Tim CostelloIt might as well be the playoffs now as every game remaining is of critical importance for teams making a push to either get in the playoff picture or improve their lot come seeding time in two weekends. Lots of intriguing match-ups this week with a battle for the top spot in the ECAC East on Friday … Read more
The battle is upon us. It’s Spartans vs. Cadets, and no, this not a reenactment of the legend of the 300, nor The Charge of the Light Brigade. With just four games remaining in the regular season, this is to get a leg up on the other team for first place in the ECAC East … Read more
It really is time to watch the scoreboard and see just who has helped themselves and maybe some other team in the process. With just two weeks remaining, there is still quite a lot to play for and a lot of potential playoff scenarios that will be played out right up until the final whistle … Read more
It really is time to watch the scoreboard and see just who has helped themselves and maybe some other team in the process. With just two weeks remaining, there is still quite a lot to play for and a lot of potential playoff scenarios that will be played out right up until the final whistle … Read more
The official countdown has begun with just three weeks remaining in the regular season. While everyone makes the playoffs in the ECAC East the competition on the ice isn’t going to be any less fierce as teams fight for seeding positions and potentially home ice in the opening round. Over on the NESCAC side of … Read more
The official countdown has begun with just three weeks remaining in the regular season. While everyone makes the playoffs in the ECAC East the competition on the ice isn’t going to be any less fierce as teams fight for seeding positions and potentially home ice in the opening round. Over on the NESCAC side of … Read more
This year’s edition of the Bowdoin Polar Bears has really not shocked anyone with their level of play and current position at the top of the NESCAC standings. At 13-4-0 overall and 9-4-0 in the league, Bowdoin has really shown off its offensive prowess this season behind big numbers from sophomore forward Daniel Weiniger (16-17-33) … Read more
It’s official — scoreboard watching season has opened and now will be in full swing entering the final three weekends of the regular season. As if things weren’t hotly contested enough in the conference standings, this past weekend’s action clearly tightened the races and has teams wondering about how to get as many of the … Read more
It’s official — scoreboard watching season has opened and now will be in full swing entering the final three weekends of the regular season. As if things weren’t hotly contested enough in the conference standings, this past weekend’s action clearly tightened the races and has teams wondering about how to get as many of the … Read more
Only four weekends remain in the regular season. Eight or nine games, and the corresponding points, are up for grabs for the teams trying to improve their lots in the conference standings. Now is not the time to go into a slump or tailspin. If you are going to play your best hockey of the … Read more
Only four weekends remain in the regular season. Eight or nine games, and the corresponding points, are up for grabs for the teams trying to improve their lots in the conference standings. Now is not the time to go into a slump or tailspin. If you are going to play your best hockey of the … Read more
A close look at the Wesleyan University Cardinals results to date shows a lot of close games, overtime games that somehow didn’t quite go the right way for coach Chris Potter’s squad. Ties are nice, especially when you are not scoring a lot of goals, as was the case for the Cardinals, especially in the … Read more
The topsy-turvy world of the two interlocking conferences continued this weekend, with yet again more surprises in the games’ outcomes. There were only a handful of 2-0-0 teams on the weekend, including Castleton, which at 15-2-0 isn’t surprising anyone with its play at home or on the road. Even Middlebury’s first four-point weekend of the … Read more
The topsy-turvy world of the two interlocking conferences continued this weekend, with yet again more surprises in the games’ outcomes. There were only a handful of 2-0-0 teams on the weekend, including Castleton, which at 15-2-0 isn’t surprising anyone with its play at home or on the road. Even Middlebury’s first four-point weekend of the … Read more
Finally! A week where my winners outnumbered the losing picks by more than one. I would like to think, or at least I believe the coaches are letting me think that it is not my ineptitude as much as it is the level of play amongst all of the teams in the two conferences. Can i … Read more
Finally! A week where my winners outnumbered the losing picks by more than one. I would like to think, or at least I believe the coaches are letting me think that it is not my ineptitude as much as it is the level of play amongst all of the teams in the two conferences. Can i … Read more
In the 80s, Leonard Nimoy, Spock of “Star Trek” fame, hosted a TV show that featured searches for proof of legends, myths and other creatures of questionable reality, such as the Loch Ness Monster and Sasquatch. While the show was interesting, it often led to inconclusive endings or lack of discovery, so the legends lived … Read more
Continentals on the Move For some, the upset of #1 ranked Oswego by Hamilton at the Lakers holiday tournament may have been a bit of luck or the NESCAC school taking advantage of a back-up goaltender. However the Continentals have made the second half a showcase for knocking off ranked teams. Last weekend coach Norm … Read more
Continentals on the Move For some, the upset of #1 ranked Oswego by Hamilton at the Lakers holiday tournament may have been a bit of luck or the NESCAC school taking advantage of a back-up goaltender. However the Continentals have made the second half a showcase for knocking off ranked teams. Last weekend coach Norm … Read more
Another week of league play and a couple of new winning streaks are on the line. Trinity has picked up two wins in a row and hopes to build on that momentum on the road this weekend. New England College has three wins in a row as they play hosts this week to long time … Read more