Brian Sullivan

In what had been a series of inches, Harvard won by a country mile in the quarterfinal rubber match against Yale as the third-seed Crimson blew the doors off their Ivy rivals with six straight goals – including four in the second period – to eliminate the Bulldogs by an 8-2 score. Following two tense … Read more

In a game, a league, and a season as tight as this, Yale sophomore Kenny Agostino was almost baffled by how much space he had early in Friday night’s overtime session. The New Jersey icer sneaked into a soft spot in the Harvard slot in the game’s 64th minute and took a feed from junior … Read more

No time for dawdling; it’s playoff hockey. Nate compiled some brief notes on the matchups in his weekly column, and I’ll try not to be redundant. Let’s cut to the chase. Dartmouth at St. Lawrence This series pits a hobbled underachiever against a Johnny-come-lately in what has got to be the toughest pick of the … Read more

Well that’s it, folks: Another ECAC Hockey regular season in the books. I’m not breaking any news tonight – all the important stuff was available for your eager digestion last night – but here are a few things that caught my eye about the weekend, and the weeks ahead. Big Red buckling? Cornell topped Union … Read more

An extra week off is valuable in any business, and ECAC Hockey is certainly no exception. With a bye on the line in the regular-season finale, Harvard and Clarkson slugged it out for 60 minutes; it was no surprise that the week was won on a few exceptional plays by a few exceptional players. Junior … Read more

It’s 1am, so this is going to be quick and dirty. Cornell now holds the tiebreaker with Union. If they finish tied atop the standings, Cornell get the No. 1 seed, and the teams will share the Cleary Cup. Each school has secured a first-round bye. Colgate, Harvard, Clarkson and Quinnipiac each have a shot … Read more

Early in the second period, with Harvard leading by a goal, Crimson goalie Raphael Girard bundled a couple saves amid strong pressure by tenacious St. Lawrence. Following a smother of freshman Chris Martin’s attempted short-side stuff, Girard picked up the puck with his blocker hand, presented it to Saints top scorer Kyle Flanagan, and softly … Read more

Not going to steal burgie12’s thunder, so here’s his updated Fan Forum post. If you’re too lazy to click through, here’s the gist: Team – potential final point totals – [potential final seeds] Union 28 – 34 [1-3] Cornell 26 – 32 [1-4] — Bye Lock – >26 Colgate 23 – 29 [1-7] — Home … Read more

Nate last week: 8-3 Nate overall:56-51 Brian: ? (I stopped keeping track a while ago. It was too depressing.) Friday, February 17 Colgate at St. Lawrence Nate: Raiders head coach Don Vaughan said earlier this week he couldn’t remember the last time Colgate won at Appleton (it was 2007). Both teams have been playing well … Read more

Well now, it’s been quite some time since I posted in my own blog (rather than the ECAC Hockey blog)… but I was bit by the curiosity bug, and it led me to do some quick research on D-I hockey as a whole rather than strictly the ECAC, so I figured it was time to … Read more

Thanks to an extraordinary effort by USCHO Fan Forum poster (and devoted Rensselaer fan) burgie12, I can fix a few errors in Sunday’s blog post by redirecting you to this post on the Forum, and to the thread at large as we get closer and closer to the regular-season finale. Once again, muchos kudos to … Read more