College Hockey Inc. Adds Former Yale Player Dwyer

Former Yale player Jeff Dwyer has been named director of education and recruitment at College Hockey Inc. Dwyer, who played for the Bulldogs from 2000 to 2004, will develop an education and marketing campaign aimed at prospective student-athletes and their families. College Hockey Inc. was formed last year by the commissioners of the six Division … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: March 4, 2010

Last season’s final column started with a quote from wily St. Lawrence coach Joe Marsh. (And really, is there a better way to describe Marsh in a coaching context? If so, I’d love to hear it.) “In the playoffs there’s almost the mentality that you have to go twice as hard to go half as … Read more

Three Mercyhurst Forwards Make Patty Kazmaier Top 10

No. 1 Mercyhurst has three forwards among the 10 finalists for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Juniors Vicki Bendus and Jesse Scanzano and sophomore Bailey Bram were voted among the top 10 by Division I women’s hockey coaches. The other finalists: Minnesota-Duluth senior forward Emmanuelle Blais, St. Cloud State senior forward Felicia Nelson, Dartmouth … Read more

Yale, Cornell Headline ECAC First Team

League champion Yale and second-place Cornell each placed two players on the all-ECAC Hockey League first team announced Tuesday. Forwards Sean Backman and Broc Little represent the Bulldogs, while defenseman Brendon Nash and goaltender Ben Scrivens carry the Big Red flag on the first team. Rensselaer forward Chase Polacek and Union defenseman Mike Schreiber also … Read more

Seven Finalists Named for Hockey Humanitarian Award

Seven finalists are up for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The group includes Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Amherst senior Kirsten Dier, Alaska senior Dion Knelsen, Adrian junior Sam Kuzyk, Williams senior Zachary Miller, Connecticut College junior Brigid O’Gorman and Denver senior Brandon Vossberg. The award, given annually to the college hockey … Read more

Stone Sets Career Wins Record

With the Harvard Crimson’s 5-1 win over Princeton of Game 1 of the ECAC Hockey playoffs, head coach Katey Stone passed former Minnesota and Colby head coach Laura Halldorson for the all-time lead in D-I women’s coaching victories. The 16th-year head coach – all at Harvard – has guided the Crimson to a 338-142-27 (.693) … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Feb. 25, 2010

How spectacular is this? One weekend left, two games apiece, and almost nothing is predetermined. ECAC Hockey has only one team that is locked into its seed, and only three that know their “grouping” (first-round bye, in this case) … and those three are all fighting for the Cleary Cup. Everybody else is fighting to … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Feb. 18, 2010

Perfect Storm I don’t usually like devoting column space to talk about games that are already in the books, but last week’s Yale-Cornell tilt was clearly a matchup worthy of some apres-buzzer analysis. As Union was busy losing to Harvard in an uninspired performance, the Bulldogs and Big Red battled it out for sole possession … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Feb. 11, 2010

Well now, last week’s column was close to 4,000 words … let’s pair that with a bit of brevity this week. There are — believe it or not — only three weekends left in the ECAC Hockey regular season, so let’s waste no time in getting down to business. Myths & Legends In what is … Read more

Harvard’s Danny Biega Suspended by ECAC

Harvard freshman defenseman Danny Biega will miss Monday’s Beanpot consolation game against Northeastern after receiving a league-imposed suspension for a check from behind in Friday night’s road contest against Brown. Biega was issued a five-minute major and game misconduct by the officiating crew working the game. The game misconduct, though, does not carry with it … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Feb. 4, 2010

ECAC Editorial There are innumerable positive things about Harvard; it’s arguably the world’s premier and most famous university for a reason. But right now, the men’s hockey team isn’t one of them. This will come off as more rant than repartee, but the Crimson’s performance en route to its 6-0 slaughtering at the hands of … Read more

Senior CLASS Award Names 10 Finalists

Ten finalists have been named for the hockey division of the 2009-10 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award is presented to a NCAA Division I senior with notable achievements in four areas:classroom, character, community and competition. The finalists, chosen by a media committee from a list of 20 candidates announced in October are: • Jean-Marc … Read more

UMass’ Marcou Among Walter Brown Award Candidates for Third Time

National scoring co-leader James Marcou of Massachusetts, Massachusetts-Lowell senior Kory Falite and Yale senior Sean Backman are among the nominees for the Walter Brown Award for the second straight year. The award is presented to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. Sixteen players are on the list released by the Gridiron Club … Read more

Four Repeat as Humanitarian Nominees

Four repeat nominees are among the 18 college hockey players nominated for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. Colgate senior Ethan Cox, Denver senior Brandon Vossberg, St. Cloud State senior Caitlin Hogan and Brockport senior Todd Sheridan are on the list again; all were nominated last year as well. The other nominees: … Read more

Cornell Returns to Top 5 in USCHO.com Poll

A pair of ECAC Hockey victories has Cornell back in the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Big Red defeated St. Lawrence and Clarkson last weekend to move into first place in the league standings, and the wins pushed them to fifth in the national poll. Miami continues to lead the … Read more