With two wins over a ranked opponent, Minnesota captured all 15 first-place votes for the unanimous selection at the top of the USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. The Gophers defeated No. 5 St. Lawrence in two straight games, 5-2 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday. The losses were the first of the year for the … Read more
It’s antipathy. It’s a rivalry. It’s fish. It’s Cornell-Harvard this weekend, as Becky Blaeser and Jayson Moy report. Also: Yale starts out hot, and a farewell to an era at Clarkson.
After a thrilling weekend between top teams, Minnesota emerged with two wins and first-place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Women’s Poll. With a 5-3 victory over No. 6 Brown and a 4-3 win over No. 2 Harvard, Minnesota ascended into the top spot. The Gophers earned 14 of 15 first-place votes. Harvard delivered an … Read more
After being voted first in the nation last week, Boston College made a statement that it deserved the ranking, remaining undefeated with a convincing 6-1 victory over No. 14 Providence last Tuesday, and a taut 3-2 win over cross-town rival Boston University on Friday. The Eagles captured 37 of 40 first-place votes and 596 points … Read more
Recently-fired [nl]Clarkson coach Mark Morris made a statement to the media following Friday’s Golden Knights game. The following is a verbatim transcript of that statement: “Today I was informed by the Clarkson Administration that my position as Men’s Hockey Coach at Clarkson has been terminated. Out of respect and commitment to all the players past, … Read more
Mark Morris has been ousted at Clarkson after 14 seasons at the helm, and 300 wins, amid an ugly situation and war of words.
Cornell has stormed out of the gates. Harvard has rebounded from an opening-night loss. Brown is off to its best start since 1994-95….and just what exactly is going on at Clarkson? Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Here comes Harvard! The Crimson got the 2002-2003 season underway in grand style, outscoring opponents 22-2 in two weekend wins. And while one opponent was Vermont, in the ECAC cellar so far this season, the other was No. 4 Dartmouth, which the Crimson handily defeated by a 9-2 margin. Harvard was happy to have last-year … Read more
Boston College, with an undefeated 6-0-1 record, captured the top spot with 29 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Eagles played just one game this week, a 7-0 thrashing of Merrimack on Thursday night. BC is one of just three teams without a loss this season, but the other two, … Read more
Mark Morris, in his 15th season as head coach at Clarkson, has been placed on administrative leave while the university investigates an incident that occured during a practice last Saturday. In the interim, assistant coaches Fred Parker and Jason Lammers will take over full responsibilities of handling the team. Parker will be considered the head … Read more
Controversy strikes Clarkson in the form of an internal investigation; Brown gets out of the blocks with an upset win; and Cornell looks to make good on its national ranking. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Following discussions between Yale officals, the WCHA and the ECAC, Saturday’s game disqualification penalties to eight players on North Dakota and Yale will stand. The game DQs — which carry with it an automatic one-game suspension — were levied following a melee that broke out in the second period of North Dakota’s 7-3 win in … Read more
The story of the former Colgate defenseman provides a cautionary tale of hard work for newly-drafted Raider Joey Mormina.
It’s really, really hockey season now. The Ivies finally join the fray this weekend, led by 2002 success stories Cornell and Harvard. Also: the North Country gets its rivalry going again. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
Brown has been selected host of the 2003 ECAC Women’s Hockey League championship. The event will take place at Brown’s recently renovated Meehan Auditorium in [nl]Providence, R.I. Semifinal games will be on Saturday, March 15, with the championship game on Sunday, March 16. “We have a successful working relationship with Brown, having conducted four events … Read more
The NCAA Ice Hockey Committee has ruled that the Maverick Stampede semifinal game between Colgate and Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 11 is officially a tie and that only the statistics for the first 65 minutes of play will count. The game in question was played with a five-minute overtime, followed by a 20-minute period when the … Read more
The Ivy schools take to the ice this weekend, which means that the ECAC’s two most successful programs of 2001-2002, Cornell and Harvard, join the fray. Also: the league shakes off a tough weekend, and justice delayed is still justice for Colgate, say Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser.
Rensselaer upends the host school in Madison, Wis., while Colgate gets short shrift from the arbiters at another tournament, and Vermont just wants to put last week in the rear-view mirror. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser report.
They starred at Harvard, won Hobey Baker Awards, and played in the Olympics. Now the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame beckons.
Several ECAC teams get baptized by fire this weekend, including Rensselaer’s visit to the Ice Breaker preseason tournament and Colgate’s attendance at the Maverick Stampede. Jayson Moy and Becky Blaeser highlight the news of the week.