Brian SullivanUnion plays nine of its 15 remaining ECAC Hockey games at home, which gives the Dutchmen a good chance to break out of a pack in the middle of the standings. Brian Sullivan has This Week in ECAC Hockey.
It’s the Final Four… of the first half review. Sexy. Here’s three things apiece on each of the league’s current vanguards. Yale • It’s a new year and a new team, so Yale is finding new ways to win. If the dominant Elis of the past few years were something akin to a multi-headed hydra, … Read more
It’s the Final Four… of the first half review. Sexy. Here’s three things apiece on each of the league’s current vanguards. Yale • It’s a new year and a new team, so Yale is finding new ways to win. If the dominant Elis of the past few years were something akin to a multi-headed hydra, … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cornell, Colgate and Harvard have surged to the top of the league’s scoring ranks despite some challenges. Brian Sullivan has This Week in ECAC Hockey.
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Saints and Rensselaer both have had bumpy rides so far this season, but there are positive signs. Brian Sullivan has This Week in ECAC Hockey.
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
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
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