Brian Sullivan

Those who remember former Florida Panthers winger Richard Zednik’s or Buffalo Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk’s infamous injuries – and believe me, if you saw them you’d never forget – shudder to recall them. The 1,133 at Alabama-Huntsville’s Von Braun center Thursday night may have similar nightmares now, after Rensselaer freshman Brock Higgs required emergency surgery … Read more

Happy holidays to all; I hope your delays and frustrations are minimal. There is a lot of action just ahead of us, so let’s get right to it. Welcome back Clarkson ’03’s Benjamin Davis, who bested me a few weeks back by having minimal faith in Union. He really had to go all-out in his … Read more

On the fly Saturday, December 18 Vermont 4 at St. Lawrence 6 Frosh Greg Carey scored two power-play goals – including the game-winner – as the Saints took an early lead and held on in a wild non-conference affair. Senior Nick Pitsikoulis also buried a pair, and rookie Kyle Essery and junior Rick Carden added … Read more

This week, we welcome yet another victim to the slaughter: Mr. Benjamin Davis. A former equipment manager at Clarkson (class of ’03), Davis feels he has the hockey savvy to take down your loyal puck pundit. We’ll see about that. Prediction precision Last week: 8-1-0 (.889) Season record: Me: 61-29-11 (.658) Guest guessers: 38-31-6 (.547) … Read more

There are plenty of good combinations in the world; duos that, together, are so much better than the sum of their respective parts. Ivy Leaguers and Sperry Top-Siders. Ebony and ivory. Foie gras and Sauternes. (Who am I kidding? Sauternes would be great with Raisin Bran.) And so it is in hockey, too. Gretzky and … Read more

Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Brandon DeFazio, Clarkson DeFazio led by example against SHU, scoring the hat trick – including a much-needed power-play goal and the game-winner – and adding an assist with a plus-3 rating in Clarkson’s rout. One of the … Read more

On the fly Friday, December 10 American Int’l 1 at Union 8 The Dutchmen boasted as many multi-point scorers as they did goals in the blowout, with sophomore Jeremy Welsh leading the way with a hat trick. Senior Justin Pallos scored twice, and frosh Mat Bodie, sophomore Wayne Simpson and junior Kelly Zajac also chipped … Read more

Well well well, we finally found somebody with the cajones to step into the ring with The Prognosticator. Welcome Tom Rodbell, a life-long ECAC fan from the Nutmeg State. Don’t try to push your Bobcats or Bulldogs fervor on him, though – he’s from a family of Engineers fans, who considers Brian Pothier his favorite … Read more

Quinnipiac and Harvard entered Wednesday night’s match with some complementary baggage: The Bobcats had allowed 23 goals in their last five games, while the Crimson had scored two goals or fewer in three straight and five of six. Something had to give. When the dust settled in front of an optimistic 1,506 at the Bright … Read more

Light blog entry this week; look for more on Yale’s historic achievement in the column Thursday morning. Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Andrew Miller, Yale The 5’9″ sophomore out of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan only scored once this weekend, but increased his point … Read more