Matthew Barbolini is joining the Maple Leafs organization. Matthew Barbolini (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFG). Barbolini signed a two-year AHL contract starting in 2024-25 to play for the Toronto Marlies, and he will skate with the team on a pro tryout deal for the balance of this season. In 125 games over the past four seasons, … Continue reading Barbolini, others sign pro deals
UND completes sweep of Miami
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
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
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 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
Miami starts hot, ties Duluth
OXFORD, Ohio -- Sixty-five seconds into its series opener vs. Minn.-Duluth, it looked Miami was finally destined for its first conference win of 2023-24. But following the RedHawks' two-goal outburst in the first minute-plus, the Bulldogs chiseled away at that early lead and salvaged a 3-3 tie at Cady Arena on Friday. Miami's P.J. Fletcher … Continue reading Miami starts hot, ties Duluth
Mercyhurst hands MU 7th straight ‘L’
Despite entering overtime with a minute-plus 4-on-3 power play, Miami lost in overtime yet again. This time the RedHawks fell, 4-3 vs. Mercyhurst at Cady Arena, slipping to a ridiculous 1-10-14 in overtime under coach Chris Bergeron. Miami (4-8-1) is now 0-2 all-time on home ice vs. the Lakers, has lost seven straight overall and … Continue reading Mercyhurst hands MU 7th straight ‘L’
Miami swept by UND; 0-6 in NCHC
No. 2 North Dakota ended any hope Miami had of escaping Grand Forks with any league points late in the first period. The Fighting Hawks scored four first-period goals, including three in the final five-plus minutes, en route to a 5-1 win over the RedHawks in the series finale at Engelstad Arena on Saturday. P.J. … Continue reading Miami swept by UND; 0-6 in NCHC
UND dominates early, sinks Miami
Miami scored goals a minute apart to pull within one, but No. 2 North Dakota ran off three straight tallies put the series opener out of reach. P.J. Fletcher (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFTG). The RedHawks netted a pair of late goals to close the final deficit but ultimately lost 6-4 at North Dakota on Friday. … Continue reading UND dominates early, sinks Miami
Goal barrage lifts Miami past Canisius
BUFFALO, N.Y. – At the end of the first period, it appeared Miami’s 6-0 all-time record vs. Canisius may be in jeopardy. But the RedHawks erased a 1-0 deficit by running off five straight goals in a 27-minute span and held on for a 5-3 win over the Golden Griffins in their first-ever game at … Continue reading Goal barrage lifts Miami past Canisius
Lowell salvages split with Miami
Miami did not trail for the first five periods of its weekend series at UMass Lowell. But after tying the score, the River Hawks ran off three straight goals in the first 12-plus minutes of the final stanza on Saturday as they handed the RedHawks their first loss of the season, 4-2 at Tsongas Center. … Continue reading Lowell salvages split with Miami
2022-23 Miami preview: Forwards
The line of Red Savage, P.J. Fletcher and Matthew Barbolini clearly separated from the rest of the Miami forward field last season. P.J. Fletcher (photo by Cathy Lachmann/VFTG). That's great for the RedHawks, as that projected top line entering 2022-23 consists of a sophomore and two juniors, meaning ideally this trio could stick in Oxford … Continue reading 2022-23 Miami preview: Forwards
W. Michigan sinks Miami in opener
OXFORD, Ohio – After struggling mightily to generate shots on goal the first two months of the season, Miami finished with its second-highest SOG total of the campaign with 31. Miami's Chase Pletzke (photo by Cathy Lachmann). Unfortunately, the RedHawks allowed 44 shots, six of which found the net as No. 6 Western Michigan doubled … Continue reading W. Michigan sinks Miami in opener
A look at the 10 newest RedHawks
Ten new players will be joining Miami for the 2021-22 season, and six are transfers from other Division I programs. Five forwards, three defensemen and two goalies will make their RedHawks debuts this fall, according to the roster posted on the team website. Eight of 28 players will not return from 2020-21, and with 10 … Continue reading A look at the 10 newest RedHawks
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