Brian SullivanThere were far fewer fans in attendance than normal when Boston University and Boston College get together, but that’s because this meeting of school alumni at Fenway Park wasn’t about the rivalry. USCHO’s Brian Sullivan reports.
Multiple sources have confirmed that New Hampshire and Team Canada star Jenn Wakefield is transferring from UNH to Hockey East rival Boston University. The five-foot-nine 20-year-old from Pickering, Ont. led the Wildcats in goals and scoring last year as a sophomore, potting 32 goals with 17 assists in 31 games. Her 49 points edged her … Read more
Hockey, as an entity, has made a lot of changes in recent years. Attempts to speed up, clean up, and first and foremost increase scoring have been major priorities, especially at the NHL level. The world’s top league is looking to erase over a decade of trap-happy hockey, where the prevailing philosophy of the sport … Read more
Hockey, as an entity, has made a lot of changes in recent years. Attempts to speed up, clean up, and first and foremost increase scoring have been major priorities, especially at the NHL level. The world’s top league is looking to erase over a decade of trap-happy hockey, where the prevailing philosophy of the sport … Read more
Welcome, one and all, to USCHO.com’s newest blog. I hope to use this resource to address noteworthy material that falls outside the scope of my weekly ECAC Hockey column (though many of my readers would argue that over the years, precious little has qualified as falling out of range of a carefully crafted tangent). Turnstiles … Read more
Welcome, one and all, to USCHO.com’s newest blog. I hope to use this resource to address noteworthy material that falls outside the scope of my weekly ECAC Hockey column (though many of my readers would argue that over the years, precious little has qualified as falling out of range of a carefully crafted tangent). Turnstiles … Read more
The credibility of the sport is under attack, USCHO’s Brian Sullivan writes in a commentary.
I should probably keep this to myself, but I’ll just say it: Only six teams are playing this weekend (including Union’s exhibition against the kids), so my readership will likely be a bit lighter. I’ve been out of the country all week (for pleasure rather than business, I’ll admit), and between study period, finals, early … Read more
Double-Barreled Pop quiz, hockey nuts: Who is the only ECAC Hockey freshman to currently leading his team in scoring outright? St. Lawrence’s Kyle Flanagan? Almost; he’s tied with senior Mike McKenzie atop the Saints’ scoring list. Brandon Pirri? Jerry D’Amigo? Nice try, but Chase Polacek has ’em beat by a half-dozen points. Andrew Miller? Well, … Read more
To the 1,507 at Harvard’s Bright Hockey Center Tuesday night, the scene looked awfully familiar. The Brown Bears – 0-4-1 in league play this season – absorbed everything the hosts threw at them, and scored a pair of opportunistic goals en route to a 4-1 win over the free-falling Crimson (1-7-2, 1-5-2 in ECAC Hockey). … Read more
I know there is a lot of Thanksgiving-related material these days, but don’t be a spoil-sport if you’re Canadian: You already had your Thanksgiving. Cut us a little slack; things move slower down here. Home Work We are all blessed, at least in some small way, to be part of a league that values the … Read more
‘Gate Crashing Colgate University. You remember it, right? Hamilton, N.Y., … the Raiders. They used to win stuff back in the day. Bulletin: The Raiders are back, and big-time. The Maroon & Gray are 5-2-4, but more pertinently, they’re 3-0-1 in ECAC Hockey and riding the nation’s second-longest unbeaten streak (six, one behind Michigan State). … Read more
Here’s an old tried-and-true column format: the hot-and-cold list. Join me as we narrow a big-picture view of ECAC Hockey down to a few noteworthy teams, units, and players. Who’s Hot … Colgate Specifically, the offense and Charles Long. The Raiders have scored 16 goals in their last four games, and eight in each of … Read more
Boy, oh boy, it’s that time again … every team’s in the game, and every game’s a big one! Harvard kicked off the 2009-10 ECAC Hockey season with a statement win in Hanover, N.H., but there were plenty of other ECAC domestic disputes this weekend as well. Lots to look at, so let’s get down … Read more
The league’s half-dozen non-Ivy programs have been stamping their timecards for a few weeks now, so let’s check in on a few percolating trends. Wild Knights Up in Potsdam, coach George Roll predicted growing pains for his young defensive unit, but also foresaw significant offensive depth that would allow for a rolling Green and Gold … Read more
Annual “Fear the North Country” Warning This is your official public service announcement: The North Country trip will never be “just another road game.” Clarkson and St. Lawrence swept last weekend against fellow upstaters Niagara and RIT, and now sit at a combined 5-3-0 despite widespread preseason dismissals from the ECAC Hockey community. But before … Read more
Every year, in every league, folks say that “this year looks even more competitive and balanced than last year, or any other year for that matter.” Every single year, without fail. It’s what they — the coaches, administrators and players — are expected to say. It’s a way of showing a little “aw, shucks” humility … Read more
Last Year The Bobcats just couldn’t keep the wheels on the track last year. First, the typically explosive offense went AWOL as the Q suffered through nearly 195 minutes without a goal in three consecutive shutouts … all in league play. Then, standout freshman goalie Nick Pisellini (.948 save percentage) had to leave the team … Read more
Last Year For the second year in a row, a promising start was massively derailed by a midseason skid. Following a 4-2-0 start to the year, the Crimson fell flat on their faces for the better part of a financial quarter as the Cambridge club hit a 1-12-4 wall across the end of 2008 and … Read more
Last Year The Tigers, unanimous No. 1 picks to enter the season, got off to a white-hot start in going 9-1-0 in their first 10 games and 13-2 after 15. Then the wheels began to wobble a bit. Three straight losses in early January precipitated a 7-7-0 conclusion to the regular season, and after edging … Read more