Posts Tagged: Hockey

McDonald’s first college goal proves to be game-winner for PC

October 20, 2019

Eagle River’s Cam McDonald scored his first collegiate goal to help No. 13 Providence College earn a 4-2 win over No. 10 Clarkson in Potsdam, New York. The Friars extended their lead to 3-1 early in the second period when the freshman defenseman beat the Clarkson goaltender with a wrist shot through traffic from the… Read more »

Saville makes season-high 37 saves to key upset of No. 12 OSU

Isaiah Saville of Anchorage made 37 saves and stopped all 15 shots he faced on the power play to backstop the University of Nebraska Omaha’s 2-1 upset win at 12th-ranked Ohio State. The freshman goaltender was perfect for the final 29 minutes, turning aside all 15 shots and rebounding nicely after Ohio State had tied… Read more »

Swayman makes 31 saves to help Maine upset No. 8 Quinnipiac

October 18, 2019

Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman turned aside all 17 shots in the third period to help the University of Maine hockey team put No 8 Quinnipiac on ice. The junior goaltender finished with 31 saves in the 4-2 win in Hamden, Connecticut. Swayman improved to 3-1 on the season and racked up his 32nd career win in… Read more »

Talk about clutch: Moretz’s first NCAA goal is OT winner for RIT

October 16, 2019

Two games in and Caleb Moretz of Fairbanks is already a rock star at Rochester Institute of Technology. The freshman forward scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift RIT to a 3-2 win over No. 17 Bowling Green in Toledo, Ohio. Moretz, of West Valley High fame, found the back of the net 78… Read more »

Haider buries game-winning goal to help Army beat UConn

October 12, 2019

Anchorage’s Daniel Haider helped Army West Point do something on the ice that the Black Knights hockey team hadn’t done since 1989. Haider scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 victory over Connecticut to give Army back-to-back wins against non-conference opponents to start a season for the first time in 30 years. The sophomore forward’s… Read more »

Saville carries shutout into 3rd period, wins NCAA debut w/ UNO

October 11, 2019

Anchorage’s Isaiah Saville was just as good as advertised in his debut in goal for the University of Nebraska Omaha. The freshman goaltender turned aside 14 of 15 shots and carried a shutout into the third period in a 6-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville in NCAA hockey action. The goal he surrendered came against a power… Read more »

Harrison nets goals in back-to-back games for Union College

October 9, 2019

Union College center Sean Harrison of Eagle River opened the hockey season with goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his career. The junior scored in a 7-3 loss to Boston University on opening night and then found the net again in a 3-2 loss to Army. He now has 10 goals in… Read more »

Five-point series has Hausinger atop Hockey East points race

October 8, 2019

Anchorage’s Kenny Hausinger is tied for the points lead in the Hockey East conference after a five-point opening weekend. The University of Massachusetts-Lowell senior forward racked up two goals and three assists as the River Hawks swept Alabama-Huntsville by a combined 8-2 score. The 5-foot-9 playmaker bagged a shorthanded goal and two assists in the… Read more »

Sorenson skates with NHL’s Canucks in training camp in Canada

September 14, 2019

Anchorage’s Tanner Sorenson has always done whatever it took to play pro hockey, a tribute to his desire to chase his dream. That grind has put him in position to shine with the Vancouver Canucks. The 26-year-old center was invited to the NHL team’s training camp this weekend in British Columbia, Canada, as a new… Read more »

Hickel sisters to skate for Team USA at inaugural Aurora Games

August 15, 2019

Anchorage sisters Zoe Hickel and Tori Hickel will represent the United States at the inaugural Aurora Games before heading off to play professionally in Sweden. The Aurora Games is an all-women’s sports and entertainment festival that runs Aug. 20-25 in Albany, New York. More than 175 athletes will take part in the festival, which will… Read more »