Last weekend BC flexed some serious #1 muscle as it marched on #8 Notre Dame Friday night, and then #11 Boston University on Sunday afternoon, winning each game by two goals (it was the sole game of the weekend for Notre Dame; BU had beaten Merrimack Friday night).  Not mentioned last week, because it’s sort of…

Nearly all the top twenty teams split last weekend in one fashion or another — a win/loss, or a tie thrown in there.  Let’s start with the weekend’s top matchups.  #3 Denver split with suddenly hot #15 St. Cloud State, and #5 Miami of Ohio split with #18 Ferris State.  #6 North Dakota split with…

Let’s start today with the three top twenty matchups from last weekend.  #1 Boston College took a close one and a runaway from #14 UMass-Lowell, #4 Miami of Ohio and #8 Michigan split the weekend with two hard fought and close games, and #9 New Hampshire and #15 Northeastern couldn’t have been much closer with…

Last weekend saw all of the top four ranked teams get well tested by four surprising opponents.  #1 Boston College had to overcome a three goal deficit to win in OT over UMass-Amherst, and had two wins on the weekend; #2 Minnesota split with Michigan Tech; #3 Miam-Ohio was tied by Providence, and needed OT the next night to get…

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#9 Ferris State played much more the role of their mascot Bulldog than that of an underdog in its pursuit of the NCAA Ice Hockey Crown in Tampa, Florida, yet it wasn’t to be for the upstarts.  Boston College completed a nineteen game winning streak, and furthermore completed four games in the NCAA Tournament allowing only…

#1 Boston College hammered #6 Minnesota yesterday in a game that showed that BC can win without much regard to how the game is being played.  Early in the game Minnesota flat outplayed BC, getting by the BC defense and into position to score, but BC goalie Parker Milner was up to the task and…

Union College and Ferris State fought to a scoreless first period in the opening semifinal game of the NCAA Men’s DI Frozen Four today, in Tampa, Florida.  The first period also ended without penalties.  In the second period the pace and the fight intensified as Daniel Carr put Union College up 1-0 eight minutes into…

Tomorrow one of the greatest sporting events kicks off when #3 Union College faces #9 Ferris State at 1:30pm Pacific Time, on ESPNU.  In the second game of the day, #1 Boston College faces #6 Minnesota at 5pm Pacific Time on ESPN2. So if you are able to get near a TV at those times,…