Best for last

Here it is, one of the last ECAC Hockey blogs of the season, as the final foursome prepare for battle on the Boardwalk. Here are some of my last thoughts on the matter! Final picks Friday, March 18 Colgate vs. Yale – 4:30 The Raiders have been riding hot, but will it be enough to … Read more

3CAC

It’s not a news flash anymore: All four ECAC Hockey semifinal games are going to deciding Game 3’s today. Yale and Dartmouth won Saturday night to avoid embarrassing home-stand sweeps at the hands of St. Lawrence and Harvard, respectively; Colgate and Quinnipiac won squeakers on the road to extend their seasons at Union and Cornell. … Read more

3CAC

It’s not a news flash anymore: All four ECAC Hockey semifinal games are going to deciding Game 3’s today. Yale and Dartmouth won Saturday night to avoid embarrassing home-stand sweeps at the hands of St. Lawrence and Harvard, respectively; Colgate and Quinnipiac won squeakers on the road to extend their seasons at Union and Cornell. … Read more

Mid-series update

To all my devoted readers (and heck, to the reluctant ones, too), I sincerely apologize for not posting pre-game predictions yesterday as usual. I was (and still am) away from home, and couldn’t get an internet connection until it was too late. I’m hoping to make it up to you with a little bonus blog … Read more

Mid-series update

To all my devoted readers (and heck, to the reluctant ones, too), I sincerely apologize for not posting pre-game predictions yesterday as usual. I was (and still am) away from home, and couldn’t get an internet connection until it was too late. I’m hoping to make it up to you with a little bonus blog … Read more

Cheaper by the dozen?

Most sports fans realize that the playoffs aren’t indisputably fair, because they don’t always deliver what they implicitly promise – the best team in the league. The NFL plays a one-game-elimination format, Major League Baseball holds a best-of-five first round then two best-of-sevens to declare a winner. The NBA and NHL offer perhaps the most … Read more

Cheaper by the dozen?

Most sports fans realize that the playoffs aren’t indisputably fair, because they don’t always deliver what they implicitly promise – the best team in the league. The NFL plays a one-game-elimination format, Major League Baseball holds a best-of-five first round then two best-of-sevens to declare a winner. The NBA and NHL offer perhaps the most … Read more

Home ice, schmome ice.

So much for the “coveted” home-ice advantage, as seeds Nos. 10, 11 and 12 each upset their seventh, sixth and fifth-seeded hosts. Just another week in our wacky little league. First-round round-up No. 8 Quinnipiac 2, No. 9 Brown 0 The Bobcats cut Bruno down with twin 4-0 decisions, as junior Dan Clarke stopped 22 … Read more

Home ice, schmome ice.

So much for the “coveted” home-ice advantage, as seeds Nos. 10, 11 and 12 each upset their seventh, sixth and fifth-seeded hosts. Just another week in our wacky little league. First-round round-up No. 8 Quinnipiac 2, No. 9 Brown 0 The Bobcats cut Bruno down with twin 4-0 decisions, as junior Dan Clarke stopped 22 … Read more

Playoff picks: Round 1

I already did some off-the-cuff analysis of the series in yesterday’s column, so here’s a little more. Don’t take me too seriously, though: Like the first games of the year, the first games after the holiday break, and the last games of the regular season, the playoffs have so little to do with precedent and … Read more

Playoff picks: Round 1

I already did some off-the-cuff analysis of the series in yesterday’s column, so here’s a little more. Don’t take me too seriously, though: Like the first games of the year, the first games after the holiday break, and the last games of the regular season, the playoffs have so little to do with precedent and … Read more

ECAC Hockey pre-playoff accolades

It’s relatively easy to pick a player of the year, a goalie, a rookie, all that stuff, but I’m going to try throwing a few new categories in there as well, to give some credit to those who deserve it… but in very specific ways. Props for the Players Pad-pounder award: Alex Killorn, Harvard The … Read more

The regular-season that was

Usually, my first post of the week quickly recaps last weekend’s action… but if you’re even remotely interested in the league, you’ll know that Saturday’s games concluded the ECAC Hockey regular season, and that every team is again 0-0 and looking ahead to the playoffs. Dutch reign supreme Congratulations are in order to the Union … Read more

The regular-season that was

Usually, my first post of the week quickly recaps last weekend’s action… but if you’re even remotely interested in the league, you’ll know that Saturday’s games concluded the ECAC Hockey regular season, and that every team is again 0-0 and looking ahead to the playoffs. Dutch reign supreme Congratulations are in order to the Union … Read more

ECAC update: One game to go!

Here’s the quick, 12:25am rundown (EDIT: now 1:22am, upon completion) on the playoff potentialities facing ECAC Hockey following Friday’s results and entering Saturday’s final regular-season contests. Here are this second’s standings. EDIT: Upon further, well-rested review, the SLU/Harvard/Colgate situation has been amended. Tip of the cap to @WHRBSports for pointing out my error. 1. Union … Read more