They had their eyes on it all season. They were never caught looking past a single game, but the National Championship trophy was always in their peripherals. Now, that trophy is in their hands. More...

Ferris State fell short of the ultimate goal Saturday night. The Bulldogs still had a deep appreciation for their breakthrough season after falling 4-1 to Boston College in the NCAA hockey final. "What a year," Ferris State senior Jordie Johnston said. "I can honestly say I can look at each player in our locker room and know that no one left anything on the table." Steven Whitney... More...

Paul Carey had two goals and Boston College beat Minnesota 6-1 in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday night. The Eagles (32-10-1) will bring an 18-game winning streak into Saturday night's NCAA championship game against Ferris State, which beat Union College 3-1 in the first semifinal. Boston College is seeking its fifth hockey title. More...

Aaron Schmit scored two goals, Kyle Bonis had the tiebreaking tally in the third period and Ferris State beat Union 3-1 on Thursday to advance to the NCAA Frozen Four final. Ferris State got the win in its first Frozen Four appearance and will face Boston College or Minnesota in Saturday night's championship. More...

Minnesota State University Mankato has begun searching for a new men's hockey coach, removing Troy Jutting after 12 seasons. MSU officials held a news conference Monday to discuss Jutting's reassignment for the remaining 15 months on his contract. He'll help the athletics department with projects and serve as a special assistant to school President Richard Davenport in his leadership of...[ Read More... ]

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are back in the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in seven years. That may not seem like a long drought for newcomers Ferris State and Union. But it's a lifetime by the lofty standards held at one of the most prestigious hockey programs in the country. Questions surrounded coach Don Lucia's job security heading into this season after two straight first-round...[ Read More... ]

Next week, Ferris State will play in the Frozen Four for the first time. For now, the Bulldogs are still letting it all sink in. Coach Bob Daniels says he wants his players to enjoy this experience and he's confident they can "flip the switch" when it comes time to face Union College in a national semifinal April 5 in Tampa, Fla. More...

Parker Milner stopped 33 shots for his second straight shutout and top-seeded Boston College advanced to its 10th Frozen Four in 15 years with a 4-0 win over defending NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth on Sunday night in the Northeast Regional Final. BC, the Hockey East regular season and tourney champions, will take a 17-game winning streak into its national semifinal matchup with Minnesota, a[ Read More... ]

Minnesota is headed back to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2005 after a 5-2 win over North Dakota on Sunday. More...

Erik Haula scored his 20th goal of the season, Taylor Matson added a goal and assist and No. 2 seed Minnesota beat top-seed North Dakota 5-2 to win the NCAA West Regional on Sunday. Ben Marshall, Travis Boyd and Nate Condon also scored for Minnesota (28-13-1), which advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time since 2005. More...

Jordie Johnston broke a tie with a goal early in the third period and Ferris State held to beat Cornell 2-1 in the Midwest Regional final and advance to the Frozen Four on Saturday night. Garrett Thompson gave Ferris State a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 11 seconds into the third period and Dustin Mowrey tied it for Cornell 1:21 later. More...

Jack Connolly, Caleb Herbert and Jake Hendrickson scored second-period goals as defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5-2 win over Maine on Saturday in the Northeast Regional. The Bulldogs will face top-seeded Boston College on Sunday night in the regional final, a matchup of the past two NCAA champions. More...

Union College reached the Frozen Four for the first time with a 4-2 win against Massachusetts-Lowell in the NCAA East Regional on Saturday night. Daniel Ciampini, Kyle Bodie, Jeremy Walsh and Josh Jooris scored for the Dutchmen (25-7-7), who were making their second appearance in the Division I NCAA tournament. More...

Jake Hansen scored two goals and Nate Schmidt had two assists, leading Minnesota to a 7-3 victory over Boston University on Saturday in the West Regional semifinals. It was the first NCAA tournament win by the Gophers in five years. Kyle Rau, Jake Parenteau, Seth Helgeson, Nico Sacchetti and Nick Bjugstad also scored and Kent Patterson made 31 saves for the Gophers (27-13-1), who will play[ Read More... ]

Chris Kreider scored twice and Parker Milner stopped 20 shots to lead top-seeded Boston College to a 2-0 win against Air Force on Saturday in the NCAA Northeast Regional. The Eagles (30-10-1) are looking to take a familiar route to the Frozen Four and another NCAA championship. Three times in the past 11 years they've advanced from Worcester and captured the NCAA title, winning it in 2001,[ Read More... ]

Aaron Dell made 25 saves and North Dakota beat Western Michigan 3-1 on Saturday to advance to the NCAA hockey regional finals. Michael Parks scored his 12th goal of the season and Corban Knight added his 16th for North Dakota (26-12-3), which won its eighth straight game and is 11-2 all time in NCAA regional games. More...

Rodger Craig scored 2:25 into overtime to give Cornell a 3-2 victory over Michigan on Friday night in the NCAA Midwest Regional. Cornell (19-8-7) will face Ferris State in the regional final Saturday night, with the winner advancing to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla. Ferris State beat Denver 2-1. Michigan (24-13-4) rallied to tie it on Kevin Lynch's goal with 4:01 left in the third period.[ Read More... ]

Jordie Johnston and Simon Denis scored, and Taylor Nelson made 25 saves to help Ferris State beat Denver 2-1 on Friday night in the NCAA Midwest Regional. The CCHA regular-season champion Bulldogs (24-11-5) will face Cornell in the regional final Saturday night, with the winner advancing to the Frozen Four in Tampa, Fla. More...

Curtis McKenzie scored 2:13 into overtime to lift UMass-Lowell to a 4-3 win over Miami of Ohio on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The third-seeded River Hawks (24-12-1) next play top seed Union on Saturday night in the East Regional final, while the RedHawks (24-15-2) exited in the first round for the second straight season. More...

Troy Grosenick made 20 saves and Union won its first Division I hockey tournament game, beating Michigan State 3-1 in the first round of the East Regional on Friday. The top-seeded Dutchmen (25-7-7) scored in each of the first two periods for a 2-0 lead, and Grosenick took care of the rest. Union advances to play the winner of No. More...

One charge has been dropped against a former Boston University hockey player accused of forcing his way into a woman's dorm room last year and groping her. A spokesman for the Suffolk District Attorney says a charge of assault with intent to rape was dropped Thursday against Corey Trivino because there wasn't evidence of a specific intent to rape. More...

North Dakota's rich college hockey history includes seven national championships, plenty of state pride -- and a decades-old dispute over the Fighting Sioux nickname. As the team enters the NCAA tournament this weekend, the Fighting Sioux are no more. The NCAA won't allow the nickname or the American Indian logo to be displayed during postseason play, a prohibition that has been fought by...[ Read More... ]

Boston College is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA hockey tournament. Michigan, Union (N.Y.) and North Dakota also received top seeds for the tournament, which starts on March 24 and 25. Hockey East champion B.C. will open against Air Force while defending champion Minnesota-Duluth faces Maine in the Northeast Regional. More...

After weeks of speculation and countless rumors making their way through the media, Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash is staying put. More...

Boston University is forming a task force to study the "culture and climate" of its men's hockey team after two players were arrested for allegedly assaulting female students this season, the university's president announced Thursday. In a letter sent to students, trustees and employees, BU President Robert Brown said the charges in the two cases "understandably lead to... More...