Yanick Evola scored a hat trick and added an assist as the X-men of St. Francis Xavier in Nova Scotia defeated the University of Vermont, 5-0, Friday in an exhibition college hockey game at UVM’s Gutterson Fieldhouse. St. Francis Xavier, one of the top collegiate teams in Canada, scored first when Evola scored a power-play … Read more
Mercyhurst scored three times in 4:12 late in the third period and never looked back in defeating Holy Cross in the MAAC opener for both schools. Mercyhurst had taken a 1-0 lead when Eric Ellis scored 4:28 into the game when the Lakers erupted with goals by Peter Rynshoven (15:44), Louis Goulet (19:14) and Mike … Read more
NCHA play starts up once again this weekend as St. Norbert visits Wisconsin-Eau Claire, while a raft of nonconference games also muddy the schedule. Tim Somers reports.
Minnesota women’s hockey coach Laura Halldorson has suspended seniors Nadine Muzerall and Betsey Kukowski for this weekend’s series at MSU-Mankato due to an unspecified violation of team rules. Muzerall is the team’s all-time leading scorer and led the nation with 49 goals last season. She missed last weekend’s series with Ohio State due to a … Read more
UConn and Mercyhurst might have lost, but they still look to build on strong showings last weekend coming into MAAC play. Jim Connelly covers all the bases, including the first win for Fairfield’s new head man, and a certain matter of predictions.
Hockey East continued its dominance of the collegiate scene last, and Dave Hendrickson was there. Also: a marquee interconference matchup Friday, the PC ‘D’ steps it up, trivia questions asked and answered, and a great day for the author.
With a limited schedule on hand this week, Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy have time to ponder, pontificate and prognosticate. Warm up with the coming weekend in the ECAC.
The Upset of the Year race has a candidate in the WCHA, the officials interject themselves into the action, Denver refuses to be satisfied, and — oh yeah — number-one Wisconsin takes on number-two Boston College Friday. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Milestones achieved, a coach breaks the Blue Wall of Silence, an unlikely foe tearing up the CCHA … Paula C. Weston draws aside the curtain on the CCHA this week.
No longer the weak sister, in just its second year of existence the WCHA could challenge the ECAC for dominance of women’s hockey. Zevi Gutfreund weaves a tale of two conferences.
Check your calendars, because it might be a little hard to tell this year from last in the NCHA, where the top teams have a similar look to the 1999-2000 season. Tim Somers rounds up the conference’s outlook for 2000-01.
They’re off and running in the SUNYAC. Russell Jaslow scopes out last weekend’s action, and forecast’s the next.
It’s the first BroadcastSports.com Game of the Week, and it’s a doozy as No. 1 Wisconsin visits No. 2 Boston College in the rematch of last season’s NCAA quarterfinal. Scott Brown reports.
Seven Plattsburgh State men’s players have been suspended from play and face school judicial action following an investigation by Plattsburgh University Police into a hazing incident at an off-campus party.
It’s not just a two-team race in the WCHA, it seems, as upstarts Ohio State and Wisconsin lifted eyebrows last weekend with upsets of powerhouses Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth. Zevi Gutfreund lifts some more.
It’s not easy playing behind an All-American — just ask BU’s Jason Tapp, who pulled that duty twice as the backup to Michel Larocque and then Rick DiPietro. This season, however, might be a very different story. Scott Weighart profiles the Terrier reserve-cum-starter.
Jade Galbraith, a freshman wing for Alaska-Anchorage, has left school for the Western Hockey League after just four games, according to the Anchorage Daily News. Galbraith has joined the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL, part of Canada’s Major Junior system. Galbraith, 18, scored 35 goals and 101 points in 62 games for Drayton Valley in … Read more
With several traditional powers losing key players, Dartmouth enters the 2000-01 season as the favorite in the ECAC women’s race. Don’t expect a walkover for the Big Green, however, as there’s still plenty left in the tank elsewhere. Zevi Gutfreund profiles the new year.
With expansion on the horizon for next season, the ECAC West prepares for battle, with RIT and Elmira again expected to fight things out for the top spot. Meanwhile, Hobart, under new coach Mark Taylor, and second-year Manhattenville, look to make an impression.
Former St. Lawrence men’s and women’s ice hockey coach Bernie McKinnon died Sunday after a battle with bone cancer. The recent St. Lawrence Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, who was the men’s varsity coach from 1971-76, was considered a pioneer in women’s coaching.