ECAC Hockey’s three things: Holiday edition (part 2 of 3)

Still with me? Great. Now that we’re through the “road trip quartet”, we move on to the middlers of the league. It’s a tight fit on the tables again this year, so remember: the teams are arranged by current position, not predicted playoff seed or any such nonsense. St. Lawrence • This has been a … Read more

ECAC Hockey’s three things: Holiday edition (part 1 of 3)

We muddle together some form of a “three things we learned” update on the blog at the conclusion of each weekend’s action, but now that we’re halfway through the season (yes, really), I figured I’d kick it up a notch (bam) and dish out triple-portions of piping perspicacity for each of ECAC Hockey’s dozen denizens. … Read more

New stuff, old stuff, and old stuff new again

Signs of life? To cut to the chase, Rensselaer is still at the bottom of the league, and isn’t looking like anything close to a contender at this time. That said, the Engineers have scored a modest yet significant seven goals in their last three games: a 2-0 win at RIT, and last Friday’s 5-3 … Read more

Second helpings

A quick and friendly in-the-neighborhood visit by your favorite ECAC Hockey correspondent on this spectacular four-day weekend. Fresh meat First and foremost, please welcome Nate Owen to the USCHO/ECAC family. The Nutmeg Stater takes over for the short-lived Josh Boyd, who – despite being a consummate professional – simply couldn’t figure out how to extend … Read more

Second helpings

A quick and friendly in-the-neighborhood visit by your favorite ECAC Hockey correspondent on this spectacular four-day weekend. Fresh meat First and foremost, please welcome Nate Owen to the USCHO/ECAC family. The Nutmeg Stater takes over for the short-lived Josh Boyd, who – despite being a consummate professional – simply couldn’t figure out how to extend … Read more

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On Thanksgiving rolls

Red and Blue white hot A couple of Ivies are playing with hot biscuits ahead of the holiday, as both Cornell and Yale are riding four-game winning streaks entering Tuesday’s non-conference tilts. Each squad has a reasonable expectation to extend its winning streak to five before Turkey Day, as Cornell hosts Niagara and Yale plays … Read more

On Thanksgiving rolls

Red and Blue white hot A couple of Ivies are playing with hot biscuits ahead of the holiday, as both Cornell and Yale are riding four-game winning streaks entering Tuesday’s non-conference tilts. Each squad has a reasonable expectation to extend its winning streak to five before Turkey Day, as Cornell hosts Niagara and Yale plays … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Nov. 18-19 (UPDATED)

Yes, I’m here, I’ve posted! Records so far: Josh: 29-19-10 Brian: 26-15-7 Princeton at Cornell Josh: It looks pretty simple right off the bat. Cornell is a multi-faceted weapon that can rack up the goals and stop you dead the other way. Teams need to learn to take the point shot away from player of … Read more

McNally scores goal, two assists as Harvard edges Colgate

It wasn’t quick, it wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty, but Harvard finally eked out its first win of the season with a penalty-packed 4-2 decision over Colgate. Freshmen Patrick McNally and Colin Blackwell each scored their first collegiate goals in the victory, with McNally adding two assists to his ledger as well. Seniors Rence … Read more

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‘Awesome’ duo of D’Agostino, Iles leads Cornell past Harvard

It was a day too late to cite true lunacy as the culprit, but Friday’s 11/11/11 Cornell-Harvard match may as well have been played at center ring in the circus. A night after November’s full moon, the Ivy archrivals tilted against each other in manic mayhem, with the Big Red emerging triumphant by a score … Read more

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An 18-year oversight

In Wednesday’s column, I took a moment to celebrate Colgate head coach Don Vaughan’s landmark 300th win, which came on Friday at Brown. I also made sure to acknowledge the other active 300-win mentors of ECAC Hockey, in St. Lawrence’s Joe Marsh (469 wins), Cornell’s Mike Schafer (314); and Dartmouth’s Bob Gaudet, who won No. … Read more