On an afternoon that was definitely the Rick Massey show, the rookie goaltender for Holy Cross nearly stole the show, literally. As possibly the year’s biggest underdogs, the Holy Cross Crusaders used a solid defensive effort and great goaltending to hang in a tight game against No. 10 Providence before finally succumbing, 2-1, in a … Read more

The good news for the Wildcats of New Hampshire is that they matched the No. 1 team in the country shot for shot and goal for goal over the final two periods of Sunday afternoon’s game. The bad news, however, is that those same Cats were outscored 4-0 over the first 20 minutes, while being … Read more

In the end, Connecticut junior right wing Matt Herhal was the last one standing. With linemates Ron D’Angelo (knee) and Michael Goldkind (groin) forced out of Sunday afternoon’s MAAC contest with Army because of first-period injuries, only Herhal remained from the Huskies top forward line. Faced with the challenge of taking on an even bigger … Read more

David Burleigh not only rebounded from a bad game on Friday, he dominated Saturday’s. The Miami goaltender stopped all 25 shots and the defense in front of him allowed only a few quality scoring chances as Miami downed Ferris State 1-0. The first period, while scoreless, provided Miami with a huge confidence boost. Ferris State … Read more

Bentley claims moral victory following a hard-fought loss to conference-leading Mercyhurst on Saturday.

Dartmouth has stormed into the milennium playing its best hockey in years. Scoring four goals against the suffocating Cornell defense was a testament to that at Thompson Arena on Saturday.

Yale didn’t score while coach Tim Taylor was away with the World Junior team. Now that he’s back, the Bulldogs completed a home sweep, winning Saturday against Taylor’s alma mater, the first place Crimson.

Colgate’s Sean Nolan scored his second goal of the night with 1:51 left in overtime to lift the Red Raiders to a 3-2 win over Vermont Saturday. It was the second straight overtime loss for the Catamounts, who dropped a decision to Cornell a night earlier. Colgate (5-12-3, 3-5-0 ECAC), got on the scoreboard 11:33 … Read more

In the ever-cantankerous battle between BU and Maine, the Black Bears defending their home ice, getting two goals from Niko Dimitrakos in a 3-1 victory for a three-point weekend.

The Clarkson Golden Knights shutout the Union College Dutchmen, 5-0, in front of a crowd of 2,450 at Achilles Rink. The Dutchmen’s winless streak now stands at eleven games (0-9-2) including seven games (0-6-1) in the ECAC. The Golden Knights extended their current winning streak to three games. Clarkson’s Chris Bahen put the Golden Knights … Read more

Michigan withstood a first-period assault by Ohio State, then cruised from there, winning 6-2 in Columbus.

There’s a reason they play the games. In a near-complete reversal of Friday night, Minnesota used a resurgent offense and improved defense to storm past visiting North Dakota, 5-1, Saturday at Mariucci Arena. “I think it starts with number one,” said Gopher head coach Don Lucia, referring to netminder Adam Hauser. Hauser stopped 20 shots … Read more

The Rensselaer Engineers held two-goal leads three times against the St. Lawrence Saints. The first two times, the Saints came back to tie the game, but couldn’t muster the offense to tie it a third time and the Engineers held on, 6-4. The Engineers led 2-0 after one period, but the Saints tied it up … Read more

A stingy Fredonia defense and outstanding goaltending helped the Blue Devils to maintain a tie with RIT until very late in the contest. But a goal with only 1:06 remaining off a scramble in front of the Fredonia net, followed by an empty netter, let RIT skate away with the narrow 4-2 win on Saturday. … Read more

Colorado College had to fight just for two points and Minnesota-Duluth this weekend, but overcame a gritty Bulldogs squad to do just that.

After Brown squandered a two-goal third period lead, Bears sophomore forward Tye Korbl tallied the game winner with just 2:04 remaining to knock off host Princeton. It was Korbl’s first of his career, and Brown held on for a big 5-3 win. “I was about to get off the ice,” Korbl said. “But then I … Read more

Joey Gray scored the only two goals of the third period, including one with 1:10 remaining, to pull Merrimack even with New Hampshire, 3-3, Saturday night at the Whittemore Center Arena. “Obviously we’re pretty pleased, being down two goals in the third period in this building [and coming back to tie]”, Merrimack coach Chris Serino … Read more

After Friday’s 2-1 loss to Denver, Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer told his team that, for the first time all year, the next day’s game was a must-win for the Badgers. It appeared early on that the Badgers had heard Sauer’s message as UW jumped out to a 2-0 lead 15 minutes into the game. From … Read more

The Big Green of Dartmouth avenged a loss to Northeastern, their first of the year, by soundly defeating ECAC foe Maine 5-2 on Saturday at Thompson Arena. Sophomore forward Carly Haggard scored what proved to be the eventual game winner only 1:18 into the second period, stuffing the rebound of a Kristin King shot past … Read more