ECAC Hockey Picks: Oct. 6 to Oct. 8

Colgate and Army West Point began the ECAC (and college hockey season) last Saturday with a 1-1 tie. The rest of the non-Ivy league teams start play this weekend. All games are at 7 p.m. unless noted.   Thursday, Oct. 8 St. Lawrence at Penn State Coach Mark Morris makes his Saints debut against a … Read more

Dealing with departures and newcomers, who will step up in ECAC Hockey?

Departures are inevitable in college hockey, but the top ECAC Hockey teams seemed to have been hit especially hard last offseason. Most notable were Harvard’s Jimmy Vesey, who ended his four-year career in Cambridge by winning the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s top player, and Yale goalie Alex Lyon, who signed a professional contract … Read more

A new season and a new arena

Welcome back for another year of ECAC Hockey. The regular season gets underway today at 7 p.m. when Colgate hosts Army West Point in the grand opening of the  Class of 1965 Arena. The Raiders will have plenty of new faces in the lineup, as Colgate has nine freshman this season. That may lead to … Read more

A new season and a new arena

Welcome back for another year of ECAC Hockey. The regular season gets underway today at 7 p.m. when Colgate hosts Army West Point in the grand opening of the  Class of 1965 Arena. The Raiders will have plenty of new faces in the lineup, as Colgate has nine freshman this season. That may lead to … Read more

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Saturday’s championship pick

I went 1-1 in Friday’s ECAC Hockey semifinals, as I had St. Lawrence beating Harvard. Instead, the Crimson will face Quinnipiac tonight for the chance to win the program’s second straight Whitelaw Cup. The Bobcats are in the championship game for the second time in program history after losing in the semifinals for three straight … Read more

Saturday’s championship pick

I went 1-1 in Friday’s ECAC Hockey semifinals, as I had St. Lawrence beating Harvard. Instead, the Crimson will face Quinnipiac tonight for the chance to win the program’s second straight Whitelaw Cup. The Bobcats are in the championship game for the second time in program history after losing in the semifinals for three straight … Read more

Criscuolo redirection in overtime sends Harvard past St. Lawrence

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Semifinal picks

It’s down to the final four in ECAC Hockey. Colleague Josh Weinreb broke down the weekend here, so I’ll keep this brief. Be sure to check back this weekend, as St. Lawrence arena reporter Jack Lyons and myself will be in Lake Placid. Here are the picks for Friday’s games: No. 7 Dartmouth vs. No. … Read more

Semifinal picks

It’s down to the final four in ECAC Hockey. Colleague Josh Weinreb broke down the weekend here, so I’ll keep this brief. Be sure to check back this weekend, as St. Lawrence arena reporter Jack Lyons and myself will be in Lake Placid. Here are the picks for Friday’s games: No. 7 Dartmouth vs. No. … Read more

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And then there were four

A relatively quick quarterfinal weekend in ECAC Hockey ended with three teams returning to Lake Placid for the second season in a row. The lone newcomer is Dartmouth, who swept second-seeded Yale to return to conference semifinals for the first time since 2011. Only one series – Cornell and Quinnipiac  – went to three games, … Read more

And then there were four

A relatively quick quarterfinal weekend in ECAC Hockey ended with three teams returning to Lake Placid for the second season in a row. The lone newcomer is Dartmouth, who swept second-seeded Yale to return to conference semifinals for the first time since 2011. Only one series – Cornell and Quinnipiac  – went to three games, … Read more