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In the summer of 2012, then-new coach Blaise MacDonald arrived at Colby without the benefit of a recruiting class to call his own and started with a team that had seen the transition of three coaches in three seasons. The Mules had struggled with any kind of success, lacked depth and found ways to beat … Read more
The Mavericks and Bulldogs combined for 216 penalty minutes in last Saturday’s game.
Let the jockeying begin. After having tasted out-of-conference action for the past several weeks, the ECAC West’s sextet is set to battle each other in earnest for standings positions. The top five teams, headed by Utica, are separated by just six points. And who knows, for one or two clubs, maybe an NCAA tournament bid … Read more
The Golden Knights ended a 1-4-1 stretch with wins over Yale and Brown last weekend.
Maybe hope doesn’t look too bright on the surface for the St. Mary’s hockey team. The Cardinals are just 6-8-1 overall and only 2-4-0 in the MIAC standings. But head coach Bill Moore knows his team is far from being out of contention for a playoff berth and besides, the record of the Cardinals is … Read more
Jeff Burke is in the midst of another stellar season for Wisconsin-River Falls. The senior defenseman and two-time All-WIAC honorable mention selection is tied for second on the team in points with 12. He has scored three goals and dished out nine assists for the No. 13 Falcons. “Things are going well,” Burke said. “I’ve … Read more
The Gophers play this weekend in the North Star College Cup along with St. Cloud State, Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota State.
The Colonials lost 10 games by one or two goals but have started to turn things around this month.
Just over halfway through the season and Concordia (Wis.) is already setting historical records for the program – a feat that Jasen Wise set out to accomplish when he signed on to coach the Falcons prior to the 2012-13 season. “When I took the job at Concordia, my goal was to compete for conference titles,” … Read more
Westfield State has been Jekyll and Hyde this season. In MASCAC play, the Owls are one of the teams that are playing well with a 5-2-0 record. Outside the MASCAC, Westfield State hasn’t been as lucky with a 1-6-0 record. For coach Bob Miele, he has no real explanation for the polar opposites in play. … Read more
Lumps. Nobody wants to take them, but to most hockey squads, they are utterly unavoidable. Such was the case for Elmira last season when they bid adieu to a strong class of 10 seniors and welcomed a like-numbered group of talented, but untested, freshmen. The result was the Soaring Eagles’ first losing campaign (10-16-0) in … Read more
The all-WCHA preseason first-team selection missed the Falcons’ first 24 games because of two separate injuries.
The Bulldogs held Nebraska-Omaha to three goals in earning their first sweep of the season.
What has allowed Minnesota to ascend to a two-year reign atop the game with a possibility of extending that run come March? Many of the answers from the past couple of seasons are gone, but others are obvious. In Hannah Brandt, the Gophers possess someone who has eclipsed 80 points in a season, a rare … Read more
As a freshman, Cristina Masten merely sought to contribute. In the final game of 2013, the Bethel senior arrived full circle in knocking home a late third-period goal in a one-sided win over Wisconsin-Eau Claire. To the eventual outcome, the scoring play was relatively immaterial. In the larger scope however, Masten’s goal, with 1:12 left, … Read more
The defending ECAC Northeast champions have some work to do After a 16-9-3 record during the 2012-13 campaign, Wentworth is just 4-10-1 this season despite not losing much off the roster from last year’s team. If the Leopards want to make a turnaround in the second half of the season, everyone in the program will … Read more
Attendance was also down, but the ice crew got high marks for getting the rink to a playable state.
Let’s name hockey animals that start with the letter ‘B.’ There are Bulls, such as you might find in the big horn country of Billings. There are Bison, which roam across rinks in Boulder. And there are even Brown Bears, the likes of which prowl in chilly Kenai River. The common thread between all those … Read more
The Wolverines were swept at Wisconsin last weekend.
You might think that a stretch of playing five games in eight days, including a “home” game at Frozen Fenway, might have a team a bit tired and looking for a little rest. Not the case for Williams, which enters this weekend’s nonconference matchups with Manhattanville and Plattsburgh excited to play more difficult opponents in … Read more