With a win in its pocket, Wisconsin continues move ‘in the right direction’
After starting 0-8, the Badgers got a tie and a win against Ferris State.
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Northern Michigan expects lights-out defense to return after brief lapse
The Wildcats allowed more than two goals for the first time all season last Saturday.
Big senior class gives Denver a sense of calm in pressure-packed situations
The Pioneers have won a variety of games, from tight low-scoring affairs against Boston College and Wisconsin to a come-from-behind offensive win against Western Michigan to blowouts against their in-state rivals, Colorado College and Air Force.
St. Anselm’s Yoshida proof that talent can be found in New Mexico
It’s well-documented that hockey talent has been emerging from nontraditional places such as California, Arizona, and even Florida and Texas. And New Mexico. Seriously. St. Anselm senior defenseman Robin Yoshida is just one of two New Mexico natives in all of Division I and Division III women’s hockey (Amherst’s Kristen Molina, an Albuquerque native, is … Read more
Jenner and the Big Red try to work themselves out of an unfamiliar hole
Cornell reached its first NCAA tournament in 2010. That team finished with nine losses, three of which deserve asterisks. They occurred while Catherine White, Laura Fortino, and Lauriane Rougeau, ultimately the team’s top three scorers, were competing internationally for Canada, leaving the Big Red with just 13 skaters for one game and 12 for two … Read more
Schachte sees results from effort to reduce diving, embellishment in Hockey East
The league coordinator of officials has been aggressive in using postgame video review to identify when players dive and embellish with appropriate protocol in place to deal with the offenders.
Milliron a key part of Wisconsin-River Falls’ success
Tanner Milliron will tell you that one of the most instrumental things to the success of Wisconsin-River Falls’ early-season success can’t be found in the box score or on a stat sheet. It goes far beyond any of that as far as the junior goalie of the Falcons is concerned. “Everyone trusts each other, and … Read more
Cortland moving forward under new coach Cardarelli
For a team trying to fight its way upward through a tough league (think SUNYAC), progress can often be measured thusly. Two steps forward, one step back. So it is with Cortland (2-5-1, 2-4-1) under first-year coach Joe Cardarelli. Winless in their first five starts, the Red Dragons presented Cardarelli with his first two wins … Read more
After rough start, Cornell finds ‘a little bit of a breakthrough’
The Big Red swept Yale and Brown last weekend, outscoring their opponents 7-2.
A few deep breaths for all ready to condemn the Big Ten to mediocrity
The Big Ten began league play last week and already there are hockey fans out there willing to pan the entire conference. One fan tweeted that the Big Ten looks “fairly awful,” while another emailed to say that the conference is “so over.”
Niagara starts the long road back from injury-filled 0-9 start
The Purple Eagles have won three straight games, but they have only four more games before the holiday break.
Plattsburgh senior Stewart finds success, stays on even keel
Most hockey players are humble and down to Earth. Even coming off a national championship last spring, Plattsburgh senior forward Shannon Stewart still has her head on straight. Then again, coming off three years of big-time success is an even greater accomplishment, but Stewart wants no discussion on the past; it’s only about looking forward … Read more
Benedetto proving to be more than points for Suffolk
After a long bus ride home following a hard-fought 1-1 tie with ECAC Northeast power Nichols Wednesday night, you might expect Suffolk senior Tim Benedetto to jump at the chance to take a day off. Nah. Don’t need one, don’t want one. That pretty much summed up the response after Rams’ coach Chris Glionna stepped … Read more
Margin between winning, losing in Hockey East gets even thinner
Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson sums it up: “I don’t know if there are any easy outs in this league.”
Minnesota-Duluth enjoying no-loss November and benefiting from challenges
The Bulldogs swept then-No. 1 Minnesota in a home-and-home series last weekend.
Pfalzer, Bender are two of many reasons Boston College is fast becoming the team to beat
Boston College has spent November ranked as the country’s top team for the first time in the program’s history. Why? There are many reasons, and most of them involve speed and offense. The Eagles’ best-known player is junior forward, captain, and U.S. Olympian Alex Carpenter. Before her Olympic stint last year, Carpenter had a reputation … Read more
Nowakowski making most of chances at St. Scholastica
Dylan Nowakowski has been making an impact at St. Scholastica since he arrived on campus. As a freshman, he was named one of the top rookies in the NCHA, leading the team in assists (18). Last year, the junior forward out of Calgary once again led the team in assists, dishing out 16, as he … Read more
Motte keeps Ferris State afloat, but Daniels says team still lacking in confidence
The Bulldogs offense broke out against Alaska-Anchorage, but coach Bob Daniels says the team isn’t out of the woods yet.
Penn State, Michigan have surprising starts in opposite directions
The Nittany Lions are 6-2-2 after a win over then-No. 4 Massachusetts-Lowell last Saturday, while Michigan is under .500. The teams face off this weekend.
Air Force takes a look in the mirror and corrects some flaws
After losing to and tying Alabama-Huntsville, the Falcons needed to tighten up their defensive-zone coverage. They did that in a successful weekend at Robert Morris.