Coronato delivers ECAC Hockey championship, NCAA bid for Harvard in overtime
Matthew Coronato scored 9:18 into overtime to give the Crimson a 3-2 win over Quinnipiac in the ECAC Hockey championship game.
Matthew Coronato scored 9:18 into overtime to give the Crimson a 3-2 win over Quinnipiac in the ECAC Hockey championship game.
Our final Bracketology will be posted soon but until then here are the 16 teams that have earned spots in the 2022 NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament, broken down by seed.
A year after not playing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard is one win away from being ECAC Hockey champions. The third-seeded Crimson scored three third-period goals to beat No. 2 Clarkson 5-3 in the second semifinal of the night Friday at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. Harvard will face No. 1 Quinnipiac … Read more
As it has for much of the season, Quinnipiac outshot its opponent in Friday’s 3-1 win against Colgate in the opening game of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals at the Herb Brooks Arena. But the numbers don’t always tell the whole story. The Bobcats outshot the Raiders 33-26 in Friday’s game, although No. 5 Colgate hit … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced that the 2022 student-athlete of the year is Union senior Josh Kosack. He is the fourth Dutchmen player to receive this honor, and the first since the 2011 season. Kosack is an Economics major that has been honored as an ECAC Hockey all-academic honoree in each of his first four seasons. … Read more
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced Wednesday the top 10 candidates for the 2022 award honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Matty Beniers, So., F, Michigan Bobby Brink, Jr., F, Denver Brian Halonen, Sr., F, Michigan Tech Luke Hughes, Fr., D, Michigan Devon Levi, So., G, Northeastern Dryden McKay, Sr., G, Minnesota … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced that the 2022 player of the year is Quinnipiac sophomore goaltender Yaniv Perets. He is the second consecutive Bobcat to earn this honor, following Odeen Tufto in 2021, and was also named goalie of the year on Tuesday. Perets is the 12th goaltender in league history to be named player of … Read more
Three years ago, Clarkson’s Chris Klack scored in overtime to win the ECAC Hockey championship at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. It’s been a long wait since then. For the first time since 2019, ECAC Hockey is heading back to Lake Placid for the league’s championship weekend. The 2020 tournament was cancelled … Read more
ECAC Hockey announced Tuesday that the 2022 Ken Dryden Goaltender of the Year is Quinnipiac sophomore Yaniv Perets. Perets is the second consecutive Bobcat goalie to earn this honor, following teammate Keith Petruzzelli in 2021. One of the best goaltenders in not only the league, but the nation, Perets led all of NCAA hockey in … Read more
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ECAC Hockey has announced that the 2022 Tim Taylor Coach of the Year is Quinnipiac’s Rand Pecknold and the rookie of the year is Harvard forward Alex Laferriere. This is the second straight season that Pecknold has claimed this honor, and the fourth time in his career. Pecknold coached the Bobcats to their second consecutive … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced that Quinnipiac senior Zach Metsa is the winner of the 2022 best defensive defenseman award and Clarkson graduate student Zach Tsekos has won the best defensive forward award. Metsa is just the second Bobcat in program history to earn this award, and the first since 2013, while Tsekos has won his … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced its three all-league teams for the 2021-22 season. FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Forward: Alex Campbell, So., Clarkson Forward: Mathieu Gosselin, Jr., Clarkson Forward: Nick Abruzzese, Jr., Harvard Defenseman: Zach Metsa, Sr., Quinnipiac Defenseman: Sam Malinski, Jr., Cornell Goaltender: Yaniv Perets, So., Quinnipiac SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Forward: Zach Tsekos, Gr., Clarkson Forward: Ture … Read more
ECAC Hockey has announced the 2022 men’s all-rookie team, with six players from four teams being honored. Forward: Matthew Coronato, Fr., Harvard Forward: Ayrton Martino, Fr., Clarkson Forward: Alex Laferriere, So., Harvard Defenseman: Hank Kempf, Fr., Cornell Defenseman: Ian Moore, Fr., Harvard Goaltender: Clay Stevenson, So., Dartmouth
All four home teams won their playoff series in the opening round of the ECAC Hockey postseason. Now, they’ll head on the road to try and repeat that success. Colgate and Union swept their respective opponents, while St. Lawrence and Rensselaer won in three games. The Saints beat Brown 4-3 in overtime on Sunday, while … Read more
Ten NCAA men’s hockey student-athletes who excel both on and off the ice were selected as finalists today for the 2021-22 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior or graduate student and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character, … Read more
In the end, there was relatively little change in the standings during the final regular-season weekend in ECAC Hockey. Three of the top four teams – Quinnipiac, Clarkson, and Harvard – entered the weekend having already clinched a first-round bye. The fourth team, Cornell, blanked Princeton 4-0 Saturday to hold on to the final top-four … Read more
Any good coach will tell you that it’s dangerous to dwell on past games, good or bad. Good teams do what they need to do, learn from their mistakes, and move on. But seniors on three Ivy League teams can be forgiven if they hang on to the memory of last weekend’s games as ECAC … Read more
After originally announcing an initial watch list of 28 goalies for the 2022 Mike Richter Award, the list has been expanded to 32. The award is given to the top Division I goalie in men’s hockey, named after the former Wisconsin netminder. Minnesota’s Jack LaFontaine earned the award in 2021. 2021-22 Richter Award Watch List … Read more
In the midst of its 100th season, Clarkson is saving its best hockey for the end of the year. The Golden Knights enter this weekend against Cornell and Colgate in the midst of a 10-game unbeaten streak, including a 3-1 win over No. 2 Quinnipiac on Saturday. That win over the Bobcats put Clarkson one … Read more