OXFORD, Ohio -- Friday night featured several lead changes, a late two-goal comeback and overtime win, multiple skirmishes and crushing body checks and even a broken pane of glass on the end boards. Round 2 didn't quite match that level of drama. No. 2 North Dakota rode an early-two goal lead to a 4-1 win … Continue reading UND completes sweep of Miami
UND rallies late, tops Miami in OT
OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami was positioned for its biggest upset in years, leading the second-ranked team in Division I by two goals with 12 minutes left in regulation. Ryan Sullivan (photo by Cathy Lachmann.VFTG). But No. 2 North Dakota scored twice late to tie the score and ultimately pulled out the win in overtime, 5-4 … Continue reading UND rallies late, tops Miami in OT
Preview: North Dakota at Miami
All of Miami's final five regular season series will feature teams ranked in the USCHO's top 20 poll, but at least on paper, North Dakota is the toughest challenge of its upcoming matchups. The Fighting Hawks are No. 2 in USCHO as well as the all-important PairWise rankings and first in the NCHC with 32 … Continue reading Preview: North Dakota at Miami
UMD sweeps Miami on OT tally
Miami entered its series and regular season finale against Minn.-Duluth with just 21 healthy players, the exact number on a Division I lineup card. With all six of the scratches injured on their 27-man roster, including two-thirds of their top line, the RedHawks managed to earn a league point but ultimately fell in overtime, 3-2 … Continue reading UMD sweeps Miami on OT tally
Duluth hat trick dooms Miami
Ben Steeves finished with 21 goals last season, but he was held without a point in the two games Minn.-Duluth played against Miami. Steeves has more than made up for that scoreless weekend in 2023-24, as he scored three times and added an assist as the Bulldogs pounded Miami, 6-2 at Amsoil Arena on Friday. … Continue reading Duluth hat trick dooms Miami
Preview: Miami at Minn.-Duluth
For a four-year stretch, Minn.-Duluth owned Miami, winning 14 of 15 games. And while the overall numbers are still one-sided, recently the RedHawks have treaded water vs. the Bulldogs, going 2-3-2 in the teams' last seven meetings. These teams met in Oxford last month, with Miami salvaging a tie in Game 1 and losing the … Continue reading Preview: Miami at Minn.-Duluth
CC sweeps season series from Miami
The injury bug bit Miami hard in the preseason and the first month of 2023-24, claiming three key forwards. It went in for a second helping the past two weekends, as the RedHawks suffered four more significant casualties and limped to a 4-2 loss at No. 18 Colorado College on Saturday. The Tigers swept this … Continue reading CC sweeps season series from Miami
Miami falls to CC on late goal
For 40 minutes, Miami dominated its first road game of 2024, generating more energy, creating more scoring chances, leading in shots on goal, and -- most importantly heading into the third period -- MU had netted the game's only goal. But No. 18 Colorado College owned the final stanza across the board, scoring 21 seconds … Continue reading Miami falls to CC on late goal
Preview: Miami at Colo. College
Miami snapped a 13-game winless streak against Western Michigan last week, and now it has a chance to halt an 0-9-2 skid vs. Colorado College. The RedHawks were swept at home by the Tigers in November and were outscored, 9-2 in Oxford. MU is 0-2 in the brand-new Ed Robson Arena, having dropped a pair … Continue reading Preview: Miami at Colo. College
Photos: W. Michigan at Miami
Images from the series between Western Michigan and Miami played at Cady Arena on Jan. 12-13, 2024. All photos by Cathy Lachmann/VFTG.
Miami tops WMU for first league win
OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami earned its first win of 2024, its first league victory of the season, its first January home 'W' in over six years and its first overall win in the calendar-month opener in three years and 22 games. The RedHawks survived a late major penalty and a starting goalie injury to hold … Continue reading Miami tops WMU for first league win
Miami falls to WMU in ’24 opener
OXFORD, Ohio -- January has been a cruel month for Miami hockey. The RedHawks' offense sputtered in their first game of 2024, a 4-1 loss to No. 10 Western Michigan at Cady Arena on Friday. Dylan Moulton (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFTG). Miami is winless in its last 21 January contests, going 0-19-2 since its last … Continue reading Miami falls to WMU in ’24 opener
Preview: W. Michigan at Miami
When Miami beat Western Michigan, 4-2 at Cady Arena on Feb. 2, 2018, the RedHawks improved to six games over .500 in the all-time series, having bested the Broncos 68 times since the teams began playing each other in 1979. But six years later, WMU enters this weekend with an aggregate .568 winning percentage vs. … Continue reading Preview: W. Michigan at Miami
Next two months crucial for Miami
Enrico Blasi's 2018-19 RedHawks ended up 11-23-4 for a .342 winning percentage, failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season. Blasi's Miami teams won just 32 games his final three campaigns, and as a result he was fired days after that season ended on March 19. In a fiery press conference … Continue reading Next two months crucial for Miami
Barbolini, Waldron ice time leaders
As of Christmas, the two NCHC forwards that had racked up the most time on ice this season both played for Miami. Matthew Barbolini (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFTG). Through the RedHawks' first 16 games, Matthew Barbolini and John Waldron averaged 22:39 and 22:23 TOI, respectively, the third- and fourth-most ice time among NCHC skaters. Minn.-Duluth's … Continue reading Barbolini, Waldron ice time leaders
Bruveris, Miami Blank Niagara
With little help from his teammates, Bruno Bruveris' first collegiate outing between the Miami pipes began well before derailing wildly, as the RedHawks were peppered for six goals on his watch. Bruno Bruveris (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFTG). His second career start was the obverse of his Division I debut. On Saturday, Bruveris turned aside all … Continue reading Bruveris, Miami Blank Niagara
Slow start dooms Miami
Despite being badly outshot and outplayed, Miami almost survived the first period without picking the puck out of its net. But Niagara scored a pair of goals 44 seconds apart late in the opening frame and never looked back, beating the RedHawks, 4-1 at Dwyer Arena on Friday. The RedHawks' winless streak was extended to … Continue reading Slow start dooms Miami
Preview: Miami at Niagara
These teams had never met prior to last season, but both games of the series they played last New Year's weekend in Oxford left fans hoping this would be a permanent matchup. Miami scored three times in the third period to carve out a 5-3 win in the opener, and Niagara rallied to beat the … Continue reading Preview: Miami at Niagara
Photos: Minn.-Duluth at Miami
Images from the series between the Minn.-Duluth Bulldogs and Miami RedHawks played on Dec. 8-9, 2023. All photos by Cathy Lachmann/VFTG.
Miami falls to UMD, still winless in NCHC
OXFORD, Ohio -- The second period bit Miami again. Following a scoreless opening frame, Minn.-Duluth rode a pair of goals in the middle 20 minutes to a 3-1 win over the RedHawks at Cady Arena on Saturday. Miami, which tied the Bulldogs on Friday but lost the shootout, earned just one of six possible league … Continue reading Miami falls to UMD, still winless in NCHC
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