Union hockey’s leading scorer won’t be playing again this season. Sophomore forward Josh Coyle has been ruled academically ineligible by the school. Coyle, who leads the team with 18 points, on nine goals and nine assists, didn’t make the trip with the Dutchmen to the Dodge Hockey Classic in Minneapolis. “We feel we have guys … Read more
With Santa on his way, Jim Connelly hands out his (slightly tongue-in-cheek) holiday awards to the East.
With the varying exam and winter-break schedules of the ECACHL’s 12 teams, the coming weekend promises to be the quietest of the season, with only one league matchup and one nonconference game on the docket. That said, both games look to be entertaining ones and should tide fans over until the holiday hockey tournaments start … Read more
The defensive corps for the Union continues to shrink. Freshman Rory Farrell became the latest defenseman to leave the Dutchmen. He informed coach Nate Leaman of his decision to depart following last Saturday’s game against Rochester Institute of Technology. Farrell also withdrew from school and joined the Sioux City Musketeers of the U.S. Hockey League. … Read more
When January is drawing to a close, a good barometer for the standings in the ECACHL could include a quick look at the results from New Hampshire. Currently the No. 12 team in the nation, the Wildcats will face four ECACHL teams before January ends and the failure or success of some of the league’s … Read more
The Western Jinx Only one thing is relatively certain in Division III West Region hockey; if I write about a team in one of my columns, odds are they are going to have a terrible weekend. This theory does not apply to the conference previews, but to my first two columns. In the first column, … Read more
Problems in Buffalo … Again It was nearly a year to the day since head coach Brian Cavanaugh was fired by Canisius College. Things seemed like they were on track for the Griffs, which boasted a new head coach, new athletic director and new attitude. But the housecleaning at Canisius following months of discipline problems … Read more
Clarkson and St. Lawrence are enjoying a resurgence this season, as Timothy Muir McDonald was able to see for himself.
For ECACHL fans, this weekend and early next week represent a great opportunity to assess four of the league’s teams from the warmth and comfort of your own living rooms. There’ll be no need for traveling, and no need for tickets because starting Saturday, December 3, three ECACHL games will be broadcast by local and … Read more
The post-holiday slate of games presents some intriguing matchups for the ECACHL teams, none more so than the set of games scheduled for the North Country this weekend. The games in Potsdam and Canton will feature three of the ECACHL’s five ranked teams in No. 12 St. Lawrence, No. 14 Harvard, and No. 19 Clarkson, … Read more
The NCAA announced Tuesday the addition of the 2006 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge to the 2006 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four weekend. The event will take place Friday evening, April 7 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee at a time to be determined. “We are extremely excited to announce the Frozen Four Skills Challenge and … Read more
Throughout the season, USCHO.com staffers Scott Brown and Jim Connelly will offer their views on the previous weeks’ action, alternating writing duties (and occasional potshots at each other) every Tuesday. Brown will focus on the West and Connelly on the East, in a regular column exclusive to USCHO Extra. So admit it. How many Harvard … Read more
Last weekend the action in the ECACHL was defined by strong play on home ice by a number of teams as Brown, Rensselaer and Union all swept weekend series in front of their fans. The other results of note were splits with ranked foes, as both Harvard and Dartmouth split their home series with then-No. … Read more
The No. 1 Saints passed unscathed through a tough nonleague schedule to start the season, but Saturday’s 2 p.m. ET broadcast at No. 8 Dartmouth will be their first ECACHL test.
Mike Atkinson, a freshman at Vermont, has withdrawn from school after his arrest on charges of driving while intoxicated, as well as careless driving, after a car crash on the Vermont campus on Oct. 2. He had already been suspended by the team. Atkinson, 20, a native of Kinderhook, N.Y., was taken to a local … Read more
The weekend’s most anticipated ECACHL game, a rematch of last year’s ECACHL Championship, will take place on Friday evening as throngs of Big Red hockey fans attempt to turn Harvard’s Bright Hockey Center into “Lynah East.” Last season the two teams split during the regular season — Cornell won 2-0 in an early season encounter … Read more
Upset Hounds Just one week after dropping below .500 and to the bottom edge of the USCHO.com/CSTV poll, Boston University played the role of rebound team of the week, ending two winning streaks over the weekend with wins over Vermont and Maine. The wins came at a good time, as the Ice Dogs were on … Read more
Chris Lerch looks at This Week in Division III
Cornell head coach Mike Schafer has been suspended for one game for conduct occurring after last Saturday’s game between the Big Red and Michigan State, ECACHL commissioner Steve Hagwell announced Thursday. The incident in question took place after the Spartans’ 4-3 win, as the Michigan State players remained on the ice to celebrate. Several objects … Read more
Ivy rivals converge for an important early-season ECACHL contest in Saturday’s 4 p.m. ET broadcast.