Lucky No. 7

Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. May as well call this Rookie Week… just take a look. Wow. Player of the Week: Mike Keenan, Dartmouth It figures that with 13 goals on the North Country trip, a couple Dartmouth players were going to get some recognition. Keenan, … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 7

On the fly Friday, November 12 Harvard 4 at St. Lawrence 2 SLU’s third-period rally came up a goal short, as Harvard junior Eric Kroshus scored twice – once to open the game, and once into an empty net – to boost the Crimson in Canton. Kroshus’ classmates accounted for all of Harvard’s scoring, as … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 7

On the fly Friday, November 12 Harvard 4 at St. Lawrence 2 SLU’s third-period rally came up a goal short, as Harvard junior Eric Kroshus scored twice – once to open the game, and once into an empty net – to boost the Crimson in Canton. Kroshus’ classmates accounted for all of Harvard’s scoring, as … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 7

The Pride of Cornell, Miss Meli Mathis, takes aim at two wins in a row, while we give the Four Guys a shot at redemption. Big props to the Guys, who went the extra mile to create the first-ever Nate Leaman propaganda film to ever grace this site. (Their predicted scores are in the usual … Read more

Puppy power: Princeton’s youth lead the way

Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Kyle Flanagan, St. Lawrence The sophomore and Canton native picked a good time to have a big weekend. Flanagan buried three goals, tagged on a helper and registered plus-2 against Cornell and Colgate in St. Lawrence’s first … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 6

On the Fly Friday, November 5 Colgate 4 at Clarkson 4 (ot) Senior Scott Freeman and freshman Matt Zarbo scored 1:57 apart midway through the third period to draw Clarkson even, extending the Golden Knights’ unbeaten streak to four games. After starting the season 0-36 on the power play, Clarkson finally broke through with three … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 6

On the Fly Friday, November 5 Colgate 4 at Clarkson 4 (ot) Senior Scott Freeman and freshman Matt Zarbo scored 1:57 apart midway through the third period to draw Clarkson even, extending the Golden Knights’ unbeaten streak to four games. After starting the season 0-36 on the power play, Clarkson finally broke through with three … Read more

Harvard blanks RPI

Goals never come easy in ECAC Hockey, and that maxim was never truer than Saturday night at Harvard. On an evening where lights-out Union was held to a scoreless draw at Dartmouth, the Engineers and Crimson nearly suffered a similar fate in front of 2,337 at the Bright Hockey Center. Junior center Alex Killorn punched … Read more

Union ekes past Harvard

Union’s interstellar goals-per-game average went down, as did its power-play percentage and average margin of victory … but it was a victory nonetheless as the high-flying Dutchmen gutted out a brutal 2-1 win over Harvard in each team’s ECAC Hockey opener. Union extended its unbeaten streak to six games (4-0-2) and scored on the power … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 6

Fresh meat! After edging both of my guest-guessers last week, it’s time to see if someone new is up for the challenge. Please welcome upstaters Meli Mathis and “Four Guys in a Studio Apartment”. Mathis hails from the greater D.C. area, but learned to love Cayuga’s waters in four years in Ithaca. The Four Guys … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 6

Fresh meat! After edging both of my guest-guessers last week, it’s time to see if someone new is up for the challenge. Please welcome upstaters Meli Mathis and “Four Guys in a Studio Apartment”. Mathis hails from the greater D.C. area, but learned to love Cayuga’s waters in four years in Ithaca. The Four Guys … Read more

Offensive depth, leadership give Union a boost

The Union Dutchmen enjoyed a record-setting season last year, elevating the program’s Division I records for victories (21), win percentage (.615), and — most importantly — progression, advancing to ECAC Hockey’s final four in Albany for the first time. But with the graduation of the Dutchmen’s top two scorers in Mario Valery-Trabucco and Jason Walters, … Read more

Angst to grind: ECAC yet to earn rankings

Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockeys can be found here. Player of the Week: Denny Kearney, Yale A short-handed assist, a natural hat-trick, a +4 rating and a game-winner all in one outing? Yeah, that’s PotW material. But tag on another goal, three helpers and a +3 the following night, and … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 5

On the Fly Thursday, October 28 Connecticut 3 at Union 3 (ot) Plain and simple, the Dutchmen blew their perfect home record (now 4-0-1). Union held a 3-0 lead with 31 minutes to play, but first-time freshman starter Troy Grosenick was beaten for three goals on 10 shots in the second frame and that was … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 5

On the Fly Thursday, October 28 Connecticut 3 at Union 3 (ot) Plain and simple, the Dutchmen blew their perfect home record (now 4-0-1). Union held a 3-0 lead with 31 minutes to play, but first-time freshman starter Troy Grosenick was beaten for three goals on 10 shots in the second frame and that was … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 5

(Generally) gentle readers, please welcome aboard guest-guessers Mike Shavlik and Matthew Desmarais. I’ve been doing pretty well so far this year; let’s see if either of them can unseat me.* Before we get to the picks, here are a few of the reasons they submitted for why they should be selected: Desmarais: “1). First of … Read more