This Week in the ECAC: Feb. 13, 2003

Saturday’s battle between Cornell and Harvard tops the headlines, but there’s plenty more action bubbling under in the ECAC this week — including Union’s attempt to solidify home ice and Colgate’s continued rise. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy round up the league.

Morris Takes Job With Canucks

Mark Morris has a new job, at least for now. Morris, who was fired in November after 15 seasons as head coach at Clarkson, has been added to the staff of the Vancouver Canucks. Morris’ long-time friend, Marc Crawford, is the Canucks’ head coach. He was on the ice for team’s practice today. Morris was … Read more

Making the Stops

Being just the second college goalie to play in the World Juniors for Team Canada was a cherished experience for Cornell’s Dave LeNeveu.

Beanpot Notebook: Semifinals

Rest Factor In Beanpots past the Harvard Crimson had a legitimate gripe to claim the role of underdog. Hockey East, the conference of the other three Beanpot schools — BC, BU and Northeastern — allowed those teams to play only one game the weekend before each Beanpot Monday. Harvard’s conference, the ECAC, wasn’t as generous. … Read more

Morris Files Suit Against Clarkson

Former Clarkson head coach Mark Morris filed two lawsuits on Friday against Clarkson University over his firing earlier this season. Morris was fired in November for incidents that took place during a morning practice involving Golden Knights forward Zach Schwan. Morris was accused of getting into a physical confrontation Schwan. The school fired Morris after … Read more

Quinnipiac, UConn Take Game to MSG

The Saturday, March 1, men’s ice hockey game between Quinnipiac and Connecticut will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City at noon. The contest is the final in the “Heroes Hat” series between Quinnipiac and Connecticut. Quinnipiac established the award last year to honor those who lost their lives on September 11, … Read more

Idle Harvard Unanimous No. 1

With a limited slate of games for top-rated teams, Harvard maintained its grip on No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll despite not having played a game for two weeks. Harvard gets underway again this Tuesday, playing cross-town foe Boston College. Harvard will face the top teams from the CHA this weekend, … Read more

5 Humanitarian Award Finalists Named

Five finalists have been pared down from the 15 nominees for the 2003 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented anually to “college hockey’s finest citizen” during Frozen Four weekend. The announcement of this year’s recipient will be made Friday, April 11 in Buffalo, N.Y. The five are John Flint, senior, St. Michael’s; Chanda Gunn, junior, Northeastern; Bryan … Read more

This Week in the ECAC: Jan. 16, 2003

Cornell and Colgate visit Union and Rensselaer in the Capital District this weekend, and with three of the four teams mired in winless or near-winless streaks, something’s gotta give. Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy round up a short week in the ECAC.

Caron Headed Back to UNH

NHL second round pick Ed Caron, who left New Hampshire after his freshman year in 2001-2002 and transferred to Yale, will head back to UNH and enroll in classes this spring. Caron, who had already sat out one semester at Yale because of NCAA transfer rules, would need to sit out another full year at … Read more

Harvard Enters Break With No. 1 Ranking

Harvard held onto the top spot of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll this week with 11 first-place votes, earning two wins on the weekend, 6-0 over Yale and 5-2 over No. 8 Princeton. The Crimson enter into their exam break, with the next games coming on January 28. The nation’s No. 2 team, Minnesota-Duluth, … Read more

Despite Not Winning, North Dakota Still No. 1

Under an odd set of circumstances, North Dakota held on to the No. 1 spot in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll despite not winning either of two games this weekend. North Dakota faced its strongest opponent of the year, Colorado College, in Grand Forks. The two teams battled to a 4-4 stalemate both nights, … Read more

Movement minor among poll teams

In the first USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll of 2003, Harvard remained in first place, just six points over No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth. There was only limited action this weekend, with only one game being played among the top three teams, as No. 1 Harvard cruised past Wayne State by a 9-0 margin. Minnesota-Duluth and No. … Read more