East Regional preview: Conference champs, defending NCAA champ fill the field
Here’s a look at the NCAA East Regional in Providence, R.I.
Men’s D-I: ECAC
Hanowski, Agostino part of package for Iginla
St. Cloud State senior forward Ben Hanowski and Yale junior forward Kenny Agostino were part of the NHL trade Wednesday night that sent Calgary Flames’ captain Jarome Iginla to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the college pair and a 2013 first-round pick.
West Regional preview: Niagara, Yale look to stop a Minnesota-North Dakota final
We take a look at the teams that will play in the NCAA West Regional in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dusting off some old records: A look at the series behind first-round NCAA tournament matchups
There’s a story behind the all-time series between the teams that were matched for the first round of the NCAA tournament. Well, most of them. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Quinnipiac back at No. 1 in penultimate D-I men’s rankings
After a week out of the top spot, Quinnipiac is once again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll after getting 26 first-place votes just one day after being named the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Last weekend, QU lost to Brown in the ECAC semifinals before beating … Read more
Quinnipiac gains top overall seed in NCAA tournament
Quinnipiac, Minnesota, Massachusetts-Lowell and Notre Dame are the No. 1 seeds as regional play in the NCAA tournament starts up this weekend at four sites across the country. Quinnipiac is the No. 1 overall seed and will open the East Regional in Providence, R.I., against Canisius. Road to the Frozen Four NCAA tournament page, with … Read more
Union’s Grosenick has issue with ECAC Hockey Championship leaving Atlantic City
“Atlantic City is a great town,” says Troy Grosenick, who has won two straight ECAC Hockey playoff titles there. Nate Owen reports from the ECAC Hockey Championship.
Yale watches scoreboard as Quinnipiac looks ahead
The Bulldogs had a chance to cement an NCAA tournament spot but were shut out for the second straight game. Brian Farrell reports from the ECAC Hockey Championships.
Union finds a successful, familiar formula late in the season
Union is in the title game thanks to an outstanding penalty-kill unit, timely goals and a shutout from Troy Grosenick — all hallmarks of their Frozen Four run last season. Nate Owen reports from the ECAC Hockey Championship.
Quinnipiac forced to regroup after ‘worst game of the year’
Saying his team “stunk in every facet of the game,” Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold takes responsibility. Brian Farrell reports from the ECAC Hockey Championships.
Inaugural Liberty Hockey Invitational to feature four Ivy League schools
The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., will host the inaugural Liberty Hockey Invitational October 25-26, 2013. The two-day, four game tournament at the home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils has Princeton, Yale, Brown and Dartmouth competing for the Liberty Trophy. Over the next three years, the tournament will feature Princeton and Yale, who will … Read more
For half of the ECAC Hockey championship field, eyes are on a first title
Another March, another final ECAC Hockey notebook. Let’s save the sentimentalities for Twitter and get right down to brass tacks. Seventh-seeded Brown will take on regular-season champion Quinnipiac at 4 p.m. EDT on Friday, while third-place Yale will get the last change against fourth-seed Union at 7:30. Tons of information can be found here on … Read more
TMQ: Some surprises, some familiar names still standing
Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look at victories by Brown and Colorado College, and the emergence of Michigan as a CCHA tournament championship contender in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
ECAC Hockey suspends Quinnipiac’s Van Brabant
Quinnipiac forward Bryce Van Brabant has been suspended for one game by ECAC Hockey and will miss Saturday’s Game 2 of a quarterfinal series against Cornell. Van Brabant was suspended after a league review of a first-period incident in Friday’s Game 1. He was given a minor elbowing penalty. The sophomore has played in all … Read more
Commentary: Digging into one great playoff series per league
Each of the five Division I men’s conferences is in playoff mode this week, and national columnist Dave Starman takes a look at a key series in each.
Rensselaer’s resurgence extends beyond current 9-1 stretch, Appert says
The schedule says Rensselaer’s hot streak began Feb. 1, when the Engineers blanked Harvard 3-0 to start a 9-1 stretch that helped lock up the program’s first-ever bye in the ECAC Hockey tournament. But that’s not how coach Seth Appert sees it. “These things are never one moment,” Appert said. “Despite what everybody thinks, that’s … Read more
Quinnipiac maintains top spot in D-I men’s poll
With 39 first-place votes this week, Quinnipiac remains the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Bobcats were idle last weekend and play Cornell in the ECAC tournament this coming weekend. Minnesota stays No. 2 after sweeping Bemidji State and received the other 11 first-place votes. Idle Miami is again third, while … Read more
Union defenseman Vasaturo possibly done for season with knee injury
Union sophomore defenseman Charlie Vasaturo suffered a possible season-ending knee injury early in the first period of the Dutchmen’s 5-1 win over St. Lawrence on March 1. The Daily Gazette reports Vasaturo may be done for the foreseeable future with Union coach Rick Bennett telling the paper that Vasaturo is “day to day until September.” … Read more
Dartmouth gets veteran play out of a young roster
In what had been predicted to be a stop-and-start kind of campaign for Dartmouth, all lights appear to be Green entering the postseason. “Our team is playing really, really hard, and I think this is going to be the healthiest we’ve been in a while,” coach Bob Gaudet said. “For a young, young team — … Read more
Quinnipiac gets 36 first-place votes in D-I men’s poll, still sits atop rankings
Despite losing to Harvard in overtime and then beating Dartmouth last weekend, Quinnipiac is once again the top-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, garnering 36 of 50 first-place votes. Minnesota stays No. 2 after splitting with Denver and earned 12 first-place votes this week. Final CCHA regular-season champion Miami stays third with … Read more