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Kentucky forward Alex Clingerman (36) hits the puck during the Kentucky vs. Penn State hockey match on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky hockey looks to freshmen for key contributions early in 2024 campaign

Collin Lewis, Hockey Beat Reporter October 3, 2024

Kentucky hockey is off to a 4-1-1 start as it looks to replicate last season’s success and go even further beyond with eyes set on the national championship. To make it that far, however, the...

Kentucky forward Ty Patefield (7) shoots the puck during the Kentucky vs. Penn State hockey match on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky hockey suffers heartbreaking loss away at Louisville

Collin Lewis, Hockey Beat Reporter September 29, 2024

Kentucky hockey suffered a heartbreaking defeat in overtime by a score of 3-2 at the hands of Louisville at the Iceland Sports Complex on Friday. The first period looked promising for the Cats as they...

Kentucky forward Alex Clingerman (36) hits the puck during the Kentucky vs. Penn State hockey match on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky hockey kicked off home weekend stand with win over Penn State

Collin Lewis, Hockey Beat Reporter September 18, 2024

Kentucky hockey defeated Penn State 4-1 on Friday, Sept. 14, at the Lexington Ice Center.  The Wildcats would strike first with freshman Macklin Yelle scoring his first career goal five minutes into...

Kentucky defensemen Nick Hahn (5) controls the puck during the Kentucky vs. Penn State hockey match on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Tempers flare as Kentucky hockey sweeps East Texas Baptist during home series

Collin Lewis and Grace O'Halloran September 17, 2024

Kentucky hockey defeated the East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) Tigers 3-1 on Sunday, Sept. 15, after shutting out the Tigers 6-0 the previous night.  Physicality was the story of the weekend...

Kentucky players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Kentucky vs. Penn State hockey match on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

PHOTOS: Kentucky Hockey wins 4-1 vs Penn State

Samuel Colmar September 15, 2024

  Kentucky Hockey defeated Penn State in confident fashion winning 4-1 on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Kentucky Winger Jake Laube shoots at Colorado’s goal during the Kentucky vs the University of Colorado Hockey Game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at The Lexington Ice Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost to University of Colorado 2-0. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

Kentucky hockey splits opening series at home versus Colorado Buffaloes

Collin Lewis and Israel Schill September 12, 2024

The Kentucky Wildcats thrashed the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday, Sept. 7, by a score of 7-1 after the Buffs shut out the Cats 2-0 the night before in the first game of the pair's weekend series in Lexington. In...

Kentucky Forward Macklin Yelle gets into a scuffle with a colorado player during the Kentucky vs the University of Colorado Hockey Game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at The Lexington Ice Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost to University of Colorado 2-0. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

AN ODE TO FANS: UK hockey crowd offers hostile home advantage against visiting teams

Alexandra Gooch, Hockey Beat Leader September 7, 2024

Hockey season is back in the Bluegrass and for night one the Lexington Ice Center was buzzing with energy from eager fans ready to fuel an electric atmosphere and support their team. As with any...

Kentucky center Marc L'Heureux (37) celebrates during the Kentucky vs. Michigan hockey game on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2023, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Kentucky hockey prepares to skate into 2024-25 season against Colorado

Israel Schill, Hockey Beat Reporter September 6, 2024

Midnight puck drops and rowdy Cats fans filling the stands at the Lexington Ice Center are back on Friday, Sept. 6, as Kentucky is set to take on the Colorado Buffaloes at home in its season opener. The...

Kentucky defenseman Kyle Burke flips a puck off of his stick during the Kentucky vs. Xavier club hockey game on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at the Lexington Ice Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 11-1. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Kentucky hockey suffers conference tournament loss versus Miami (OH)

Savanna Emrick, Reporter February 11, 2024

Kentucky club hockey suffered a 4-3 overtime loss against the Miami (OH) RedHawks in the second round of the Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) Tournament on Saturday. The matchup kicked off...

Members of the Kentucky hockey team celebrate during the Kentucky vs. Michigan hockey game on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2023, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Kentucky hockey records victory in opening round of TSCHL Tournament

Alexandra Gooch, Men's Golf Beat Reporter February 9, 2024

Kentucky hockey earned a 6-2 victory in the opening round of the Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) Tournament on Friday over the Bowling Green State Falcons. From the first minute, it was evident...

Members of the Kentucky hockey team celebrate during the Kentucky vs. Michigan hockey game on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2023, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 4-1. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Kentucky hockey sweeps regular season finale against Michigan

Alexandra Gooch and Israel Schill February 9, 2024

Kentucky club hockey swept its weekend series against Michigan to close out the Cats’ regular season. Game one, which saw the team celebrate its 40th anniversary, erupted into an intense physical...

Kentucky center Cameron Chabot (39) skates with the puck during the Kentucky vs. Boston University hockey game on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at the Lexington Ice and Recreation center in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky lost 3-4. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky hockey suffers road loss at Ohio University

Collin Lewis, Club Sports Beat Reporter January 30, 2024

Kentucky hockey was defeated 5-3 by Ohio University on Friday, Jan. 27, at Bird Arena. Wasting no time early on, Kentucky would strike first with Jake Laube scoring off a faceoff after just over one...

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