After a disappointing loss to Cornell the evening before, Clarkson picked up where it had left off last weekend, scoring five goals, including two on the power play, en route to a 5-3 victory over Colgate in the consolation game of the Syracuse Invitational Tournament. “Each time we lost a little momentum, we seemed to … Read more

For the second time in three years, Niagara beat the odds to win the Syracuse Invitational Tournament. Led by tournament Most Valuable Player Chris Welch, who picked up two goals on the evening — including the go-ahead tally in the second period — the Purple Eagles outlasted Cornell for a 4-3 win Sunday in the … Read more

Heading into the third period on Saturday night, with a 2-0 lead over Yale, the players on the Princeton bench couldn’t help but wonder what the final stanza had in store for them. After all, the Tigers had seen three games in the previous two weeks slip away in the waning minutes of regulation. But … Read more

Both teams entered the weekend on the skids. Nebraska-Omaha stayed there, dropping its fourth straight game and seventh consecutive one on the road. By contrast, Merrimack completed its U-turn with a sweep one week after getting embarrassed by Boston College in a home-and-home series. After shutting out the Mavericks one night earlier, Merrimack goaltender Joe … Read more

If you think you’ve seen strange endings to a hockey game, hold that thought — unless you were at Tsongas Arena on Saturday night. After totally dominating the game for 58 minutes, the UMass-Lowell River Hawks found themselves trailing, 4-2, to the No. 13 Union Dutchmen. But thanks to a five-minute major penalty to Union’s … Read more

Middlebury used one goal in each period on its way to a 3-0 blanking of Potsdam for the championship of the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout on Saturday. The Panthers have now outscored their four opponents 22-0 this season with a perfect 4-0 record. Middlebury becomes the third host team to win the three-year old tournament, … Read more

Capitalizing off momentum from Friday’s 3-2 victory over the Lake Superior State Lakers, the Miami RedHawks completed the sweep, 6-2, in Goggin Ice Arena on Saturday. With the victory, the RedHawks claimed their third sweep, having defeated Nebraska-Omaha, 3-2 and 6-2, last weekend and Bemidji State, 4-2 and 4-2, in non-conference action the previous weekend. … Read more

Plattsburgh got back on track with a 6-1 win over Norwich in the consolation game of the PrimeLink Great Northern Shootout. Plattsburgh jumped on the board early when Guy Come skated in on the right wing and wristed a shot to the left side of the net just 1:49 into the contest. The Cardinals took … Read more

Kurt Kamienski’s second period goal helped Connecticut edge past Army, 3-2, on Saturday at Tate Rink in West Point, NY. The Huskies record improves to 4-4-2 overall, 4-1-1 in MAAC play, while Army drops to 4-7-0 overall, 3-4-0 in conference action. Ron D’Angelo opened the scoring for UConn with just five minutes gone in the … Read more

“Big Game Bouche” is back. Nick Boucher, the confident sophomore goaltender, played his best game in a Dartmouth uniform Saturday night as the homestanding Big Green beat 11th-ranked Maine 2-1 in overtime before 3,125 fans, the largest gathering at Thompson Arena in years. Defenseman Pete Summerfelt provided the final blow in overtime, taking a pass … Read more

Darlene Stephenson’s two goals and two assists helped Providence rout Vermont in a non-conference game on Saturday at Schneider Arena. The Friars got on the scoreboard first at 2:36 of the first period and did not look back. Sophomore forward Jenn Butsch notched what proved to be the game-winning goal on passes from junior defenseman … Read more

Jon Cullen scored the game-winning goal with 4:35 left Saturday as 10th-ranked St. Cloud State gained a 3-1 win over UMass-Amherst. The win moved SCSU’s record to 8-3-1. UMass fell to 3-7-2. Cullen completed a career weekend with the winner. Cullen opened the weekend with a four-assist performance during the Huskies’ 4-1 win at Northeastern … Read more

Rensselaer saw five different players score, and Nathan Marsters made 22 saves en route to his second shutout of the season as the Engineers knocked off the Mercyhurst Lakers, 5-0. “This is a team that came at us pretty hard,” said Engineer head coach Dan Fridgen. “We endured and we knew what they were going … Read more

Denver’s Greg Barber scored to tie the game after Stephen Wood gave Providence a 3-2 lead and the eighth-ranked Friars and the Pioneers skated to a 3-3 tie on Saturday at Magness Arena. The Friars (7-2-3) took a 1-0 lead at 8:36 of the first period, when Mike Robinson beat Pioneers netminder Wade Dublielewicz with … Read more

A three-goal outburst in the second period by seventh-ranked Michigan was just what the Wolverines needed to defeat the second-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers 4-1 Saturday and take back the Mariucci-Renfrew Coaches’ Trophy, which goes to the winner of the annual Michigan-Minnesota College Hockey Showcase game. Leading the way offensively for the second consecutive game was … Read more

Ryan Severson broke a 4-4 tie with a goal with 7:31 remaining in the third period to help the Mavericks of Minnesota State University – Mankato to a 7-5 win over Vermont in the opening round of the Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic at UVM’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. Severson’s tally was followed up with a goal by … Read more

Shane Palahicky’s first collegiate goal helped lift Cornell (3-2-2) past Clarkson in the second game of the Syracuse Invitational Tournament. While killing off a penalty, Palahicky took the puck into the Clarkson (3-3-2) zone on a 2-on-1 breakaway and took the shot on goaltender Shawn Grant. The first attempt didn’t beat Grant, but the rebound … Read more

Ladies and gentlemen, Harvard is back. But for the moment, Boston College is still better — just barely. In a game reminiscent of the classic BC-Harvard battles of the late 1980s, the Eagles tied up the score with just 42 seconds left in the third period and freshman Chuck Kobasew scored the game-winner with 3:19 … Read more

Ted McNaught notched two goals and added an assist and Jeff Jarvis added three assists to send St. Anselm past New Hampshire College 8-3 and into the Manchester PAL Cup Championship game against Oswego State. The Hawks and Penmen dueled through an early 3-3 deadlock, but the Hawks pulled away with three goals in the … Read more

Colgate’s hopes of repeating as Syracuse Invitational Tournament champion were dashed as Niagara scored three goals in the third period and freshman goaltender Rob Bonk made 36 saves to lead the Purple Eagles to a 4-2 victory Saturday night. “[Bonk] made the saves he had to; he was very good on the first shot,” said … Read more