Quinnipiac reaches top level thanks to player improvement

PITTSBURGH — A high-class facility and the all amenities that come with it certainly can play a part in a team’s success. But you need good players to accompany the shiny off-the-field extras. Just ask the Miami Marlins. So, while Quinnipiac’s move from a town skating rink to the brand new TD Bank Sports Center … Read more

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Quinnipiac’s top line back to its old ways

PITTSBURGH — It hasn’t really mattered what lineup combinations Quinnipiac has used this season. The Bobcats have done one thing all season: win. That’s why the lack of points by the trio of Matthew Peca, Connor Jones and Kellen Jones earlier in the year wasn’t that much of a concern, although coach Rand Pecknold said … Read more

Quinnipiac’s top line back to its old ways

PITTSBURGH — It hasn’t really mattered what lineup combinations Quinnipiac has used this season. The Bobcats have done one thing all season: win. That’s why the lack of points by the trio of Matthew Peca, Connor Jones and Kellen Jones earlier in the year wasn’t that much of a concern, although coach Rand Pecknold said … Read more

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Bui goal caps rally as Quinnipiac edges Canisius

It might have been easy to miss Quinnipiac forward Kevin Bui entering this year. That’s not the case anymore. Bui scored his second clutch goal in the last two weeks, as his third-period strike capped off a late comeback and lifted Quinnipiac to a 4-3 win over Canisius in the opening game of the NCAA … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: NCAA Tournament (updated)

Three ECAC teams are set to play in the NCAA Tournament this weekend. There’s Yale, who was shutout twice last weekend in Atlantic City; Quinnipiac, who lost out at a chance at the program’s first Whitelaw Cup with a 4-0 loss to Brown in the semifinals; and Union, who enters the tournament off their second … Read more

Quinnipiac’s third-place win takes NCAA fate out of Yale’s hands

Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold has often referred to the growing rivalry between Yale and Quinnipiac as an “event.” There was no arguing that point during the regular season, as both games between ECAC Hockey’s second-closest rivals featured sold-out, loud crowds. [scg_html_ecac2013]Saturday’s ECAC tournament consolation game was a far cry from that, as a near-empty Boardwalk … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Championship weekend

Nate: Last week: 2-2 Overall (playoffs): 6-2 Three of the of the top four teams in the regular season standings meet in Atlantic City this weekend to decide this year’s ECAC champion. No. 7 Brown is the only team out of the top four to make it to the finals weekend, although I wouldn’t call … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Quarterfinals

Last week: 4-0 It’s the last weekend of hockey at campus sites across the league, as the ECAC is set to head to Atlantic City next weekend for the semifinals and championship. I picked all four opening round series correctly, although I did pick Cornell and Princeton to go to three games. Here’s a look … Read more

Rensselaer’s resurgence extends beyond current 9-1 stretch, Appert says

The schedule says Rensselaer’s hot streak began Feb. 1, when the Engineers blanked Harvard 3-0 to start a 9-1 stretch that helped lock up the program’s first-ever bye in the ECAC Hockey tournament. But that’s not how coach Seth Appert sees it. “These things are never one moment,” Appert said. “Despite what everybody thinks, that’s … Read more