On to the quarterfinals

Finally. Rensselaer swept Brown at Houston Field House over the weekend, giving the Engineers a home playoff series win for the first time since 2004. RPI trailed the Bears 3-0 in Game 2, but a pair of goals by Milos Bubela made it 3-2 before Riley Bourbonnais and Jared Wilson scored to complete the comeback. … Read more

On to the quarterfinals

Finally. Rensselaer swept Brown at Houston Field House over the weekend, giving the Engineers a home playoff series win for the first time since 2004. RPI trailed the Bears 3-0 in Game 2, but a pair of goals by Milos Bubela made it 3-2 before Riley Bourbonnais and Jared Wilson scored to complete the comeback. … Read more

Previewing the opening round of the playoffs

Overall: 55-27-16 Last time: 9-1-2 If this year’s ECAC Hockey tournament plays out the same as last year’s, then the eventual league champion is one of the eight teams in action this weekend. Sixth-seeded Harvard won last year’s Whitelaw Cup, beating Brown in the first round before winning at Yale in the quarterfinals. However, that … Read more

On to the playoffs

The ECAC Hockey season came to a close in a relatively non-dramatic fashion, as there wasn’t much at stake on Saturday. Quinnipiac’s 4-1 win over Brown Friday secured the program’s third Cleary Cup in the last four seasons. Now the Bobcats will try to win the program’s first Whitelaw Cup. Yale, Harvard, St. Lawrence round … Read more

On to the playoffs

The ECAC Hockey season came to a close in a relatively non-dramatic fashion, as there wasn’t much at stake on Saturday. Quinnipiac’s 4-1 win over Brown Friday secured the program’s third Cleary Cup in the last four seasons. Now the Bobcats will try to win the program’s first Whitelaw Cup. Yale, Harvard, St. Lawrence round … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 19-20

Last week: 8-3-1 Overall: 46-26-14 It might be the second-to-last regular season weekend in ECAC Hockey, but it’s my final weekend of picks for the 2015-16 regular season, as colleague Josh Weinreb will handle the blog next week. I had a good time last time out; let’s see if that continues this weekend. All games … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 19-20

Last week: 8-3-1 Overall: 46-26-14 It might be the second-to-last regular season weekend in ECAC Hockey, but it’s my final weekend of picks for the 2015-16 regular season, as colleague Josh Weinreb will handle the blog next week. I had a good time last time out; let’s see if that continues this weekend. All games … Read more

Still plenty to sort out over the final two regular season weekends

With two weeks left in the regular season, there’s still plenty at stake in ECAC Hockey. First-place Quinnipiac has clinched a first-round bye for the conference playoffs, while second-place Yale is in a good position to join the Bobcats in the top four. At the bottom of the standings, Princeton, Brown, Colgate, and Union appear … Read more

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ECAC Hockey Picks: Feb. 5-8

Last time: 5-3-2 Overall: 38-23-13 It’s the stretch run in ECAC Hockey. Seems hard to believe, doesn’t it?  There are just three-season weekends left after this, so look for the standings to start to take shape as teams make a final push. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Feb. 5 Harvard at Brown … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Feb. 5-8

Last time: 5-3-2 Overall: 38-23-13 It’s the stretch run in ECAC Hockey. Seems hard to believe, doesn’t it?  There are just three-season weekends left after this, so look for the standings to start to take shape as teams make a final push. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Feb. 5 Harvard at Brown … Read more

A look at the past weekend in ECAC Hockey

Several lengthy unbeaten streaks  for ECAC Hockey teams came to an end over the weekend. Yale owned a six-game unbeaten streak entering play on Friday, but looked flat in a 2-1 loss to Union. However, the Bulldogs rebounded on Saturday, beating a Rensselaer team that entered the night with six-game unbeaten streak, one that was … Read more

A look at the past weekend in ECAC Hockey

Several lengthy unbeaten streaks  for ECAC Hockey teams came to an end over the weekend. Yale owned a six-game unbeaten streak entering play on Friday, but looked flat in a 2-1 loss to Union. However, the Bulldogs rebounded on Saturday, beating a Rensselaer team that entered the night with six-game unbeaten streak, one that was … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Jan. 21-26

Last time: 4-8-3 Overall: 33-20-11 Here’s a look at the schedule for the next few days in ECAC Hockey. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. Thursday, Jan. 21 Rensselaer at Quinnipiac It’s a meeting of the first and second place teams in the ECAC in a rare Thursday night conference game. At this … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Jan. 21-26

Last time: 4-8-3 Overall: 33-20-11 Here’s a look at the schedule for the next few days in ECAC Hockey. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. Thursday, Jan. 21 Rensselaer at Quinnipiac It’s a meeting of the first and second place teams in the ECAC in a rare Thursday night conference game. At this … Read more