Men’s D-I: ECAC

After noting the dearth of draftees atop ECAC Hockey’s leaderboards earlier this week, I took to calling some of the conference’s coaches to find out what they thought of the discrepancy. Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said, “in my opinion, the NHL draft is probably a little young. “You look at [goalie Eric] Hartzell and [forward … Read more

Yale made its first trip out of the Eastern Time Zone in just over two years a successful one. The Bulldogs returned to New Haven with a pair of overtime wins, knocking off then-No. 2 Denver 2-1 last Friday and then beating then-No. 14 Colorado College 6-5 the following night. “First off, I think it … Read more

In its first games since Adam Oates’ induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Rensselaer manufactured some of Oates’ (class of ’85) favorite product: offense. On the heels of consecutive shutouts at Dartmouth and Harvard (each 4-0 losses), the Engineers quietly dismissed Atlantic Hockey foe Mercyhurst by 4-2 and 4-1 margins. The victories were RPI’s … Read more

What in the name of Nate Silver is going on? The first full weekend of conference play in ECAC Hockey was anything but predictable. Quinnipiac entered the weekend having scored just six goals in its last five games, while Cornell had allowed five goals over its first four games en route to a 3-0-1 start. … Read more

The Cornell Big Red got to 3-0-1 the hard way. The program’s traditional defense-first, defense-last, goaltending-everywhere-in-between mantra has begun to evolve in recent years but the time-tested approach is what got the Red through their first four games unbeaten. The team is averaging two-and-a-half goals a game — it hasn’t scored more than three in … Read more

It will go down as a tie in the record books, but last Friday’s opener against Yale in the Ivy Shootout has to be satisfying for Dartmouth. The Big Green advanced to the championship game via shootout, snapping a 10-game skid against the Bulldogs dating to 2008. Dartmouth won Saturday’s game against Brown to take … Read more

No one’s sewing Frozen Four patches onto their sweaters yet, but solid starts out of St. Lawrence and Quinnipiac have the respective regions rumbling for more. Each squad is exhibiting a new twist or two this year. Let’s start with the Skating Saints and first-year head coach Greg Carvel. No cupcakes for hungry Saints “I … Read more

Earning a win and a tie against last year’s national runner-up will certainly open some eyes. But Rensselaer coach Seth Appert is more pleased with the way his team played against Ferris State as opposed to the final scores, a 3-1 win and a 2-2 tie against the Bulldogs at Houston Field House last weekend. … Read more