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For the fourth time in the past five seasons, Minnesota State again finds itself as the CCHA’s Mason Cup playoff champions.The back-to-back taking of the conference trophy came against the same team both years. A 4-2 win against St. Thomas in 2025 has been followed up by a 4-1 victory this season. In addition to their wealth of conference titles, the Mavericks also own four regular-season titles...
When Princeton’s Joshua Karnish stuffed home a puck from just atop the crease in the third period, it killed Cornell.Not because it led 1-0 in the game. Not because it gave Princeton a 3-2 lead with 7:55 left in the ECAC Tournament semifinal. Not even because it wound up being the game-winner, sending Princeton to its first title game in eight years.It was how the play unfolded.“That third goal...
Over the years, Princeton has had the penchant for being one those teams that could pop a surprise run in the ECAC Tournament.Add 2026 to that list of years.Princeton topped two-time defending champion Cornell in the ECAC semifinal to make its fifth league final in history. It took resilience and an impressive buy-in to make it all work."I am just really proud of the guys here tonight," said Princeton...
There’s a belief in hockey that greasy goals are the ones that win games, especially in the playoffs.In Friday night’s semifinal game between Connecticut and Boston College, UConn tested that theory.The Huskies were fighting for the puck in BC’s zone. Husky senior Tristan Fraser, facing the back boards, got the puck on his stick. He spun around and shot it towards the net.“It was just a scrambly...
Since the Tampa Bay Lightning broke into the league in 1992-93, the Edmonton Oilers have made nine trades. Only two of those traded have come in the 21st century. The most recent one was before the 2024 trade deadline, as the Lightning retained 25 per cent of Adam Henrique’s contract. If you’re curious, the other…
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ moves at the NHL Trade Deadline, previewed Friday’s game against Carolina, line combinations, trade targets, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode…
The Edmonton Oilers delivered a mixed bag injury update on Friday, as the team continues to lose bodies down the stretch drive of the regular season. Trent Frederic did not return in the third period against the Florida Panthers, an eventual 4-0 loss. On his last shift of the second period, Frederic fell while on…
The Edmonton Oilers find themselves in an interesting spot with roughly one month remaining in the NHL season. Even after a disappointing loss to the Florida Panthers, they find themselves just one point back of the Anaheim Ducks for the top spot in the division, and even though the Ducks have two games in hand…
I’ll defer to Paul Maurice, who’s approaching 2,000 games coached in the National Hockey League. He said this after his Florida Panthers, who jumped to 14th in the Eastern Conference, beat the Edmonton Oilers in a Stanley Cup Final rematch (part deux) 4-0 on Thursday night. “Finding that juice in the regular season is a…
The Florida Panthers treated Thursday’s Stanley Cup Final rematch in Edmonton like it meant something. The Oilers did not. The result? A decisive 4-0 road victory for the back-to-back champions. There won’t be any rings handed out for this game and there isn’t going to be a parade when the Panthers arrive back in South…
Today’s column is based on a question that I’m genuinely curious about, and we’ll get to that in a minute. But let’s start with a few statements of fact, none of which should be in dispute. Fact: The Sabres haven’t made the playoffs in 15 years. Fact: That’s tied with the New York Jets for the longest streak in North American pro sports. Fact: More impressively, it’s the longest drought in the 100+ year history of the NHL. Fact: The drought is ending this year. >> Read the full post at The ...
The Edmonton Oilers found themselves on a bit of a run coming into Thursday’s matchup with the Florida Panthers, going 4-1-1 in their last six games, but they would need another strong effort if they were going to keep the good times rolling. Even though the Panthers are well out of the playoff race at…
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At a time of year when goaltending is crucial to success, the unexpected goaltender posted the shutout win.It was Merrimack’s Max Lundgren who backstopped the Warriors to a 2-0 win over Massachusetts, defeating one of the nation’s best goaltenders in Michael Hrabal.“How about that?” Merrimack coach Scott Borek said. “We didn't come to the Garden to just play. We wanted to win this thing ...
Back in October, it was fair to wonder what Boston College would look like.The Eagles were coming off two historic seasons, including a trip to the national championship game in 2024. Over that span, they went a combined 61-14-3.They were a buzzsaw.But this year was always going to be different. No Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault, Cutter Gauthier, Will Smith, or Jacob Fowler.In the words of Rick Pitino...
Massachusetts’ season was a tale of two halves.It entered the holiday break an even 9-9, allowing 3.20 goals against per game, while scoring 2.80. Just three of those wins came against Hockey East opponents, two of them in regulation.Once the calendar flipped to 2026, so did UMass’ season. It started scoring more — averaging three goals a game — and it allowed fewer goals, cutting that number...
The only thing that stood between Dartmouth and its first ECAC final in over 40 years was a Clarkson team that came out hot doing what it does best, forechecking the heck out of the Big Green.The Golden Knights dominated the first 12 minutes of the game, outshooting Dartmouth, 13-2.Dartmouth, however, used the TV timeout in the middle of the period and made adjustments. Nathan Morin scored at 12:26...
This year's Mike Richter Award finalists are Michigan State's Trey Augustine, Massachusetts' Michael Hrabal, and Augustana's Josh Kotai. All three are juniors.Voting is completed for the award. These three are the top three vote getters. The top vote getter will be announced at the Frozen Four in Las Vegas.The Mike Richter Award has been presented since 2014 to the nation's top goaltender. UMass Lowell...
Bob Motzko stepped down as Minnesota coach earlier this week. The move was termed a "mutual agreement" by the school.Motzko has declined to discuss the direct set of circumstances leading up to the decision. But we caught up with him here to discuss a number of other related topics.It's safe to say, however, that he was on the fence about retiring, but after a few discussions with athletic director...
The four No. 1 seeds are all set. One-hundred percent.How is this possible? Well, three of the four teams are done playing before selection day — North Dakota, Michigan State and Western Michigan. Therefore, none of their NPIs will move very much over the next week, and there's enough of a gap between them all that it won't matter. Michigan, which has moved back to No. 1, has just one game remaining...
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The Edmonton Oilers just can’t seem to figure out the Florida Panthers. On Thursday evening, the Oilers played the Panthers for the second time this season, falling 4-0 to the reigning Stanley Cup champions on home ice. Let’s take a look at what went on in this game. The Panthers took the lead just over…
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed March Madness kicking off, hypothetical trade scenarios for Darnell Nurse, beer league shenanigans, the Oilers‘ resurgence, and more. The guys kicked off the Thursday episode of…
The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers’ disdain for one another is real. It isn’t manufactured. The NHL sent a memo to both teams during last year’s Stanley Cup Final to tone down their on-ice verbal assaults. The intensity was obvious. The teams might respect each other’s talent, but it was clear in the Panthers’ celebrations…