The Michigan State Spartans, the three-time defending Great Lakes Invitational champs, will get a chance to defend their crown Saturday night. Rustyn Dolyny scored two goals and added a pair of assists as the top-ranked Spartans defeated second-ranked Boston College, 4-1, in a GLI semifinal on Friday evening at Joe Louis Arena. Damon Whitten added … Read more
Scott Selig banged home a rebound of a Mike Ryan shot 17:20 into overtime to down the host Rensselaer Engineers and send the Northeastern Huskies into the championship game of the 50th Rensselaer/HSBC Holiday Hockey Tournament. On the play, the Engineers were unable to clear their own zone as Ryan took a shot on Engineer … Read more
It’s called the Silverado Shootout, and Western Michigan took the name literally in Friday’s championship game at the DECC. Freshman defenseman Mike Jarmuth scored the first two goals of his collegiate career, while six other Broncos also found the back of the net in their season-high 44-shot attack, as No. 7 Western Michigan crushed Merrimack, … Read more
Mike Maturo scored two goals and added an assist, leading Dartmouth to a 6-3 upset of No. 5 New Hampshire in the first round of the Ledyard National Bank Auld Lang Syne Classic on Friday night. Dartmouth (4-6-0) broke the ice first when Chris Taliercio scored 5:06 into the opening period. New Hampshire (12-4-3) answered … Read more
Lake Superior State came out firing in the opening game of the Mariucci Classic, dominating the Beavers of Bemidji State from the opening whistle en route to finishing off Bemidji, 4-2. Both teams came out skating with up-tempo end-to-end action on Mariucci Arena’s Olympic-sized sheet of ice. In a game that lasted only two hours, … Read more
Even though the schedule dictated that the opening game of the SNET/UConn Hockey Classic was an exhibition contest, the Wayne State and Queens pucksters wanted to prove from the opening faceoff that it was not going to be a friendly, hands-off affair. In a physical contest from start to finish — including a combined 68 … Read more
Allan Carr scored two goals and assisted on one as Nebraska-Omaha defeated UMass-Lowell, 5-2, in the first round of the SCI Holiday Shootout at the University of Alabama-Huntsville’s Von Braun Civic Center. The Mavericks (10-10-1) meet Canisius on Saturday night for the championship while the River Hawks (6-8-2) meet the host team in the consolation … Read more
For the first time since 1987, the Michigan Wolverines will not be in the Great Lakes Invitational’s championship game. They can thank Michigan Tech. The Huskies put together a complete performance, stunning No. 4 Michigan 7-3 before a crowd of 17,744 at Joe Louis Arena on Friday night. Matt Ulwelling scored two goals and had … Read more
The deck was stacked against Harvard from the beginning — only three full lines, four trusted defensemen, high altitude and an Olympic-size ice surface against the No. 6 team in the nation. The Crimson managed to hang tight with Colorado College despite giving up 47 shots on goal Friday night, but the Tigers claimed the … Read more
Friday night at Mariucci Arena, netminder Brandon Snee stopped 45 shots for Union. Minnesota’s Adam Hauser saved just 13. But despite the shot-chart dominance, the host Gophers won by only one goal, taking a hard-fought 3-2 victory in the first round of the Mariucci Classic. The Gophers now take on Lake Superior for the tournament … Read more
No. 15 Vermont downed Miami, 4-1, in the first round of the Ledyard National Bank Auld Lang Syne Classic on Friday afternoon. In a physical first period of play, Vermont converted one of its two power play opportunities to claim a 1-0 lead. Miami controlled much of the early play, but the Catamount’s Patrick Sharp … Read more
History was made Friday night, although not the type most college hockey teams hope to achieve. Minnesota-Duluth and Colgate University skated to a 2-2 overtime tie in the final game of the 2000 Silverado Shootout, marking the first deadlock in the tournament’s three-year history. UMD took control early in the game, scoring both of its … Read more
Rematch potential abounds in Madison, the annual shortening of the bench called the World Juniors is underway, the Great Lakes Invitational beefs up, and a rivalry ends in Colorado. Todd D. Milewski sends belated Christmas greetings.
Western Michigan has won its share of shootouts this season. But Thursday afternoon, in the opening game of a tournament entitled the Silverado Shootout, the Broncos relied on defense and solid goaltending to skate to victory. Forwards Mike Bishai and Jeff Campbell scored first- and third-period goals, respectively, and goaltender Jeff Reynaert backed them up … Read more
Maine and Cornell tied earlier in the season, but this one went to the Black Bears. They brought home a cup named after former Cornell coach Ned Harkness in the inaugural Everblades College Classic. The Florida Everblades, an East Coast League team, is part-owned by Craig Brush, who played at Cornell under Harkness.
With half the season gone, it’s time for bouquets and brickbats. Professor Jim Connelly hands out midseason report cards.
The year in review, tournament profiles, and — best of all — a holiday poem. Paula C. Weston picks up the action in the CCHA.
Merrimack is over .500 this late in the season for the first time since 1993-94 after defeating host Minnesota-Duluth. That sets up a de facto championship game with Western Michigan at the Silverado Shootout.
In what could put a damper on Ohio State’s season, Andre Signoretti, senior captain of the Buckeyes, is academically neligible and will likely miss the rest of the 2000-01 season. He leads all CCHA defensemen with a +13 rating.
Clarkson broke out in the consolation game of the Everblades College Classic.