New coach, star forward are major themes for St. Lawrence

Head coach may be a new title to St. Lawrence’s Greg Carvel, but it’s not a new role. Carvel split coaching duties with Mike Hurlbut last season after long-time head coach Joe Marsh took a medical leave of absence. Marsh retired in March after 26 seasons and Carvel slid into the top spot, with Hurlbut … Read more

Yale looks for fresh start with goaltenders, revamped defense

There’s an old rule, mentioned by Boston College coach Jerry York during last year’s national tournament, that holds true for virtually any college hockey program: Get a good goaltender. Yale had one two years ago in Ryan Rondeau and was the No. 1 seed in the Bridgeport regional of the NCAA tournament. Last year? Not … Read more

Source: Pecknold turns down Massachusetts’ offer, will stay at Quinnipiac

Despite reports that he was leaving to take the head coach position at Massachusetts, Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold is staying put, a source close to the situation said Monday. Pecknold was offered a lengthy contract with good financial incentives by Massachusetts, according to the source. But Pecknold turned that down as of Monday, the source … Read more

Grosenick, Welsh lead Union past Michigan State

No matter how you break it down, it’s been a historic week for Union. But the Dutchmen aren’t looking at it that way. “We’re not getting too high with any of this,” junior forward Jeremy Welsh said following Union’s first Division I NCAA tournament victory, a 3-1 win over Michigan State Friday night at Webster … Read more

Atlantic City wrapup

It took seven tries, but the crowd at Boardwalk Hall finally saw an interesting game. Last year’s games were decided fairly early- and Friday’s opening games lacked any drama, for the most part. But Saturday’s championship was a different story, as Union and Harvard stood scoreless entering the final frame. The Crimson’s top-ranked power play whiffed on … Read more

Atlantic City wrapup

It took seven tries, but the crowd at Boardwalk Hall finally saw an interesting game. Last year’s games were decided fairly early- and Friday’s opening games lacked any drama, for the most part. But Saturday’s championship was a different story, as Union and Harvard stood scoreless entering the final frame. The Crimson’s top-ranked power play whiffed on … Read more

Killorn, Everson lead Harvard’s rout over Cornell

With a Division I-record 11 ties, and two overtime games against Yale last weekend in the league quarterfinals, it’s fair to say Harvard’s had plenty of experience going down to the wire. Might be time to bury that notion. The third-seeded Crimson scored two goals in each period, including a pair from linemates Alex Killorn … Read more

ECAC Quarterfinal Picks: March 9-11

Final regular reason record: 66-65 Playoff record (series): 2-2 As the numbers show, I’ve been downright mediocre with my picks (including a 6-6 mark on the final weekend of the regular season). So take these for whatever they’re worth. All series are best-of-three and start at 7 p.m. The four remaining teams will move on to … Read more

Round One complete

The opening weekend of the ECAC playoffs is in the books.  Here’s  a look at the matchups in the best-of-three quarterfinals next weekend: No. 10 Rensselaer at No. 1 Union No. 9 Dartmouth at No. 2 Cornell No. 6 Yale at No. 3 Harvard No.5 Quinnipiac at No. 4 Colgate Extra time needed Three of … Read more

Round One complete

The opening weekend of the ECAC playoffs is in the books.  Here’s  a look at the matchups in the best-of-three quarterfinals next weekend: No. 10 Rensselaer at No. 1 Union No. 9 Dartmouth at No. 2 Cornell No. 6 Yale at No. 3 Harvard No.5 Quinnipiac at No. 4 Colgate Extra time needed Three of … Read more

Laganiere hat trick leads Yale over Princeton

Be it injuries or two separate blown third quarter leads Saturday night, Princeton overcame plenty this weekend. The Tigers just couldn’t get past Antoine Laganiere. The Yale junior posted his first collegiate hat trick to lead the Bulldogs to a 7-3 win over the Tigers in the deciding game of the opening round of the … Read more

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Jacobson’s goal ends Brown’s futility against Quinnipiac

Ryan Jacobson might be a freshman, but he knows his history. The Brown forward was well aware of his team’s prior postseason struggles against Quinnipiac entering Friday’s first round game at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden. And he had hand in erasing them. Jacobon’s goal at 8:51 in the second period proved to be … Read more

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