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BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Bemidji State started 2018 with seven of its first eight scheduled games on the road. That kind of travel can be challenging to a 6-foot-6 forward like Jay Dickman, who often finds himself cramped into small seats on both the team bus and plane. So he has to take extra measures … Read more

Withstanding the snarl of a chippy NCAA tournament game, New Hampshire topped Denver 5-2 in front of a partisan home crowd of 8,049 at the Verizon Wireless Arena, advancing the Wildcats to a regional final for the third time in the last four years. [scg_html_ne2013] “I’m really proud of the way the team responded in … Read more

Wisconsin’s 20-5-2 run and its resurgence after a 1-7-2 start might not have been too predictable to anyone. But the method in which that occurred certainly was. [scg_html_wcha2013] No. 14 Wisconsin finished off its improbable Final Five run Saturday night with a 3-2 defeat of Colorado College in front of 18,782 at the Xcel Energy … Read more

This year, Cinderella wears a Golden slipper. Junior winger Kyle Gibbons’ four points tied a career high and the vaunted Canisius defense shut down the nation’s 14th-ranked offense as the surprising Golden Griffins (19-18-5) won the Atlantic Hockey playoff tournament with a 7-2 win over Mercyhurst at Blue Cross Arena. The Griffs, who entered the … Read more

How long does it take for a hockey game to change? If you were to ask Colorado College, the Tigers might answer “five minutes” as it took the Tigers just under that to score twice in the second period en route to a 2-0 victory over No. 1-seed Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center Friday … Read more

Defending Whitelaw champion Union played like a bubble team with championship experience Friday in blanking Yale 5-0. Union struggled at different points throughout the season, but entered Friday night with a four-game win streak and its NCAA fate in its hands. With the win, the Dutchmen remain on the right side of the bubble with … Read more

The players haven’t changed. The system hasn’t changed. But the scores are starting to. [scg_html_wcha2013] Another solid day for goaltender Joel Rumpel, timely scoring and sound defense translated into another gritty Wisconsin victory Friday afternoon, a 4-1 win over St. Cloud State at the Xcel Energy Center in front of 16,555 that moves the Badgers … Read more

With six unanswered goals, North Dakota rebounded from a loss Saturday night to claim Game 3 of their series over Michigan Tech to clinch its 11th straight WCHA Final Five berth. After dominating all three periods — posting 44 shots on net and scoring a shorthanded goal – UND sealed a 6-0 victory in its … Read more

Sixty minutes wasn’t enough. Neither was 80. And it was almost 100 minutes gone by before Kevin Bui scored with 5:52 left in the second overtime to send Quinnipiac to the ECAC semifinals with a 3-2 win over Cornell Sunday night. “That was a great college hockey game,” Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said, smiling. “It … Read more

Sean Kuraly tallied the first multi-goal game of his career to give Miami a 4-1 victory in the decisive Game 3 of their CCHA quarterfinal series against Michigan State. The RedHawks will now make a fourth consecutive appearance in the CCHA saemifinals at Joe Louis Arena, where they will face Michigan. “Scoring goals is something … Read more

It was a fitting end to CCHA play Sunday evening. With the final CCHA game to ever be played in Columbus, a spot in the CCHA semifinals was on the line inside the historic OSU Ice Rink. After two hard-fought periods, Ohio State’s Anthony Greco scored for the Buckeyes 3:33 into the third to clinch … Read more

Just 44 seconds. Two power-play goals. One major turning point. Midway through the second period, New Hampshire had been in total control of the decisive Hockey East quarterfinal game against Providence. Having just taken the lead, the Wildcats were assaulting the Providence net and Jon Gillies (30 saves) was being pushed to the brink, forced … Read more

Grant Blakey is about as unassuming a figure as you’ll find in the locker room of a college hockey team. Luckily for Mercyhurst, the game isn’t played in the locker room. Blakey scored his second game-winner of the series and fifth of the season, providing all the offense the sixth-seeded Lakers would need to dispatch … Read more

With a Final Five expedition in sight after etching out a victory over Michigan Tech Friday night, North Dakota saw its two-game ticket to the tournament fall short as the Huskies claimed Game 2 Saturday night. C.J. Eick rushed down the ice with minutes remaining on the clock in a tie game and scored on … Read more

After allowing a goal in the opening half-minute, Miami went into shutdown mode and scored four unanswered to even their quarterfinal series with Michigan State with a 4-1 win Saturday, forcing a decisive third game Sunday night. Sophomore Austin Czarnik scored twice for the RedHawks, while classmates Jimmy Mullin and Cody Murphy tallied Miami’s other … Read more

This series was as close as advertised. Maybe closer. Sure, it will go into the record books as a two-game sweep for Niagara, which took another giant step towards its first NCAA tournament berth in five years. The Purple Eagles took that next step in heart-stopping and dramatic fashion in the 2-1 overtime victory over … Read more

The No. 4 seed Ohio State Buckeyes kept their season alive Saturday in an elimination game by defeating the No. 5 seed Ferris State Bulldogs 3-1 as the Buckeyes were bolstered by goals from Ryan Dzingel, Max McCormick and Nick Oddo. Ohio State now forces a deciding third game of the CCHA quarterfinals. The winner … Read more

After last night’s loss in the opening game of the Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, Holy Cross coach Paul Pearl cited increasing scoring chances as the critical point of focus for his squad in a do-or-die Game 2 on Saturday. The Crusaders responded with 38 shots – 22 of them in a fervent second period – and … Read more

Top-ranked Quinnipiac dominated Cornell and picked up a 10-0 win in Game 2 of the ECAC quarterfinals, tying the series at one game apiece with Game 3 looming Sunday. The Bobcats controlled the game from the opening faceoff, holding the Big Red to just three shots on net in the first period. Quinnipiac entered the … Read more

This time, New Hampshire finally converted on its chances. The Wildcats forced a decisive third game in their Hockey East quarterfinal series versus Providence on Saturday, upending the Friars 4-1 in a thriller at Schneider Arena. Once again, the Wildcats controlled the tempo early on, but tonight, they had the finishing touch, as sophomore Matt … Read more