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Men’s D-I: ECAC
Brown depends on Borelli, and the goalie has kept his team competitive
He doesn’t get much offense and faces a lot of shots but Anthony Borelli has done all the Bears could ask of him. Mike Scandura reports.
Regular season champion Quinnipiac sets sights on No. 1 seed for NCAA tournament
One of the least-contested races for first place in ECAC Hockey history officially came to an end two weeks ago along with Quinnipiac’s 21-game unbeaten streak. The Bobcats’ 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence on Feb. 15 wasn’t necessarily all bad. Quinnipiac clinched the Cleary Cup that night, and it also gave them the opportunity to … Read more
St. Lawrence captain Flanagan has appendix removed
St. Lawrence captain Kyle Flanagan complained of abdominal pain Tuesday morning and by Tuesday evening, had his appendix removed. According to the Watertown Daily Times, Flanagan will miss this weekend’s games at Union and at Rensselaer but may return for the ECAC playoffs. “The surgery was successful,” St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel said to the … Read more
Calof making his mark at Princeton with points
Junior Andrew Calof has 99 points in 91 career games for the Tigers. Roman J. Uschak reports.
Quinnipiac still top-ranked team in D-I men’s poll
The top 12 spots in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll remain the same as last week, including Quinnipiac as the top-ranked team for the third week in a row. Quinnipiac, which beat Yale and tied Brown, garnered 37 first-place votes this week. Minnesota earned 10 first-place votes to stay No. 2 after beating and … Read more
Duplicating success a challenge, but Union ‘starting to get it’
Following a monumental year, this season’s Union Dutchmen are finally “over it.” “We have had our peaks and valleys this season,” coach Rick Bennett said. “I think the guys are starting to get it — they’re settling down. It took them a while to get over the expectations and all that. Once we got over … Read more
TMQ: Quinnipiac goes streakless, the next outdoor venue and a Rensselaer resurgence
Quinnipiac got the No. 1 spot and promptly lost its first game afterward. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss that and more in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Quinnipiac stays atop men’s D-I rankings
Despite losing to St. Lawrence and beating Clarkson in a pair of one-goal games last weekend, Quinnipiac earned 34 first-place votes to remain the top team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll this week. Minnesota, after splitting with Wisconsin, remains No. 2 after getting 15 first-place votes. Miami comes in No. 3 again despite … Read more
Slumping Cornell’s Schafer: ‘We find ourselves in uncharted territory’
It takes only a quick glance at the ECAC Hockey standings to find two of the bigger story lines in the league this season. At the top is Quinnipiac, the nation’s hottest team that’s working on a three-month unbeaten streak. And sitting in 11th is Cornell, only three points out of last place. The Big … Read more
TMQ: Quinnipiac emerges from the storm with the top ranking
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss the Bobcats’ rise to No. 1, St. Cloud State and the Beanpot in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
It’s a first: Quinnipiac ranked No. 1 in D-I men’s poll
With 41 of 50 first-place votes this week, Quinnipiac assumes the top ranking in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for the first time in poll history. Last weekend, QU beat Cornell and Colgate on the road and has a nation-best 21-game unbeaten streak. Former No. 1 Minnesota drops to No. 2 this week after … Read more
Colgate eyeing new $37.8 million on-campus rink
If Colgate can get another $4.2 million in donations, the university will be able to build a brand-new athletic facility on campus, with the men’s and women’s hockey, lacrosse and soccer teams as its primary tenants. Last weekend, Colgate’s board of trustees voted unanimously to proceed with building the $37.8 million, 97,000-square-foot facility, contingent on … Read more
For Quinnipiac, new levels of success don’t change outlook
Leading the PairWise Rankings, the Bobcats are chasing their first ECAC Hockey title — and their first No. 1 ranking in the polls. Brian Farrell reports.
Goals, consistency lacking as Dartmouth tries to move past struggles
It was no secret that Dartmouth was the team to beat in ECAC Hockey in mid-November. The Big Green started 5-0-1 and were 7-2-2 at the holiday break. Since then, Bob Gaudet’s guys are 4-6-1 and struggling — on the whole — to score goals. Not what you’d expect from a team led by juniors … Read more
TMQ: As some conference title races wind down, others wind up
Even in Atlantic Hockey and ECAC Hockey where the leader is running away, the next nine spots are tightly bunched. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Minnesota retains top spot in men’s D-I poll, but Quinnipiac a close second
With 30 first-place votes this week, Minnesota, despite being idle last weekend, remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac, currently riding a 19-game unbeaten streak after tying Brown and beating Yale last weekend, garnered the other 20 first-place votes and is again No. 2 this week. Miami jumps one to … Read more
ECAC hands RPI forward Rogic a one-game suspension
The ECAC announced Saturday that it has suspended Rensselaer junior forward Johnny Rogic one game as the result of his actions in the Harvard at Rensselaer game on Feb. 1. At the 10:37 mark of the first period last night, Rogic was assessed major and game misconduct penalties for checking from behind. Rogic is not … Read more
Commentary: What’s wrong with Notre Dame? Look to the schedule, absences
A brief aside to start. Don Cherry seems to lower his IQ each time he opens his mouth. I cringed reading his quote about the recently fired Brian Burke when he said “All this guy did was go get Swedes, Finns and U.S. college kids.” Last I looked, since Canada last won gold at the … Read more
St. Lawrence commits to better net-front presence, and it pays off
St. Lawrence coach Greg Carvel and his staff didn’t have to look very far to find what was wrong with the Saints. A scorching start to the season led to an appearance in the national polls, but a winless December sent St. Lawrence tumbling near the bottom of the ECAC Hockey standings. It got a … Read more