Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Multiple Sweeps in NCAA Hockey, Nov. 18-21

It was a weekend for sweeps in NCAA Division I men's hockey, including two major upsets, from Nov. 18-21.

In Big Ten play, No. 14 Notre Dame took two games from then-No. 1 Michigan by 3-2 and 5-4 scores, both of them in overtime. Michigan State also swept visiting Wisconsin, winning 3-2 and 5-2. 

In the NCHC, No. 9 Western Michigan upended No. 2 St. Cloud State, 6-2 and 4-0, while No. 11 Denver routed Miami by 7-1 and 4-1 scores.

Bowling Green bounced visiting Lake Superior State twice (5-1, 6-2) in a pair of CCHA contests. Northern Michigan took out Ferris State by 7-6 (OT) and 6-3 margins, while No. 3 Minnesota State blanked St. Thomas, 9-0 and 5-0.

In Hockey East, No. 12 Providence defeated Vermont, 4-3 and 2-0. No. 10 Cornell recorded a pair of wins in ECAC Hockey play, defeating Brown, 3-2 (OT) and Yale, 3-0, while Colgate did likewise with a 3-0 win over Yale and a 6-0 whitewash of Brown.

In non-conference play, No. 9 Omaha won two games at independent Alaska (Fairbanks) by 5-2 and 4-2 counts.

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