ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Dec. 30

The picks are still coming in my way after going 3-1-2 on the final weekend prior to the semester break. Those picks built my season record to 16-7-3 (.692), with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from this New Year’s weekend. There are some intriguing match-ups, but in order to spread … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Dec. 30

The picks are still coming in my way after going 3-1-2 on the final weekend prior to the semester break. Those picks built my season record to 16-7-3 (.692), with a challenging group of tournament and nonconference games to choose from this New Year’s weekend. There are some intriguing match-ups, but in order to spread … Read more

ECAC East and NESCAC – All I Want for Christmas

T’was just a week before Christmas and all through the rink, All of the coaches sat in quiet, to ponder, to think. The skates put away, pads airing out, the sticks on the rack, What do we really need to be better, when the players come back? The second half is nearly upon us, league … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Dec. 12

Wow!  What a great last weekend of the first half for the teams that had meaningful hockey games to play this past weekend.  Norwich and Plattsburgh played a seesaw game that ended in a 4-4 tie, and the round robin among the top three teams in NESCAC ended up going the home team’s way, as … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Dec. 12

Wow!  What a great last weekend of the first half for the teams that had meaningful hockey games to play this past weekend.  Norwich and Plattsburgh played a seesaw game that ended in a 4-4 tie, and the round robin among the top three teams in NESCAC ended up going the home team’s way, as … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Dec. 9

Two consecutive weeks of nailing the picks has this writer excited about the final weekend of play prior to the semester break.  Last week’s 5-1-0 record builds to a season record of 13-6-1 (.650) with again a challenging group of conference and non-league games to choose from this week. It’s awesome this week to see … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Dec. 9

Two consecutive weeks of nailing the picks has this writer excited about the final weekend of play prior to the semester break.  Last week’s 5-1-0 record builds to a season record of 13-6-1 (.650) with again a challenging group of conference and non-league games to choose from this week. It’s awesome this week to see … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Dec. 5

With roughly a week remaining in the unofficial first half of the season, conference races are starting to shape up and heat up, making the New Year look all the more exciting for all fans. Any all points are going to be important coming down the stretch in February, but it may be points gained … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Dec. 5

With roughly a week remaining in the unofficial first half of the season, conference races are starting to shape up and heat up, making the New Year look all the more exciting for all fans. Any all points are going to be important coming down the stretch in February, but it may be points gained … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Dec. 2

Last week was solid at 4-1-1 (.667) slate of picks to build off the opening .500 picks. This week has some big marquee match-ups, and I am not going to shy away from taking a shot at picking the winners. It’s awesome to have a first semester match-up between two undefeated contenders that will surely … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC picks: Dec. 2

Last week was solid at 4-1-1 (.667) slate of picks to build off the opening .500 picks. This week has some big marquee match-ups, and I am not going to shy away from taking a shot at picking the winners. It’s awesome to have a first semester match-up between two undefeated contenders that will surely … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Nov. 28

UNE Wins PAL Cup Of the three ECAC East tournament winners this past weekend, two are not surprising. Norwich and Castleton both remained unbeaten for the season in winning the Primelink Tournament and Rutland Invitational, respectively. The new kid on the block is the University of New England, which collected its first hardware as a … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Nov. 28

UNE Wins PAL Cup Of the three ECAC East tournament winners this past weekend, two are not surprising. Norwich and Castleton both remained unbeaten for the season in winning the Primelink Tournament and Rutland Invitational, respectively. The new kid on the block is the University of New England, which collected its first hardware as a … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Nov. 21

Jumbos Make Big First Impression Since they came into the NESCAC Conference back in the 2002-03 season, the Tufts University men’s ice hockey team has never opened the season with a 2-0-0 conference record. Cross that “never gonna happen” item off the list. With wins over Trinity and Wesleyan on the road this past weekend, … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC wrap: Nov. 21

Jumbos Make Big First Impression Since they came into the NESCAC Conference back in the 2002-03 season, the Tufts University men’s ice hockey team has never opened the season with a 2-0-0 conference record. Cross that “never gonna happen” item off the list. With wins over Trinity and Wesleyan on the road this past weekend, … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC Picks: Nov. 18

Last week was a respectable 4-4-0 (.500) slate of picks to start the season. If anything, these two conferences have shown me that it is not easy to pick a favorite, and legitimately every team has a shot every night. Finally, everybody is playing games that count, and one nice thing about the new separate … Read more

ECAC East/NESCAC Picks: Nov. 18

Last week was a respectable 4-4-0 (.500) slate of picks to start the season. If anything, these two conferences have shown me that it is not easy to pick a favorite, and legitimately every team has a shot every night. Finally, everybody is playing games that count, and one nice thing about the new separate … Read more