Engineers Hold Off Raiders
Kevin Kurk made 12 third-period saves to hold off a Colgate charge, leading Rensselaer to a 2-1 win in ECAC action.
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Dutchmen Edge Beavers In Slugfest
It seemed like every time that one looked up, a goal was being scored. And being scored by a different player as the Union Skating Dutchmen downed the Bemidji State Beavers in a wild game in Union’s home opener, 8-6. “What a game,” said Bemidji State head coach Tom Serratore. “It’s too bad we weren’t … Read more
Cavosie’s Shorthander Gives Engineers Upset Of No. 6 Wildcats
Marc Cavosie tallied two goals, including a shorthander to seal the Engineers’ win over No. 6 New Hampshire.
Raiders Falter in Opener After Late UNO Rally
Colgate looked to start anew, after missing out on the ECAC playoffs last season. It looked good until Nebraska-Omaha stage a road rally, taking the first of two games on the weekend.
ECAC Gives Final Approval to Tournament Expansion, Increase in Games Limit
Monday, the ECAC Policy Committee passed two proposals to take effect in the 2002-03 season, increasing the number of allowable games in the regular season, and expanding the conference tournament to include all 12 teams.
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Soon will be time to talk hockey, but for now, our general manager, Jayson Moy — a lifelong New Yorker — shares his own gut-wrenching feelings about the tragedy of Sept. 11.
Commentary: ECAC Should Approve 12-team Playoffs
With ECAC athletic directors meeting to ponder the idea of including all 12 teams in its postseason tournament — not to mention the scuttlebut of increasing the games allowance to coincide with the rest of college hockey — ECAC correspondent Jayson Moy tells us why this is a good idea.
Anderson Named ECAC POTY as SLU Leads Annual Awards
St. Lawrence’s Erik Anderson took home the hardware as the ECAC’s Player of the Year, and three Saints were named to the league’s first All-Star team.
No. 1 Dartmouth Rolls By Niagara
The top-ranked Dartmouth Big Green, the regular-season ECAC champions, took a 2-0 lead in the first period over Niagara and never looked back en route to a 3- 1 win, advancing to next weekend’s women’s championship to be held on their own home ice. “This game was the pressure game,” said Big Green coach Judy … Read more
No-Win Situation: Rensselaer, Colgate Fall Short
Two teams fell short on Saturday night — one short of home ice and one short of the playoffs. After 60 minutes of hockey, the Colgate Red Raiders were done for the season as the Rensselaer Engineers scored three times on the power play in the third period to win, 3-0. The loss, combined with … Read more
Engineers Still in Hunt For Home Ice
Home ice is dependent upon two things for the Rensselaer Engineers. They have to defeat Colgate on Saturday night and they have to root for crosstown rival Union to beat Cornell. If that happens, the Engineers would wind up in fifth place in the ECAC, all because of a 2-1 victory over the Cornell Big … Read more
Engineers Keep Home-Ice Hopes Alive
RPI kept within striking distance of gaining a home-ice spot in the ECAC tournament, with a hard-fought win over Brown on Saturday.
Jonas, Crimson Exact Revenge On Engineers
Harvard paid Rensselaer back for last season, beating the Engineers 1-0 to all but secure home ice for the first round of the ECAC playoffs one year after RPI pulled the same trick.
Three-Goal, Second-Period Burst Carries Yale
Jeff Hamilton broke through with a hat trick, the Yale Bulldogs scored three unanswered goals in the second period to take a 5-2 lead and wound up sprinting away from the Rensselaer Engineers, 6-3, on Saturday and into a tie for seventh place in the ECAC standings. After Conrad Barnes tied the game at 2 … Read more
Barnes’ Second Collegiate Goal Memorable
It took him 25 games to score his first collegiate goal. His first goal was the only marker in a loss to Clarkson last Saturday evening. His second was the only score of the game on Friday evening. Conrad Barnes scored his second career goal 9:08 into the third period and gave the Rensselaer Engineers … Read more
Clarkson Salvages Two Points with Victory Over Rensselaer
There were two teams on the ice that had lost one-goal games the night before. Someone was going to come out of this weekend with zero points, and one with only two points. In the end, a two-goal third period led the Clarkson Golden Knights to two points in the ECAC with a big 3-1 … Read more
Saints Move Into First With OT Win Over Engineers
After the Rensselaer Engineers tied the game with 1:03 left in the third period, the St. Lawrence Saints came back to win in overtime on a Blair Clarance backhander, thereby moving into first place in the ECAC. In overtime, after the Engineers failed to clear the zone, Matt Desrosiers came down the far wall and … Read more
Vermont Rebounds, Ties Rensselaer
Last week in Vermont, the Rensselaer Engineers took a 2-0 lead in the second period and went on to a 4-1 victory. On Saturday night, the Engineers took a 2-0 lead on Vermont in the second period, but this time, the Cats came back and tied the Engineers on Big Red Freakout night in Troy, … Read more
Rensselaer Overcomes Obstacles, Downs Vermont
Injuries, illness, disqualifications. None of that mattered to the Rensselaer Engineers and Nathan Marsters as they shut down the Vermont Catamounts, 4-1, and moved higher into the ECAC standings with a big win over the slumping Cats on Friday. The Engineers (12-8-1, 6-4-1 ECAC) scored once in each of the first two periods and added … Read more
The Rensselaer Engineers held two-goal leads three times against the St. Lawrence Saints. The first two times, the Saints came back to tie the game, but couldn’t muster the offense to tie it a third time and the Engineers held on, 6-4. The Engineers led 2-0 after one period, but the Saints tied it up … Read more