Elliot OlshanskyGreetings from the Fenway Park press box, where I am among several USCHO writers on hand for the “Frozen Fenway” battle between Boston College and Boston University. It was also where we just got a visit from the 2009 Hobey Baker winner, BU alum Matt Gilroy. Gilroy, whose younger brother, Kevin, is a sophomore forward … Read more
Greetings from the Fenway Park press box, where I am among several USCHO writers on hand for the “Frozen Fenway” battle between Boston College and Boston University. It was also where we just got a visit from the 2009 Hobey Baker winner, BU alum Matt Gilroy. Gilroy, whose younger brother, Kevin, is a sophomore forward … Read more
Normally this season, when I go to see a Hobey Baker candidate, he’s held off the scoresheet, but his team wins. This weekend, I got the opposite. Jacques Lamoureux’s candidacy for the Hobey Baker Award last season was one of the bigger stories of the year in the Hobey race (next to, of course, the … Read more
Normally this season, when I go to see a Hobey Baker candidate, he’s held off the scoresheet, but his team wins. This weekend, I got the opposite. Jacques Lamoureux’s candidacy for the Hobey Baker Award last season was one of the bigger stories of the year in the Hobey race (next to, of course, the … Read more
Happy Hockeydays, everybody! If you follow this blog, you know I’m a big fan of the holiday tournaments as an opportunity for Hobey candidates to make their case. Not only is it non-conference competition (which gives candidates exposure to coaches in other conferences, who vote for the Hobey finalists), but it captures the finalists at … Read more
Happy Hockeydays, everybody! If you follow this blog, you know I’m a big fan of the holiday tournaments as an opportunity for Hobey candidates to make their case. Not only is it non-conference competition (which gives candidates exposure to coaches in other conferences, who vote for the Hobey finalists), but it captures the finalists at … Read more
Well, I gave it a try. Sunday afternoon, with my beloved New York Jets having already conducted their business for the week, I sat down on the couch with a clipboard and three pens to watch ESPNU’s broadcast of New Hampshire and Vermont from Gutterson Field House. After my blog post last week about how … Read more
Well, I gave it a try. Sunday afternoon, with my beloved New York Jets having already conducted their business for the week, I sat down on the couch with a clipboard and three pens to watch ESPNU’s broadcast of New Hampshire and Vermont from Gutterson Field House. After my blog post last week about how … Read more
Topics included in this blog post include Cornell, goaltending, and the Hobey Baker Award. But we won’t be discussing Cornell goaltending. Now there’s a surprise. This isn’t a knock on Ben Scrivens – who’s been very solid this season with a .925 save percentage and a 2.10 goals-against average – but rather, a return to our … Read more
Topics included in this blog post include Cornell, goaltending, and the Hobey Baker Award. But we won’t be discussing Cornell goaltending. Now there’s a surprise. This isn’t a knock on Ben Scrivens – who’s been very solid this season with a .925 save percentage and a 2.10 goals-against average – but rather, a return to our … Read more
Every now and then, when I sit down to write a blog entry for the Hobey Watch, I can’t help but think, “isn’t it a bit early for this?” Granted, those thoughts are on their last legs at this point in the season – one more month, and it’s no longer too early for anything, … Read more
Every now and then, when I sit down to write a blog entry for the Hobey Watch, I can’t help but think, “isn’t it a bit early for this?” Granted, those thoughts are on their last legs at this point in the season – one more month, and it’s no longer too early for anything, … Read more
So, I suppose the best way for me to start would be by answering that nagging question…why haven’t I written anything substantial about Chay Genoway of North Dakota? Clearly, it’s because of my malicious East Coast bias, isn’t it? In all seriousness, I haven’t had a chance to get a good look at Genoway, but … Read more
So, I suppose the best way for me to start would be by answering that nagging question…why haven’t I written anything substantial about Chay Genoway of North Dakota? Clearly, it’s because of my malicious East Coast bias, isn’t it? In all seriousness, I haven’t had a chance to get a good look at Genoway, but … Read more
It’s hard to believe – especially if you’re a fan of an Ivy League team whose season just began, but an entire month of the 2009-10 college hockey season is in the books. We’re now past the point of using last year to try to project what might happen this year, and that is especially … Read more
It’s hard to believe – especially if you’re a fan of an Ivy League team whose season just began, but an entire month of the 2009-10 college hockey season is in the books. We’re now past the point of using last year to try to project what might happen this year, and that is especially … Read more
Yeah, I know, I’m a bit late to the party this year, but better late than never. Welcome back to the Hobey Watch blog, where I, your humble correspondent, analyze the race for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, and attempt to predict the finalists and winner for college’s top individual honor. Now, I’m pleased to … Read more
Yeah, I know, I’m a bit late to the party this year, but better late than never. Welcome back to the Hobey Watch blog, where I, your humble correspondent, analyze the race for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, and attempt to predict the finalists and winner for college’s top individual honor. Now, I’m pleased to … Read more
Matt Gilroy, welcome to the club. No, not the Hobey Baker winners. This group is even more elusive than that one. In the first 28 years of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, only four players have won the Hobey and the NCAA title in the same season: Tony Hrkac at North Dakota in 1987, Lane MacDonald … Read more
Matt Gilroy, welcome to the club. No, not the Hobey Baker winners. This group is even more elusive than that one. In the first 28 years of the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, only four players have won the Hobey and the NCAA title in the same season: Tony Hrkac at North Dakota in 1987, Lane MacDonald … Read more