Scott BiggarAnother week goes by where I blow the picks in league games, but do well in the nonconference play. Maybe Santa will help me sort out the teams within the ECAC West standings, because it is a big jumble right now. Lucky for me, all teams are in the throes of nonconference play for the … Read more
Another week goes by where I blow the picks in league games, but do well in the nonconference play. Maybe Santa will help me sort out the teams within the ECAC West standings, because it is a big jumble right now. Lucky for me, all teams are in the throes of nonconference play for the … Read more
Scott Biggar examines each team’s record, and what they need to do to improve in the second half.
The first part of the ECAC West league play finished up this past Friday, and Elmira has taken firm control at the top of the standings. The Soaring Eagles withstood a comeback by Neumann to beat the Knights, 3-2, in overtime to post a perfect 5-0 record. They are now six points clear of the … Read more
The first part of the ECAC West league play finished up this past Friday, and Elmira has taken firm control at the top of the standings. The Soaring Eagles withstood a comeback by Neumann to beat the Knights, 3-2, in overtime to post a perfect 5-0 record. They are now six points clear of the … Read more
Neumann threw me a curve before Thanksgiving. I had picked the Knights to beat Manhattanville and then lose to Utica but the opposite happened. Go figure. Other than that, my picks were pretty close to dead on, particularly the tournament games of Hobart and Elmira. This week, there is one last round of league games … Read more
Neumann threw me a curve before Thanksgiving. I had picked the Knights to beat Manhattanville and then lose to Utica but the opposite happened. Go figure. Other than that, my picks were pretty close to dead on, particularly the tournament games of Hobart and Elmira. This week, there is one last round of league games … Read more
Elmira played in arguably the most difficult tournament of the season after turkey day, the Primelink hosted by Middlebury this year. Entering the weekend, the tournament was made up of No. 1 Norwich, No. 6 Plattsburgh, No. 10 Elmira and No. 11 Middlebury. Tough competition indeed. “It was fun getting a chance to play those … Read more
Hobart earned the gold medal over the weekend in the inaugural Cape Cod Lighthouse College Hockey Invitational Tournament with victories over Babson and Amherst. The weekend got off to a rough start Saturday when Trevor Hines scored twice in the opening nine minutes to give Babson an early 2-0 lead. The Statesmen rallied and stayed … Read more
Hobart earned the gold medal over the weekend in the inaugural Cape Cod Lighthouse College Hockey Invitational Tournament with victories over Babson and Amherst. The weekend got off to a rough start Saturday when Trevor Hines scored twice in the opening nine minutes to give Babson an early 2-0 lead. The Statesmen rallied and stayed … Read more
Circular game results have hit the ECAC West early this season. Hobart beat Manhattanville on November 4. This past weekend, Manhattanville beat Neumann, which beat Utica, but Utica beat Hobart on November 12. My head is spinning. The only team that has been able to stay above the fray is Elmira, and that has driven … Read more
Flipping a coin worked pretty good last week, as I went 4-0. However, I heard some grumblings about my picks when I visited Hobart on Saturday. It is hard to make everyone happy. This week, a bit of a bonus as I’m making picks through the Thanksgiving weekend, as teams hit the holiday tournaments. I … Read more
Flipping a coin worked pretty good last week, as I went 4-0. However, I heard some grumblings about my picks when I visited Hobart on Saturday. It is hard to make everyone happy. This week, a bit of a bonus as I’m making picks through the Thanksgiving weekend, as teams hit the holiday tournaments. I … Read more
Hobart is finding success using a system with three defensemen.
Nazareth College has been accepted for membership in the ECAC West, joining longtime members Elmira, Hobart, Manhattanville, Neumann and Utica. The Golden Flyers, a new program in Division III hockey located in Pittsford, N.Y., a Rochester suburb, will begin competition in the fall of 2012. “We think that top to bottom, this is one of … Read more
Utica swept through the weekend with a 7-3 victory against Westfield State and then a hard-fought, 3-2 win at Hobart. The Pioneers were rolling along against Westfield during the first half of the game on Friday, up 4-1 and outshooting the Owls by nearly a three-to-one margin. Then Westfield scored a power-play goal, narrowing Utica’s … Read more
The Utica Pioneers (5-1) outlasted the Hobart Statesmen (2-3) in a back-and-forth affair tonight, skating away with a 4-2 victory. Trever Hertz scored Utica’s first and last goals of the night to lead the Pioneers and Cody Adams contributed three assists. Utica fell behind twice in the first period of the game after having the … Read more
My picks for last week started out bad, missing both games on Friday night. But I was perfect on Saturday and Sunday to earn a respectable weekend performance. This week’s games are even harder to pick, as three of the games are within the league and could easily go either way. Time to flip a … Read more
My picks for last week started out bad, missing both games on Friday night. But I was perfect on Saturday and Sunday to earn a respectable weekend performance. This week’s games are even harder to pick, as three of the games are within the league and could easily go either way. Time to flip a … Read more
In early league play, Elmira showed resiliency in two come-from-behind wins.