Brian SullivanNo Vesey? No problem. Without the contributions of national junior team star Jimmy Vesey, Harvard nonetheless shook off early jitters to knock off Colgate 4-1 and extend its first unbeaten streak of 2013 to three games (2-0-1). Senior Marshall Everson scored twice for the Crimson (7-15-2, 4-12-1 ECAC), while classmate Alex Fallstrom and junior Dan … Read more
For the first time in its history, Boston College will graduate a class of seniors that never knew Beanpot heartache. The Eagles fought off hard-charging Northeastern in a thrilling 6-3 final Monday that was far more exciting than the score suggests, giving BC its fourth consecutive Beanpot and extending the Huskies’ annual February famine to … Read more
With three weeks (plus one game: Tuesday’s rescheduled Yale at Brown contest) to go, let’s take a look at how the annual spring scramble is shaping up. Ten of the league’s dozen teams have played 16 games, and in 48 hours, so too will have Yale and Brown. Right now (and God knows how the … Read more
With three weeks (plus one game: Tuesday’s rescheduled Yale at Brown contest) to go, let’s take a look at how the annual spring scramble is shaping up. Ten of the league’s dozen teams have played 16 games, and in 48 hours, so too will have Yale and Brown. Right now (and God knows how the … Read more
It was no secret that Dartmouth was the team to beat in ECAC Hockey in mid-November. The Big Green started 5-0-1 and were 7-2-2 at the holiday break. Since then, Bob Gaudet’s guys are 4-6-1 and struggling — on the whole — to score goals. Not what you’d expect from a team led by juniors … Read more
The sophomore improved his collegiate total to five goals with a pair against Harvard. Brian Sullivan reports from the Beanpot semifinals.
Two’s company, three’s a crowd… five is a logjam. There is currently a quintet of competitors tied with 13 points in the standings: Clarkson, Colgate, Princeton, and Rensselaer each have eight games remaining to work out their differences; Brown has seven left before the postseason. It’s another “all things are possible” kind of year in … Read more
Two’s company, three’s a crowd… five is a logjam. There is currently a quintet of competitors tied with 13 points in the standings: Clarkson, Colgate, Princeton, and Rensselaer each have eight games remaining to work out their differences; Brown has seven left before the postseason. It’s another “all things are possible” kind of year in … Read more
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Ingalls Rink has been no stranger to sellout crowds, as the Yale Bulldogs have been a feature on the national stage for most of the last four years. The iconic arena and the passionate locals hit the trifecta with Yale’s rise to prominence under Keith Allain, commencing in 2008-09 with a … Read more
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Ingalls Rink has been no stranger to sellout crowds, as the Yale Bulldogs have been a feature on the national stage for most of the last four years. The iconic arena and the passionate locals hit the trifecta with Yale’s rise to prominence under Keith Allain, commencing in 2008-09 with a … Read more
Eighth-ranked Yale hosts No. 2 and PairWise-leading Quinnipiac tonight in the first Whitney War of the season. The game is commanding massive attention in the regional media, as there is a fair amount hanging in the balance. The Bulldogs (19 points, eight games remaining) are alone in second place behind the Bobcats (24 points, nine … Read more
Eighth-ranked Yale hosts No. 2 and PairWise-leading Quinnipiac tonight in the first Whitney War of the season. The game is commanding massive attention in the regional media, as there is a fair amount hanging in the balance. The Bulldogs (19 points, eight games remaining) are alone in second place behind the Bobcats (24 points, nine … Read more
Raiders rollings; Saints sweep, too Colgate and St. Lawrence recorded the only four-point weekends this week, boosting each team right back into the hunt for home ice, if not a first-round bye. Rookie goaltender Spencer Finney was the star for the Raiders, allowing two goals on 69 shots in wins over Brown (2-1) and Yale … Read more
Raiders rollings; Saints sweep, too Colgate and St. Lawrence recorded the only four-point weekends this week, boosting each team right back into the hunt for home ice, if not a first-round bye. Rookie goaltender Spencer Finney was the star for the Raiders, allowing two goals on 69 shots in wins over Brown (2-1) and Yale … Read more
A mid-morning post positing a pressing predicament: Can anyone deny Quinnipiac the No. 1 vote this week? Down went top-ranked Minnesota, victims of in-state upstart Minnesota State – at Mariucci Arena, no less. Down went No. 3 Boston College, slapped around in Chestnut Hill by what had been – entering the evening – the 5-14-4 … Read more
A mid-morning post positing a pressing predicament: Can anyone deny Quinnipiac the No. 1 vote this week? Down went top-ranked Minnesota, victims of in-state upstart Minnesota State – at Mariucci Arena, no less. Down went No. 3 Boston College, slapped around in Chestnut Hill by what had been – entering the evening – the 5-14-4 … Read more
In Friday night’s battle at the Bright Hockey Center, visiting Clarkson brought a band, a crowd and a pair of Zarbos. Harvard came empty-handed and fared accordingly. Sophomore wing Joe Zarbo earned his first career hat trick and added an assist, brother Matt had a helper and seniors Andrew Himelson and Adam Pawlick also lit … Read more
Maybe the old westerns were wrong: Whitney Ave. is big enough for the two of ’em. The Bobcats up the hill at Quinnipiac may be hogging the spotlight, but Yale is nonetheless sitting pretty in second place in ECAC Hockey. The Bulldogs are on a four-game winning streak, are unbeaten in five (4-0-1), and are … Read more
The weekly do-si-do of two steps forward, two steps back carried on for another verse last weekend, as two teams earned big sweeps, while two others ate the O-fer. Fortunes improving for Elis, Engineers It was a big week for Yale and Rensselaer, as each team took four big points against formidable foes. Big Blue … Read more
The weekly do-si-do of two steps forward, two steps back carried on for another verse last weekend, as two teams earned big sweeps, while two others ate the O-fer. Fortunes improving for Elis, Engineers It was a big week for Yale and Rensselaer, as each team took four big points against formidable foes. Big Blue … Read more