Nicholas Jon Wood Joe Cucci led the Merrimack Warriors with a hat trick and an assist over the Northeastern University Huskies 4-3 Friday evening in a chippy overtime battle at Matthews Arena. Chris Barton earned four assists on the night as well. “Anytime you can battle back on the road and get points against a team that’s been … Read more
When the St. Cloud State Huskies defeated Bemidji State 3-0 in their first game of the 2010 postseason, nobody associated with the team could have envisioned that 11 months and 30 games later, they would still be waiting for their next victory. The Minnesota Gophers (19-7-2 overall, 14-7-2-1 in the WCHA) added another game to … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha’s bid to stay in contention for an at-large spot in the upcoming NCAA tournament appeared back on course Friday, where the No. 18 Mavericks brushed aside St. Cloud State 3-0 at Qwest Center. Three UNO goals over a 1:41 span in the game’s second period proved enough to see the Mavericks (15-10-2 overall, 11-6-2 … Read more
The Gophers have struggled all year scoring goals, especially at home. They have only reached the four goal plateau three times in 14 home games before Friday’s night’s tilt against Alaska-Anchorage. And those three games were the first three of the season. “The effort was evident right from the first shift. I thought all four … Read more
On Friday night the Clarkson Golden Knights traveled to Hamden to seek revenge against the Quinnipiac Bobcats after falling 3-2 in overtime back on Jan. 8 in Potsdam. This time it was the Golden Knights coming away with the 3-2 overtime victory. Danielle Skirrow’s two third period goals lead the way for Clarkson along with … Read more
After finishing their first meeting of the season in a 2-2 stalemate, the Vermont Catamounts entered Lawler Rink looking to take the first game of a weekend doubleheader against the No. 14 Merrimack Warriors. After a sluggish first period and late push, Vermont came up short against the Warriors in a 2-1 loss. The first … Read more
Freshman Brandon Komm stopped 26 Army Black Knight shots, and Brett Hartung and Erik Peterson scored second period goals as the Bentley Falcons won their second consecutive Atlantic Hockey game with a 2-1 decision at the Ryan Skating Arena on Friday night. The win improved Bentley to 7-13-4, 6-9-3 in Atlantic Hockey, now just two … Read more
Chris Rawlings made 26 saves to lead the Northeastern University Huskies to a 3-0 shutout over the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Minutemen Friday night at Matthews Arena in front of a crowd of 2,690. The shutout marks Rawlings’ third shutout in the past four games and his fourth overall this season. “The team’s been playing good … Read more
Friday’s game at Messa Rink featured two of the nation’s top ranked power-play teams, as Union’s No. 1 unit went up against Yale’s third-ranked squad. Neither team disappointed as both squads notched two power-play tallies. But, it was Adam Presizniuk’s even strength goal in the latter portion of the second period that lifted the Dutchmen … Read more
In a back-and-forth game that featured tons of action both before and after the whistle, No. 16 Boston University got the best of the University of Maine, coming from behind to win 4-3 at Alfond Arena. It’s just the second loss at home for the Black Bears, who fall to 11-7-5 and 8-5-3 in Hockey … Read more
After landing on the wrong side of a half-dozen one-goal nailbiters this season—including a pair to Rensselaer and Union last weekend—Harvard returned to Bright Hockey Arena tonight looking for redemption. And, for the first time in almost three months, the Crimson found it in the form of a 6-2 win over Colgate. “I thought last … Read more
Coming into Friday night’s matchup with the eighth ranked Wisconsin Badgers, the Michigan Tech Huskies hadn’t scored a goal in 207:27 of play. After one period of play, it looked like that number might expand past the 250-minute mark. Instead, the Huskies netted a pair of goals in the second period, but it wasn’t enough … Read more
The Wisconsin Badgers had no trouble doing something during the shootout that they struggled to accomplish for the other 65 minutes of their game versus the Minnesota Gophers—beat Noora Räty. The top ranked Badgers (23-2-2 overall, 17-2-2-2 in the WCHA) sent Brooke Ammerman, Meghan Duggan, and Brianna Decker against the sophomore goaltender for the Gophers … Read more
Friday’s battle of the dashes between Nebraska-Omaha and Alabama-Huntsville took a while to become the sort of rout that many UNO fans expected to see against the overmatched Chargers, but it got there in the end, with the home team winning 4-0. The No. 15 Mavericks (14-9-2 overall, 10-6-2 in the WCHA) controlled Friday’s game … Read more
Alaska goaltender Scott Greemhan played very well against Michigan Friday night. Wolverines netminder Shawn Hunwick simply played better. Hunwick stopped all 36 shots the Nanooks threw at him and paced Michigan to a home 2-0 shutout win over Alaska. Greenham made 26 saves of his own against the Wolverines. Michigan defenseman Lee Moffie and Jon … Read more
The Ohio State Buckeyes pulled off their third consecutive upset at home against a top 10 team as they blew out the eighth ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6-1 in Value City Arena Friday evening. The last time Notre Dame visited Ohio State, the Buckeyes swept the Fighting Irish out of the first round of … Read more
Usually when a team scores seven goals in a game, the eighth is merely icing on the finished cake. When Nebraska Omaha senior center Joey Martin scored on a breakaway at 13:47 of the third period, the goal not only gave him the first hat trick of his collegiate career, but it also destroyed any … Read more
At Starr Rink, when the Big Red of Cornell come to town to face the Colgate Raiders, the simple game of hockey means so much more. Fans, players, coaches all give a little bit extra to earn the victory. It is one of the more storied rivals in school history and from the way the … Read more
The UMass-Lowell River Hawks entered Lawler Rink on a disappointing 13-game losing streak, but opened their outing against local rival Merrimack sporting a strong workmanlike attitude which led to a 6-4 victory over the Warriors. The victory for the River Hawks ended their 13-game losing streak along with Merrimack’s six-game winning streak. UMass-Lowell head coach … Read more
Paul Chiasson, Jeff Terminesi, and Phil Ginand scored two goals apiece, and Ryan Zapolski stopped 33 shots as the Mercyhurst Lakers defeated the Bentley Falcons, 8-2, on Friday Night at the John A. Ryan Skating Arena. The numbers on the scoreboard, however, were undermined by a penalty tally that totaled 26 penalties between the two … Read more