Gridiron Club of Greater Boston named Harvard goalie Dov Grumet-Morris the winner of the 53rd Walter Brown Award, the nation’s oldest college hockey honor. Presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 Massachusetts Rangers, a team coached … Read more
CSTV, acknowledging an significant public demand, will now air Friday’s first ECACHL semifinal between Cornell and Vermont on the same day, albeit still tape delayed. Originally, CSTV, the only station available nationally to carry the ECAC semifinals, was only going to televise the first semifinal on tape delay Saturday morning at 11 a.m. But after … Read more
Four teams down, eight remaining. The next leg of the trip to Albany comes this weekend in the ECACHL quarterfinals, and Juan Martinez is here to preview all four playoff series.
The ECACHL tournament, scheduled all season to have its finals air live on CSTV, has picked up national and regional carriers for the entire weekend. The finals, scheduled to air live on CSTV at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, will also now be shown by Time Warner of Syracuse (which can be seen in … Read more
With the ECACHL playoffs getting under way, Juan Martinez offers in-depth looks at each of the four first-round series that the league has for us.
Dartmouth forward Hugh Jessiman, a 2003 NHL first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, will return to the lineup tonight against Harvard after a three-and-a-half-month layoff. Jessiman has been sidelined since tearing two ligaments in his right ankle during a loss to Princeton on Nov. 6. The Rangers’ orthopedic surgeon repaired the injury by … Read more
To preview Dartmouth hosting Harvard with the ECACHL and Ivy titles on the line on Friday night, here’s an updated look at USCHO’s rankings of the 10 greatest games between the two New England rivals. (First published Jan. 2004, updated Feb. 2005) The Best of Harvard vs. Dartmouth (Post-1998) 10) March 16, 2003 – Dartmouth … Read more
Harvard and Dartmouth’s recent showdowns have been memorable, but Friday night’s will be the first with both the ECACHL and Ivy titles immediately on the line.
As the ECACHL hits its final regular-season weekend, Juan Martinez runs down the possibilities for every team. Also: 20 is the magic number for several squads, and the league may return to NCAA tournament prominence given top teams’ performances.
Many around college hockey marvel at Steve Silverthorn’s gaudy statistics. The Colgate netminder, who puts team first, is not among them.
The ECACHL, as usual, is fit to be tied this season, so Juan Martinez runs through the deadlock-breaking action in the context of this weekend’s action. Also, Rensselaer continues its Freakout! magic; Harvard’s seniors depart 0-8 in the Beanpot; and UVM coach Kevin Sneddon self-disciplines.
One year after meeting in the ECAC final, the No. 5 Saints and No. 6 Crimson are still battling atop the standings. Two unbeaten streaks are on in the line come Saturday.
Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon has voluntarily suspended himself from coaching in tonight’s game against St. Lawrence because of comments he made after Friday’s night about referee John Murphy. Murphy disallowed a Vermont goal with 14 seconds remaining in regulation that would have tied the game against Clarkson, ruling that a Vermont player was in the … Read more
One team rests on the NCAA bubble, while the other is a perennial Cinderella. No. 7 Mercyhurst closes out another ECAC nonconference series at Brown on Saturday.
A loss to Northeastern leaves Harvard in the Beanpot consolation again; Cornell takes critical points from Colgate as the battle for first place continues; and Clarkson finds 2005 happier so far than the end of 2004. Juan Martinez reports.
Quinnipiac is preparing itself for a new league, while trying to win its old one.
Dave Hendrickson takes grammatical issue with a certain nickname, and has a tongue-in-cheek alternative ready.
Harvard’s senior class has had its share of success, but at the Beanpot, one goal eluded the Crimson’s veterans.
The stretch drive in the ECACHL is a spectacle like no other, as Juan Martinez shows. Also: Cornell and Colgate battle in a particularly-significant series, and Harvard defends the conference’s honor in the Beanpot.
The No. 9 Tigers made history last weekend with three points against Brown and No. 6 Harvard. Can they do it again against their arch-nemesis, the No. 5 Saints?