltending of freshman Sean Fields, who made several outstanding saves to lead the Terriers to a 2-1 win in a hard-fought contest that was bogged down by 29 minor penalties. … Read more
Most anyone knows that hockey is a 60-minute game. But in case any of the 7,770 fans at Conte Forum forgot, Boston College sent out a clear reminder. Striking three times in the final 11:12 of the third period, the Eagles broke open a 1-1 deadlock against Maine, taking a 4-1 decision to solidify BC’s … Read more
The American Hockey Coaches Association has announced the winners of five major awards, which will be presented at the 2001 Coach of the Year Banquet on April 28, 2001. The banquet, part of the AHCA convention, will take place in Naples, Fla., and will also include men’s and women’s Division I and Division III Coach … Read more
Almost from birth, Ryan Miller was destined to be a Michigan State Spartan. And sure enough, the scion of the famed Miller hockey family landed in East Lansing, where he’s now breaking goaltending records by the boatload. Paula C. Weston presents a hometown boy made good.
As the minutes ticked away in third period of Friday night’s MAAC contest between American International and Quinnipiac, the Yellow Jackets could have easily panicked. Yet even though it was facing a 3-2 deficit with under 10 minutes to play, the AIC bench remained calm, on its feet and into the game with every pass, … Read more
Injuries, illness, disqualifications. None of that mattered to the Rensselaer Engineers and Nathan Marsters as they shut down the Vermont Catamounts, 4-1, and moved higher into the ECAC standings with a big win over the slumping Cats on Friday. The Engineers (12-8-1, 6-4-1 ECAC) scored once in each of the first two periods and added … Read more
Michigan, ranked No. 7 in the latest USCHO.com poll, has lost forward Jed Ortmeyer for the remainder of the season after he was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right knee. The sophomore, who is tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 21 points in 27 games, suffered the … Read more
As promised, this one was a classic. North Dakota rebounded from a 3-1 deficit Friday night with three third-period goals, capped by Wes Dorey’s game-winner with 8 minutes, 55 seconds left, for a 4-3 victory in a WCHA game at Engelstad Arena. Just 19 seconds after David Hale scored to tie the game at 3, … Read more
Minnesota took two penalties in the game’s final two minutes but still managed to hold on for a 2-1 win over New Hampshire. With the Gophers leading 2-0, Laura Slominski was called for hooking at 18 minutes, 10 seconds of the final period and Courtney Kennedy took a cross-checking penalty 36 seconds later. The Wildcats … Read more
It’s been two years since No. 15 Clarkson managed a victory against No. 14 Cornell. The Golden Knights are going to have to wait a bit longer. Friday night, the Big Red rolled to its fifth straight win over Clarkson, 2-1, in front of a sellout crowd at Lynah Rink. Behind solid goaltending from junior … Read more
Scott Goldman pounced on a rebound just outside the crease and scored a power-play goal 3:42 into overtime to lift Middlebury to a 3-2 overtime win over Salem State on Friday. Middlebury opened the scoring 3:53 in as Kevin Cooper scored a power-play goal as he found the far post from the left face-off circle. … Read more
K.C. Finnegan had two goals and an assist and Tim Fisher snapped a 3-3 tie 3:25 into the third period, guiding Army to a 4-3 edging of Canisius in a MAAC contest before 1,763 fans at Tate Rink Friday night. Fisher’s go-ahead tally gave the Black Knights (8-13-1, 7-10-0 MAAC) their first back-to-back wins of … Read more
Minnesota State University, Mankato had an objective heading into its game against Minnesota-Duluth Friday night: score the first goal of the game early, and keep it rolling from there. The Mavericks did exactly that en route to a 7-4 victory over the Bulldogs at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. The Mavericks (9-8-1 WCHA, 15-10-1 overall) … Read more
Credit for Dartmouth’s recent winning ways usually goes to the team’s top line — and deservedly so. But Friday night, it was time for a different Big Green unit to shine. The line of juniors Chris Taliercio, Frank Nardella and Chris Baldwin contributed five goals as the Big Green squeaked past slumping Union 6-4 before … Read more