Mike VolonninoIn Joe, Niagara trusts. The Purple Eagles have a high-flying attack that is poised to challenge for the CHA crown. The reason for the optimism reads like this: 26 goals, 29 assists, 55 points. The returning CHA Player of the Year makes Niagara the most explosive team in the conference. “We will be an even … Read more
After Minnesota scored its fourth goal with 6:46 remaining in the game, UNH called a timeout to try and take its championship hopes off life support. Over to the bench skated goaltender Mike Ayers, who took over his goalie mask and started to exhort his teammates. “There were six-and-a-half minutes to go in the national … Read more
On the eve of the final game of the season, college hockey fans received an opportunity to discuss championship issues, including the controversial seedings for this year’s tournament, at the third annual USCHO.com Town Hall Meeting. In the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, fans queued up to ask selection committee members Ian McCaw … Read more
Headed To The Box If an observer merely glanced at the boxscore, he or she would be hard pressed to believe that this was a semifinal battle between the supposedly best and fourth-best teams in the country. Both New Hampshire and Cornell were neck-in-neck, not on the scoreboard, but in trying to see who could … Read more
What do Cornell and the ECAC have to do to prove the doubters wrong?
It took 23 years and 22 extra minutes, but Cornell is back in the Frozen Four. Matt McRae hit the top corner on a sharp angle shot 1:09 into double overtime to snap a 1-1 tie and send Cornell into the Frozen Four for the first time since 1980. Boston College gave the Big Red … Read more
It took 23 years and an extra 21 minutes and nine seconds, but Cornell is back in the Frozen Four. Matt McRae hit the top corner on a sharp-angle shot 1:09 into double overtime to snap a 1-1 tie and send Cornell into the Frozen Four for the first time since 1980. Boston College gave … Read more
No. 1 Cornell may not have been thrilled about drawing 14th-seeded Minnesota State in the first round, but on the ice it didn’t matter. The Big Red rode three power-play goals and its customary suffocating defense to grind down the Mavericks, 5-2 in the first round of the NCAA East Regional on Saturday at the … Read more
A change of venue benefits the ECAC.
Sam Paolini gave Cornell the ECAC title.
When you have won just three games all year, a tie is a cause to celebrate. On Senior Night at Hobey Baker Rink, two freshmen scored in the third period and Princeton (2-34-2, 2-18-2) erased a 2-0 deficit to tie Colgate (14-16-4, 9-10-3 ECAC), 2-2, capping off its best back-to-back efforts of the year in … Read more
Although the coronation was not quite as grand as expected, No. 2 Cornell is the regular-season king of the ECAC. The Big Red (23-4-1, 18-2-1 ECAC) turned in one of its worst performances of the season, but it still was good enough to slip by last-place Princeton (3-24-1, 2-18-1), 2-1, despite getting outshot by the … Read more
A year’s worth of losing is starting to bother Princeton. After failing to generate enough offensive chances to capitalize on some shaky Vermont goaltending in a 5-3 home loss Saturday afternoon, the Tigers searched for answers as they hit loss number 18. “The whole season has been frustrating so far,” said sullen Princeton defensemen Matt … Read more
One futility streak had to end. Dartmouth, winner of one road game all season, traveled to New Jersey to face Princeton, winner of just one home game all year. The Big Green now has two road wins. Dartmouth blew a 2-0 lead in the second period, but snapped a 2-2 tie late in the third … Read more
After Friday night’s 6-3 loss to Harvard, Princeton coach Len Quesnelle took his team to task, questioning their “courage,” “inner strength,” and “heart.” For the first half of the game, Princeton responded. And then Brown did. The Bears (5-5-1, 5-5-1 ECAC) came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Tigers, 5-2, Saturday night in … Read more
The statistics said that Harvard should breeze by Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink Friday night. History said that the underdog Tigers should give the Crimson a fright. Even in the Ivy League, sometimes, the numbers don’t lie. The stats were simple: Shots on goal, Harvard 46-10; Score, Harvard, 6-3. The Crimson established a 2-0 lead … Read more
Clarkson moves on, but the firing of Mark Morris has echoes; Harvard and Yale get ready for The Game; Clarkson and Colgate play in a different venue; Cornell earns the spotlight; and more. Mike Volonnino reports.
Finally, a win. After frontloading its schedule with powerhouses North Dakota, Providence and Cornell, Princeton broke the ice and earned a victory on its sixth attempt of the season, defeating Rensselaer, 4-3, in front of 1,993 at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink on Saturday night. “It has been a rough start,” said sophomore goaltender Trevor Clay, … Read more
Another North Dakota game, another win, another hat trick. No, it wasn’t from the stick of freshman star Zach Parise. Instead, it was sophomore Brandon Bochenski’s turn. With all the attention focused on his rookie linemate, Bochenski must have figured he needed his second hat trick of the season to get some press himself. Parise … Read more
Darren Haydar leaves St. Paul without any hardware, but with plenty to look forward to.