There are two sides to every story: While many were stunned by Yale’s sweep this weekend, there is also the matter of the Capital District’s recent supremacy. Union got a lot of attention early in the year as it slaughtered its way through an early schedule, simply annihilating all comers to Messa Rink, but Rensselaer … Read more
THIRD STAR Chase Polacek, Rensselaer: The Engineers senior put together a five-point weekend, including a goal and two assists as RPI upended then-No. 1 Yale. He also had the game-winning goal and an assist against Brown. :: Chase Polacek’s player page SECOND STAR Jacques Lamoureux, Air Force: The senior had a pair of two-goal games … Read more
There’s a new No. 1, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break down the change in this week’s edition.
Boston College is back where it started the season — atop the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Eagles, winners of 10 of their last 11 games, received 41 of 50 first-place votes to displace Yale as the nation’s top-ranked team. Yale slipped to third after losses at Union and Rensselaer. Denver moved up one … Read more
Clarkson has pursued a season unlike almost any other in ECAC Hockey. It’s not their fortunes or their superlatives that have set the Golden Knights apart, but their immensely intimidating docket. The Knights have played three of their non-conference games against Nebraska-Omaha and Minnesota-Duluth — each of which has earned first-place votes at one point … Read more
A record 25 players have been unveiled as the nominees for the 2011 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The list includes returning nominees Sam Kuzyk of Adrian, Mario Mjelleli of Augsburg and Brigid O’Gorman of Connecticut College. Finalists will be announced in mid-February, with the award scheduled to be presented on Friday, April … Read more
As more results come in, we’re starting to see some teams stake their claim for tournament spots. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski break down the week gone by.
The ECAC today announced that St. Lawrence senior forward Sean Flanagan has been assessed a one-game suspension, in accordance with the league’s supplemental discipline process, as the result of his actions in the St. Lawrence at Yale contest last Saturday. The action was taken after review of an incident that occurred with six seconds … Read more
It’s Thursday, Jan. 20. Do you know what that means? It means that with the exception of the Beanpot, ECAC Hockey is done with non-conference play for the 2010-11 season. That makes this an excellent time to take a look at how the conference actually stacked up against “the big boys,” the leagues whose fans … Read more
Yale’s first loss in a while, Brown’s bubble and the week ahead are the topics for this week’s edition.
Being a fan is about being biased. It’s about believing in something, regardless of what objective analyses might tell you, always waiting for the Next Big Thing: The next Gretzky, The Drive Part Two, the next Kirk Gibson whoda-thunkit. But while between phenomenal phenomena, being a fan is also about being opinionated. It’s about debate, … Read more
THIRD STAR Bryan Haczyk, Niagara: The senior went into a series at Holy Cross with a 14-game point-scoring streak, and not only did he run that to 16 games, he added his first collegiate hat trick. He added another goal in the second game of the series. :: Bryan Haczyk’s player page SECOND STAR Kyle … Read more
Tom Cavanagh, a former Harvard forward from 2001-2005, was found dead Thursday morning in a parking garage at a Providence, R.I., mall in an apparent suicide. He was 28. Police told the Providence Journal that Cavanagh’s body was found in one area of the garage shortly before noon and his car was discovered in another … Read more
As we welcome in the new year, we also welcome the meat of the season: It’s pretty much ECAC Hockey from here on out (the Beanpot and a smattering of other non-conference games notwithstanding). We’re rounding the bend into the final straightaway (albeit an eight-week straightaway), with our teams starting to show their true selves. … Read more
The holiday tournaments are done, and Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look back at the big events.
Two players who began the season in the NCAA have left their respective schools to play for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers, according to HockeyProspect.com. Forwards Anthony Hamburg (Colgate) and Bryce Johnson (St. Cloud State) joined the Lancers last week and will finish the season in the USHL. Hamburg, who returns for his second season with … Read more
The USCHO staff compiles the essential info on the seven Division I men’s holiday tournaments.
The snowstorm blanketing parts of the East Coast Sunday into Monday has canceled one game and is impacting other teams’ travel plans. Holy Cross canceled its exhibition game against the Russian Junior United Team that was scheduled for Monday night. Travel delays are an annual issue around college hockey as players return to their teams … Read more
The Americans have some familiar faces back in their attempt to win a second straight World Junior Championship. Russell Jaslow reports.
THIRD STAR Brandon DeFazio, Clarkson: He played only one game last week, but a hat trick plus an assist against Sacred Heart last Sunday caught some attention. Catching even more: It was his second straight hat trick, adding to one on Dec. 4 at Quinnipiac. :: Brandon DeFazio’s player page SECOND STAR Kent Patterson, Minnesota: … Read more