Vermont in hunt for Hockey East postseason, Catamounts just looking to ‘focus on what we can do’
The Hockey East playoffs won’t start for about another month, but don’t tell that to Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon (photo: Vermont Athletics).
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With Ohio State series on tap, Wisconsin looking to avenge early-season sweep, ‘real excited about the challenge’
Wisconsin is a team caught between two realities, between then and now, past and present, Friday and Saturday (photo: Jim Rosvold).
Despite snow days, Michigan Tech gaining momentum, gearing up for No. 6 Minnesota State
Jake Lucchini binge-watched “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” on Netflix, and Seamus Donohue made a special trip to Joey’s Seafood and Grill for dinner with his pals. Snow days are rare for college students, but Michigan Tech had two of them last week, so that’s how two of the Huskies’ top hockey … Read more
By paying attention to details, structure, Colorado College looking to build on recent success
When Colorado College announced on Jan. 10 that leading scorer Nick Halloran was lost for the season to a lower-body injury, it seemed that any chance for the Tigers to advance to their first NCHC Frozen Faceoff was gone (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Women’s D-I weekend wrap Feb. 3: Wisconsin and Minnesota suffer losses, Clarkson serves notice
Both Wisconsin and Minnesota were upset, Northeastern escaped unscathed, and Clarkson ended Princeton’s 20-game unbeaten streak. Nicole Haase recaps the active weekend.
Women’s D-III weekend wrap Feb. 4: Mayhem in the NESCAC shakes up the standings and rankings
Both Middlebury and Williams suffered results in the conference that could shake up the rankings, while Saint Benedict tied Augsburg. Olivia Spellmire recaps the weekend.
Men’s D-III West weekend wrap Feb. 3: St. Norbert clinches NCHA North, Wis.-Stevens Point remains unbeaten, Trine stuns Lake Forest
St. Norbert captured the NCHA North Division, Trine stunned Lake Forest, St. Thomas stretched its unbeaten streak to 12 games, and Wisconsin-Stevens Point remained unbeaten for the season. Brian Lester recaps the weekend.
After sweeping Denver, Western Michigan readying for upcoming Omaha challenge
To say Western Michigan got back on the bike last weekend after getting swept two weeks ago at St. Cloud State is oversimplifying the situation (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
Men’s D-III West: Stautz and Saint John’s looking to move higher in MIAC
Though a lot of golf is in the near future for Robb Stautz after he graduates, for now he and Saint John’s are pursuing the MIAC playoffs and NCAA tournament.
Minnesota State reclaims top spot in WCHA standings, wants to be ‘dominant’ team on home ice
A funny thing happened to the WCHA in December. The conference when into its holiday hiatus in December with a team that wasn’t Minnesota State at the top of the standings (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
Women’s D-III: Wisconsin-River Falls campaigns for a national tournament bid
As a sophomore, Callie Hoff leads Wisconsin-River Falls in scoring with 27 points and, along with her teammates, is hoping to return the Falcons to the NCAA tournament and the national championship game.
Women’s D-I: In record-setting season, BC’s Keller separates herself from the pack
She already had many records coming into the season, but last weekend, Megan Keller of Boston College tied the Hockey East mark for single-season goals recorded by a defender and broke the single-season points record for defensemen. She has brought what she learned from the Olympics to her leadership at Boston College.
Men’s D-III East: Colonels right where they want to be
The Curry Colonels are flying a bit under the radar in the loaded CCC, but that’s just where coach T.J. Manastersky likes his team.
Weekend New Hampshire-Maine Hockey East series ‘as exciting as it gets’
New Hampshire coach Michael Souza, who grew up in Wakefield, Mass., is unapologetically a New England Patriots fan. He admits to quoting legendary Patriots head coach Bill Belichick a little too often (photo: Jessica Speechley).
National leading scorer Hirose bringing swagger to up-and-coming Michigan State squad
Michigan State’s Taro Hirose doesn’t spend a ton of time thinking about the fact that he leads the nation in points and assists (photo: Bradley K. Olson).
RIT looking to stay in the groove this weekend against nationally-ranked Arizona State
RIT is coming off a pair of wins over Army West Point and will look to maintain momentum down the stretch with Arizona State coming in for a pair of games this weekend (photo: Omar Phillips).
ECAC Hockey standings remain cluttered as season’s home stretch approaching
With a month remaining in the regular season, the ECAC Hockey standings are tight with six teams separated by two points (photo: Omar Phillips).
Men’s D-III East weekend wrap Jan. 28: Western New England upends Salve Regina, Geneseo stays hot
Geneseo swept Potsdam and Plattsburgh, Norwich earned big wins over Middlebury and Castleton, and Western New England upset Salve Regina.
Men’s D-III West wrap Jan. 28: St. Norbert blanks Adrian, Augsburg stays hot
St. Norbert rocked Adrian, Augsburg stayed hot with big wins in the MIAC, Concordia stunned Lake Forest, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire defeated Wisconsin-Superior.
Women’s D-I weekend wrap Jan. 28: Minnesota rolls over Ohio State, Clarkson puts pressure on leaders, Cornell separates from Colgate
Minnesota crushed Ohio State to sweep an important series, Lauren Gabel got her 100th career goal as Clarkson put the pressure on ECAC leader Princeton, and Annie Pankowski notched her 100th career point in Wisconsin’s sweep of St. Cloud State.