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Finding The Groove

Brittany Francis and the Gophers are on the rise.
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Brittany Francis and the Gophers are on the rise.

Only a few upsets and statement wins to discuss this weekend, and all the noteworthy tumbles occurred in the Eastern time zone. First off, No. 8 Boston University dropped a 6-2 dud to Providence on Sunday afternoon, while across town No. 9 Northeastern was suffering its own power outage in a 1-0 loss to Maine. St. Lawrence swept a weekend at home with wins over Colgate and No. 7 Cornell, while neighboring Clarkson - ranked second in the nation - fell to the Big Red on Friday before defeating the Raiders. No. 10 Princeton also suffered a setback this week at the hands of Dartmouth, but bounced back with a road win over Harvard. Elsewhere, top-ranked Mercyhurst and No. 4 New Hampshire had the week off, No. 3 Minnesota swept Minnesota State thanks to a Saturday shootout win, fifth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth took four points from Ohio State, and sixth-ranked Wisconsin took a win and a draw from visiting Wayne State.



Settling Down

The Lakers are rolling at No. 1.
Mercyhurst Athletics
The Lakers are rolling at No. 1.

Friday was a wild night, but Saturday featured far fewer upsets. The only two of note featured stumbling St. Lawrence and nail-biting New Hampshire: the seventh-ranked Saints are sure to take a tumble in this week's poll after getting swept at home by Dartmouth and Harvard, while the No. 4 UNH Wildcats won't take as much of a hit after a 4-4 draw and shootout loss to No. 8 Boston University. The other ranked teams held their own: No. 1 Mercyhurst completed its weekend sweep at Wayne State, second-ranked Clarkson topped Dartmouth, fifth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth bounced back with a 5-0 whitewash at St. Cloud, No. 6 Wisconsin squeaked by Robert Morris in OT, and No. 10 Cornell defeated Rensselaer on the road. Sunday's notable game is resurgent and ninth-ranked Northeastern at Providence, a team that has hung tough with the likes of BU, Clarkson and St. Lawrence already this year.



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Which of the following groups do you think had the most impressive NCAA run?
The inaugural UMD graduating class (led by Rooth, Holst, Sikio) that won the first three NCAA titles
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USCHO Game of the Week

Saints & Buckeyes

Saints & Buckeyes

Season 6 of the USCHO Game of the Week continues with a doubleheader thsi weekend. First up, a Saturday East-West tussle as St. Lawrence travels to Columbus to take on Ohio State in a matchup of two squads searching for consistency in an increasingly jumbled women's college hockey world. Interviews will include both head coaches. Then Sunday, Team USA resumes the Qwest pre-Olympic tour opposite the Hockey East All-Stars in Durham, New Hampshire. A.J. Mleczko returns as guest analyst for that contest. Live video and audio coverage begins Saturday at 2:00PM EST and Sunday at 1:00PM EST.



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    2009 4 Nations Cup

    2009 4 Nations Cup

    The 2009 4 Nations Cup is now complete and Team Canada has regained the title with its first international tournament victory in its last five tries. The Canadians rode the strength of an effective power play and five different goalscorers to pull away from Team USA in the finals. Check back for links to complete video and audio archives of all four contests involving Team USA, which will return to Qwest Tour action in another USCHO Game of the Week contest on Sunday, November 22 at 1:00PM EST against the Hockey East All-Stars.




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