ECAC Hockey stratifying ahead of Ivy season

UC, CU setting the pace Leading the pack out of the gate, Union and… well… the ‘Gate are making convincing October arguments for national relevance. Of the 53 active D-I programs (the six Ivies drop the puck on exhibition games next weekend), Union is one of ten remaining unbeatens (4-0) following this week’s 3-0 and … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Oct. 10-12

First week of D-I play for ECAC Hockey… time to take some random shots in the dark, and see what we hit! Friday, October 10 Clarkson at Niagara 7:00 Niagara, like Clarkson, is picked around the middle of the pack in its respective league (Atlantic Hockey). It’s a young team with a couple legitimate goalies, … Read more

Union College: It’s got a ring to it

First and foremost, congratulations to the Union College Dutchmen for their national championship. There is little more to be said about the program’s rise, the team’s resilience, the coaches’ influence, or the way the team played in Philadelphia and indeed all year long than what has been already said. Union is the only team to … Read more

ECAC Hockey back on the national stage

Playing in its own back yard, Quinnipiac draws Providence The Bobcats will play the Friars for the second time this year, the teams tying 3-3 in Hamden in late November. After so much time, there will be little to glean from that result – it was the weekend after Thanksgiving, after all – but some … Read more