ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 27

A 5-2-0 record last week saw a great start and a couple of Connecticut schools ruin the hopes for a perfect weekend slate — curse you Trinity and Wesleyan for both winning and losing respectively. Or since Tufts was the common opponent, I should look to Brian Murphy’s team as the cause for the miss … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 27

A 5-2-0 record last week saw a great start and a couple of Connecticut schools ruin the hopes for a perfect weekend slate — curse you Trinity and Wesleyan for both winning and losing respectively. Or since Tufts was the common opponent, I should look to Brian Murphy’s team as the cause for the miss … Read more

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Hockey spoken here!

You just might think that with a roster that includes players from Sweden, Finland, Canada, Croatia, Russia and the U.S., the constant chatter on the bench, ice, and in the locker room would be multi-lingual. That’s just not the case for coach Tom Carroll and his New England College Pilgrims, who plain and simple speak … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Jan. 23

It’s now down to the final four weeks of the regular season, and in both leagues there is a lot to play for. This past weekend saw some teams starting to assert themselves, while others are still searching for the formula to get their game going and start posting some wins and all important points. … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Jan. 23

It’s now down to the final four weeks of the regular season, and in both leagues there is a lot to play for. This past weekend saw some teams starting to assert themselves, while others are still searching for the formula to get their game going and start posting some wins and all important points. … Read more

Polar Bears on the prowl

For the Bowdoin ice hockey team, 2012 did not get off to an auspicious start, as it suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to Wentworth. Since then however, Terry Meagher’s troops have gone 3-0-1 and outscored their opponents by a 22-12 margin. With quality wins over Amherst, Wesleyan and Hamilton, the offense has triggered the kind … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 20

Last week, I finished a very solid week of picks with a 5-1-1 record. It was a dominant weekend for the road teams. For the season, my overall record now sits at 33-13-6 (.692) — creeping up toward the 70 percent success number, but not quite there yet. Points are coming at a premium now … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 20

Last week, I finished a very solid week of picks with a 5-1-1 record. It was a dominant weekend for the road teams. For the season, my overall record now sits at 33-13-6 (.692) — creeping up toward the 70 percent success number, but not quite there yet. Points are coming at a premium now … Read more

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ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Jan.16

Bendel Backs Beacons The last of the unbeaten teams has gone by the wayside as of Saturday night. Call it what you want, a trap game, a Fenway Park hangover or what it was, a good hockey game with great goaltending for the Massachusetts-Boston team that held on to a 2-1 win on Saturday against … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Jan.16

Bendel Backs Beacons The last of the unbeaten teams has gone by the wayside as of Saturday night. Call it what you want, a trap game, a Fenway Park hangover or what it was, a good hockey game with great goaltending for the Massachusetts-Boston team that held on to a 2-1 win on Saturday against … Read more

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ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 13

Last week, I finished on the plus side in picks, but not by much with a 5-3-1 record. For the season, my overall record now sits at 28-12-5 (.674) — not bad with the overall competitiveness seen year-to-date. This week, I am going off the board a bit in picking some games with some clear … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 13

Last week, I finished on the plus side in picks, but not by much with a 5-3-1 record. For the season, my overall record now sits at 28-12-5 (.674) — not bad with the overall competitiveness seen year-to-date. This week, I am going off the board a bit in picking some games with some clear … Read more

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Cardinals making their points

At 8-4-0 overall, there are a lot of good things happening in Middletown, Conn.for the Wesleyan Cardinals. So far in the NESCAC conference this season, they are sitting at 3-3-0,  but are coming off a split of road games against Middlebury and Williams that continues positive momentum about taking points every weekend. “We talk all … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Jan. 9

Welcome to the New Year, and if the hockey we have seen to officially start 2012 is any indication, we are all in for a very good year as fans of the game. Thought I would change up the weekly blog this time around, as there were some interesting games over the past weekend and … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Jan. 9

Welcome to the New Year, and if the hockey we have seen to officially start 2012 is any indication, we are all in for a very good year as fans of the game. Thought I would change up the weekly blog this time around, as there were some interesting games over the past weekend and … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 6

Last week, with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from on New Year’s weekend, Saturday’s picks were 5-0, which led to a strong 7-2-1 for the weekend. Those picks built my season record to 23-9-4 (.694) and have momentum swinging my way in the first full weekend of conference action on … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Jan. 6

Last week, with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from on New Year’s weekend, Saturday’s picks were 5-0, which led to a strong 7-2-1 for the weekend. Those picks built my season record to 23-9-4 (.694) and have momentum swinging my way in the first full weekend of conference action on … Read more

Six-on five creating a lot of excitement this season

As we enter the second half of the season, the excitement level is surely going to rise along with aspirations for playoffs and postseason play. Even as we enter the first full weekend of conference games, there has been a great deal of excitement created at the end of 10 games already this season, with … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Jan. 2

Wow! What I learned this past weekend is that you never know where a truly great and entertaining hockey game is going to spring up. Sure, there were a number of tournaments where league teams played nonconference foes in marquee match-ups. However, the game of the week, and maybe the most exciting 24:01 of hockey … Read more