West Point, NY- Army left Springfield disappointed after an American International comeback win on Thursday night. The Black Knights regrouped and rematched with the Yellow Jackets on Friday night at Tate Rink and earned their first win of the season 2-0. Jake Felker...
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St. Cloud Soars Past Eagles to Pittsburgh
Albany, NY- The St. Cloud State University Huskies entered Albany with poor recent NCAA Tournament history. Four straight Tournament losses, including a pair as the NCAA Tournament’s top seed to Air Force in 2018 and American International College in 2019 marked the...
St. Cloud Springs Past BU in Albany
Albany, NY- Before the 2021 NCAA Hockey Tournament, St. Cloud State and Boston University were unfamiliar foes. The two had only met once before, in the 2000 Albany Regional Opening Round. The Terriers won that matchup 5-3. On Saturday afternoon, BU and St. Cloud met...
NCAA Albany Regional Preview
This portion of the 2021 NCAA DI Men’s Hockey Tournament has endured the most confusion and trouble. Originally, this region was to be hosted at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. The officials there decided they couldn’t host and relinquished duties to someone...
AIC Repeats as Atlantic Tournament Champions; Defeats Canisius
Springfield, MA- Eric Lang and Trevor Large developed as coaches together. Under the tutelage of Army Head Coach Brian Riley, the two developed a close friendship at West Point. On Saturday night, the two tight friends pushed and challenged each other for the 2021...
Canisius Knocks Out Army in Overtime
Springfield, MA- Playoff hockey leads to the most emotional contests. In this heavily altered, almost miraculous to have happened at all season, Canisius College and the United States Military Academy combined for possibly the most emotionally charged game of the...
Yellow Jackets Sting Purple Eagles Late in Semi-Final
Springfield, MA- American International College flies two banners in the MassMutual Center: the 2019 Atlantic Hockey Tournament Championship and the 2019 NCAA West Regional Finalist banners. The first of those came in overtime against Niagara two years ago. On...
Atlantic Hockey Championship Weekend Preview
Championship weekend is a welcome sight. Last year, all six men’s DI collegiate conference tournaments were canceled before postseason trophies could be awarded. This year there will be at most limited crowds, and mostly no crowds. But at least there will be...
Yellow Jackets Outlast Sharks
Springfield, MA- American International College was originally scheduled for a home-and-home series against Holy Cross on the new year’s opening weekend. On Tuesday of this week, that matchup was postponed due to a positive Covid-19 test in the Holy Cross program....
Minutemen Special Teams Prevail at Matthews
Boston, MA- The 2021 Hockey East calendar began with a triple header bang. Providence and Vermont battled to a 0-0 tie in Rhode Island with the Friars getting the extra point in the shootout. Connecticut came back against New Hampshire in Durham. And the capper to the...
Otto Inspires AIC to Victory Over Army
Springfield, MA- In a crowded field of good college hockey stories, American International College is host to several of the sport’s best in the last three seasons. With the lowest operating budget of any DI hockey program, AIC won the Atlantic Hockey Regular Season...
Northeastern Demolishes Merrimack
Boston, MA- Two-hundred and eighty days ago, Northeastern secured a spot in the Hockey East playoffs by defeating Boston University at Agganis Arena. Less than a week later, the entire college hockey season was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since then,...
Pioneers Survive Crusader Attack
Worcester, MA- Sacred Heart enjoyed the most successful season in program history in 2019-20. The Pioneers eclipsed the 20 win plateau, earned a first-round bye in the Atlantic Hockey Playoffs, and announced the opening of a new on-campus arena. While there wasn’t the...
Crusaders Outlast Sharks
Worcester, MA- On Thursday night, eastern college hockey returned with a bang. Holy Cross and Long Island began their seasons at the Hart Center and battled to overtime. Christian Rajic scored the overtime winner to give the LIU Sharks their first win in their first...
Perunovich Claims 2020 Hobey Baker, Swayman Takes Richter
Minnesota Duluth dominated the college hockey landscape between the 2016-17 and the 2019-20 seasons. In that time, the Bulldogs claimed two NCHC Tournament Championships, appeared in three National Championship games, and claimed two National Crowns. Only the Denver...
UNH Ties BC to Conclude Season
Durham, NH- When Northeastern defeated Boston University on Saturday afternoon, the New Hampshire Wildcats were eliminated from Hockey East playoff contention. Boston College had already claimed the top seed in the Hockey East tournament. So their Saturday night...
Northeastern Tops BU, Claims Playoff Berth
Boston- After winning their third consecutive Beanpot Championship, the rest of February felt like a nightmare. Tyler Madden, Jayden Struble, Matt Filipe, and Grant Jozefek all missed various amounts of time ranging from a few games to the rest of the season with...
BU Spoils Northeastern’s Senior Night
Boston- The 2020 Senior Class on Northeastern’s Men’s Hockey team has accomplished a remarkable amount. Across four seasons, the collection of seven players posted a Hockey East Tournament Championship, two NCAA Tournament trips, and a trio of Beanpot Championships, a...
Eagles Top Terriers & Hockey East
Boston- Amidst the madness of the Hockey East standings, Boston College has been a consistently excellent team. The Eagles rode an eight game winning streak entering Saturday night, including a 6-1 win over Merrimack on Thursday and an eye-popping 10-1 destruction of...
UConn Scores Dramatic Win vs UMass
Hartford, CT- On January 11th, the Connecticut Huskies dropped their fourth straight game and sat at 7-10-4. Two weeks later, UConn finished in last place at the Connecticut Ice Festival and appeared headed for another frustrating end to a disappointing season. Yet,...
Huskies Bury Boston’s Terriers
Boston- Amidst the toughest playoff race in recent college hockey memory, Connecticut Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh gave up scoreboard watching and standings checks. “Three weeks ago, I was following the BC Maine Series, and you just get so frustrated and its a lot of...
Northeastern Outmuscles Lowell
Boston- Northeastern entered Valentines Day weekend with a Beanpot trophy and a ninth place spot in the crowded Hockey East standings. They went to Lowell and shutout the RiverHawks on Friday night without forward Matt Filipe or defense Jayden Struble. In the process...
Terriers Topple Wildcats
Durham, NH- Boston University had their hearts broken on Monday night in the Beanpot final. The loss to Northeastern felt like the end, but BU remained in a bitterly contested Hockey East playoff push. The Terriers returned to the ice on Valentine’s Day and picked up...
AIC Smashes Sacred Heart, Claims Atlantic Hockey Lead
Springfield, MA- Two years ago, it was unthinkable for American International College and Sacred Heart University to be players in the college hockey scene. The two had never been to an NCAA Tournament and rarely made deep Atlantic Tournament runs. But, AIC surprised...
Northeastern Outlasts BU in Legendary Beanpot Title Game
Boston- The Beanpot is famed for producing heated rivalries, worthy champions, controversy, and long nights at the Garden. On Monday night, Boston University and Northeastern University combined for a historic night. They played possibly the greatest game of the...
2020 Beanpot Championship Preview
TD Garden hosted four college hockey tournaments between 2018 and 2019. Northeastern University claimed both Beanpot tournaments and the 2019 Hockey East crown while Boston University won the 2018 Hockey East championship. On Monday night, February 10th, the Boston...
Wildcats Sweep Catamounts with Ugly Win
Durham, NH- The race for the Hockey East Tournament is among the most fascinating in the whole country. Eight of the eleven teams make it. Entering the weekend, New Hampshire sat in ninth place but was only five points behind the first placed teams. A Friday night win...
Merrimack Smashes BU at Agganis
Boston- The 2019-2020 Boston University Terriers are consistently inconsistent. BU has notched respectable wins including against ranked foes Northeastern, UMass, Harvard, and UMass Lowell. They’ve also dropped frustrating games tp Northern Michigan, Sacred Heart, and...
Terrier Comeback on Eagles Thrills Beanpot Crowd
Boston- Across their decorated histories, Boston University and Boston College have a combined 50 Beanpot championships. The Terriers and Eagles renewed acquaintances on TD Garden ice for the 45th time and first since the 2017 Beanpot. The arch rivals combined for...
Sacred Heart Tops Quinnipiac, Claims CT Championship
Bridgeport, CT- Sacred Heart University transformed the expectations for their program across one weekend. On Saturday night, the school announced the imminent construction of a new on-campus ice arena. Later that night, the Pioneers took to the ice at Webster Bank...