A quick look at the 2017 Midwest Regional, where three teams enter on a victory
Denver, Union, Penn State and Michigan Tech will play in Cincinnati.
Men’s D-I: ECAC
A quick look at the 2017 East Regional, where Providence has a familiar destination
The Friars join Harvard, Western Michigan and Air Force in Providence.
A quick look at the 2017 Northeast Regional, where UMass Lowell might feel at home
UMass Lowell won the Hockey East championship on Saturday night by defeating Boston College at TD Garden. It won’t have to go far to contend for the Frozen Four.
Vecchione rewrites Union record books, named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
ECAC Hockey announced Friday the winners of its annual postseason awards and All-League Teams as selected by the league’s 12 head coaches. Player of the Year honors went to Union’s Mike Vecchione, who returned for his senior season re-writing the Dutchmen record book as he became the program’s all-time leading scorer with 171 points on … Read more
Clarkson forward Vigneault forgoes senior year, inks NHL deal with Columbus
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Clarkson junior forward Sam Vigneault to a two-year, entry-level contract. Vigneault has also signed an American Hockey League tryout contract with the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus’ AHL affiliate. Vigneault posted 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points with 41 penalty minutes and a plus-9 rating in 39 games during … Read more
All six conferences represented in Hobey Baker Award top 10 finalists
Each of the Division I conferences is represented on the list of the 10 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. The 10 names were announced Wednesday. The Hobey Hat Trick will be announced on March 30 and the winner will be announced April 7 in Chicago during Frozen Four festivities.
Cornell’s 1970 national championship team to be enshrined in ECAC Hall of Fame
The ECAC announced Friday that the 1970 Cornell men’s team will be included in the 2017 ECAC Hall of Fame inductee class. The Big Red’s second NCAA championship team is still renowned today as the only unbeaten, untied national champion in NCAA history after a remarkable 29-0-0 season, led by legendary coach Ned Harkness. The … Read more
Quinnipiac takes winning streak, offensive confidence into quarterfinal series
The Bobcats play at St. Lawrence this weekend.
Princeton gains momentum throughout regular season, will host first-round matchup in ECAC playoffs
When the Princeton Tigers hit the ice on Oct. 17 for the first day of practice, one of their goals was to play two more home games at Hobey Baker Rink in March for the first time since 2013. Mission accomplished. With a 7-2 win over Brown on Friday night and a 4-2 win against … Read more
ECAC Hockey suspends Rensselaer’s Tironese one game for spearing penalty versus Colgate
ECAC Hockey announced Monday that Rensselaer sophomore forward Evan Tironese has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the Rensselaer-Colgate game of Saturday, Feb. 25. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 20-minute mark of the third period in the Engineers-Raiders contest where … Read more
Rensselaer to add former standout Richardson to school’s Athletics Hall of Fame
Rensselaer will induct former forward Bryan Richardson (1992-96) into its Athletics Hall of Fame on April 29 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, N.Y. Richardson averaged 1.37 points per game in 141 career games on 80 goals and 113 assists for 193 points. He currently ranks fourth in school history in career assists and … Read more
Dartmouth finding that tweaking its lineup, systems, has potential to pay off
Dartmouth enters the final weekend of the regular season with a one-point lead for the final home-ice berth in the first round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs. So while there is plenty on the line for this year when the Big Green host Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend, the stretch run has provided valuable … Read more
Colgate finds ‘something positive for our guys’ with wins over Brown, Yale
Heading into last weekend, Colgate’s chances of hosting a first-round playoff series hinged on grabbing a four-point weekend. Colgate entered the weekend with 10 points, two points behind Dartmouth for eighth and one point behind Princeton for ninth. The Raiders did their part as they defeated Brown on Saturday 2-1 and picked up a key … Read more
Tripping penalty gets St. Lawrence’s Kauppila one-game suspension from ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey on Monday announced that St. Lawrence freshman forward Sam Kauppila has been assessed a one-game suspension as the result of his actions in the St. Lawrence-Princeton contest on Friday, Feb. 10. The league action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 15:55 mark of the second period in the … Read more
Clarkson gaining conference momentum after big win over St. Lawrence
Coming into the game against St. Lawrence last Saturday, Clarkson had lost three straight. Clarkson coach Casey Jones was hoping the Golden Knights would get back get back to playing a full 60 minutes against their rivals. And that’s just what happened as Clarkson defeated St. Lawrence 3-1. “I thought we had a good week of … Read more
ECAC Hockey announces schedule changes for men’s, women’s games due to Northeast snowstorm
ECAC Hockey today announced due to the snowstorm hitting the Northeast, the following schedule changes have been made for men’s and women’s games this weekend: MEN – (games now to be played Saturday and Sunday instead of Friday and Saturday) Saturday, Feb. 11 Yale at Cornell – 7 p.m. Brown at Colgate – 7:05 p.m. … Read more
Total of 23 ‘outstanding and well-matched field of candidates’ nominated for 65th Walter Brown Award
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday that 23 NCAA Division I players are semifinalists for the 65th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized college hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 … Read more
Cornell staying optimistic, focusing on situations it can control
On a night where the school honored its 1967 NCAA championship team, Cornell had arguably one of its more frustrating games of the year. The Big Red led Dartmouth 2-0 after the first period on Saturday, but the Big Green scored four unanswered goals on its way to a 4-2 win at Lynah Rink. It … Read more
First phase of Hobey Baker Award fan balloting now open
It’s time for the annual fan ballot contribution to determine the winner of the 2017 Hobey Baker Award. Awarded annually to college hockey’s top player, the Hobey Baker’s highly popular fan-voting opened on Monday, Jan. 30. College hockey fans can cast their vote by going to the Hobey Baker website. Follow the prompts to make … Read more
Quinnipiac out to find true team identity with season nearing stretch run
Quinnipiac returns to the ice this weekend with a pair of games against Arizona State after having this past weekend off. After a strong start to the season where they started out 10-3-1, fortunes changed with the Friendship Four tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which started the current 4-7-1 stretch. Having a weekend off in … Read more