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Who saw this coming? Anybody? Anybody? Sure ya did. Uh huh … right. Even the most rabid fans of Nazareth didn’t see it coming. After all, the Golden Flyers, a program feeling all the growing pains of a second-year program, was still 0-for-the-season in ECAC West play, and 0-for-forever against nationally-ranked opponents. Yet they pried … Read more
With two-thirds of the season completed, the inevitable question arises: Can the defending national champions reenact their victorious celebration from last spring? With the arduous task clearly in sight, the resounding response from the Elmira camp is mutually optimistic. “Although there is a lot of pressure in being the defending national champions, there are also … Read more
The 2013-14 season always figured to be challenging for Northeastern. “You lose Kendall Coyne, Casey Pickett, Rachel Llanes — those kids are a lot offensively,” coach Dave Flint said. Although they lost their top scorer to the United States Olympic Team and graduated the players ranking second and third, the Huskies won three of their … Read more
Changes to the league’s playoff format mean there are close races up and down the standings.
The Purple Eagles put an emphasis on blocked shots last week and saw the positive results.
The Wolverines and the Badgers square off at Yost Ice Arena this weekend.
One may look at the overall record at 7-7-6 and think that is about the true definition of a .500 hockey team. But a look a little deeper into the Skidmore schedule and results shows that 40 percent of their games played have gone to overtime. In those overtime games, the Thoroughbreds are 1-1-6. A … Read more
“It’s not about how you start – it’s about how you finish.” The above quote represents the mantra that is the focus and commitment Connecticut College has adopted forthe second half of the season and the Camels’ final regular-season games over the next four weekends. An 0-7-0 start, including a 6-0 shellacking by Manahattanville, was … Read more
We have reached the stretch run of hockey in the MIAC and the battle for the top spot is tight. Gustavus Adolphus enters the final week of the month on top of the conference standings. It has 26 points. St. Thomas is second with 22 points and St. Olaf sits in third with 17 points. … Read more
Pat Dalbec admits he hasn’t been the most consistent player this season for Wisconsin-Superior. The senior forward has had his share of up-and-down moments, but lately, he believes he is starting play with more consistency. “I’ve been inconsistent at times, but during the second half of the year, I’ve started to play much better,” Dalbec … Read more
The Bears got into penalty trouble against Yale and paid the price.
After a 6-4 loss to Concordia (Wis.) on Jan. 7, Lake Forest’s season was looking bleak. The team needed to snap out of a six-game losing streak. In that stretch of losses, there was a problem on both ends of the ice. The defense wasn’t playing up to par and the offense couldn’t get the … Read more
Despite the respective and disparate records, Friday’s matchup between those two North Country rivals, No. 4 Plattsburgh (14-2-2, 7-0-2) and Potsdam (6-10-0, 1-6-0), looks to be something memorable. If not because there is no love lost between the two schools, who have battled 101 times before, then because the game has been earmarked as “Military … Read more
The Eagles have a dominant top line and depth that’s providing a comfortable scoring margin.
UND is 8-0-1 in its last nine games but will be without goaltender Zane Gothberg heading into a series at Denver.
Admittedly, Plymouth State had sub-par goaltending the first half of the season. That looks to change with the addition of Gordon Ceasar, who played the past year and a half at Utica. “In the first semester, it was no secret that our goaltending wasn’t great,” Plymouth State coach Craig Russell said. “It wasn’t absolutely killing … Read more
The ECAC Northeast has finally ended its nonconference portion of the schedule and returns to in-conference games this weekend. The conference has seen mixed results playing outside of the conference, but the race remains wide-open for the regular-season title and conference tournament positioning. Salve Regina is on top of the conference with a 4-1-0 record … Read more
With seven games remaining on the schedule, the University of New England has already surpassed its win total from last season and sits just three points out of fifth place in the conference following only their second-ever conference weekend sweep since their inception as a varsity program in the ECAC East conference for the 2009-10 … Read more
Whatever trepidation Adrian coach Chad Davis held coming out of summer camp has faded into a distant memory. The Bulldogs (14-3-0 overall, 7-3-0 NCHA), seemingly on their way to eclipsing last year’s program-best 20-win season, have locked onto success in a way that rubs against the grain of conventional wisdom in regards to a roster … Read more
When you watch enough movies or television programs in a certain genre, you start to get a feel for how the plot will unfold. Following Mercyhurst hockey is a bit like that. It may look like their world is about to blow up around them, but the Lakers always manage to cut the right wire … Read more