The Boston College Eagles scored early and often on their way to an 8-5 victory over Michigan in the Great Lakes Invitational consolation game at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday evening. Krys Kolanos and Ales Dolinar each scored a pair of goals, and Chuck Kobasew had a goal and two assists for No. 2 BC … Read more
Ty Conklin made 21 saves in net as No. 5 New Hampshire blanked Miami, 4-0, in Saturday’s consolation game of the Ledyard National Bank Auld Lang Syne Classic hosted by Dartmouth College. UNH (13-4-3) got what proved to be the gamewinner just 2:40 into the contest when Josh Prudden beat Miami goaltender David Burleigh for … Read more
Princeton and North Dakota combined for 101 shots in a 5-4 win for the Sioux at the Consolation Game of the Badger Showdown.
Denver pulls out a tight 2-1 win to capture its own Denver Cup over No. 10 Providence.
Pat O’Leary scored twice, including the game winner in the third period, to give the Gophers a win in their own tournament, and their first-ever win over Lake Superior.
In a game that was dominated by the goaltenders, the Beavers of Bemidji State took third place at the Mariucci Classic with a 1-0 shootout win. The official score will be recorded as a 2-2 tie. Union goaltender Brandon Snee was named to the all-tournament team after making 72 saves on 77 shots he faced … Read more
Chris Hills’ goal with 1:39 left in regulation broke a 2-2 tie, boosting Vermont to a 4-2 victory over Dartmouth in the championship game of the Ledyard National Bank Auld Lang Syne Classic on Saturday. Hills picked off an errant Big Green pass in the slot and fired a 15-foot wrist shot past Dartmouth goalie … Read more
When Dany Heatley comes back to Wisconsin, the Badgers might have to make room for him in the lineup. Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer was close to getting that line out without a smile. Andy Wheeler’s not going to take Heatley’s spot, but on Saturday, he took his role. Wheeler scored a pair of goals and … Read more
Ferris State scored two third-period goals and then held off a feisty Air Force team for a 3-2 win in the consolation game of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup. Air Force, 9-8-1 overall this season, nearly gave the tournament’s fans a fantastic finish. Trailing by two goals with just over three minutes left, Air Force … Read more
Colorado College senior goaltender Jeff Sanger set a school record for most career shutouts, making 24 saves as the Tigers finished a weekend sweep of Harvard, 3-0, Saturday night in front of 6,555 at Colorado Springs World Arena. Both defenses tightened up considerably from the previous night and Sanger did not have to work too … Read more
Michigan Tech was left for dead a month ago, but after bumping off Michigan, it put a scare into No. 1 Michigan State. But, a goal by John Nail late in overtime gave the Spartans their fourth straight Great Lakes Invitational title.
Wayne State scored in the closing minute of each of the four periods of play, including overtime, to take the UConn Classic championship away from the hosts.
Niagara scored almost a season’s worth of power-play goals during its 7-2 win over non-conference foe Bowling Green at Dwyer Arena on Saturday. The Purple Eagles recorded three goals on eight chances with the man advantage, scoring twice in a span of 2:43 in the second period to turn a close game into a rout. … Read more
The No. 10 Providence Friars defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs, 4-2, in the opening game of the 2000 Denver Cup. Ferris State took a 1-0 lead at the 3:28 mark of the first period. The Friars failed to clear the puck from their defensive zone and the Bulldogs took advantage as Kevin Swider notched his … Read more
The play started off innocently, with Connecticut senior co-captain Michael Goldkind gliding through the neutral zone and into the Holy Cross end of the ice. He stopped momentarily to sidestep a check, and then fired a shot wide of the Crusaders’ cage. What happened next caused the Huskies’ bench and their faithful to cringe. After … Read more
With his team’s leading scorer half a world away, Wisconsin coach Jeff Sauer had sufficient reason to be concerned about where exactly any offensive production would come from in the Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown. Turns out that wasn’t too much of a problem. But the textbook for “Holding a Lead 101” may soon become … Read more
After a strange couple of days for North Dakota, they watch an equally-strange third period unfold into a loss, as Boston University continued its recent hot play with a win in the Badger Showdown opener.
North Dakota coach Dean Blais left his team at the Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown in Milwaukee to be with his daughter, who is in a hospital in Rochester, Minn.
The St. Lawrence Saints scored three times in the first period and three times in the third to put away the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the 50th Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Hockey Tournament. Even though the Saints had not played in 19 days while the Irish had played 10 days ago, the … Read more
Bjorn Engstrom had a four-point night with two goals and two assists, Kelly Popadynetz added a goal and two assists, and both skaters joined the Pioneers’ Century Club as Denver defeated Air Force, 5-2, in the first round of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup. With the win, the Pioneeers (10-7-2) stretch their unbeaten streak to … Read more