The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., will host the inaugural Liberty Hockey Invitational October 25-26, 2013. The two-day, four game tournament at the home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils has Princeton, Yale, Brown and Dartmouth competing for the Liberty Trophy. Over the next three years, the tournament will feature Princeton and Yale, who will … Read more
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look at victories by Brown and Colorado College, and the emergence of Michigan as a CCHA tournament championship contender in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
He doesn’t get much offense and faces a lot of shots but Anthony Borelli has done all the Bears could ask of him. Mike Scandura reports.
Quinnipiac got the No. 1 spot and promptly lost its first game afterward. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss that and more in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Brown sophomore defenseman Taki Pantziris has left school to play with the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. Pantziris had a goal and an assist in seven games this year at Brown and made his OHL debut on Dec. 28, the same day his OHL rights were obtained by Sarnia from the Guelph Storm. … Read more
Summaries of the seven tournaments that run Friday through Monday.
The year 2012 has not been kind to Brown so far, as a dismal second half rife with injuries was capped with a high-profile recruiting defection. Coach Brendan Whittet was never one to lament, though, and is ready to learn from past mistakes and move on to a new year. “Looking back on last year … Read more
Brown’s Bobby Farnham has been named the 2012 recipient of the Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award, presented by the Hockey Commissioners Association to a player who personifies Hines’ spirit and relentless commitment. Hines played at Army from 1999 to 2003. He was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan in September 2005. Farnham tied … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth’s Jack Connolly has been named the 2012 winner of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I men’s hockey. Connolly is one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, and he is a three-time WCHA All-Academic selection. “Winning the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award means a lot … Read more
Playoffs are starting and league titles are on the line. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look around the country in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
In the Bears, 7-year-old Ethan Bairos found physical and emotional strength for a fight with leukemia. Nate Owen reports.
Miami is on a roll; Western Michigan, Union and Northeastern have slipped; and ECAC Hockey might have an NCAA tournament shortfall. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Due to a power outage impacting Appleton Arena and the St. Lawrence campus, Friday’s game between St. Lawrence and Brown has been postponed and will be played Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. While power is expected to be restored by early Friday evening, dangerous travel conditions for fans and the uncertainty of the time of … Read more
Due to inclement weather, Friday’s Clarkson game at home against Yale has been postponed until Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. Clarkson’s game against Brown is still scheduled for a 7 p.m. faceoff on Saturday.
Those topics and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
Todd: There’s plenty to talk about this week, but events developing Monday have captured our attention. Alabama-Huntsville has announced it will drop its varsity program in favor of a club team to save money. Program boosters have been raising funds to keep the program going, but interim president Malcolm Portera pulled the plug. The writing … Read more
For a while there, they may as well have been the Brown Bear-skins, with which the rest of the ECAC warmed its feet and decorated its basement. But since the school welcomed native son Brendan Whittet back to the Meehan bench, the school has elevated its hockey program to something resembling the un-Bear-ables: unbearably physical, … Read more
Mike Souza has been named an assistant coach at Brown, getting his first coaching job after playing the last five seasons in Italy. “He’s someone that our guys will lean on because he’s played at such a high level,” said Brown head coach Brendan Whittet in a press release. “From my side of it, he’s … Read more
Yale’s first loss in a while, Brown’s bubble and the week ahead are the topics for this week’s edition.
The USCHO staff compiles the essential info on the seven Division I men’s holiday tournaments.