When Ferris State junior forward Zac Pearson beat Michigan goalie Billy Sauer 42 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 win on Saturday night in Ann Arbor, Mich., he not only scored the game-winning goal — he also saved his team a 3,500 mile road trip. Pearson’s goal launched the Bulldogs into sole position of seventh … Read more
Jonathan Deptula, head men’s hockey coach at Wentworth, has announced his resignation effective June 16 to pursue other opportunities outside of coaching. Deptula completed his second full season behind the Leopards’ bench on Saturday, when Wentworth was defeated by Nichols 6-5 in overtime in the ECAC Northeast Quarterfinals. Deptula “I feel as though I am … Read more
Minnesota maintained its stranglehold on the USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll Monday, earning 38 of 40 first-place votes to claim the No. 1 spot in the nation for the fourth straight week. With a week still to go in the WCHA regular season, the Gophers won the MacNaughton Cup with a road sweep of … Read more
Northern Michigan University will host the Wisconsin Badgers for a two-game series on Oct. 6-7 at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis. Tickets for Northern Michigan fans will go on sale Monday, NMU athletic director Ken Godfrey said, if the system can be finalized by TicketStar in Green Bay. Tickets will be $15 for … Read more
The USA Hockey Foundation Friday announced 10 candidates for the 2006 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding player in women’s college hockey. The 10 candidates represent seven different schools, as St. Lawrence, Minnesota-Duluth and Wisconsin each boast two candidates. For the first time since the inaugural award in 1998, each of … Read more
John Mayasich, considered by many to be the greatest American-born hockey player of all time, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2006 Lou Lamoriello Award. The award, named after the former Providence College player and coach — and current New Jersey Devils president and coach — honors a former member of the college … Read more
Plymouth State University has announced that its women’s ice hockey program will be elevated to varsity status beginning with the 2006-07 season. PSU added cheerleading in addition to women’s hockey. Plymouth State now has 19 varsity sports, eight men’s and 11 women’s. The two sports are the first added at Plymouth State since women’s volleyball … Read more
As the Princeton men’s hockey team gears up for the last weekend of the season, very little remains to be determined. Having lost both games last weekend, the Tigers have no chance at getting home ice in any of their playoff games. Since every team goes to the playoffs, however, they are still guaranteed a … Read more
The Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team, already beset once by an injury to a key player this season, now find themselves without their most consistent forward. The team found out Monday that junior Andrew Joudrey will miss the next three to four weeks with a left knee injury. Joudrey’s injury occurred Saturday night against Michigan … Read more
The U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey team dropped a 4-3 decision to Finland Wednesday before 6,691 at the Palasport Olimpico in quarterfinal action at the Olympics, ending the Americans’ chances of a medal at the 2006 Games. “I’m disappointed with the game and the way we played tonight,” said U.S. head coach Peter Laviolette. “We … Read more
Jerry York is hoping that, like a fine wine, his Boston College men’s hockey team will get better with time. Boston College — the nation’s youngest team, with an average age of 20 years and 140 days — continued to be hampered by its youth last weekend, dropping two games to the University of Maine. … Read more
The U.S. men’s Olympic team qualified Tuesday for medal-round play despite losing its third straight game, this one a 5-4 decision to Russia in the Americans’ final preliminary-round game. With the score tied at 4 midway through the third period, the game-winner for Russia came off the stick of Alexei Kovalev at 11:52 from the … Read more
A weekend sweep of Denver firmed up Minnesota’s hold on the top spot in Monday’s USCHO.com/CSTV Networks Division I men’s poll. The Gophers earned 37 of 40 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for the third straight week. Minnesota was followed by Wisconsin, which took three of four points from Michigan Tech to move … Read more
Dartmouth seniors Gillian Apps and Cherie Piper continued their rapid scoring pace and two-time Patty Kazmaier winner Jennifer Botterill (Harvard ’03) assisted on two other goals in Canada’s 4-1 win Gold Medal Game win over Sweden. Piper and Apps finished tied for the tournament lead with seven goals scored. The effort capped the most dominant … Read more
A lack of offense doomed the U.S. men for the second straight game at the Winter Olympics, as Sweden edged the Americans 2-1 Sunday to drop the U.S. to 1-2-1 in preliminary-round play at the Torino Esposizioni. After playing 40 minutes to a 1-1 draw, Sweden scored the game winner at 4:22 of the third … Read more
The United States watched its route to the Olympic quarterfinals get that much more difficult Saturday, as Slovakia edged the U.S. 2-1 in preliminary-group play at the Torino Esposizioni. Peter Bondra scored what proved to be the game-winning goal 1:48 into the third period when he took Miroslav Satan’s feed from the end boards out … Read more
Five years after Maria Rooth made history as the first NCAA Women’s Frozen Four MVP, the former Minnesota-Duluth star has made history again — with the help of future UMD star all the way. Rooth (UMD ’03) scored both Swedish goals and the shootout clincher to defeat the U.S. in the Olympic semifinals. The win … Read more
Rebounding from Wednesday’s disappointing tie with Latvia, the U.S. men’s Olympic team scored a 4-1 win over Kazakhstan Thursday to raise its preliminary-round record to 1-0-1. The contest was a must-win for the Americans, who have yet to face their toughest competition in preliminary group play. U.S. goaltender Rick DiPietro (Boston University) made 11 saves … Read more
Minnesota’s men’s hockey team now has two players wearing jerseys with white crosses on them in practice. That addition occurred Tuesday as star junior forward Danny Irmen returned to the ice. Irmen missed last weekend’s series at Michigan Tech after suffering a third-degree separation to his right shoulder in the Gophers’ 3-1 win Jan. 28 … Read more
A strong start wasn’t quite enough for the U.S. men’s Olympic team to claim a win in its opener at the Winter Games Wednesday. The Americans — who took a 2-0 lead early in the contest only to see it melt away in the second period — were forced to rally late to salvage a … Read more