ECAC East – old guard or new champion?

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Despite all the news in New England about new conference alignments coming next year and University of New England’s departure to the newly formed CCC next year, as well as St. Anselm in Division II exploring the move to D-III across their entire athletic department, … Read more

Denver nips Boston College as Heinen plays overtime hero

DENVER — Despite a number of late lineup changes, Denver eked out a hard-fought 2-1 overtime win over Boston College behind two goals from Danton Heinen. With three key players out of the lineup for the Pioneers, one might have expected BC to have an edge the second game of the weekend series. Joey LaLeggia, … Read more

Fitzgerald’s two goals pace Boston College past Denver

DENVER — On a Halloween night where two nationally-ranked teams seemed to fear being tricked more than treated, the first period featured more icing calls than combined shots for both teams as the period was tight checking and measured by few scoring opportunities. In the end, Boston College coach Jerry York earned his 500th win … Read more

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Power-play goals push Pioneers past RPI, 4-1

Following last night’s game, coach Jim Montgomery advised his team that RPI would be better tonight than they were on Friday night, and for the first few minutes, he was right. The Engineers had jump from the first drop of the puck and generated two early scoring chances on freshman goalie Tanner Jaillet in the … Read more

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Shore’s goal, assist, lead Denver over Rensselaer

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Norwich enters NCAA tourney in unfamiliar position

Having been to the last four consecutive Frozen Fours, Norwich is familiar with the challenges that lie ahead in the upcoming NCAA tournament. That said, this new and younger version from Norwich finds itself with not only an at-large invite, but also a first-round game on Wednesday night against the MASCAC champions from Salem State. … Read more

Bowdoin comfortable in role as NCAA tournament underdog

Back in January as the season’s second half got underway, Bowdoin coach Terry Meagher said that “they had the league right where they wanted them,” sitting in sixth place in the NESCAC and looking at a lot of teams ahead of them. So it should come as no surprise that from the fifth-seeded position in … Read more

Babson savoring the moment, ready for the challenge ahead

Following Saturday night’s scintillating win over rival Norwich for the ECAC East title, Babson awaited the release of the NCAA tournament bracket and now know they will host the winner of the Oswego-Bowdoin game in a quarterfinal matchup on home ice this coming Saturday. So what does it all mean to the team in green … Read more

NESCAC final four brings battle of offense vs. defense

The NESCAC quarterfinals went mostly to form as the top three seeds moved on to this week’s conference championship final rounds hosted by Trinity. Trinity, the top offensive team in the conference, will be equally challenged by the top defensive teams in Amherst and Williams and no one should dare underestimate the balance and overall … Read more

Coming Attractions – Norwich vs. Babson: Part III

Naturally following the OscarsĀ© weekend, the theme for the ECAC East championship preview seemed obvious as the third in the trilogy of the games between these two rivals bears great expectations for terrific hockey with, like the awards ceremony on Sunday, much riding on the outcome in terms of hardware and participation in the NCAA … Read more

Cream rising to the top

The elite teams are rising to the top as the number of participants continues to dwindle down through advanced rounds of the conference playoffs. There are conference championship games on the horizon along with the highly-coveted NCAA tournament auto-bids that come with the titles. Here is a recap of the great action across the country … Read more

Cream rising to the top

The elite teams are rising to the top as the number of participants continues to dwindle down through advanced rounds of the conference playoffs. There are conference championship games on the horizon along with the highly-coveted NCAA tournament auto-bids that come with the titles. Here is a recap of the great action across the country … Read more

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ECAC East: And then there were four

It’s the semifinals this weekend in the ECAC East and the top three teams in the conference are not surprise attendees. Norwich, Babson and Massachusetts-Boston all won handily in their quarterfinal matchups to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round. Joining the three nationally-ranked squads is Castleton that “upset” the fourth-seeded Pilgrims from New England College by … Read more

Tournament quarterfinals on tap for eight ECAC East squads

As if last weekend wasn’t crazy enough for the teams in the ECAC East. The playoffs start on Saturday with four quarterfinal matchups that may not be as clear-cut as the seeding may indicate. Norwich again finds itself the top seed, and had to work the extra mile in beating Babson and Massachusetts-Boston for a … Read more

Down to the wire – again – in the NESCAC

Every year, the last weekend of NESCAC play brings so many scenarios to what the seeding will look like once the final two games of the regular season are completed. So what do we know heading into the final two games? Not much. The only confirmed position is Tufts not qualifying for the conference tournament … Read more