With the first round in the books, four survivors meet up with the ECAC’s top four finishers. Juan Martinez previews the quarterfinals. Also, the Todd Bertuzzi incident; a certain ECAC goaltender and the New York Rangers; and food for thought on Princeton’s vacancy behind the bench.
Princeton coach Len Quesnelle became this season’s first casualty. The school let him go after four seasons.
Harvard has a disappointing regular season, but thanks to its recent stingy defense, still has time to turn things around.
Big weekend is here, especially for the likes of Hobey candidate Jim Slater and the Spartans … plus: lots on the ECAC plate to ponder.
The first round of the ECAC playoffs are here, and everything is up for grabs.
The ECAC has reached agreement with regional cable channel CN8 to broadcast its men’s and women’s hockey championships live. For the men’s tournament, CN8 will carry one quarterfinal game on Friday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. (ET) at a selected campus site and both semifinal games at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y. on March … Read more
Quinnipiac University is going ahead with a $25 million basketball and hockey facility, according to the Hamden (Ct.) Chronicle. The zoning for the project was approved this month by the planning and zoning commission of Hamden. Among the conditions for approval, the school must ensure it will enhance the proposal for the road system around … Read more
With the final weekend of the regular season up next, the ECAC is as turbulent as ever. Four teams could win the title, and 11th-place Union could still earn home ice in the first round of the playoffs. Also: goaltending, long the league’s signature, is strong once again, notes Juan Martinez.
Here We Go As I’ve said at this time of the year for as long as I’ve been covering D-III hockey for USCHO, the NCAA tournament really starts this weekend. The NCHA and SUNYAC begin playing down to a single team that will claim that conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament, which starts in … Read more
Vermont, with a sweep in the North Country, rallies around injured netminder Matt Hanson; Cornell and Rensselaer chart a collision course; and Albany gets ready for the fans in postseason action. Juan Martinez reports.
Vermont backup goaltender Matt Hanson is recovering in a Vermont hospital after a scary injury during last Thursday’s practice. Hanson, according to Vermont school doctor Jon Porter, broke the fourth cervical vertebrae in his neck and had surgery Friday night to stabilize it. Hanson appears to have escaped any lasting paralysis. “He is currently in … Read more
With six games to go in the regular season, the ECAC is as much a jumble as usual — and Union, after a brutal midseason stretch, is doing its best to make the final standings a puzzle. Also: Juan Martinez rounds up the news of the week, and offers a salute to a certain St. Lawrence fixture.
New Hampshire goaltender Mike Ayers, winner of last year’s award, and three-time nominee Ben Eaves of Boston College were among 14 semifinalists named Monday for the 52nd Walter [nl]Brown Award, presented annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to the top American-born player in [nl]New England. Eleven Hockey East players and three from the … Read more
With a month to go before the playoffs, Juan Martinez looks over the ECAC. Also: the Miracle on Ice hits the big screen, and Colgate coach Stan Moore maintains an impressive unbeaten streak.
Winds Of Change If Harvard’s schedule looks a little different from previous years, there’s a reason. Two items had changed from Beanpots in the Crimson’s past. First, Harvard was playing in the late game in the Beanpot. In the last several years, Harvard has played in the early semifinal on the first Monday in February, … Read more
After starting the season with the shock of coach Don Vaughan’s (temporary) departure, Colgate has put together a successful stretch under Stan Moore. Juan Martinez reports on the Raiders’ stretch drive, as well as recruiting news, and a call to arms by UVM coach Kevin Sneddon.
Yale rallies after a tough start; North Country rivals face off; Cornell head coach Mike Schafer hears from the league; and the Big Red players join the fight against breast cancer. Juan Martinez reports.
Cornell coach Mike Schafer has been suspended for one game by the ECAC for comments he made to the media after last Friday’s game against Rensselaer. He will sit out this Friday’s game against Vermont. Schafer Schafer took referee Joel Dupree to task in a profanity-laden outburst, upset about what he believed were hits from … Read more
Monday’s vote on Prop 65 saves the day for three ECAC schools; Brown gets behind its goaltender as a Hobey Baker candidate; and Juan Martinez previews the upcoming weekend’s action.
Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. … but what’s up with Union?