Ivan Prokic and Josh Liebenow scored two goals each to lead Wisconsin-Superior to a 7-5 victory over Augsburg in a nonconference game Friday at Wessman Arena. Superior, an NCAA Division III Final Four team last season, built a 4-0 first-period lead to improve to 5-2 overall. Augsburg drops to 1-4 with its fourth straight loss … Read more
Ohio State recorded its first shutout victory of the regular season Friday afternoon, defeating MSU, Mankato, 6-0, at the Midwest Wireless Civic Center. Following the conference victory, the Buckeyes improved to 4-5-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the WCHA, and the Mavericks slipped to 1-10-0 overall and 0-9-0 in the WCHA. Jeanne Chapple was named the … Read more
Salem State College used three third-period goals, including two in a span of 41 seconds, to rally from a 2-0 deficit for a 3-2 victory from Wentworth in a nonleague contest at Matthews Arena. After a scoreless first period, Wentworth took a 1-0 advantage on a goal from sophomore forward Jamie Weiss at 11:00 of … Read more
Being the backup goaltender to Hobey Baker finalist Ty Conklin generally offers about as much limelight as the role of Maytag repairman, but Friday night, the understudy stole the show. New Hampshire netminder Matt Carney — who entered the evening with only two career wins in a handful of appearances — came up big with … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth has been looking for a bright spot lately, and they may have found it Friday night in a 5-3 loss to North Dakota. Sophomore goalie Rob Anderson played an amazingly poised game against a UND offense that can strike fear into the most experienced goaltender. Anderson held UND to five goals after facing 44 … Read more
Take two tough, hard-checking hockey teams fighting for a top slot in Hockey East, add 69 minutes of penalties and you would get Friday night’s skirmish at Schneider Arena between the Northeastern Huskies and the Providence Friars. Both the Huskies and Friars have surprised many pundits to date with their fine play, and proved to … Read more
Nick Deschenes is feeling right at home on the Yale Bulldogs’ vaunted first line. The sophomore, skating alongside celebrated seniors Jeff Hamilton and Ben Stafford, continued his superb season with two goals and two assists Friday night against ECAC rival Dartmouth, helping the 15th-ranked Bulldogs to a gritty 5-4 win at Thompson Arena. The game … Read more
In its first three games against Hockey East opponents this season, Connecticut was outscored by a tally of 16-5. As expected, the Huskies lost all three of those contests, falling to Merrimack (twice) and UMass-Lowell. Thursday night, UConn had its last shot at beating a member of one of the “Big Four” conferences in a … Read more
This week in the CCHA: the Game of the Week pits a conference mainstay against a surprise, and Paula C. Weston wonders if anyone really wants to be number one in the nation. Check inside …
Is 2000-2001 destined to be another Lost Year for BU? Does every team get a fair shake in the polls? Is Merrimack coach Chris Serino ready for stand-up? Dave Hendrickson investigates.
Hockey East announced today that it has signed a two-year deal with Fox Sports Net New England. It includes nine regular season contests during the 2000-01 season and two to three Hockey East quarterfinal matches, as well as the semifinals and the championship game at the FleetCenter in mid-March. The pact extends a three-year relationship … Read more
The malaise continues for Wisconsin, comings and goings in Houghton and Duluth, poll musings and News and Views. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Making news in the ECAC: Union attracts national attention, Vermont returns in style, Princeton is perfect — and Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy have a beef with the pollsters.
Though it’s only November, the MAAC standings look suspiciously familiar. Also: Army makes its mark, and the league gains a new tournament presence — maybe for a while. Jim Connelly weighs in.
Marian scored its first-ever victory over an MIAC team Thursday night, beating Gustavus Adolphus 1-0. Mark Ewing scored the game’s only goal and Marian goalie Terry Dunbar stopped all 15 shots he faced. Both are freshmen, as is Kirk Joudry, who assisted on Joudry’s goal. Ewing scored his goal at 8:47 of the third period. … Read more
It was a welcome weekend for Elmira, which took advantage of RIT’s break to catch up in the ECAC West standings with two wins. Scott Biggar reviews and previews.
The roles of David and Goliath might be reversed so far in Division III, with such surprises as Wisconsin-Stout’s perfect record and St. Thomas’ early-season struggles. Chris Lerch shakes the standings to see what falls out.
Under other circumstances, this would be a great week to explore the individual performances of players like Ambria Thomas of Minnesota or Tara Dunn of Harvard, each of whom recorded a hat trick last weekend. In a different week, two-goal games by players like Dartmouth’s Carrie Sekela, Minnesota’s La Toya Clarke and Nadine Muzerall, Harvard’s … Read more
With Wisconsin-River Falls edging further into the conference lead, the NCHA takes a break from beating itself up to try to do the same to the MIAC. Tim Somers reports.
It’s been over 28 years since Jerry York chalked up his first win as a collegiate head coach. Since that time, disco, Watergate, the VCR, Iran-contra, a 12-team NCAA tournament, Tiger Woods and the CD player have all come, and in some cases, gone. But one thing doesn’t change: York keeps on winning. On the occasion of York’s 600th victory, Dave Hendrickson looks in.