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
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
Did the Bobcats miss out on the top spot in the poll because they haven’t long been a traditional power? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss that and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The River Hawks could take a dip in the PairWise when they get one more game against a team under consideration. That and a look at Notre Dame’s struggles in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
The Gophers go into a series against No. 6 North Dakota this weekend after a three-win week. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Ranked teams Dartmouth, Cornell, Union and St. Cloud State combined to go 0-9 last week. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss the impact in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Given that the national scoring leaders are usually front and center when thoughts turn to the Hobey Baker Award finalists, it’s time to learn who they are. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski talk about the first half’s top performances in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The senior grew up a roller hockey player in Arizona and now is the Bobcats’ leading scorer. Brian Farrell reports.
The Eastern schools deal setbacks to Denver and Colorado College. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The pieces, including the head coach, are there. Now it’s time to get results. Quinnipiac returns a strong group of players entering the 2012-13 season and should be in a good position to capture its first top-four spot since joining ECAC Hockey in 2005. “We have a nice core of returning players,” Bobcats coach Rand … Read more
Quinnipiac announced Monday that head coach Rand Pecknold has signed a contract extension that will keep him behind the Bobcats’ bench through the 2016-17 season. “I’m very excited with my new contract extension,” Pecknold said in a statement. “I look forward to another five years at Quinnipiac and hopefully beyond. I’m thankful to president John … Read more
Despite reports that he was leaving to take the head coach position at Massachusetts, Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold is staying put, a source close to the situation said Monday. Pecknold was offered a lengthy contract with good financial incentives by Massachusetts, according to the source. But Pecknold turned that down as of Monday, the source … Read more
Playoffs are starting and league titles are on the line. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski look around the country in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The ECAC announced Thursday that Quinnipiac junior forward Russell Goodman has been assessed a one-game suspension, in accordance with the league’s supplemental discipline process, as the result of his actions in the Quinnipiac game at Clarkson contest last Saturday (Feb. 11). The league action was taken after review of a cross-checking incident that occurred at … Read more
Former Quinnipiac coach Jim Armstrong passed away on Jan. 21 at the age of 68 following a brief illness. Armstrong coached at Quinnipiac from 1980-94, guiding the Bobcats to a 140-183-8 record along the way. Originally from Peterborough, Ont., Armstrong lived in Hamden, Conn., for over 40 years. Armstrong also enjoyed a 11-year playing career … Read more
The “Kid Corps” at Quinnipiac avoided a total disaster in 2010-11. Considering only one senior (defenseman Zach Hanson) played more than four games, a 6-9-7 record in ECAC play is not so bad. Bobcats coach Rand Pecknold believes in his young team, which will have four seniors who saw significant time last year. A junior … Read more
He turned heads as a player and now looks to do the same as the Bobcats’ new assistant coach. Brian Farrell reports.
Quinnipiac has signed head coach Rand Pecknold to a contract extension through the 2015-2016 season. “I’m very excited with my new contract extension,” said Pecknold in a statement. “I look forward to another five years at Quinnipiac, and hopefully beyond.” This past season, his 17th at Quinnipiac, Pecknold led the Bobcats to their 15th straight … Read more
Bowling Green forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas will be transferring to Quinnipiac for the 2012-2013 season, according to Chris Heisbenberg’s NCAA recruiting database. It was announced in April that Samuels-Thomas would not be returning to the Falcons this fall. Samuels-Thomas, a seventh round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2009, was Bowling Green’s leading scorer in … Read more
The Yale Club of New Haven, along with the athletic departments of Yale and Quinnipiac, have a special day coming November 6 to benefit Yale women’s player Mandi Schwartz and her family in her two-year battle with leukemia. When the Yale men’s team hosts Quinnipiac at Ingalls Rink, the day will begin with “Mandi’s March” … Read more