ECAC Hockey at the first intermission

Many people like to call the fall portion of the college hockey season the “first half”, but really, it’s more like the first period. The majority of the non-conference games are in the books (holiday tournaments the obvious exception), but most ECAC teams have only played eight of their 22 league games (Cornell and Colgate … Read more

ECAC Hockey at the first intermission

Many people like to call the fall portion of the college hockey season the “first half”, but really, it’s more like the first period. The majority of the non-conference games are in the books (holiday tournaments the obvious exception), but most ECAC teams have only played eight of their 22 league games (Cornell and Colgate … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Dec. 5-9

Season record: 22-19-3. I’ve seen better. Friday, December 5 Union at Brown Boy, what are we to make of Union? The Dutchmen are 2-6-1 in their last nine, putting forth wildly disparate performances along the way. But perhaps there are glimmers of light down the tunnel in Achilles Rink: While Union’s power play was a … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Dec. 5-9

Season record: 22-19-3. I’ve seen better. Friday, December 5 Union at Brown Boy, what are we to make of Union? The Dutchmen are 2-6-1 in their last nine, putting forth wildly disparate performances along the way. But perhaps there are glimmers of light down the tunnel in Achilles Rink: While Union’s power play was a … Read more

Surprises abound for Harvard, Dartmouth and Union

Mountain climbers It should come as no surprise that the Harvard Crimson lead this weekend’s entry. The Crimson scored a pair of huge road wins last week, downing No. 1 Boston University 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, then smothering No. 4 Massachusetts-Lowell 4-2 on Saturday. Harvard is now 7-1-2 overall, and 3-0-1 against Top 10 … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Nov. 21-25

My prediction record took a massive hit two weeks ago, and now stands at 16-14-3. Yeow. Friday, November 21 Quinnipiac at Clarkson In case you missed it, the Q-Cats are red hot and rolling with nine goals allowed in six straight wins and a 4-0 record in conference. Clarkson, meanwhile, has but one win since … Read more

End of the Unbeatens, Brown in a bind, and QU is sizzling

No easy weekends Well, what with Harvard’s 2-1 home loss to Yale on Saturday, ECAC Hockey is officially out of the “Last of the Unbeatens” race. In fact, Quinnipiac is the only team still unbeaten in league play (4-0), having edged Union and Rensselaer in the Capital District this weekend. With all dozen teams playing … Read more

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ECAC Hockey picks: Nov. 7-8

Record to date: 13-6-1 Friday, Nov. 7 Cornell @ Princeton An interesting opening league match for each team: Each squad is hoping to discover some offense to support a strong commitment to team D. The Big Red mustered just one goal apiece in a loss and draw against Omaha in Ithaca last weekend; the Tigers … Read more

Ivies in, top teams down, numbers up

Well now … where do we begin? Union, Colgate humbled at home Perhaps the nation’s biggest headline from last weekend (OK, among headlines regarding college hockey) was No. 2 Union’s slip, stumble, and splat at the feet of Rensselaer in the Route 7 Rivalry series. The defending national champions were swept by an 8-2 aggregate … Read more

Ivies in, top teams down, numbers up

Well now … where do we begin? Union, Colgate humbled at home Perhaps the nation’s biggest headline from last weekend (OK, among headlines regarding college hockey) was No. 2 Union’s slip, stumble, and splat at the feet of Rensselaer in the Route 7 Rivalry series. The defending national champions were swept by an 8-2 aggregate … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Oct. 24-25

My record thus far: 7-3-0. Friday, October 24 Bowling Green at Clarkson 7:00 The Falcons are a happy 3-1 to start the year, including a season-opening home-and-home split with Miami. Clarkson stepped into the season on the right foot, but stumbled with consecutive losses to former league-mate Vermont last weekend. The Knights have to establish … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Oct. 24-25

My record thus far: 7-3-0. Friday, October 24 Bowling Green at Clarkson 7:00 The Falcons are a happy 3-1 to start the year, including a season-opening home-and-home split with Miami. Clarkson stepped into the season on the right foot, but stumbled with consecutive losses to former league-mate Vermont last weekend. The Knights have to establish … Read more