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It has been said many times in sports: the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back. That is certainly true at Cornell. The Big Red like to rock it old school, and don’t wear any names on the backs of their jerseys. However, certain names have … Read more
The league partnered with America One Sports this season to broadcast all games from its home rinks over the Internet.
The Bulldogs play at Ohio State, North Dakota and Minnesota in the next four weeks.
The River Hawks won two games in Michigan last weekend, while the Black Bears overcame Massachusetts.
The Golden Knights are 4-1-1 and almost halfway to their win total from last season.
League teams were 3-6-1 in road nonconference games last weekend.
Over the first decade of NCAA tournaments, Minnesota-Duluth won half of them. In the three years since that fifth NCAA championship in 2010, coach Shannon Miller’s Bulldogs have not won an NCAA tournament game, including missing out on the national tournament altogether in consecutive years for the first time. In 2013, Minnesota-Duluth did not even … Read more
The Falcons answered a pair of losses in Alaska with a home sweep of Penn State.
The Huskies and Wildcats will meet as conference rivals for the first time in over 15 years Friday in Marquette and Saturday in Houghton.
He may have only been in his current job since the middle of July, but Josh Fenton so far is relishing life in his first year as a league commissioner.
The Huskies have scored eight of their 20 goals through four games while on the man advantage.
With almost all the production from last year’s second-place team back in the saddle, it’s easy to see why the media picked RPI to finish atop ECAC Hockey come March.
Conference teams went 7-2 on the opening weekend, and some young players made their first appearances in the spotlight with game-winning goals.
It is hard to predict where that next great hockey player will originate. Most typically, one would look to a rink or pond in somewhere like Ontario or New England. Gems can also be formed in unlikely surroundings, such as a driveway in a state with less of a hockey tradition. Boston College sophomore forward … Read more
Despite big changes ahead for the program, the new coach wants this year’s players to enjoy success, too.
The Seawolves are 2-0 for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
The Pioneers outscored Merrimack 5-0 on the opening weekend, with three of the goals from defensemen.
The Friars opened with a home sweep of Minnesota State; last season, a poor nonconference record helped keep them out of the NCAA tournament.
The 2014 NCAA National Collegiate Frozen Four will be held at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center, home to Quinnipiac hockey. Bobcats coach Rick Seeley and his team are very aware of that fact. “Anything can happen, but we’re certainly not going into this year saying if we don’t make the … Read more
To fully appreciate Boston University’s season, one must compare it to the previous one. The results in 2011-12 looked like the teeth of some old-time hockey players — there were gaps everywhere. Much of that was a mess not of the Terriers’ making, because of injuries. “We have been very lucky with those injuries this … Read more