Head coach Nate Leaman isn’t overly impressed despite Union’s hot start; and four key games this weekend see Colgate and Cornell — both strong early — visit giant-killer Vermont and injury-riddled Dartmouth. Juan Martinez reports.
Two of the nation’s top 10 programs face off again in the Game of the Week when No. 6 St. Lawrence visits No. 9 Brown, Saturday at 4 p.m.
Joe Fallon has helped backstop the surprising Vermont Catamounts near the top of the ECACs.
There are some times when a rivalry is so great, that it transcends the records of the teams involved.
Dartmouth prepares for life without star forward Hugh Jessiman; four teams carry perfect league records into the weekend; and a North Country duel takes place on an unusual day of the week. Juan Martinez reports.
Dartmouth forward Hugh Jessiman, a first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers in 2003, will have surgery on his injured ankle Friday, and is out until at least March and probably for the remainder of the season. Jessiman was examined by Rangers team doctors, and the results of the MRI showed a displacement and … Read more
Brian Schulz previews Sunday’s inaugural USCHO women’s hockey broadcast, featuring two-time defending Hockey East champion Providence and defending ECAC regular season champion St. Lawrence.
The ECACHL is born, and several teams — including surprising St. Lawrence and Vermont — seem to have taken a liking to it already, Juan Martinez notes. Also: Cornell explodes on offense, and Quinnipiac serves notice to its new league a year in advance.
Two decades ago, a lad from Weston, Ont., led Rensselaer to a 30-game win streak and an NCAA championship, then went on to a record-breaking pro career. This weekend, NHL great Adam Oates returns to Troy, N.Y.
The traditional tussle between Harvard and Brown kicks off the ECACHL season, and the Crimson have a new bench boss to boot; Mike McKenna backstops St. Lawrence’s early-season wins; and all 12 teams hit the ice. Juan Martinez reports.
Random hockey musings from a writer still coming to grips with the Evil Empire’s massive collapse … Off and Running Yes, it is still October. Yes, half of the ECACHL has yet to play a game. But the Colgate Raiders are 4-0-0 after conquering two Western opponents and you’ll have to forgive them if they … Read more
Veteran National Hockey League coach Ken Hitchcock will be joining the staff of the Princeton men’s hockey team as a volunteer assistant coach over the next few weeks as the Tigers prepare for their regular-season opener on Oct. 29 vs. St. Cloud State. During the NHL lockout, Hitchcock has traveled around the nation, working with … Read more
Welcome to the penalty box. The sin bin, if you will. After attending a couple of weeks’ worth of games, I figured it would make sense to write this column from the confines of this small box. After all, this is where all the action is these days. If you’ve had the benefit of catching … Read more
Plans for Quinnipiac’s new athletic complex, which will house a new on-campus hockey facility, are well under way after Thursday’s announcement that Hudson United Bank has agreed to a $5 million sponsorship of the project. The building will be known as the Hudson United Bank Center. “Over the last 30 years, Hudson United Bank has … Read more
Uno mas. One more. That should be the war cry of Quinnipiac as it embarks on its final season in Atlantic Hockey before moving on to the seemingly greener pastures of the ECAC Hockey League. This is the last chance for the Bobcats to show their value in a league in which, at least for … Read more
Rarely does a team a mere 30 seconds away from entering this season as three-time defending tournament champion have a change in leadership, but that’s exactly the kind of adjustment before the Harvard Crimson. Mark Mazzoleni’s return to Green Bay opened the door for the Crimson to bring former player Ted Donato back into the … Read more
The good news about the 2003-04 Princeton Tigers is that the club improved upon its win total over the previous campaign. The bad news is the Tigers won just five games. Recent history has not been kind to the sextet from New Jersey. They have not had a winning season since 1998-99 and are coming … Read more
The Brown Bears began last season on a torrid pace, only to flame out in the ECAC quarterfinals, falling to travel partner and eventual tournament winner Harvard. After rising quickly to the top of the league with a 6-1-1 start, head coach Roger Grillo’s club managed only one victory in its final eight contests. “Last … Read more
For the fourth straight season the Dartmouth Big Green came up short late in the ECAC tournament. Since the 2001-02 season, Dartmouth has finished fourth, fifth, third and fourth in the final stages of the league tournament despite having some squads that were capable of winning it all. And while there’s something to be said … Read more
With a strangling defense and an offense with the potential to put up big numbers, the 2003-04 Cornell Big Red looked to be one of the teams to beat in the ECAC. Decimated by injuries throughout the season, most notably to offensive threat Ryan Vesce, the team found itself clawing its way back from the … Read more