TMQ: Postseason college hockey dominates the conversation
While college hockey’s postseason and the first full week of playoff action delivered plenty of drama, we were lacking any major upsets.
Men’s D-I: Brown
MONDAY 10: Conference playoffs take center stage
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature 1) Hawks take care of business at home, could again North Dakota likely cemented its No. 1 regional seed chances for the NCAA tournament when the Fighting Hawks advanced to the NCHC playoff semifinals. Back-to-back wins over … Read more
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Providence closes regular season in style
Logan Sawyer scored the game-winning goal early in the third period and Jack Parsons made 37 saves as No. 5 Providence concluded the Hockey East regular season with a 3-1 win over No. 14 Connecticut on Saturday night at Schneider Arena. Logan showing off some sweet patience for goal No. 13 of the season to … Read more
TMQ: Picking through the madness of college hockey’s postseason
DAN: Well, Ed, the temperature in Massachusetts nearly hit 50 degrees this past week. To be honest, it felt a little bit like spring was coming, and I laughed to someone that the last 45 degree day was considered “cold” because we were coming down from the 60 degree temperatures from late September and early … Read more
MONDAY 10: March hockey is here
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature 1) Penrose Cup No. 7 for North Dakota With its 5-3 win at No. 4 Western Michigan on Friday, No. 3 North Dakota earned its seventh Penrose Cup as regular-season champions of the NCHC, the most in … Read more
MONDAY 10: McKenna back, Wolverines forward
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. Michigan takes five from Penn State Gavin McKenna’s first series following the assault charge filed against him, following an alleged altercation on Jan. 31, might have overshadowed an otherwise solid performance by Michigan, who took two … Read more
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: Quinnipiac delivers KO in Princeton opener
No. 5 Quinnipiac had plenty to celebration in a 4-1 win over Princeton to open a key, two-game travel partners series in the standings.
MONDAY 10: Michigan, MSU trade blows in rivalry series
Each week, USCHO.com will pick the top 10 moments from the past weekend in our Monday 10 feature. 1. No. 2 vs. No. 1 did not disappoint Michigan State and Michigan split a spectacular weekend series, with the Wolverines taking a come-from-behind overtime 4-3 win at Yost Ice Arena and the Spartans responding with a … Read more
TMQ: From Beanpot to Beaver Stadium, the stretch run is on
Each week during the season, we look at the big events and big games around Division I men’s college hockey in Tuesday Morning Quarterback. DAN: It’s finally February, and that means that college hockey is heading into its home stretch. Strange as it sounds, a year beginning in early October is down to its final … Read more
Brown’s Whittet to step down Feb. 20, citing family medical leave
Brown head coach Brendan Whittet will step away from the program to take family medical leave, effective Feb. 20, the school announced Wednesday. Assistant coach Jason Smith will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. When Whittet returns from the leave, he will transition into a new role in athletics administration, … Read more
For six Ivies, league title is more than just ECAC Hockey
Over the past month, 57 different college hockey programs jumped on the ice for games scheduled on any given night. They competed against one another to gain non-conference wins towards an eventual national tournament berth while battling league comrades for the first points towards postseason tournament seeding. Highlights rang social media throughout morning-after breakdowns, … Read more
ECAC Hockey 2025-26 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: According to commish, ‘the magic of our league is that anybody, on any given night, can win’
Much of the attention at the start of a college hockey season is rightly on the teams from the previous year’s Frozen Four. Conversations about the powerhouses and blue bloods, the traditional powers and new banner holders, all center on a team’s ability to produce the proverbial “next one” to an insatiable group of fans … Read more
Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2025-26 ECAC season preview
The top four finishers in the ECAC made the NCAA tournament last season, with Cornell advancing to the Frozen Four. I’d expect at least that many this year, with an outside chance for a fifth to also break through. Cornell comes in as the coaches’ preseason pick for the top spot. There was a decent … Read more
Kopff leaves Brown after two seasons, signs NHL contract with Sabres
Brown sophomore forward Tyler Kopff has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. A third team all-ECAC and first team all-Ivy selection, Kopff will join the AHL’s Rochester Americans to finish the 2024-25 season on an amateur tryout before his contract kicks in for the 2025-26 season. The Ridgewood, N.J., native skated … Read more
Clarkson’s Martino chosen ECAC Hockey player of the year, Colgate’s Neumeier best rookie, Golden Knights’ Houle top coach
ECAC Hockey has announced its 2024-25 season awards. Clarkson’s Ayrton Martino has been named player of the year Award for the 2024-25 season. In 22 conference games, Martino led the league with 21 goals and added 17 assists for an incredible 38-point season. Seven of the senior’s goals were game winners and another three came … Read more
Clarkson quartet dominates ECAC Hockey first team as three all-conference teams, one all-rookie squad unveiled
ECAC Hockey has announced its all-rookie team and three all-conference teams for the 2024-25 season. ECAC Hockey First Team Ayrton Martino,* F, Clarkson, Jr. Ellis Rickwood, F, Clarkson, Sr. Brett Chorske, F, Colgate, Sr. Trey Taylor, D, Clarkson, Jr. CJ Foley,* D, Dartmouth, So. Ethan Langenegger, G, Clarkson, Gr. *Denotes unanimous selection ECAC Hockey Second … Read more
Cornell picked as favorite in ECAC Hockey men’s preseason coaches poll ahead of 2024-25 season
ECAC Hockey has announced the results of the 2024-25 men’s hockey preseason coaches poll and all-league team selections. In the poll, league coaches have predicted Cornell to lead the conference this season, receiving 10 of 12 first-place votes. ECAC Men’s Hockey Preseason Poll (First-place votes) 1. Cornell – 120 (10) 2. Quinnipiac – 111 (2) … Read more
ECAC Hockey 2024-25 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: Cornell, Quinnipiac remain league favorites, but others nipping at heels for Whitelaw Cup
Even the most casual observer knew ECAC Hockey faced impossible odds at replicating its success last season. The only league untouched by realignment found itself entering the 2023-24 year with a defending national champion that represented college hockey’s truest and latest success story, but watching Quinnipiac finally cap its rise to the elitist class included … Read more
Quinnipiac’s Graf chosen ECAC Hockey player of year, Dartmouth’s Foley best rookie, Cornell’s Shane top goalie, Big Green’s Cashman takes home coaching honors
ECAC Hockey announced its 2023-24 awards on Thursday. Quinnipiac’s Collin Graf has been named the player of the year. Graf amassed 14 goals and 19 assists through 20 games played, accounting for a career high 1.65 points per game average. With a total of 33 points, Graf leads the nationally-ranked Bobcats in goals and total … Read more
ECAC Hockey men’s championship weekend to continue to be held at 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y., through 2026
ECAC Hockey and the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority today announced a two-year extension for the ECAC Hockey men’s championship, which will take place at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in the Olympic Center. This season’s tournament will be held March 22-23, with the event remaining in Lake Placid through 2026. “Lake Placid … Read more