The Robert Morris hockey program has become so respected that its 1-0 victory against No. 5 Miami on Saturday at Consol Energy Center was viewed as a surprise but hardly a shock.
Coach Derek Schooley‘s Colonials have done this kind of thing before.
Freshman forward Nick Saracino (St. Louis, Mo.) was named the Hockey East Association’s Pro Ambitions Co-Rookie of the Week, it was announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. Saracino netted the game-tying goal with 11 seconds to play against second ranked Boston College at a sold out Schneider Arena on Friday night.
After trailing for almost the entire game against second-ranked Boston College, freshman Nick Saracino scored his first career goal with 11 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 3-3 and send it to overtime. Neither team could find the back of the net in the five minute OT as the game ended in 3-3 tie in front of a sellout crowd at Schneider Arena on Friday night.
The Western Michigan hockey program and head coach Andy Murray have announced the signing of nine student-athletes to national letters of intent to play hockey at WMU on Tuesday afternoon.
Wisconsin scored twice in the first period and held on to beat fifth-ranked Denver 3-1 Saturday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
John Ramage added a short-handed empty-net goal with 9 seconds left in the game to ice it.
Two former RoughRiders are tied on top of the NCAA Division 1 scoring race this season with 21 points. Kyle Flanagan a senior at St. Lawrence (ECAC) continues his outstanding career and Brent Gensler a junior at Bently (Atlantic Hockey) continues to build upon his 50 point season last year for the Falcons.
When Brett Gensler was a freshman at Bentley, he tied for second on the team in scoring with 24 points, just 2 fewer than senior Erik Peterson. But that was just the beginning.
Last year was a breakout campaign for the St. Charles, Mo., native. He more than doubled his offensive output with 50 points in 40 games.
Turkey and all the fixings will be a family affair for the majority of the University of Denver hockey team even though there is practice Thursday morning.
The Mermis brothers — junior Jarrod and freshman Dakota — are continuing a trend that has brought families together in the Mile High City over the winter holidays. Five sets of brothers have played for DU within the past five years.
Pioneers junior defenseman David Makowski has certainly, on more than one occasion, been described as imposing as well, and thus far in the 2012-13 campaign – one which began with question marks after the early departures of Drew Shore and Jason Zucker – Makowski and his fellow defensemen have formed a front range at the Denver blueline that has proven increasingly difficult for opponents to pas
Less than two months after Mike Hastings was named Minnesota State’s new men’s hockey coach, he got his first commitment from a recruit.
On Wednesday, that player, forward Mike Huntebrinker of the United States Hockey League’s Waterloo Blackhawks, and three others signed National Letters of Intent to join the Mavericks next season. Wednesday was the first day of the NCAA’s week-long early signing period.
