Brian Sullivan

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 5

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(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

Disadvantageous

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Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockeys can be found here. Player of the Week: Adam Presizniuk, Union The league’s leading scorer became such by virtue of three goals and two assists against Niagara and RIT this weekend. The senior’s three goals included both of Union’s game-winners, one on the power play … Read more

Disadvantageous

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Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockeys can be found here. Player of the Week: Adam Presizniuk, Union The league’s leading scorer became such by virtue of three goals and two assists against Niagara and RIT this weekend. The senior’s three goals included both of Union’s game-winners, one on the power play … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 4

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On the Fly Thursday, October 21 Quebec Trois-Rivieres 3 at Cornell 6 (exhib) Friday, October 22 RIT 1 at Rensselaer 4 RPI saw its consecutive penalty-kills streak end at 22, but five successful kills out of six – and 24 saves by junior Allen York – helped propel the Engineers past the Tigers. Freshman Brock … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 4

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On the Fly Thursday, October 21 Quebec Trois-Rivieres 3 at Cornell 6 (exhib) Friday, October 22 RIT 1 at Rensselaer 4 RPI saw its consecutive penalty-kills streak end at 22, but five successful kills out of six – and 24 saves by junior Allen York – helped propel the Engineers past the Tigers. Freshman Brock … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 4

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Last week 6-2-1 (.722) Season record 6-2-1 Friday, October 22 RIT at Rensselaer – 7 p.m. Eastern The Cinderella Stripes out of Rochester haven’t led quite as charmed a life so far this year. At 0-2-1, three tight games against St. Cloud, Nebraska-Omaha and UMass-Lowell (the 4-4 tie) have left the Tigers wondering how to … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 4

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Last week 6-2-1 (.722) Season record 6-2-1 Friday, October 22 RIT at Rensselaer – 7 p.m. Eastern The Cinderella Stripes out of Rochester haven’t led quite as charmed a life so far this year. At 0-2-1, three tight games against St. Cloud, Nebraska-Omaha and UMass-Lowell (the 4-4 tie) have left the Tigers wondering how to … Read more

They hear the Lions’ roar in ECAC Hockey, too

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There is no question that the biggest news in college hockey this year — perhaps even this decade — has been Penn State’s commitment to go Division I. On the wings of a huge private donation, an immense and storied athletic department and a tradition of excellence at the club-hockey level, the Nittany Lions will … Read more

Brown is the new black.

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Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Chase Polacek, Rensselaer Everyone knows Polacek by now… even, at this point, Hockey East. The senior sniper scored the game-tying goal at Northeastern Friday night, then planted the game-winner the following evening against Bentley… before assisting on … Read more

Brown is the new black.

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Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Chase Polacek, Rensselaer Everyone knows Polacek by now… even, at this point, Hockey East. The senior sniper scored the game-tying goal at Northeastern Friday night, then planted the game-winner the following evening against Bentley… before assisting on … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 3

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On the Fly Friday, October 15 Bowling Green 0 at Clarkson 4 Junior Jake Morley and senior Brandon DeFazio registered a goal and an assist each as the Golden Knights blanked BGSU in Clarkson’s home opener. The Knights scored twice in the first and twice more in the third, as junior Paul Karpowich made 31 … Read more

The weekend that was: Week 3

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On the Fly Friday, October 15 Bowling Green 0 at Clarkson 4 Junior Jake Morley and senior Brandon DeFazio registered a goal and an assist each as the Golden Knights blanked BGSU in Clarkson’s home opener. The Knights scored twice in the first and twice more in the third, as junior Paul Karpowich made 31 … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 3

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Let’s get down to business. Friday, Oct. 15 Bowling Green at Clarkson — 7 p.m. Eastern Clarkson has to be feeling good after kicking St. Cloud State to the curb last Saturday. The North Country is never a fun road trip, and the Falcons are still licking their wounds after taking the broom against Michigan … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 3

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Let’s get down to business. Friday, Oct. 15 Bowling Green at Clarkson — 7 p.m. Eastern Clarkson has to be feeling good after kicking St. Cloud State to the curb last Saturday. The North Country is never a fun road trip, and the Falcons are still licking their wounds after taking the broom against Michigan … Read more

Can Brown turn deep playoff run into sustained success?

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Last year Brown was no worst-to-first fairytale under rookie coach Brendan Whittet last year, but the Bears made strides nonetheless. The former Dartmouth assistant and Brown letterwinner guided his alma mater to a six-point improvement over its 2008-09 finish, and stunned the field in a Cinderella sprint into the league tournament’s final four in Albany. … Read more